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PSA: Knitting X Other Thoughts #MentalHealth #NaomiJudd

Okay, I have been thinking about composing the next PSA entry for a while and have posted lil bits & pieces here x there. I have been knitting since I was an adolescent & am most comfortable with basic garter stitch since it’s easy to recall the last row etc. Now I have been vocal recently with yarn quality or shall we say lack of when it comes to some brands. I love doing scarves for donations but using inadequate quality isn’t fun. The price of the yarn shouldn’t be a deciding factor in quality. As of right now, I have enough quality yarn and acceptable yarn (i think) but will be Destashing the crap first. I am not shy about putting my feelings out there about yarn & other things. Now, I would like to address the prices of yarn & the fact that it would be awesome as fook if there was hand-dyed yarn in worsted weight in acrylic because if it was good enough I would try it. Next on the plate of thoughts, is mental health; the untimely passing of Naomi Judd!
Wow, just wow, I wasn’t a big fan of theirs but damn that just shows that even being a celebrity who appears to have everything can be and was suffering in silence which isn’t cool. Mental Health & Mental Illness is no joking matter & it shouldn’t be shamed and stigmatized, I don’t know if there was anyone in country music since Mindy McCready. I am just as interested in seeing exactly what happens w/Naomi as any other member of the public. I also understand the aspect of privacy for the family. Unlike the case of Bob Saget, there hopefully won’t be any funny business with the tucking away of evidence. I still don’t think that the Bob Saget case is an accident nor do I believe we have the full story.

PSA Knitting X Projects

OK, so the other day I published one of these little pieces on how I feel about yarn companies.it’s always been a love-hate relationship it’s always been me trying to find the best quality for the best price and over the years, unfortunately, I have been scammed over charged double-charged you many crafters probably have several sources of where they get their product. And I have several outlets I shop for yarn at. name it’s probably happened. many crafters probably have several sources of where they get their product. And I have several outlets I shop for yarn at. but with the above said about scams overcharging etc. I am going to be deleting Amazon from my shopping destinations because of situations that I don’t think are under my control but I wanted to put this out there if I ever post a project and you never see the result, The reason is it probably literally went to the dogs. even though one is probably a short scarf and can be salvaged for donation the other one is sitting next to me under the dog’s butt. At the time of this Journal entry, I have two different super saver scarves in the works. Hopefully you guys will see the end of these or the final result. Thank you for your understanding and thank you for your patience support and reading my craziness

PSA For Yarn Companies

Hello and I have been thinking about this for a very long time, I have been going through my yarn inventory and discovering many things. The fact that red heart super saver has two different sizes. If you’re buying solid colors you get 7 ounces but if you buy the variegated colors you only get 5 ounces. I haven’t looked at the difference between solid and variegated colors when it comes to the specialty lines. Most of those are 4 ounces regardless of what you’re getting. I have a strong stash of cakes of skeins etc. not only do I have probably dozens of 5-ounce skeins from different companies but I have 3.5 ounce balls I have 4 ounce balls. I don’t discriminate unless you are wool because I’m allergic to you. The point is that yarn comes in different shapes different colors different sizes all good as long as the quality matches the array of color availability which unfortunately it doesn’t. I’ve had yarn it is a crap quality I’ve had yarn that is amazing quality. Sometimes I buy multiple units of one color weight I buy single units all depends but I do have certain colors I am in love with and I will super stock. Another curious thing here is why are there certain colorways that only come in 5 ounces. There are some beautiful colors that I have in my stash that I would love in a jumbo skein but no I can’t find it. So there I am buying 3 to 6 may be more of a single color at 5 ounces because I love it and I need it in my stash. Recently I decided I’m going to try and do more one-of-a-kind items that would only require me to buy one or two units of a particular colorway but if I like you enough I will buy more of you. I have given away yarn in the past that I wasn’t able to work with but there’s been yarn that I have kept because I love it and I want to learn to work with it. That being said I have just acquired a taste shall we say more of a single color at 5 ounces because I love it and I need it in my stash. Recently I decided I’m going to try and do more one-of-a-kind items that would only require me to buy one or two units of a particular colorway but if I like you enough I will buy more of you. I have given away yarn in the past that I wasn’t able to work with but there’s been yarn that I have kept because I love it and I want to learn to work with it. That being said I have just acquired a taste shall we say for that lightweight while I’m on that subject of bike rafting/DK yarn. So I have done a little extra purchasing of certain materials. I also wanted to make note that there are recommendations on every jacket of yarn suggesting what needle size what hook size etc. and I think that’s misleading only because everybody is different with their stitching style. For me example, I am a loose knitter but a tight crocheter. While I’m on that subject of crafting, the Cotton yarn I love you you are amazing but you crochet very tightly. The acrylic yarn I love you too you crochet very stiff. Not that tight and stiff is bad when it comes to knitting or crochet but when you don’t expect it it’s a pain in the ass which is why I tend to stick to my knitting and my knitting methods are going down A needle size or two depending on what material I’m working with depending on what your weight I’m working with and back on the how many units to buy for a project-I appreciate certain companies listing how many units will need for accomplishing a project. Wish every company was like that #LionBrandYarn’s you all are the bomb in many ways. Going on to store brand versus not store-brand, I was not a big fan of store brand at the beginning of my career because I always like the cheaper the yarn the worst quality unfortunately / fortunately That’s not true anymore because I can get quality store-brand if I know what I’m looking for. I’m also noticing that store brands are going to go to toe with name brands in the different colors and varieties available which I appreciate. Anyhow that’s all for this rant of a journal entry. Going back to my craft going back to scheduling articles etc. have a great day.

Fact Sheet for Pet Owners and Veterinarians about Potential Adverse Events Associated with Isoxazoline Flea and Tick Products | FDA

The FDA is alerting pet owners and veterinarians of the potential for neurologic adverse events in dogs and cats when treated with flea and tick drugs that are in the isoxazoline class, including Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard, or Simparica.
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Corona Note 1

Dear friends, during this coronavirus pandemic I have decided to teach myself how to work with lightweight yarn and luckily I was gifted some several months back and it is actually a discontinued product which sucks for me in the long run because I actually like this lightweight yarn that I was working with but thankfully I have an app that Can suggest similar product so that is going to be beneficial in the future endeavors when I want to work with lightweight yarn. I did not make anything very interesting with the lightweight yarn, I just did a swatch so I got the hang of things. Right now as I’m dictating this entry, I am watching TV having coffee and snuggling with my dogs. The veterinarians have said that during The staycation that humans need to limit their interaction with their pets-not happening because they are my emotional support critters and I could not do five minutes without them. I continue to see dramatic posts from random people but I also see the factual information that we need to learn and understand about the disease/Virus. As I posted on Facebook, I have decided to start doing your own reviews because there’s yarn I love and there’s yarn I just hate not because of the brand or the parent company it is because of the texture. I have recently organized my stash with the help of my mom and have pretty much everything properly placed. I have everything on display and in almost a show room fashion. I have a lot of cotton and I have a lot of acrylics and I have always worked best with the medium yarn but recently I decided to teach myself how to work with a lightweight yarn. Which I mentioned up above. Like I said the yarn has been discontinued but I definitely plan on continuing to teach myself I think I’m going to save the remainder of the unused yarn because if I end up purchasing some on my own, I will need to know what I like because this crafter has a key brain/goldfish memory. I am currently working on two different projects one on A larger needle and one on the size 6 circular that I recently heart yarn acquired which I have been debating whether or not to purchase the interchangeable circular pack or if I should buy them individually which makes sense economically and which ones will I use more. I have worked with different needles different yarns but before I purchased more of these particular needles that I just got I want to make sure that all the yards I have that I like to work will work with this particular needle. This needle is not new on the market but it is new to me and I’m excited because they have a built in cooler I’ve built in gauge and you can tell how large your project is when it’s on the needle. So since I worked on this entry, I tore out the chocolate cherry scarf because I want to reuse that yarn in a new project which I started this morning. A 90 stitch scrap yarn blanket wrap. I have a shit load of red heart yarn That I thought I would be used to make scarves because I once thought that I would become a scarf factory of sorts but that did not happen. I have had a pretty good day even though it is rainy and cold with a repeat on tap for tomorrow. March has come in like a lamb and is definitely going to go out like a fucking lion. Also I would like to make a note that this entire coronavirus thing has me thinking about where did it really come from who begin with it who is responsible who’s lying and who’s telling the truth-do I trust . Government government? No not really-am I registered Republican-yes I am but I’m an independent thinker I vote for the purpose not politician-do I like our UGGs for 2020 in the Democratic category absolutely fucking not-do I think Mr. Donald Trump is better in the White House then Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders absolutely but do I agree with everything Mr. Donald Trump says absolutely not. And I am spending today just like every other day with my dogs who there’s a report out that says that we should not be with our animals during this coronavirus pandemic but the government doesn’t understand fully that those of us with mental health issues depend on our animals and our animals depend on us. These animals that we all loved ones are absolutely living for the coronavirus staycation because they get their parents 24/7.