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evolving as we go

evolving as we go

This isn't going to be the story of how we came to be as we are. This is going to be an ever evolving story - the story of who we're becoming as we're doing it. please feel free to read along, to comment, to chatter with us here about whatever, even if you're not tagged.

Just gonna tag a few people we've been interacting with on the forums lately but please feel free to invite others in if you think we might get along! The more the merrier. @Former-Member @Phoenix_Rising @CheerBear @Faith-and-Hope also gonna tag @Former-Member - I know you're not coming out of your den just now and that's okay but if you wanted to read along. 🙂

today has been a pretty peaceful day. we went to the zoo and took many pictures. the littles enjoyed watching from inside. on the way home we stopped at KMart and bought some half price easter chocolate. tomorrow we're going to go and buy more when all the other shops are on sale too!!

even with all of that, though, we are sad. friday just gone and friday just coming are both traumaversary days for us so things are a little rough. still, there are so many good things to hold onto, so we're trying to do that.

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I love that you have got a Companion Card too @OhanaSystem ...... I think that’s brilliant ❣️

I need to get one for taking my D2 out and about ..... got reminded about that yesterday .....

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thank you all for your lovely replies.

@Snowie thank you, i'm sorry you can relate.

@Faith-and-Hope i totally hear you on the weight stuff. it's so hard. i can't even walk a lot because i don't have the energy or motivation. but i might take missy and go for a wlak tonight before it gets too late.
I did see the finger knitting and gave it a shot, but my yarn is too thin, it made it too confusing. i might get some thicker stuff and try again, see if i can get it. it seemed simple enough to manage, just a case of having thick enough yarn.
re the companion card, it's so much more simple and fast as a process than we expected! i hope the process is as straightforward for your d2

@Former-Member yes, i'm so grateful for the companion card. it came through so much more easily and quickly than we expected, too. thank you for the offer of talking about the crochet experiments, i think it's just me struggling to understand how to do the double/treble stitch (do we use american or uk crochet terms here?) i'm going to get my support workers to give me a hand next week because i just found out they can do basic crochet, but things are in the works to go to the cwc group in a few more weeks and hopefully they'll be able to help me too. this is what i did today in a new attempt:

seriously, thank you all for the kind words about me/us having value. i just see you all creating such beautiful things and i wish i could create something good too. all i can do is colour in and anybody can manage that.

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Wow @OhanaSystem ..... beautiful colours in that ......

Dont worry, with someone helping you, you will pick it up in no time. Most of us who crochet needed a teacher to help us kick off .....

And I am looking forward to seeing your finger-knit scarf with thicker yarn .... 😊

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And not everyone can colour in as well as you @OhanaSystem .......

I get a bit overwhelmed when there is an intricate colouring page .... trying to work out what colour to place where .... and which colours to use together ..... and how much of each colour to use within the design to create a good balance .....

I can paint onto a blank page, but working into the intricate, ready-made designs is challenging for me.

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Firstly, may I second what @Faith-and-Hope said about not everyone being able to colour as well as you!

That is so correct, I cannot hold a pen/ pencil/ sewing needle/ knitting needles/ whatever normally due to 'things that were done to me' shall we say. So colouring is a massive effort, I do have a pretty colouring book and do manage a bit of colouring sometimes, often the pain just isn't worth it, I'd rather crochet cos I have learned to hold the hook differently.

For many reasons, I often envy those who can put onto paper what they see in their mind's eye and colour it neatly and beautifully, I think we all have that 'something' that we wish we could do and aren't able to!

Secondly, that yarn is simply beautiful!

I always recommend for beginners to start with a single coloured yarn, thicker rather than thinner as it's easier to hold, and to see what your doing, and to see what's happening in images too.

I'm not sure you're having as much trouble as you think you might be. Do you have a pattern or something you are following? Can you tell me where to find it, it's name, or something similar?

What sized hook are you using - should be marked on the handle, and what is the yarn, name thickness/ ply, whatever details on label if you can/ know? It will help me to explain stuff and I like that yarn!

I'm also wondering how much you already know of the basics of how to do a chain, do single crochet, and so on as you are working on a treble stitch it looks like and that's not a first stitch to learn, so you must know a bit already. Which is a good thing!

So, I use UK terms, but I can often slip up on a couple of them. You use whatever is going to work for you. I learned with UK, Australian usually design and work in UK terms, but often write with both. Try to remember to ask before taking on a project as a couple of stitches can really mess things up if you get the wrong term.

This link describes UK stitches and how to do them one by one, not too overloaded. You can go to video tutorials if you want to from the still images. It will show you in still images how to do the stitch and what it should look like. Love Crochet guide to UK crochet stitches

What if, to keep your thread tidy, we take this over to the Craft Corner? Would that be okay?

Feel welcome to take the discussion over there if you'd like to do that as there will be others who might be able to benefit from such a discussion too.

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im abit too overhwelmed by everythign at the moment for the creaft thread

but i'm so sorry stuff was done to uou that has impalcted your ability to hold stuff properly.

i found the yarn at dollar tree

today my friend came and we wattched eragon. sehes gone home nwo. i feel wobbly.

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Hi @OhanaSystem. Buddy13 here the moderator this evening. Hope you are doing ok.

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hi @Buddy13 its nice to meet you. i like your picture. i like dogs a whole lot.

i am not doing great. i think an alter is fighting me for control to which makes it hard ti type off and on.

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Nice to meet you too @OhanaSystem. I hope chatting with some of the other people on these forums is helping you tonight. Hope you are feeling better soon.

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@Buddy13 thanks. doing a little better but still really wobbly. at least whoever was trying to shove their way out has gone back inside.

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