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Oct 24, 2019 14:05:06 GMT -4 mojogirl said:

I just saw this temperature afghan posted on redditt. Instead of a calendar year it runs for every day of her son's senior year in high school. My son is going to be a senior next year and I am so going to make him one.

I love the colors she picked and also the idea of it commemorating senior year. The temperature range she used would totally work for Seattle, and I have this summer to look back on what the temperatures were this year and get enough yarn in each color.

They're all over Ravelry too. I think that's the prettiest one I've ever seen. I'm a hardcore knitter, but crochet would probably be sturdier for a senior year son.

[mojogirl]

Oct 24, 2019 14:30:11 GMT -4 @imeldamarcos said:

Oct 24, 2019 14:05:06 GMT -4 mojogirl said:

I just saw this temperature afghan posted on redditt. Instead of a calendar year it runs for every day of her son's senior year in high school. My son is going to be a senior next year and I am so going to make him one.

I love the colors she picked and also the idea of it commemorating senior year. The temperature range she used would totally work for Seattle, and I have this summer to look back on what the temperatures were this year and get enough yarn in each color.

They're all over Ravelry too. I think that's the prettiest one I've ever seen. I'm a hardcore knitter, but crochet would probably be sturdier for a senior year son.

Yeah, I've seen a lot of them and haven't been impressed until now. Maybe because the cold (blue) is in the middle? But I also like the subtle pattern with the front post double crochet, and even more leaving the edges as fringe is genius... weaving in 600 ends would be torture!

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Oct 24, 2019 23:38:51 GMT -4 mojogirl said:

Oct 24, 2019 14:30:11 GMT -4 @imeldamarcos said:

They're all over Ravelry too. I think that's the prettiest one I've ever seen. I'm a hardcore knitter, but crochet would probably be sturdier for a senior year son.

Yeah, I've seen a lot of them and haven't been impressed until now. Maybe because the cold (blue) is in the middle? But I also like the subtle pattern with the front post double crochet, and even more leaving the edges as fringe is genius... weaving in 600 ends would be torture!

I like the fringe too! Just do a knot at the end of each row. Weaving in all those ends on every row would leave the edges feeling lumpy and stiff.

[Carolinian]

I've seen multiple reports that the craft store chain AC Moore is closing all their stores soon. Michaels will be taking over some locations. This sucks... they had a better selection than Michaels in some departments (like yarn).

[putch]

Well crap...what's my mom going to do for yarn now? She only likes the yarn at AC Moore. I guess people aren't supposed to have craft hobbies anymore.

[chitowngirl]

I really prefer AC Moore to Michael’s and both over Hobby Lobby.

[boxofrocks]

That's a bummer. AC Moore tended to cost less for the same merchandise.

[chonies]

Any news on why it happened?

[boxofrocks]

The CNN article I read cited ongoing hard times for retail in general. Specific factors included increased competition from online competition like Amazon and Etsy and from B&M stores like Target and JoAnn's.

In other crafting news, I've been darning and mending by hand lately. Not thrilling, but less wasteful than throwing otherwise functional textiles away. I have a fitted sheet that has a sizable tear next up for repair and I'm on the fence about just buying some fusible backing to close it up instead of needle and thread.

[boxofrocks]

Sorry for the double post, but here's an update to the sheet mending. I ended up darning it. I had shoved the sheet into a closet while deciding what to do and when I was ready to work on it, I had forgotten how long the tear was--around 14 inches. Needless to say, it took a while. While mending, I also noticed that the surrounding fabric was also pretty weak and another tear was on the horizon. I have some cheap muslin I could attach as a patch on the underside by sewing. I don't have a machine, so it will take another long while (argh). I originally thought I could use heat-fusible backing, but that won't withstand laundering and drying.

I also mended two pairs of jeans earlier this year what were getting worn in the seat. They're nothing really expensive, just from Gap. I ironed heat-fusible patches on the inside--they peeled slightly after washing, so I had to stitch a couple of side to the jeans. I didn't realize at the time that the fabric of the patches don't stretch, whereas my jeans do have some stretch in them. I attached the square patches without trimming, resulting in some pulling that's not as quite as flattering as the jeans were before the repair. (But the alternative would be exposed portions of bum and/or underwear when the original fabric wears through.) Lesson learned--trim the patches.