The Drop in Centre

[chris191070]

2 hours ago, rickproehl said:

the countdown begins 10/30/20

The Mandalorian Season 2

i can’t wait.

Me too!!!!

[Fae Briona]

5 hours ago, kbois said:

Fae, have you tried CBD oil? I just started taking it a few days ago and while I still have some pain, it's not as bad as it has been for the past few weeks (both knees and thumb) . I haven't needed to take ibuprofen during the day for the past 3 days. That's a big improvement for me. I was skeptical at first, but in my case it does seem to help. 

I have tried it, from a reputable source w. testing certification, and it did help w. the pain -- but it also caused my blood pressure to go up, something it's not supposed to do.

[Mikiesboy]

7 hours ago, rickproehl said:

tim nice work looks good - may i ask are you going to make a sample blanket or throw with all your squares? we still have a couple of sample afghans my mom made when did crochet. we have put them up because they are over 15 years old.

Peter is waiting for 19 weeks for a new sofa ... I'll give him a new cushion for it.

[Reader1810]

22 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Peter is waiting for 19 weeks for a new sofa ... I'll give him a new cushion for it.

Nineteen weeks? That’s a long time to wait for a new sofa. Then again, it’s been a very long time since I bought a sofa, so who knows, nowadays. 

[Mikiesboy]

Just now, Reader1810 said:

Nineteen weeks? That’s a long time to wait for a new sofa. Then again, it’s been a very long time since I bought a sofa, so who knows, nowadays. 

covid ... they are not building alot atm

[kbois]

16 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

covid ... they are not building alot atm

Same here for a lot of manufactured goods. We ordered 8ft fence panels last Feb (?) to replace the ones that were demolished when a car went thru the community fence. Gave the guy $800. Three months later he told us the factory was closed due to covid. Now his phone is disconnected and we have to start from scratch with another fence company. Fence panel is still back ordered. 😒

[mollyhousemouse]

36 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

covid ... they are not building alot atm

 

14 minutes ago, kbois said:

Same here for a lot of manufactured goods. We ordered 8ft fence panels last Feb (?) to replace the ones that were demolished when a car went thru the community fence. Gave the guy $800. Three months later he told us the factory was closed due to covid. Now his phone is disconnected and we have to start from scratch with another fence company. Fence panel is still back ordered. 😒

we're having similar issues st work. people who want us to test their doo dads can't get the parts to get them built or can't build them because it would be too many people in their factory space

 

[Reader1810]

41 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

covid ... they are not building alot atm

Okay, yes, that makes sense. I hope he’s got something decent as a stand in the meantime. 

[Fae Briona]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

covid ... they are not building alot atm

Mom's headstone is going to be delayed, because the company that makes the brass/bronze/whatever plaques put on the marble base was shut down for awhile, and is not backlogged.

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Reader1810 said:

Okay, yes, that makes sense. I hope he’s got something decent as a stand in the meantime. 

he has his old one.. the new one is .. custom work.. nothing off the floor for him.. but its good and will last him

[Reader1810]

Just now, Mikiesboy said:

he has his old one.. the new one is .. custom work.. nothing off the floor for him.. but its good and will last him

My parents bought custom made furniture when they redid the living room back in ‘91. It’s all held up well over the years, so it defo can be worth it to go that route. 

[kbois]

5 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

My parents bought custom made furniture when they redid the living room back in ‘91. It’s all held up well over the years, so it defo can be worth it to go that route. 

I have my grandma's custom made China cabinet. It was a wedding gift. They got married in 1924 so it's almost 100 years old and other than a couple of nicks on the bottom legs it's in great shape. (I did have to find a new skeleton key at a flea market when the original got lost during one of our moves)

[Reader1810]

7 minutes ago, kbois said:

I have my grandma's custom made China cabinet. It was a wedding gift. They got married in 1924 so it's almost 100 years old and other than a couple of nicks on the bottom legs it's in great shape. (I did have to find a new skeleton key at a flea market when the original got lost during one of our moves)

Oh, I bet it brings back nice memories of your grandma.

[kbois]

24 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Oh, I bet it brings back nice memories of your grandma.

It does, she was a wonderful lady. 

[rickproehl]

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Peter is waiting for 19 weeks for a new sofa ... I'll give him a new cushion for it.

that is a wonderful Peter will love it. it’s wild that it takes that long for a new sofa. 

[Starrynight22]

11 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

more from me   i'm a bit obsessed with this now..  have a good day all!!

Wow.  That is serious talent.  

 

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

10 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

Wow.  That is serious talent.  

 

 

 

Thanks, but really, it's not.  it really is easier than it looks, you just have to give yourself time to get comfortable carrying the colours, and remember to pick up the floats (the colour that's not being used) so you keep them short on the back. I've started another and have decided to use 3 colours.  Mine are far from perfect but they are okay and look nice enough.  The patterns are charts on graph paper, where each square is a stitch. If you can knit, purl, and count, you can make these. The charts are all online.  And believe me.. i have undone them, and redone them more than once, but it is how you learn.

Here's the back of the Love block... those are the floats... and you need to keep them short. it's very simple and done as you knit by picking up one colour over the other sort of picking up the not in use colour as you go, to keep the float short. 

I'm not sure about some of the beautiful sweaters made with stranded colour work or fair isle as it's called.  Clothing is another kettle of fish where your tension has to be very good. i need more practice before i even go there.

[Reader1810]

17 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Thanks, but really, it's not.  it really is easier than it looks

Don’t sell yourself short, tim.

I’ve knitted and haven’t found it that easy to not drop a stitch or mess up the tension. It might be just me, but I think a person has to have an aptitude - and patience - for knitted items to turn out looking nice.

[Fae Briona]

I've tried crochet but not knitting - about the only thing I can achieve is a single continuous line. 

[kbois]

20 minutes ago, Fae Briona said:

I've tried crochet but not knitting - about the only thing I can achieve is a single continuous line. 

I used to crochet too, it was relaxing. I don't think I could manage to finish anything nowadays. It's hard to do anything that requires manual dexterity. I love refinishing or rehabbing stuff we pick up at thrift stores, so I think an afternoon of secondhand shopping is in my future. It's been a while.😊

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

Just wanting to say good morning

i saw this and thought we would all like it.

[Reader1810]

51 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

Just wanting to say good morning

i saw this and thought we would all like it.

That’s marvellous, rick! Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.  

[Reader1810]

Good morning DiCers! I wish you all a good day...  

As for myself, I just got back from getting a flu shot at the pharmacy. It was a rainy walk, but it’s not cold, so the walk was nice despite the rain. 
 

 

[Mikiesboy]

 

2 hours ago, Fae Briona said:

I've tried crochet but not knitting - about the only thing I can achieve is a single continuous line. 

 

[Mikiesboy]

2 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

Don’t sell yourself short, tim.

I’ve knitted and haven’t found it that easy to not drop a stitch or mess up the tension. It might be just me, but I think a person has to have an aptitude - and patience - for knitted items to turn out looking nice.

oh. i drop stitches .. luckily i know how to fix them ...  or lots of times i have to tink  them...undoing row by row until i fix what i messed up. Believe me.. a good knitter can get these blocks done in under an hour ... it takes me a lot longer. But that's okay.  I enjoy doing them.  I found a local place that sells pillow and cushion forms and other things like that. And the prices are so much better than Amazon. Geez.  4 of the polyester filled cushion forms at HomeTex.Ca are $21.28 and the same from Amazon is $45.10.