Jenny Kay

I'm a newbie at knitting. I've knitted a couple of things, following patterns, but not a chart. I'm a cross-stitcher at heart, and so I automatically want to follow a knitting chart as I would a cross-stitch one. But I'm confused. ( Questions and chart picture )

Hi. I'm a new member of this community, and a new knitter. I've almost finished my first project, a scarf, and I'm trying to decide what to make next so I can be ready to jump right into it when the scarf is done. I've been looking at patterns for baby afghans (because I'd like to do something that's different from a scarf but still flat--I'm not ready to take on anything that involves shaping or working in the round just yet). I want to use a circular needle, because it just seems to make sense for a larger object like that (and everything I've read recommends going that route). My problem is that I can't figure out how the length measurements work or what length to buy.( Read more... )

Hello!

My method of birth control is the pill. Combined, 24 active + 4 placebo (Mirelle, by Bayer. It's brazilian). I was about to take the 12th pill yesterday, but it jumped off my hand and rolled down the rocks and fell into a hole (yes, I was outside, hehe). I didn't want to not take anything, so I took the 13th pill instead. And today, I took the 14th (which should have been the 13th). Should I keep on taking them as if nothing happened or should I do something else?

There's a lot of info online about MISSED PILLS, but I didn't miss one, I SKIPPED one... What should I do?

Thanks! :)

I've been on three different brands of higher dose estrogen contraceptive pills (Loestrin 30, Femodene and Microgynon 30) and all three gave me breakthrough bleeding at some point. I did start out on Loestrin 20, which made me bleed more heavily than I do on my normal periods, so my doctor increased the estrogen in hopes to stop the breakthrough bleeding. I'm presently on Microgynon and everything was fine until the third month then I got bleeding 10 days into my pack. I have a feeling it's going to happen again this month as well.

I'm 28, got my period when I was 10. I've never been on contraception until this past year. Is it possible that it's just taking my body longer to adjust to hormones or does hormonal birth control simply not work for me? Will a higher dose estrogen contraceptive pill fix this breakthrough bleeding issue or will it clear it up on its own?

I know the benefit of preventing pregnancy right now in my life outweighs the bleeding but it's a major bummer to be experiencing this, seemingly, time after time regardless of switching pills.

I appreciate any help you can give. :-)

I'm knitting the cute little guy for a friend:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elefante

And it's all pretty simple knitting, except for the ears. The ears are crocheted, which I don't know how to do. I was wondering if someone could either convert the pattern to a similar knit pattern, or look at the picture and figure out something close to me (I'm a beginner).

( Crochet pattern here )

Thanks in advance for any help!!

Hi, ladies! So, you may remember me from this post, in which I was bugging the eff out over my upcoming engagement shoot. Since all of you were so helpful when I posted that, I figured you deserved an update.

The engagement shoot happened, I managed to find something to wear, and no one was (too) traumatized by the experience. The pics didn't end up being geeky at all, but by the end it just seemed like more trouble than it was worth. Our photographer just posted a bunch of the pics on his blog here. I'm somehow not at all surprised that my doofus of a fiance has managed to make me crack up in half of them. ^^;;;

Thanks again for all your help and advice!

I'm 23 weeks tomorrow and my ribs are killing me :( I know everything is just expanding normally, but I feel like my ribs don't have enough room anymore and they ache constantly.

Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do for some relief?

Grey and rainy day today.





Rice and nori swirls. Salmon (leftover from dinner; cooked in the crockpot with lemon, dill, salt, pepper). Assorted mini heirloom tomatoes. Carrots. Cucumber. Soy sauce.