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The center part slides up and down, you loosen the wing nut first. You can do a flat item if you work back and forth instead of around and around. You can't really do two socks at once. I think it would be really hard to have a second slider on it. You basically count how many rows you do for one sock then duplicate that on the other. The socks I'm making are nice and thick and tightly knit, just as I like them. They will be great boot socks or to wear to bed. My feet get pretty cold sometimes.

This is the loom I have, the knitting board adjustable loom. It came with a dvd that showed exactly how to turn the heel and the toe and how to do the three types of stitch, bind off and cast on.

I've been tempted a few times to line the bed of the pickup with a tarp and fill it with the hose. Leave it in the Texas sun and you have a hot tub. Of course, at that time of yr you don't really NEED hot water!

I've dreamed for years of having a Japanese soaking tub in my bathroom. Don't suppose it will ever happen though.

Good for you, Arby! I'm working on my first ever sock. I bought an adjustable sock loom. Slower than with needles but for someone who frequently has to jump up and see about something or someone 2 or 3 times in one round, it works well. Once in a while I get several rounds done in one sitting! LOL I'm also learning to spin. Since I am also putting fences back up and trying to deal with housework, milking and 2 bottle kids, I'm fairly busy.

Excellent animal fodder after drying too. Good for poultry and goats and I put dried nettles into the dogs' bread.

Thanks! Not sure what I'll make first. Probably something small and crocheted like a scarf though. As soon as I get enough spun, I want to make a shawl on that tri loom.

Thanks! Yes, I've been spinning today! Thank Goodness for instructional videos and utube! It is really fun and something useful to boot. Jeepers, yes, that is one of my paintings. He has a nice listening ear and sympathetic eye so he gets talked to a lot. LOL He doesn't talk back either.

and put it together. Only took about 2 hours! (Instructions said it was supposed to take 30 minutes, HA!)

Considering that I lived many yrs without running water, yes, I really and truly appreciate a hot shower on demand! I also really appreciate the washer and dryer AND having a real stove with an oven. You can't imagine unless you've done without them for prolonged times.

Yes, ups and downs. I blame a lot on menopause hormones! When I'm down, I try to make a special effort to find something to be thankful for, even if it is only surviving another day and still having my nice, comfy bed to crawl into. That truly does help.

I like to put some dried chopped onions and bell peppers in the soft cheese. The dried veggies take up a bit more of the moisture and make the cheese firmer.

I've made rice burgers when we had no meat. Use cooked rice and add seasonings, onions and eggs to hold it together, then fry them up and serve on a bun with the usual fixings. VERY high carb, but filling.

They are called gummies here, but without the powdered sugar.

Cut it into cubes and call it "candy".

Neat video, Christy.

It looks like something a person could do if they were in the woods with nothing but a knife and needed fabric or a net or bag. I can find all sorts of materials to twine for rope or thread and if I have a skill where I can take a few sticks for a "loom" then I can make the articles I need. You'd want to know what to look for to make your fiber from.

http://www.denblauwenswaen.nl/public/sites/english/techniques/sprang/sprang_how_it_works.htm

Have any of you tried "Sprang"?

Arby, knitting instructions are a foreign language!

I'm hoping to try some stinging nettle fiber at some point. There are none growing wild here or I'd harvest them. Seems that it would make good sock yarn. I want to try to make this spinning "wheel": Hobby Robotics » Build Your Own Electric Spinning Wheel

I've got some fleece ordered, and I want to try spinning too.

Thanks! Spacing is 1/2 inch on the top bar and about 1/3 inch on the sides. I'm using 3 strands of mohair, because it is such fine yarn. I'd like to try some thicker yarn another time, when I get some. I've never done any other weaving, so really can't compare. I do like to see it work up fast. Definitely faster than either knitting or crochet. I used to do a lot of both, but it made my hands cramp so that I gave it up. Some day I'd like to try using a floor loom to see how I like it, but this isn't a good time. Anyhow, I think once I get the hang of this it will suffice. A person could sew two triangles together for a blanket too.

Here it is, this morning. I'm using kid mohair, probably not the best choice for a first project, but it is what I have to use.

I'm thinking there has to be a way to adjust the tension. If you get the warp strings tight enough not to tangle at the start, then before you are close to done with the center, they are so tight you can't work. When I finish this shawl and take it off the loom, I'm going to split the top bar and bolt it to a tensioning bar. The bottom joint can be unscrewed and bolted to a second bar.