Carl Foxmarten
@carlfoxmarten.bsky.social
Carl's Crochet, Circuits, Coasters, and Crap.
Also, Canadian. Not American.
Also, Canadian. Not American.
How I'd been keeping track of the height increasing I was doing for the cardigan's back.
Each row was an A, B, or C, with A-rows being taller between the red stitch markers, the B-rows between the yellow ones, and the C-rows between the green ones. Worked far better than I'd expected! =^.^=
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Each row was an A, B, or C, with A-rows being taller between the red stitch markers, the B-rows between the yellow ones, and the C-rows between the green ones. Worked far better than I'd expected! =^.^=
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November 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
How I'd been keeping track of the height increasing I was doing for the cardigan's back.
Each row was an A, B, or C, with A-rows being taller between the red stitch markers, the B-rows between the yellow ones, and the C-rows between the green ones. Worked far better than I'd expected! =^.^=
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Each row was an A, B, or C, with A-rows being taller between the red stitch markers, the B-rows between the yellow ones, and the C-rows between the green ones. Worked far better than I'd expected! =^.^=
3/3
The above was just before I'd added the final row underneath the collar, so here's how it looked right after. And before I started experimenting with the first collar type.
The first type of collar I'll be trying is the Tunisian Simple Stitch, though the cast-on process is interesting...
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The first type of collar I'll be trying is the Tunisian Simple Stitch, though the cast-on process is interesting...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The above was just before I'd added the final row underneath the collar, so here's how it looked right after. And before I started experimenting with the first collar type.
The first type of collar I'll be trying is the Tunisian Simple Stitch, though the cast-on process is interesting...
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The first type of collar I'll be trying is the Tunisian Simple Stitch, though the cast-on process is interesting...
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Woohoo! The shoulders of this cardigan are FINALLY finished! =^.^=
Turns out, I was way, WAY closer to being finished this stage of the project than I'd expected! AND the increases I was doing to the back was also working better than expected, too!
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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Turns out, I was way, WAY closer to being finished this stage of the project than I'd expected! AND the increases I was doing to the back was also working better than expected, too!
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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November 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Woohoo! The shoulders of this cardigan are FINALLY finished! =^.^=
Turns out, I was way, WAY closer to being finished this stage of the project than I'd expected! AND the increases I was doing to the back was also working better than expected, too!
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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Turns out, I was way, WAY closer to being finished this stage of the project than I'd expected! AND the increases I was doing to the back was also working better than expected, too!
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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Yup. Frogged and slimmed down. It's somewhere around six inches wide now, which is far, FAR easier to wrap around your neck than the ten inches it was before.
Unfortunately, I also hurt my wrist in some way as I made most of the progress seen here.
#crochet #tunisiancrochet #crochetscarf
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Unfortunately, I also hurt my wrist in some way as I made most of the progress seen here.
#crochet #tunisiancrochet #crochetscarf
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yup. Frogged and slimmed down. It's somewhere around six inches wide now, which is far, FAR easier to wrap around your neck than the ten inches it was before.
Unfortunately, I also hurt my wrist in some way as I made most of the progress seen here.
#crochet #tunisiancrochet #crochetscarf
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Unfortunately, I also hurt my wrist in some way as I made most of the progress seen here.
#crochet #tunisiancrochet #crochetscarf
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Huh. Looks like I haven't commented on this succulent yet.
But it *almost* looks like it's either finally growing, or perhaps budding? Though I'm pretty sure it's the wrong season for the latter.
@plantnet.bsky.social seems to think it's at least in the Crassula genus.
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But it *almost* looks like it's either finally growing, or perhaps budding? Though I'm pretty sure it's the wrong season for the latter.
@plantnet.bsky.social seems to think it's at least in the Crassula genus.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Huh. Looks like I haven't commented on this succulent yet.
But it *almost* looks like it's either finally growing, or perhaps budding? Though I'm pretty sure it's the wrong season for the latter.
@plantnet.bsky.social seems to think it's at least in the Crassula genus.
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But it *almost* looks like it's either finally growing, or perhaps budding? Though I'm pretty sure it's the wrong season for the latter.
@plantnet.bsky.social seems to think it's at least in the Crassula genus.
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Four good pieces, against three unsuitable pieces.
There's various issues with the left ones, ranging from missing corners to non-square cuts.
The four on the right are the best of the pieces, and the board is now down to four feet in length. Maybe a bit more sanding, then they're ready.
3/?
There's various issues with the left ones, ranging from missing corners to non-square cuts.
The four on the right are the best of the pieces, and the board is now down to four feet in length. Maybe a bit more sanding, then they're ready.
3/?
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Four good pieces, against three unsuitable pieces.
There's various issues with the left ones, ranging from missing corners to non-square cuts.
The four on the right are the best of the pieces, and the board is now down to four feet in length. Maybe a bit more sanding, then they're ready.
3/?
There's various issues with the left ones, ranging from missing corners to non-square cuts.
The four on the right are the best of the pieces, and the board is now down to four feet in length. Maybe a bit more sanding, then they're ready.
3/?
Well, that didn't turn out all that well.
On the left, the precut end of the board. On the right, my second cut.
Due to the difficulty the mitre box was giving me, I tried something ill-advised: I clamped the left piece to the new end of the board and cut it otherwise "freehand". Yeah, nope…
2/?
On the left, the precut end of the board. On the right, my second cut.
Due to the difficulty the mitre box was giving me, I tried something ill-advised: I clamped the left piece to the new end of the board and cut it otherwise "freehand". Yeah, nope…
2/?
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Well, that didn't turn out all that well.
On the left, the precut end of the board. On the right, my second cut.
Due to the difficulty the mitre box was giving me, I tried something ill-advised: I clamped the left piece to the new end of the board and cut it otherwise "freehand". Yeah, nope…
2/?
On the left, the precut end of the board. On the right, my second cut.
Due to the difficulty the mitre box was giving me, I tried something ill-advised: I clamped the left piece to the new end of the board and cut it otherwise "freehand". Yeah, nope…
2/?
This is going to be a stream-of-consciousness thread of posts, coming as I have things to say about cutting the wood for the radio enclosure.
I'd forgotten to make sure the end of this piece of wood was square before cutting off a length. At least I can use it for a template?
#fm-radio-project
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I'd forgotten to make sure the end of this piece of wood was square before cutting off a length. At least I can use it for a template?
#fm-radio-project
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November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is going to be a stream-of-consciousness thread of posts, coming as I have things to say about cutting the wood for the radio enclosure.
I'd forgotten to make sure the end of this piece of wood was square before cutting off a length. At least I can use it for a template?
#fm-radio-project
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I'd forgotten to make sure the end of this piece of wood was square before cutting off a length. At least I can use it for a template?
#fm-radio-project
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The two orientations I'd laid the parts out in.
The left was restricted to eight inches (half the board wide), while the right was able to use the full 11¾" narrow width.
Guess there's a clear winner.
#fm-radio
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The left was restricted to eight inches (half the board wide), while the right was able to use the full 11¾" narrow width.
Guess there's a clear winner.
#fm-radio
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November 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The two orientations I'd laid the parts out in.
The left was restricted to eight inches (half the board wide), while the right was able to use the full 11¾" narrow width.
Guess there's a clear winner.
#fm-radio
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The left was restricted to eight inches (half the board wide), while the right was able to use the full 11¾" narrow width.
Guess there's a clear winner.
#fm-radio
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Yes, I've still been working on this blanket. It's usually pretty easy to do a couple of rows while watching some TV or a movie in the evenings, so I've made quite a bit of progress, but very slowly.
The texture is quite enjoyable, too! =^.^=
I'm about a third of the way across so far.
#knitting
The texture is quite enjoyable, too! =^.^=
I'm about a third of the way across so far.
#knitting
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yes, I've still been working on this blanket. It's usually pretty easy to do a couple of rows while watching some TV or a movie in the evenings, so I've made quite a bit of progress, but very slowly.
The texture is quite enjoyable, too! =^.^=
I'm about a third of the way across so far.
#knitting
The texture is quite enjoyable, too! =^.^=
I'm about a third of the way across so far.
#knitting
Currently trying to dig through my desk looking for working microcontrollers and found this thing.
I keep getting an "Invalid head of packet (0x72)" error, which is making me think the EEPROM is dead. Anybody know if there's a way to test it?
#esp8266
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I keep getting an "Invalid head of packet (0x72)" error, which is making me think the EEPROM is dead. Anybody know if there's a way to test it?
#esp8266
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November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Currently trying to dig through my desk looking for working microcontrollers and found this thing.
I keep getting an "Invalid head of packet (0x72)" error, which is making me think the EEPROM is dead. Anybody know if there's a way to test it?
#esp8266
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I keep getting an "Invalid head of packet (0x72)" error, which is making me think the EEPROM is dead. Anybody know if there's a way to test it?
#esp8266
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On a somewhat more positive note, I found these buttons that *may* be slight more suitable for this cardigan than the options I've shown before.
It's a pity there weren't more of the larger, darker buttons in the top-left corner in the package, though. Those would have been nice!
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It's a pity there weren't more of the larger, darker buttons in the top-left corner in the package, though. Those would have been nice!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
On a somewhat more positive note, I found these buttons that *may* be slight more suitable for this cardigan than the options I've shown before.
It's a pity there weren't more of the larger, darker buttons in the top-left corner in the package, though. Those would have been nice!
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It's a pity there weren't more of the larger, darker buttons in the top-left corner in the package, though. Those would have been nice!
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As you can see, the vertical lines making up the shoulder caps are starting to slant outwards quite markedly towards the top of what's currently here.
Which means two things:
1: I need to decrease WAY faster.
2: The decreases aren't happening "properly".
Sigh. I may have to frog this again...
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Which means two things:
1: I need to decrease WAY faster.
2: The decreases aren't happening "properly".
Sigh. I may have to frog this again...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As you can see, the vertical lines making up the shoulder caps are starting to slant outwards quite markedly towards the top of what's currently here.
Which means two things:
1: I need to decrease WAY faster.
2: The decreases aren't happening "properly".
Sigh. I may have to frog this again...
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Which means two things:
1: I need to decrease WAY faster.
2: The decreases aren't happening "properly".
Sigh. I may have to frog this again...
2/3
Because Tuesday is a holiday (yes, I have been wearing my poppy while I'm out and about), Tuesday's yarn night is off this week, so I attended Sunday's library group again.
I've realized that the shoulders are resisting the decreases again. Sigh...
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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I've realized that the shoulders are resisting the decreases again. Sigh...
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Because Tuesday is a holiday (yes, I have been wearing my poppy while I'm out and about), Tuesday's yarn night is off this week, so I attended Sunday's library group again.
I've realized that the shoulders are resisting the decreases again. Sigh...
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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I've realized that the shoulders are resisting the decreases again. Sigh...
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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Some yarn I acquired recently. Sunbeam "Shantung" yarn, that is really giving me "cable-knit hat" vibes.
The bag contains eight of these 25 gram "balls", so I've got 200 grams right now. Apparently Sport weight, according to Ravelry.
#yarn
The bag contains eight of these 25 gram "balls", so I've got 200 grams right now. Apparently Sport weight, according to Ravelry.
#yarn
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Some yarn I acquired recently. Sunbeam "Shantung" yarn, that is really giving me "cable-knit hat" vibes.
The bag contains eight of these 25 gram "balls", so I've got 200 grams right now. Apparently Sport weight, according to Ravelry.
#yarn
The bag contains eight of these 25 gram "balls", so I've got 200 grams right now. Apparently Sport weight, according to Ravelry.
#yarn
I'm making pretty good progress!
The first skein (as you can see in the bowl in the upper left corner) is nearly out again, hence why I'd packed the next ball of yarn in the project bag today.
Just *barely* _didn't_ need it. Yet. =^.~=
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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The first skein (as you can see in the bowl in the upper left corner) is nearly out again, hence why I'd packed the next ball of yarn in the project bag today.
Just *barely* _didn't_ need it. Yet. =^.~=
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I'm making pretty good progress!
The first skein (as you can see in the bowl in the upper left corner) is nearly out again, hence why I'd packed the next ball of yarn in the project bag today.
Just *barely* _didn't_ need it. Yet. =^.~=
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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The first skein (as you can see in the bowl in the upper left corner) is nearly out again, hence why I'd packed the next ball of yarn in the project bag today.
Just *barely* _didn't_ need it. Yet. =^.~=
#crochet #tng-cardigan #crochetcardigan
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Shortly after the previous update, I got into a bit too much of a groove, and it feels like I've made the body of it too tall.
Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a problem, save for the fact that I want to use the leftover yarn as parts of future hats. I may need to tink this…
#knitting #knittedhat
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Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a problem, save for the fact that I want to use the leftover yarn as parts of future hats. I may need to tink this…
#knitting #knittedhat
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November 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Shortly after the previous update, I got into a bit too much of a groove, and it feels like I've made the body of it too tall.
Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a problem, save for the fact that I want to use the leftover yarn as parts of future hats. I may need to tink this…
#knitting #knittedhat
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Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a problem, save for the fact that I want to use the leftover yarn as parts of future hats. I may need to tink this…
#knitting #knittedhat
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Well, double-knitting takes quite a different set of tensions, doesn't it?
The yarn recommends a 5mm needle, and I'd started with a 4.5mm needle, gone down to 4mm, and I'm currently using 3.25mm needles for the top pair of rows.
Feels like I've tried this sort of thing before, somehow...
#knitting
The yarn recommends a 5mm needle, and I'd started with a 4.5mm needle, gone down to 4mm, and I'm currently using 3.25mm needles for the top pair of rows.
Feels like I've tried this sort of thing before, somehow...
#knitting
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Well, double-knitting takes quite a different set of tensions, doesn't it?
The yarn recommends a 5mm needle, and I'd started with a 4.5mm needle, gone down to 4mm, and I'm currently using 3.25mm needles for the top pair of rows.
Feels like I've tried this sort of thing before, somehow...
#knitting
The yarn recommends a 5mm needle, and I'd started with a 4.5mm needle, gone down to 4mm, and I'm currently using 3.25mm needles for the top pair of rows.
Feels like I've tried this sort of thing before, somehow...
#knitting
First layout seems to work. The yellow pieces are the rectangles for the speaker boxes, the green are the sides for the radio box, and the mostly-blue pieces are the radio box's top and bottom pieces.
A good first attempt, especially for my very first use of #OpenSCAD!
#fm-radio-project
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A good first attempt, especially for my very first use of #OpenSCAD!
#fm-radio-project
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November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
First layout seems to work. The yellow pieces are the rectangles for the speaker boxes, the green are the sides for the radio box, and the mostly-blue pieces are the radio box's top and bottom pieces.
A good first attempt, especially for my very first use of #OpenSCAD!
#fm-radio-project
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A good first attempt, especially for my very first use of #OpenSCAD!
#fm-radio-project
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Found the needles!
Turns out, they were in with some yarn I'd identified by type a while ago, and intended to try some Entrelac techniques with, but never got around to at the time. And now I'm fairly certain it was a larger diameter than I'd thought it was.
Hopefully these are long enough!
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Turns out, they were in with some yarn I'd identified by type a while ago, and intended to try some Entrelac techniques with, but never got around to at the time. And now I'm fairly certain it was a larger diameter than I'd thought it was.
Hopefully these are long enough!
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November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Found the needles!
Turns out, they were in with some yarn I'd identified by type a while ago, and intended to try some Entrelac techniques with, but never got around to at the time. And now I'm fairly certain it was a larger diameter than I'd thought it was.
Hopefully these are long enough!
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Turns out, they were in with some yarn I'd identified by type a while ago, and intended to try some Entrelac techniques with, but never got around to at the time. And now I'm fairly certain it was a larger diameter than I'd thought it was.
Hopefully these are long enough!
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Sigh.
This has been bugging me for a while now, as the experiments I've been doing with the other cake of "Autograph" (the purple yarn) haven't been turning out in any useful way.
The new plan is to use these two colours in actual double-knitting. Wish me luck! I haven't done this yet...
#yarn
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This has been bugging me for a while now, as the experiments I've been doing with the other cake of "Autograph" (the purple yarn) haven't been turning out in any useful way.
The new plan is to use these two colours in actual double-knitting. Wish me luck! I haven't done this yet...
#yarn
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November 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Sigh.
This has been bugging me for a while now, as the experiments I've been doing with the other cake of "Autograph" (the purple yarn) haven't been turning out in any useful way.
The new plan is to use these two colours in actual double-knitting. Wish me luck! I haven't done this yet...
#yarn
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This has been bugging me for a while now, as the experiments I've been doing with the other cake of "Autograph" (the purple yarn) haven't been turning out in any useful way.
The new plan is to use these two colours in actual double-knitting. Wish me luck! I haven't done this yet...
#yarn
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I've begun to harness the power of #OpenSCAD to choose dimensions for my FM radio project's enclosure.
I've got the dimensions of the plywood sheet plugged in, and am getting all the various pieces placed onto the sheet, with the 3D view coming later.
#fm-radio-project
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I've got the dimensions of the plywood sheet plugged in, and am getting all the various pieces placed onto the sheet, with the 3D view coming later.
#fm-radio-project
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November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I've begun to harness the power of #OpenSCAD to choose dimensions for my FM radio project's enclosure.
I've got the dimensions of the plywood sheet plugged in, and am getting all the various pieces placed onto the sheet, with the 3D view coming later.
#fm-radio-project
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I've got the dimensions of the plywood sheet plugged in, and am getting all the various pieces placed onto the sheet, with the 3D view coming later.
#fm-radio-project
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Not yet to scale, but this is one way to arrange all the faces for three enclosures within one piece of plywood.
In this instance, I'm still working under the assumption that I can get three different boxes (left and right speakers, and central radio module) out of one sheet.
#fm-radio-project
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In this instance, I'm still working under the assumption that I can get three different boxes (left and right speakers, and central radio module) out of one sheet.
#fm-radio-project
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November 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Not yet to scale, but this is one way to arrange all the faces for three enclosures within one piece of plywood.
In this instance, I'm still working under the assumption that I can get three different boxes (left and right speakers, and central radio module) out of one sheet.
#fm-radio-project
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In this instance, I'm still working under the assumption that I can get three different boxes (left and right speakers, and central radio module) out of one sheet.
#fm-radio-project
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The full length of this Tunisian Double-Knit Stitch scarf, nearly using up the entirety of this Caron Slice of Anniversary Cake yarn.
Ten inches is pretty wide, right? Should I frog the whole thing and narrow it down a bit? Or just keep going?
#crochet #crochetscarf #tunisiancrochet
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Ten inches is pretty wide, right? Should I frog the whole thing and narrow it down a bit? Or just keep going?
#crochet #crochetscarf #tunisiancrochet
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November 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The full length of this Tunisian Double-Knit Stitch scarf, nearly using up the entirety of this Caron Slice of Anniversary Cake yarn.
Ten inches is pretty wide, right? Should I frog the whole thing and narrow it down a bit? Or just keep going?
#crochet #crochetscarf #tunisiancrochet
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Ten inches is pretty wide, right? Should I frog the whole thing and narrow it down a bit? Or just keep going?
#crochet #crochetscarf #tunisiancrochet
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The original rank pip buttons against the other three options.
Though I should probably take a better picture soon, as the four photos were taken under different lighting conditions, so it's not the best colour comparison.
#tng-cardigan
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Though I should probably take a better picture soon, as the four photos were taken under different lighting conditions, so it's not the best colour comparison.
#tng-cardigan
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November 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The original rank pip buttons against the other three options.
Though I should probably take a better picture soon, as the four photos were taken under different lighting conditions, so it's not the best colour comparison.
#tng-cardigan
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Though I should probably take a better picture soon, as the four photos were taken under different lighting conditions, so it's not the best colour comparison.
#tng-cardigan
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