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So I've been pretty frustrated with the fact that my crocheting is always inside-out and/or upside-down. I decided to consult YouTube to figure out what the deal was. My problem is/was that I tossed my yarn like I do when I knit (I guess that's English style vs. Continental? or something like that). Anyway, I decided to try the whole wrap the yarn around the fingers and take a go.

Look at what happened to my tension! Good god, it's like I went down a hook size. I mean, the result is a much cleaner and tighter looking stitch, but I suppose I should have tried out the transition on something that I wasn't intending on giving to someone. Now I get to do a good old ramen session and try to be more consistent.

I think I've gotten the whole tension thing down now, and now my projects don't turn out inside-out. But a poor cactus has been sacrificed in the process. Well, at least ten rows or so of a cactus. I have to try and salvage it.

Now it's time to answer some questions I know have been bugging you all. I hear you thinking:

So Emily, what do you do with your WIPs during their downtime? Doesn't your cat try to shred them to bits?

Answer: yes, yes he does. So I hide them up on my big bookshelf

This has proven effective thusfar.

So Emily, what do you do when your cat falls asleep next to you?

I put him in kid's sunglasses and take pictures. .... muaahaha ...

I mean ... he's just asking for it.