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  • taurusgb
    taurusgb Posts: 909 Forumite
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    jennyjelly wrote: »
    You get the main one on the left and the photostream with the left & right arrows to click on the right of the page.

    thanks jennyjelly I am not the most technical person!
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  • Ok, to find the elusive mountain and sun icon...

    Start from the "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of THIS page

    There should be lots of icons just above where you type... it has ones that look like B (for bold) a slanted I (for Italics), a U with an underline, and so on?

    Amongst those icons, there is a yellow-ish box, 7th one from the left... It's between an Earth with two link chains, and a speach bubble... see it? - it's suppose to have a mountain and a sun, but it's not the best image of them.

    Click on that icon

    Should bring up the box asking for the image URL?

    Paste the link into there...
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2010 at 8:53PM
    jennyjelly wrote: »
    Ok, I'm probably being totally dense here, but I'm blowed if I can see a mountain and sun - I went onto my photos and selected the one I want so it came up as the main photo - was I in the wrong place?

    When you reply on here, above the text box are loads of icons for bold, italic, underline etc. The icon to insert a picture is 14 icons along. On my small netbook screen, it looks a bit like a postcard with a mountain on the bottom and a stamp in the top right. That's the bit you click on and it will bring up a box to paste the URL of the picture.

    Edited to add, the 14th icon is if you've clicked on the advanced reply option, rather than the quick reply option.
  • jennyjelly
    jennyjelly Posts: 1,708 Forumite
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    Now I see - I was looking on the Flickr page for the sun/mountain thingy. Thanks for being so patient pink, and also Gingervamp for the final nudge in the right direction.
    Oh dear, here we go again.
  • pink_numbers
    pink_numbers Posts: 917 Forumite
    edited 18 January 2010 at 12:09AM
    Yay! Well done!!! :j:j:j:j:j:j:j


    (I just edited the original instruction to include how to find the evasive mountain and sun icon)
  • Argh! I've just started the 'learn to crochet' dvd. I can do chain stitches, and I can do treble stitches, but doubles? Not a chance. It seems to be so tight that I can't get the hook through both the loops, when you're trying to pick up the stitches in the first place (if that makes sense). Does anyone have any advice?

    TIA

    Caroline
    :D**Thanks to everyone on here for hints, tips and advice!**:D
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  • pink_numbers Your bag is absolutely gorgeous, I could very happily steal it! I like your slightly more muted colours even more than Lucy's bright version. Did you line it?

    Sorry angeltreats, I missed your post the first time round :rolleyes:

    Thank you for your kind comment :D I didn't line it, I've no idea how to make the inside lining bit out of fabric, as I'm useless with sewing. I may learn out to and line it at a later date :)
  • Argh! I've just started the 'learn to crochet' dvd. I can do chain stitches, and I can do treble stitches, but doubles? Not a chance. It seems to be so tight that I can't get the hook through both the loops, when you're trying to pick up the stitches in the first place (if that makes sense). Does anyone have any advice?

    TIA

    Caroline

    Relax. That's the best thing to do. By the sounds of what you are describing, you are pulling on the yarn and the piece you are making too tightly (does your hands hurt?) and therefore the stitches are becoming very tight.

    The yarn on your left hand (if you're right handed) shouldn't be digging into your fingers, should just be lightly resting. Your right hand should just be lightly holding your crochet piece in place, rather than pulling on it.

    btw, your treble stitches should be going through both the loops too!
  • taurusgb wrote: »
    Please can someone tell me if I insert this link

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/46578752@N05/4278122887/in/photostream

    do all the photos show up or just the one on the page?

    Thanks

    You want to use this link if you want to show all your photos:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/46578752@N05/

    and this link if you want to just show off your December 2009 Crafts set:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/46578752@N05/sets/72157623220362934/
  • Relax. That's the best thing to do. By the sounds of what you are describing, you are pulling on the yarn and the piece you are making too tightly (does your hands hurt?) and therefore the stitches are becoming very tight.

    The yarn on your left hand (if you're right handed) shouldn't be digging into your fingers, should just be lightly resting. Your right hand should just be lightly holding your crochet piece in place, rather than pulling on it.

    btw, your treble stitches should be going through both the loops too!

    Lol that's the thing, I'm doing trebles and am able to pick up both the loops with ease, which is why I'm bemused as to why I can't manage the double! :o I must be pulling it too tightly, but it doesn't seem like I am. Maybe when I'm doing doubles there's less to hold on to so I'm pulling it and not even realising? :confused:
    :D**Thanks to everyone on here for hints, tips and advice!**:D
    MSEers are often quicker than google

    "Freedom is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear" - G. Orwell
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