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What's a gansey? I've not heard of that. I'm a crocheter. I can't knit at all. Crochet is far more forgiving if you make a mistake! Add a stitch or take one away and  mostly people don't  notice

Is a Gansey a Guernsey Dani?

Hi I’m a crochet girl and like you say you say easily yo cover a missed stitch.gansey are thick jumpers like fisher men wear. 
Hazel xx

 MarkEL 

 Sooz99 

Yes like a guernsey. Knitted in one piece, no seams. 5 ply wool and a tight knit. 

My mum was good at that. I have a double bedspread made in fine crochet cotton. It took her a year. I can’t crochet to save my life! 

I crocheted a blanket for a double bed during lockdown. I had it finished in just a few months. That was a therapeutic thing to do at the time to keep my mind off of covid.

My throat is agony today and I'm really struggling with the pain, so just about to start another round of crochet to try and distract myself.

Hi you  can buy over the counter difflam which could help. Good old fashioned lukewarm water on 1 litre. One teaspoon  salt and teaspoon of baking powder. Plus try soluble aspirin in Luke warm water as a gargle to try to ease  throat. If it helps I didn’t have any issues with my throat when I was diagnosed no soreness no issues swallowing or drinking. But when I had tonsillitis in 2003 it turned into quinsies and that was horrendous. If you get to stage where you can’t swallow I woukd ring or get someone to ring 111 and check with them.

Hazel 

Thanks Hazel. I have difflam, but that is doing nothing unfortunately. 

I used to get tonsillitis all the time as a youngster. This pain is very different. I can swallow fine. Just had my dinner and finished it off with a big bowl of ice cream. I'll try and get some soluble aspirin tomorrow. 

I take paracetamol but again that doesn't seem to help at all.

Thanks for your support 

Sooz99 said:

My throat is agony today and I'm really struggling with the pain, so just about to start another round of crochet to try and distract myself.

Hi Sooz. I used soluble aspirin to gargle and spit with great success 

Thanks Dani, I need to get some of that. 

Finished a whole round of crochet which did distract me