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knitting patterns

not sure where to post this, but which is the best site to get free downloads of baby knitting patterns. any suggestions, or tell me which is the best category to post this, very grateful

yesterday

Carpet and Upholstery cleaner

I have tried home steamers, vax 6131 and nothing does credit to the cleaning of my carpets and especially my upholstery which is in dire need of cleaning. When I told a friend I was going to B & Q...

mandy22

Smear test and colopscopy results

I recently had a smear test come back with abnormal results. Within a few weeks I had appointment for a colopscopy to investigate this further. During this they could not find any abnormal cells, and...

queen 1954

call diverting when theres a fault on your line

my bt phone line developed a fault today and i reported it online,ive been given a date by which it should be resolved and i see that i can have my calls diverted to my mobile free of charge.however i...

Marijn

Plumbing qualifications

I'm looking for a reliable plumber with the relevant qualifications to fix my boiler. A card came through the door with a plumber's number. It says he is City and Guilds qualified. Is that enough, or...

Prudie

Stained laminate help please

I left a Tesco carrier bag with 2 bottles of cold milk in the hall overnight and the red and blue from the plastic bag has stained my laminate floor. I've left bleach on and gently scoured but it...

flobadob

Discover your mental age, if you dare.

I posted this a few months back and people seemed to enjoy it so thought we could give it a new run. It's a 20 question test which at the end gives you your mental age. I just did it again and got 37,...

nextqueen

hoover

can anyone recommend a good hoover?did consider dyson but after out last one 8 yrs ago, no impressed. dont want an upright but a powerful one and easy to store.

LOZ77

clean sticky tape off PVC door

When we had our 2 kittens, I taped up the cat flap for a while to stop them escaping. However, now they go outside, then brown parcel tape I used has left sticky brown marks on the white PVC door. Any...

queen 1954

cd stuck in my laptop

i put a cd into my laptop and when it wouldnt play i opened the drawer only to find it empty.i guess i stupidly didnt click it into place properly and now its gone inside the laptop.i turned it on its...

c.shallow

Someone has opened an account in my name

I have just check my credit report and I have discovered that someone who is living in my old address has opened a Catalogue account in my name. What can I do about this??

Pottyone

Washing my duvet

How many of you wash your duvets? And how often? Not the cover, the actaul duvet itself. My OH doesn't think they should be washed at all! Also, last time I took it to the launderette it cost more to...

Kefalonia

Slippers for the sartorially challenged

OK, here's my question. Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of men's old fashioned tartan (preferably) zip up slippers? The only website I can find, slippersforu, has one pair but any others out...

carlton23

Hotpoint Gas Cooker

I have taken ABERS advise and had it fitted by Gas Safe fitters, glad I did, they said the fitting from the wall was upside down and have made an excellent new and easier to get at fixing. cost...

Marijn

Freshening up a second-hand washing machine

Has anybody any tips on how to freshen up a second hand washing machine. I know for dishwashers you can buy lemon scented thingies that you put in the machine and put an empty wash on. Is there...

crapmemory

Moving

I read somewhere about a website that you could use if you were moving. You can notify your council, utilities etc., that you are moving virtually all in one go. Can anyone tell me the website as I...

chessington

tooth extraction

I had a tooth out last Tuesday, top back, it still hurts like the tooth is still there, I went back to the dentist thursday and he flushed it out and put in a dressing, this did not help??? anyone...

237SJ

Garden solar lights

I`ve got three solar lights in the garden and only one works now. One died a death a while ago and now the other one`s gone. I presume the batteries wear out eventually after constantly recharging...

sg

Cleaning the carpet

I have a problem, a pigeon has been in and soiled a carpet, and I have brushed out the mess so it looks clean, but the smell of ammonia remains. Is there a particular product and method for cleaning...

speedyvic

Virgin V Box

Hi there, i recently moved from virgin to sky. My contract ended a couple of weeks ago and i have just received a letter and empty box from Virgin requesting i return the V box. I had no idea i had to...

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