tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post1215400826085618802..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-2766838204254209402008-11-20T03:28:00.000+00:002008-11-20T03:28:00.000+00:00Filters are a patch; if at all possible, find out ...Filters are a patch; if at all possible, find out what the cause is and have it removed. Air testing is the first step. Since it didn't bother you for the first 15 years, it's something new - mold, a bird's nest, a mouse's nest, whatever. I doubt that you have an air conditioner in the cottage but anything like that can be a mold factory.<BR/><BR/>The thought strikes me that perhaps some modern materials were fine for a while but are now deteriorating. (I know some old kinds of foam cushioning disintegrate after a dozen years or so.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55753678681416585072008-11-19T21:07:00.000+00:002008-11-19T21:07:00.000+00:00Wearable HEPA filters are much like wearing gas-ma...Wearable HEPA filters are much like wearing gas-masks. Get the job done, but not terribly comfortable. That one's a quality of life issue you have to decide yourself, but I wouldn't want to spend a weekend in one. <BR/><BR/>We use a HEPA filter - replaced monthly - in the air intake of our regular house furnace. I have asthma, and can actually tell what kind of filter we have by how I breathe. I'm not sure your cottage HAS a furnace, but if it does, make sure you replace the filters regularly with something better than suggested. <BR/><BR/>Also, if you do wind up chasing mold, don't forget to look in any air ducts that may exist. <BR/><BR/>You might also want to consider a stand-alone air filter in the suspicious area. They're similar to a space heater, but instead of heating, they cycle the air through themselves, and of course through a filter. <BR/><BR/>Definitely get the air tested. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90809218884683055922008-11-19T17:42:00.000+00:002008-11-19T17:42:00.000+00:00oh hats. they can be impossible. knitted the sun...oh hats. they can be impossible. knitted the sunflower tam by norah gaughan and there is no way anyone could have made it to measure. my gauge was much tighter than indicated and yet it came out to fit an elephant. that is annoying. <BR/><BR/>i like the esther williams cap though and i was so looking forward to seeing your's.<BR/><BR/>blatant colours in november. who could blame anyone for falling for that temptation.knititchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143430462744751602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-70031726249660714832008-11-19T15:02:00.000+00:002008-11-19T15:02:00.000+00:00My sympathies about your "too small" hat Jean. Hat...My sympathies about your "too small" hat Jean. Hats are my worst thing to knit for this very reason- they are either way too small or so big they hang down over my eyes. I find it impossible to look at a hat on the needles and judge its size. <BR/><BR/>kristieinbcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-7310440290141693742008-11-19T14:48:00.000+00:002008-11-19T14:48:00.000+00:00Mould in new construction is more likely than old ...Mould in new construction is more likely than old - lathe and plaster doesn't mold, but sheetrock does. I don't know about public health departments in UK, but public/environmental health here could steer you to testing.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com