A Little Amusement for Jigsaw Aficionados

Thanks Butty, yes my foot is fine, I can nearly get my shoe on and then I'll be able to drive.
At least I've caught up on the cleaning

Oops, no, not your ankle - your foot!

Ella You're welcome! Glad to hear you're enjoying them!

Hope your ankle is improving.

Thanks to Butty [sarcastic emoticon] , my life now consists of New Yorker jigsaws and Gransnet!

Help..................

I'm hooked! Or should that be it just clicked for me!

Butty - thank you - that was fun. (I bought a 1500 jigsaw in a charity shop the other day, stayed up half the night with it spread out before me on the dining table, squinting in the poor light. Same thing next day. Woke up with a headache and decided this could easily take over my life. Back to the charity shop!)

Thanks, I'll have a look.

petallus If you want to do some knitting that can be useful and not fill the house ! Look at this site.

www.knit-a-square.com/

I have used up a lot of old yarn usefully on this.

I also find the jigidi site quite addictive.

... and me! Thanks from me too Butty! (Only did a level 1 puzzle tho')

Just had a go. Great fun! Thanks, butty!

It is - the satisfaction takes on a different essence. It's hard work. I don't know whether I like it as much - it doesn't quite have that instant gratification.

Turning the pieces eh? That would make a difference, much harder.

pettalus

My last one - Level 3 (Oh!) took me 29 mintues + some seconds.

Use this mantra: It's not a waste of time - it good for the brain!

(In level 3 you have to turn the pieces.........adds a certain frisson)

I have run out of things to knit. We have too many scarves, blankets and knitted dolls in our house already.

I have found a drawback to my jigsaw app.

At the end of a 'game' it lets me know how long it took me to complete the puzzle (the last one was 23 minutes) and for some reason I then get a pang of guilt at the 'waste' of time.

Thanks for the info.,*when*.
I have rarely done jigsaws in 'real life' - but there is something about doing the N.Yorker cover page on line that has captured me. Probably because I'm an avid reader of their articles.
I'm also aware that the sudden interest in jigsaw-ing is to do with the winter months and being in 'limbo' re. the house selling.
......and I'm tired of knitting squares

The free 'Bright jigsaw puzzles' app is excellent. You can make the pieces smaller or larger, use your own photos, get free collections, and search Flickr for an ever-changing variety of pictures. Perfect for a jigsaw addict like me!

As far as i can see, you can't get these particular jigsaws for ipad. However there are several other jigsaw apps. I have downloaded one. Very good. The all important click is louder and a little clickier.

I wondered why I wasn't getting a 'click' - volume had been turned right down...

I love these,thanks Butty. That little click gets me too.
I do the sudoku X on the DM online and I love the accompanying noises on that too

At first glance the virtual jigsaws are easier because you have clues in the way up the pieces are.

With real ones, my cat is a problem. She waits until I have got going on one and then seizes her chance to roll all over it.

Just did a level two!

Well! posting that just now, was mean thing to do when a person has to go out tonight! Particulary to a jigsaw addict. I shall complain to GNHQ

petallus They are bugger for keeping one up late at night! "Just another few pieces." and its after 1pm.

Yes. when it clicks into place, very satisfying. I actually put two bits in the wrong place without noticing at first, then saw they didn't quite fit.

I used to do a lot of jigsaw-puzzles and would stay up half the night when they were near finishing.

Petallus I find the little click disarmingly addictive!

(Perhaps I'd make a good candidate as Pavlov's dog.....)

Yes! I've just done the George Bush one. Very satisfying and probably addictive (to me anyway).

I think I'll see if there is an ipad app.