Found this on the side of the road. Almost left it, but then saw that the top opened. So of course I brought it home, cleaned it up, oiled it, and replaced the knobs. And now it (briefly) looks like this. Its real use for me will be as a plant stand, but we needed the rainbow thread pic!

Series of thoughts, more or less in order: 1: Ohhhh, pretty! 2: God fucking dammit...oh wait, there's another one on the other side...do I even actually know how to knit? 3: Hold on, I can fix it... 4: I shall now be smugly satisfied that at least my mistakes teach me to be good at fixing things.

My country is inaugurating a fascist rapist today. Again. Instead of a competent woman. Again. And that's doing a number on my brain, so I'm going to spend the day working on the next iteration of this.

Oh this is beautiful!!! And I want a story of that border guard's thoughts!

Wöldten | Knitwear Designer@woldten.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Lindal Skjørt knitting pattern is available on Ravelry at www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... I was so thrilled to capture these images during my holiday on Grand Manan Island, NB, CA. Traveling with a full size dress form, on the other hand, did cause some delays at the border. lol 🧶🪡🧵 knitting

Libraries are so damn cool! My local library is doing a four week embroidery class, and it's been so fun. First two weeks turned out this, and you can totally come join for the next two weeks if you're so inclined! 🧶 www.librarycamden.org/event/healin...

I'm trying out tiktok. Which I realize this is hilariously bad timing, what with the ban. But whatever, that's what being a small business is like! So, if you're on there come find me: www.tiktok.com/@HunterHamme... I don't know what I'm doing, so there may be amusing mistakes! 🧶

I thought I was done knitting urchins. I really did. But then you see I found myself somewhere that sold beads. And I was quickly overcome. As so often happens. So now there must be at least a few more urchins. I'm sure you understand. 🧶

Remember those pinchy pinch purses your grandma had in her bag? The ones where you pretended they were monster mouths when you opened them? How about a knitted version? Going 'chomp chomp chomp' is optional, but encouraged! 🧶 rav: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... payhip: payhip.com/b/plj4H

Oh my. Maine.

Help the folks doing good work in states with bad laws. They really need it.

Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 2y ago

Was NOT expecting to do a plug (hence the stumbling awkwardness) but EVERY dollar truly helps and I couldn’t be more grateful. We’ve survived almost 2 years now mostly on donations of $50 or less. givebutter.com/WAWCclinic

Correct.

Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2y ago

Gonna have to say, that’s a “yes” from me, dog.

I possess: 1) an eye-searingly bright pink sweater with substandard buttons (& bonus kitten guardian) 2) three options for slightly better buttons 3) plans spend tomorrow evening at one of the rare events at which this sweater would be appropriate 4) crippling indecision Help me pick! 🧶

Well this looks like a good thing to do when I sit down at my computer this morning!

Wes Cowley@wes.wordsbywes.ink · 2y ago

This morning, I opened a PDF to find Adobe Acrobat giving me an AI-generated summary of it. That led to a rabbit hole of finding all the places Acrobat’s AI Assistant has to be turned off. Here they are: www.wordsbywes.ink/a... #LLMs #AmEditing

DO NOT DRINK RAW MILK EVER but particularly not now arstechnica.com/science/2024...

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

arstechnica.com

This is fine. This is a reasonable thing to do with both my time and yarn. Totally fine. Absolutely normal. No need for alarm. 🧶

I have successfully done a bookshelf purge. I have 3 tall bookcases in the dining room, and between them I was able to locate 20 books that are ready to go live happier lives somewhere else. This, plus a little rearranging, led to the creation of One Empty Shelf, which I shall fill with plants.

All of this. Plus amazon's new return policy is traaaaash. I have to take anything I want to return to Staples, which is more than an hour of driving for me. They require this even if the item is damaged/defective. They charge for other options. This policy has cut my orders by at least 75%.

Thomas 🚀 SFF180@sff180.bsky.social · 2y ago

Important thread to read: New reason not to order books online from Amazon. And this one is especially sleazy. I also warn folks that they haven’t shipped books in sturdy boxes in a long time. They use the thinnest low-end padded mailers they can. Your book will arrive damaged, period.

The plant I thought was dying has made a bunch of new leaves. This is one of the five good feelings. Others include "happy cat on me," "excellent leftovers in the fridge for lunch," "fresh sheets," and "ooooh, I forgot I'd already done that bit, now I'm ahead of schedule."

What’s the emoji for no fucking shit you reap what you sow that’s what comes from being a bunch of selfish assholes disabled people fucking told you this would happen our system wasn’t set up to handle all the chronically ill we already had now we’re gonna all fucking suffer for it we are in hell

‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms

CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendations

theguardian.com

We're voting over here: patreon.com/posts/which-... and whichever one wins will come out later this month! 🧶

Hunter Hammersen@hunterhammersen.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've got...expansion packs for both of these patterns that talk about how you do all that nifty embroidery. They came out as exclusives for members last year, but now it's time to make them available more generally. And we need to pick which one!⁠ 🧶

I've got...expansion packs for both of these patterns that talk about how you do all that nifty embroidery. They came out as exclusives for members last year, but now it's time to make them available more generally. And we need to pick which one!⁠ 🧶

okay just because i know you all are tired of all of us with adhd complaining about the drug shortages, i'm leaving this here. please leave a comment! even if you don't have adhd! this is impacting you negatively by having to hear about it constantly lmfao

I've been doing this on the blog/patreon/instagram for a while, but I want to do it here too. Every month I do a post saying “abortions are good” and send a donation to AidAccess.org (where you can order abortion pills online, even if you live somewhere with a ban, even if you’re not pregnant).

My goodness this looks fantastic...

Dr Tiffani Angus@tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 2y ago

The deadline to apply for the Milford Bursary for SFF Writers of Colour is 29 Feb! The bursary covers the conference fee plus a week of room and board at Gladstone's Library in North Wales this September. Get more info here: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/bursary-for-...

I have PURGED THE YARN CLOSET. I did, of course, completely fail to take a before picture. But that will not stop me from reveling! The built in shelf & the white shelf used to be full of stuff, the bins themselves used to be bursting at the seams, & there had been yarn shoved between/on the bins.

Conservatives say “Project 2025” is their “Promise to America.” But from the perspective of multiracial, pluralistic democracy, it is more aptly described as an aggressive threat.   A thread, based on my new piece:   🧵1/

“Project 2025” Promises Revenge, Oppression, and Autocratic Rule

The Right’s plans for a return to power are driven by a radicalizing siege mentality and a desperate desire to restore dominance

thomaszimmer.substack.com

I wish to be eating mac & cheese. Please encourage me in this goal. The cheese bucket in the fridge has too many random nubbins anyway, so it's practically the responsible thing to do, right? Say yes.

this is the debate. Full stop. I hope that white women finally WAKE THE FUCK UP and realize that until we say NO, this shit will continue. Our power is limitless if we choose to stand firm. Women of color have known this for years and they are showing us the way. This is the year. #VoteBlue

Moira Donegan@moiradonegan.bsky.social · 2y ago

I always appreciate @jbouie.bsky.social’s columns but I’m particularly grateful for today’s which says with lucidity and grace something I’ve been trying to say much less successfully for years. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/o...

It's all bodily autonomy. If anyone is trying to take that away from any group, you can just assume they'll be coming for yours at some point too.

Chrissy Stroop@thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week’s column goes out to Pamela Paul and all the “liberals” who think they can throw fuel on the anti-trans fire without cis women’s rights getting burned www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/tran...

This is one of the things that feels really catastrophic these days. These are changes that don't change back easily, if ever.

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2y ago

Journalism is a *learned skillset*. The industry isn't just dying it's completely eliminating knowledge and abilities that took people decades to perfect. No matter what you think of "the media" without those skills you couldn't just wake up tomorrow and write an article worth reading.