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I saw a red guy doll at a comic book store and decided to make one.

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Practicing some knitting skills in a swatch before I cast on my first knitted top. First skill is the German twisted cast on and I am so happy to say it only took me a few tries to get it! Next skill to learn is German short rows!

Also, I keep dropping my empty needle because I am so used to circulars 🙃

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I really wanted a Labubu but my massive yarn stash told me we got Labubu at home

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They should invent a way to sit hunched over doing crafts that is Good for your body

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Spinning: *screams*

Knitting! Nope gotta untangle string first

Crochet! After I untangle some string

Weaving - untangle lots of string

Cross stitch - hold up, string is tangled and I am full of rage

Sewing: string tangled into tiny knots of hatred

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i fucking love knitting !!!!! but unfortunately it is also the bane of my existence

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Baby Nosferatu

Pattern: Nosferatu by Rikki Gustafson

I have been obsessed with silent films lately so for anyone who cares here are my top five favorites of the ones I have watched so far

1. The Man Who Laughs (idk if its my #1 just because I am in love with Conrad Veidt but I genuinely loved this movie)

2. A Dog's Life (i am not a dog person whatsoever but it tugged at my heartstrings)

3. The Monster

4. Nosferatu

5. The Hands of Orlac

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More medieval dyes for y'all!

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when i look up a knitting term, the last thing I want is an ai overview. I want a 60+ year old woman with no understanding of lighting or helpful camera angles who still manages to give the most concise and clear explanation of how to execute purl 2tog through the backloop. ai summary fuck off, where is phyllis?

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Little mend on the quilt my friend's grandma made for me

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I honestly don’t understand why there aren’t more people who, when given the platform to discuss minimum wage, don’t simply distill it to the simplest of facts:

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

Our goal as a society should be to protect each other, especially those that most need protection, not to subsidize failing businesses whose owners could quite well subsidize them on their own.

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Mini Cauldron Pin Cushion, a free crochet pattern designed by Tashell Simon-Hayward on Ravelry.

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Last week I finished my first pair of socks! Top down, vanilla, colour change (100% wool + nylon blend for heel and toe), ssk heel flap. I followed orangeknits’ how I roll pattern (a treasury of techniques!)

They're a bit wonky but I love them nonetheless. I feel like I have achieved a big step (pun intended) in knitting! Lots of love to my bestie who helped me through the process, but also gifted me the yarn and needles last Christmas. I was very intimidated when she told me I would learn to knit socks in 2025, and yet here we are!

Sockmaking will quickly become an addiction I think. I'm already working on a new pair lol

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On Sashiko