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I knit, I read, I sew. I've tried most textile crafts and am even half way competent at some not listed. Not tatting though or lace. I cosplay. I read fanfic. In fact I will read almost anything. Not qualified to give legal advice.
I'm getting up super extra early to accompany one of my elderly parents to their cataract surgery appointment. And it's Friday 13th. Should have expected that the milk would all turn overnight frankly.
I do not recommend that as a way to start an extra early day, by the way.
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"Give us stories of satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars.
Give us gossip wicked and vital, dinner parties salacious and droll, debutantes vile and intrepid.
Give us unforgivable rudeness and oppressive etiquette, scathing asides and dire gaffes."
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Photo shows my hand written pattern notes, a translucent sparkly bookmark, and the original pattern below with tally marks showing how many pattern repeats I've done.
This is my pattern setup for keeping track of where I am: the original pattern is hard to read, so I wrote it out line by line, and use a bookmark under the row I'm currently on. I use tally marks to count how many pattern repeats I've done. I also have a row counter #Knitting
Photo shows a white lace blanket still being knitted. It is quite crumpled and the knitted on edge is visible as lace triangles. It is sitting on my blue jeans for a good contrast.
Still working on the lacy blanket for my colleague. Each tiny triangle takes 20 mins to knit. There are 56 triangles. I've done 20. The end is in sight, but still quite a way off! #Knitting
Morning Womble, I'm good and hope you are. Due to still knitting a neverending baby gift I am not reading a lot but roadworks on my bus commute means I'm working through Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke on library app. First read it ages ago and forgot half the details. Still great!
Wow auto correct does not like Susanna which is the first name of the first author I mention!!
BorrowBox refuses to exist individual named authors actually exist, as far as I can tell. Anything I've found that delights, has been by browsing not searching :(
Reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susan name Clarke on Libby, and The Priory of the Orange Tree on BorrowBox.
BorrowBox will not admit to having any T Kingfisher, T Pratchett or Diana Wynne Jones.
Libby will not accept the existence of the alphabet despite being a library app.
Library ebook app test comment: neither system I'm testing has a good search function. Finding something I want to read seems to be a lucky accident.
The Libby app on my tablet syncs with the one on my phone, so if I read on the phone, it goes to last read page on the tablet, which is good.
ooooh, I have been summoned to Jury Duty. Which makes my 3rd time :(
Oh no:( can you cut out enough to keep the dye colour progression going, or will it look different?
I shall be running a spindle spinning workshop at an event soon (not sure if I should be announcing it before the programme is out) but I've ordered the fibre wooo! 2 100g braids of dyed blue faced Leicester, and also 2 100g braids of humbug (one Shetland and one BFL).
Fun for everyone :)
Photo shows a lot of lace knitting with one tiny peak no longer connected to any live stitches. Only 55 more peaks to go.
In the progress on the blanket I am knitting for Colleague T, I have reached the stage of the knitted on lace edge. This is the last stage, other than sewing in ends and giving it a gentle wash and block. Omg the end is in sight!
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Brits: Please scream. This is a Labour govt proposing to hand the property of individual British workers to largely US corporations.
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"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot"
HELL. YES.
Welp. Seems like it's a good day to highlight trans books. I'll do this off and on all day, no idea how long the thread will eventually be. And if you need any trans book recommendations, post in here and I'll point you toward people who might know if I don't since I mostly do romantasy.
Oh those books are *so good*
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People who spindle spin: I am going to be running a spindle workshop and want to know what you would recommend for beginners in the way of fibre. I'm thinking dyed merino (assuming it's not felty), but does anyone have a better suggestion for beginners? #Fiberarts #Spindle
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Photo shows a jumble of white knitting, with a lace section stretched out over my dark jeans for contrast.
So, my lovely colleague T is going to become a parent in April. So I keep to finish this in March. March is next week. I am 10 of 17 lace repeats in, and also there is a lace edging to do. And it will need blocking, or what the elderly pattern calls, dressing. Sooo it's all knit all the time rn.