The Tragedy of High-Performance Clothing YouTube video by Kristine Vike

Kristine Vike has done another video for us all to learn from. youtu.be/LYZKRWHutuU

Tässä ei toki kannata unohtaa Metan vastuuta alustastaan.

Kadonnut lapsi joutui rasistisen somevyöryn kohteeksi Rovaniemellä – asiaan puuttuivat poliisi ja kirkkoherra Lapin poliisilaitos julkaisi 13-vuotiaan tummaihoisen lapsen katoamisilmoituksen somessa, mutta joutui sulkemaan keskustelun rasististen kommenttien takia.

(Vain) tämän tekstin perusteella pohdin, kuinka hyvä on, että asiaan puututtiin, kuinka vähän poliisi (pystyy??) puuttuu tekijöiden toimintaan ja kuinka kirkkoherran tekstissä keskityttiin rasismin kokemiseen, mutta ei siihen, että tuomittaisiin joukossamme esiityvää järkyttävän rasistista käytöstä.

Is this the (not so) secret key to effective resistance? YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

youtu.be/ecZRhWh8qgs
On the Guardian craftimism article.

@kialasu's 2025 October Reads. Book covers. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, Uncharmed, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, Rewitched, The Hawthorn Legacy, A Merry Little Lie.

Storygraph made me a collage of the books I listened to last month. It may look pretty and charming but I would recommend checking out content warnings for the Ill-Mannered Ladies. Those books are quite dark.

The Ladies were my favourite stories of last month, non the less.
#booksky #reading

Ateal and mint knit swatch and a colourwork mitten with flower motif on wooden surface.

A colourwork mitten on wooden surface. The palm side is up. Thumb is open ended tube crafted on the mitten. The thumb is too high on the mitten to be usable.

I machine knit a small swatch and a large swatch. The thumb placement was too high. And the mitten is too small. This shall be a lesson. I do not have it in me to undo the seam and rehang colourwork on the machine.

I modified a #taitopirkanmaa pattern for this

#machineknitting 🧶 #knitting #mitten

Looks beautiful! The pink and blue look warmer with yellow in between. And cooler next to each other.

The AI Industry Is Not Well YouTube video by AI In Context

youtu.be/r_9wkavYt4Y

Routine reminder

It’s a great time to cast on the casual very comfy "Idris sweater". The pattern is free via Ravelry through September 12th. Knitted in the round from the top down.I knitted two of them already it's that good~ 🧶
#justknitting #knit #knitsky #allthingsyarn #crafting #sweaterknitting #showmeyourknits

A white beanie with gray dog motif and beige top on a white table in soft light. On the left corner of the pic are roses in a vase. The beanie has a folded edge. The dog noses and and ears are dark bown and sewn on. One of the dogs has pooped.

I knit a beanie. Machine knit the white part and hand knit the beige part. I sew the noses, ears/eyes and the 💩. Because dogs 💩 sometimes.

The gauge being the same with both techniques was a happy coincidence.

Motif is from #stoneknits book.

#machineknitting #knitting #handknitting 🧶🪡

Thank you 😊❤️

Wow!

Three twisted hanks of yarn on green grass. Two of the hanks are two-ply, one white and one purple-pink thread. The colour changes a lot in the yarn. The third hank is chain plied yarn using only the pink-purple thread.

My Tour de Fleece spins. One of the hanks is more tightly wound. They both have about 111 g in them (3.9 oz?), but one has ~15 meters more yarn. So quite even for me. The third hank is the excess pink thread, chain plied.

Thank you all for sharing your lovely handspun 🧶❤️
#tourdefleece #handspun 🧶

Thanks! 😊

Thank you 😊

A hank of handspun yarn held in hand over grassy ground. The yarn is two ply. One thread changes colour from pink to purple and white many times with no pattern. The second thread is white. Over all the colour is airy.

#tourdefleece first half of the spun yarn plied. This is corriedale.

One tread is spun from handdyed tops and the other is white.

I like how airy the end result is.

#spinning #handspun 🧶

Wow!

A white wool yarn on a bobbin on a spinning wheel. The rive band has snapped and is hanging off the wheel.

Pic of dusty spinning wheel wheel (red) and pedals. A spoke for bobbins is held in hand in front of the wheel. The wheel stands on a fuchsia rug/carpet.

Pic of the spinning wheel from up top. It is cleaned and there are dirty paper towels on the floor.

Pic of the spinning wheel and pedals. Now the spinning wheel wheel is dustfree and there are dirty papertowels on the floor. (And celery leaves for bunnies on the floor on the background)

The drive band of my spinning wheel snapped. 2 days of #tourdefleece to go. Luckily I had purchased a spare one, when I bought extra whorls for the wheel. I bought the wheel used and thought this might happen eventually.

I took this as an opportunity to clean my wheel as well.
And on we spin 🧶

Yep, I have to find if I have spare one.

I found reason for the wheel acting up. The drive band snapped.

I feel for you ❤️ For some reason my spinning wheel's tension has been bit temperamental and at times the bobbin looks like a hedgehog and I have to unravel.

I am Scared for Ireland... YouTube video by Hank Green

This is for everyone, but for Europeans especially.

What can you do today?

Email your politicians and/or support Greenpeace or other organisation. 🌍

youtu.be/pThcIgJyNME
#climatechange #climatejustice

It is. When it goes smoothly 😄

This was my #tourdefleece today. I took the weel outside.
#handspun 🧶

It looks like candy 😍

Thank you ❤️

Pink and purple gradient yarn on a bobbin on a spinning wheel.

I hope the finish this corriedale braid tomorrow. It has been very nice wool to spin. 🧶
I love the colour 😍💜
#tourdefleece #handspun

A knitting pattern freebie~ 🎁
My new "Energy shawl" is a fun+easy knit. I do like the colors and the textures a lot, though other colors are in the shop. 🧶🧶
The pattern is free through July 11th.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitsky #knit #justknitting #allthingsyarn #shawlknitting #summerknits

A bobbin half full of single thread of yarn in pinks and purples.

1/4 to go of my Lollipop corriedale top. Happy #tourdefleece!

🧶 #handspun