Anyone know whether today is a ‘ceasefire’ day or a ‘destroy your civilisation’ day yet?

It was certainly that! After the first couple of feet, I had to start carrying it around in a pillowcase to make sure it stayed clean and didn't felt.

Thank you!

HUGE shawls are the best!

How do you like that Yamaha amp? I dithered and ended up with a Fender (which is fine as I am far more acoustic than electric), but I still have my eye on one of the THR models.

A handknit cowl in progress (WIP) using Sanquhar patterns in navy and white.

A smiling brown-haired woman in a grey sweatshirt models an enormous handknit cowl done using Sanquhar patterns in navy and white.

Cowl week!

This cowl was a pandemic project. I decided to take on something stranded that would force me to master 2-handed colorwork. It took the better part of a a year and the difference in gauge between the beginning and ending inches is laughable.

#showmeyourknits
#knitsky
#knittersofbluesky

A picture-postcard view of a driveway winding between blooming trees, under a deep blue spring sky.

Just like a picture postcard.

When I'm 91, I sure hope that I'm too busy entertaining myself to respond to welfare checks.

Officially, it was 87 degrees today; my backyard was over 90. Turned on the a/c for survival.

There is snow in the forecast for Sunday night.

The 'pope-off'! Hah!!

This GOP war with the Pope might be the new dumbest thing they’ve done, and as usual, it’s completely self-inflicted.

Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing.

And your knitting!!

This firmly agnostic renegade Catholic is also on Team Pope.

Celebratory dance in Hungary

We're fucking next.

Specifics are on the Association's website here:

www.sockenweltrekord.com/sockeninfos/

I'm in the Sparrow camp too. It has a subtlety that the other options don't quite.

I know that we were talking socks last week, but here is a World Record attempt to keep an eye on. Wouldn't it be great if the world knitting community could help? 36,000 socks is a lot!

For the non-German speakers: swissyarnfestival.ch?page_id=3361...

#knitsky
#sockknitting
#knittersofbluesky

Wow! That is impressive!!

Good luck, Hungary. We're rooting for you out here today.

I was taught as an 8 year-old by the most patient (right-handed) yarn store owner in the state of Illinois. These days there are tons of Lefty resources on the internet if you're still interested.

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Oh, there was no pattern involved here! (The shaping might have been a bit more refined if there were) This was all self-inflicted.

schönes Handwerk!

Thanks! It was fun but not something I care to repeat anytime soon. 😀

A patternless cabled poncho in sage green wool, that I made up as I went along.

#showmeyourknits this week is cables:

So here is a ridiculous top-down patternless cabled poncho. By the time I got to a point that resembled an end, I had strung together at least 4 of the longest circular needles that I owned at the time. It took me days to bind off.

#knitsky
#knittersofbluesky

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Can we please get back to finding out what’s in the Epstein Files?

Where’s Congress? 🕵🏻‍♀️