A stack of hand knits on the lap of a person sitting in a car. The bottom layer is a cabled sweater, still in several pieces, one sleeve on the needles, in a tweedy dark red yarn. On top of that is a mostly finished raspberry colored baby sweater with a lacy raglan detail.

And this, friends, is why we bring at least 3 projects on vacation. I finished the baby sweater 2 hours into a 4 hour drive, then switched to the cabled sweater, and ran out of usable yarn at hour 3. I rested my hands instead of working on my socks, but it was comforting to know they were there.

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new bucket list unlocked for my adhd craft friends:

An unfinished raspberry colored hand knit baby sweater, draped across an orange and white cat. The sweater is the Norwegian Fir pattern by Oge Knitwear Designs, and the yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash in Razzleberry Heather. The body of the sweater is complete, and a person's hand is holding up the almost complete right sleeve of the sweater. The cat is sleeping soundly.

Me and my knitting buddy working on a baby sweater. It's the teens' first time watching the Dune movies so we have the lights turned down low for the full cinematic experience. I love that my kids have turned out to be the type of people who watch a great movie, and immediately ask for the book.

Wooden Loom Preserved By Fire 3,500 Years Ago Now Reveals Bronze Age Textile Revolution A wooden loom that survived a devastating fire 3,500 years ago has revealed key aspects of the Bronze Age textile revolution. Most of the weights as well as components made from wood and plant fibers remained remarkably intact despite the blaze that burned down a settlement near Villena in present day Spain. Scientists explained that […] The post Wooden Loom Preserved By Fire 3,500 Years Ago Now Reveals Bronze Age Textile Revolution appeared first on Good News Network.

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Just got back from seeing Project Hail Mary, amaze amaze amaze! The three family members who listened to the audiobook all loved it, and the one who hasn't immediately asked me to pick up a copy.

I've been sick this week so I keep forgetting to boost this: Platform Decay, the next Murderbot book, is part of the Preorder 25% off sale at Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... So is the trade paperback of Queen Demon

‘I am glad that you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.’ Frodo is himself again. ‘We are lost in ruin and downfall, and there is no escape.’

‘Well, Master, we could at least go further from this dangerous place here, from this Crack of Doom. Now couldn’t we?’

An unfolded Musselburgh hat dangling from a person's hand. The hat resembles a very long tube with a dome at each end, and the yarn created varying width stripes in shades of lavender, navy, and pale muted green, the colors sometimes solid, sometimes marled. In the background is a large bright window and an old fashioned wooden spinning wheel.

The same hat folded into a hat shape. Assembled, the hat is double thickness on top with a deep, quadruple thickness cuff. The hat is again held up by one corner, and in the background is a staircase, a black grand piano, and a bright yellow and white couch.

Our washer broke, so while I am stuck at the laundromat without my knitting (yes, it's as horrible as it sounds), I'll share the handspun Musselburgh that I finished this weekend. This is a merino silk blend, dyed by @wonderlanddyeworks.bsky.social and spun as a 2 ply fractal. 🧶 #spinning #knitsky

And now the party continues with starting new WIPs - it's a wild Saturday night!

A jumbled pile of yarn and knitting paraphernalia, including multiple large to medium sized project bags, a stack of various skeins of yarn, two different socks, neither of which has a pair, and a variety of needles and hooks.

Spring cleaning, yarn edition. I have been long overdue in organizing all of my chaos, and have found 4 active WIPs, 2 inactive WIPs, 1 untouched kit, 7 stray skeins of yarn, 1 freezer bag of scraps, 4 sets of DPNs, 1 circular needle, 1 crochet hook, and 7 empty project bags. 🧶

Thank you!! It is my favorite of my limited selection!

A ball of raspberry colored yarn next to a tattoo of a fairy tiger kitten munching on a ball of yarn that is nearly a perfect color match to the actual yarn. The yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash in the color Razzleberry Heather.

I inadvertently bought the yarn from my tattoo! My youngest picked this out online for a gift for his teacher, but I am charmed by the coincidence and might have to buy more to keep for myself. #knitting #yarn

The first few inches of an in progress knit sweater sleeve. The center of the sleeve features a braided cable flanked by mini alternating cables, all in a deep wine colored tweedy wool. The sleeve is resting on a person's lap, and in the background is a curled up orange cat.

On to sleeves! The cable panel is much simpler than the body, so hopefully this visit to sleeve island will be brief. The Botanist by @theacolman.bsky.social in @purlsoho.bsky.social Hedgerow. #knitting #knitsky 🧶

us adults, foolish idiots: “but what does ‘six seven’ mean?”

THE CHILDREN, harbingers tapping into the immortal zeitgeist: “$6 gas now, $7 gas tomorrow, hahahahHahahHAHAHAHAHA”

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polishes used are Holo Taco Electrostatic, black with subtle linear holo, and a glitter topper with randomly placed silver star glitter from 10 Over 10. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is BKL I Put The Omen in Women, magnetized with a glass bead effect, showing a deep plum purple base with lime green shimmer at certain angles. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is Mooncat Freshly Bitten, a deep shimmery violet red. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is BKL Rebirth And Renew, magnetized with a glass bead effect, a navy base with turquoise and green shimmer. In the background is a wooden desk.

February nails! Documenting my weekly manis as a reminder that we already have polish at home. The magnetics are of course my favorite, but at almost two hours I just can't do it every week. 💅 #nailpolish #indienailpolish #lacquerista

From a Julianna to a Juliana, hell yeah, fuck Trump! Wish I lived in your state so I could vote for you! ❤️🙌

We feed our cats Blue Diamond Wilderness dry food. I don't know how much is luck or genetics vs. good quality food, but our last cat lived to 21 and was pretty healthy and spry right up to the end - hope we get just as much time with Amos!

A bearded dragon named Stripes basking on a rock in his enclosure first thing in the morning. Stripes is facing the camera and has his beard puffed out, a sign of happiness or contentment, almost making him look like he is smiling.

Just a happy lil guy.

I know exactly what newly released popular pattern you are talking about because I had the same thought! The stripes match across both sleeves and the body... That's not scrappy use-what-you-got spontaneity, that takes serious planning!

A cozy scene of a cat snuggled up under a gray cable-knit blanket and an in-progress wine-colored knit sweater. Amos, the cat, is an orange tabby with a white face and pale green eyes. Only his head is visible. The left hand of the person knitting is resting on the bundled up sweater holding the silver knitting needles.

Binding off the back of this sweater, accompanied by Amos who is mostly (but not entirely) resisting the urge to assist. #knitsky #knitting #cozy #cat #catsofbluesky 🧶

The Scientist Who Crocheted: George Washington Carver’s Unexpected Legacy Discover George Washington Carver’s quiet lifelong passion for crochet and fancywork and download free crochet patterns for his swatches.

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A small sample of yarn and unspun wool fiber held in front of a spinning wheel. The fiber and yarn are a murky blue teal color, and match the nail polish on the hand that is holding the sample. The scene is brightly lit from the white snow outside a window in the background.

Snowy day ply-back test! I didn't spin or knit much for the last few months, due to the holidays and school and video games and, of course, The Horrors™, but today's spinning guild meeting brought a little bit of my mojo back. Now to pull out the drum carder and prep more of this Romney!

Three crocheted koroks, small forest spirits from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The one on the left is swirled blue and brown and has a medium sized, heart shaped green leaf mask. The center korok is swirled pink and burnt orange, has a four-lobed leaf mask in a darker green, and is holding one arm up in a jaunty wave. The right-most korok is swirled peach and brown, and has a yellow, pale green, and bright orange mask shaped somewhat like a maple leaf. Each mask has a suggestion of a face embroidered in black and the korok's nose sticking out of its center.

It took a little longer than a single day, but the koroks are finished! This pattern, while thorough, was a doozy and I will happily never make another. Now back to my winter activity of leveling alts in WoW...

A white person's arm with their sleeve rolled up to show an illustrative style tattoo of a tiger kitten with butterfly wings enthusiastically chomping a ball of yarn. The kitten is orange with black stripes, their wings are green with black borders and mauve dots, and the ball of yarn is also mauve.

A little late but almost relevant, my tiger/kitten/fairy/yarn tattoo! This tattoo makes me so happy every time I see it (stupid winter requiring stupid long sleeves) and really lets everyone know I have a weird obsession with cats and yarn.

Three incomplete crocheted korok amigurumi on a blue-jeaned lap. The one on the right is pink and orange swirled, the one in the middle is pink and brown, and on the left is blue and brown. The middle one has a yellow, green, and orange leaf mask with several trailing yarn tails sitting on top of it, and a person's hand is holding a green leaf mask in place on the leftmost korok. In the background are a small pair of red scissors, a yellow-handled crochet hook, and a chopstick for pushing stuffing into small areas. Ya ha!

Today's snow day goal is to finish up these koroks, which were supposed to be last year's stocking stuffers. My crafting mojo has been elusive this month, but maybe checking these guys off my WIP list will bring it back... Colorful Spirits Amigurumi pattern by ElizettaCrafts. #crochet #zelda

An orange tabby cat stands over three stacks of fabric and sewing notions. Each stack consists of two colors of coordinating fabric, one zipper and one spool of thread, all the materials to make a zippered dopp kit.

Helper cat never misses his chance to supervise sewing! I'm making dopp bags for my team at work and really feeling the loss of physical sewing stores since I can't run out for any notions I might be missing. I may add one more bag into the assembly line if I can find some nice scraps in my stash.

If you were ever wondering what we're up against, this is a website book banners created to train people to get books banned in their own communities.

I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library.

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A braid of spinning fiber, a cop of singles, and a Turkish spindle sitting on a purple velvet with hat. The spinning fiber is hand dyed with splotches of neon colors on a white background, and a golden moon charm dangles from the tip of the hat.

Dressed as a witch in a hand knit ghost sweater, watching Beetlejuice, munching candy, and spinning yarn - what could be better? Happy Halloween, yarny friends! #spinning #handspinning 🧶

Ugh, yarn bleeding is so frustrating! But the pink and purple are so cute together that no one will guess they weren't supposed to be that color combo to begin with. 💜

I get it, cat-kind has a reputation of dignity and refinement to uphold, and wearing a pumpkin hat could be seen as a serious setback in that regard. I hope the good Admiral can accept my apology for subjecting his brethren to such disrespect!