- Meet the adorable mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics – STOATS!
- “The closer [to] the railway station the less tasty the Kebab is” – A Study – SCIENCE! (tl;dr – hypothesis is disproven.)
- Chris Kluwe ‘figured’ he would get arrested for protesting MAGA — and he’d do it again (exclusive) – HELL YEAH. (Not gonna lie; I immediately looked up whether this guy is single. He’s not.)
- Knorts – LOL, Kat knitted shorts! Having flashbacks to that time I knitted a bikini. (It was Not Good, and I never did wear it.)
- Darlington Stitch Club – Ooh, a monthly sewing/knitting/crafting club within walking distance of my house! Considering it…
Tag: knitting
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Random links I enjoyed recently
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Intarsia
Okay, this is getting fun now! I’m sure I’ll be cursing when it comes time to weave in all those ends though. 🧶
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Textile protest
Threads of Resistance: “Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest.”
Wonderful essay by Gemma McKenzie showcasing ways textile art has been used as a tool of protest by women. I was especially blown away by the embroidered scrolls of Lorina Bulwer – WOW. The rage!
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Pub knitting
“What? This is a perfectly normal thing to knit at the pub,” I sob into my beer while untangling 28 different coloured bobbins. 😭🧶
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Covid-19 Scarf
I’m finally finishing off the scarf I started during the first lockdown. It encodes a small part of the genetic sequence of one of the Covid-19 strains! 🦠
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Alpaca Beanie
I finished the alpaca beanie for the Snook! This was purely to use up the extra bits I had left over from making his scarf. I casted on 132 stitches and then just made the pattern up as I went. His scalp is pretty sensitive and he doesn’t like hats that grip too tightly, so I only did a minimum amount of ribbing at the bottom. (The alpaca is nice and soft too.) I put in a band of the same slipstitch pattern I used on the scarf, and I did radial decreases at the crown. I just need to weave in the ends and give it a block!
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Beanie progress
I’m making good progress on the alpaca beanie I’m knitting for Rodd to match his scarf. No pattern; I’m just making it up as I go.
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Textile exhibition
Queer quilts, rebellious knitting and political pants: the radical world of textiles – What a cool looking exhibition! I love those trade union flags… and the pink shorts. 😉 If you’re going to Adelaide in the next four months, I’d definitely check it out.
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Photo Post
Mending day! A couple of our jumpers had worn holes and needed fixing. I’ve watched heaps of those videos of invisible darning, so I gave it a shot. I used sewing thread to provide a scaffolding and then Swiss darned over the top. Very pleased with the results! Hardly noticeable. 😍🧶
