Kim Britt Knits 🧶

There seems to have existed once a rose known as the Velvet Rose. Nobody knows with any certainty what particular rose was meant by this name, but it is supposed that it must have been a Gallica. Nobody knows the place of its origin: #gardening

I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes For information about this artist, please visit the… Blanche Calloway Lazy Woman's Blues (1925)

[November 9th, 1925] Jazz singer Blanche Calloway records her first single "Lazy Woman's Blues"

It’s snowing!

Berets must be having a comeback with the 30-40 yr olds. My nephew asked me if I’d knit him one.

Oh I’ve got a few options, just have to determine if I want to spend the money. Thank you!

No Michaels yarn for this gem.

Where? Who? Who?

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

It’s only 6:15 CST
I’m bored.

The Creamed Turkey Derby screams 1940s cuisine.

Oh! Tomorrow night sounds promising!

I’m burned out on it.
I’d be up for the original, though.

My mother would have definitely made this.

The ordinary old English lily of the valley has the sweetest scent of all, but the large-flowered variety called Fortin’s Giant has its value because it flowers rather later and thus prolongs the season by about a fortnight. #gardening

No big deal.

Totally!
Quality, high end yarn prices are through the roof, like everything else. So many are imported from Europe.
And the manufacturers keep making the skeins smaller, so it can run into money.

Depending on the yarn it could run somewhere btwn $500-$1000.

Or $23.50 if you buy acrylic at Walmart.

Did I ever show you a photo of a similar coat I made back in my “knitting for hire” days? It was a job.
And I shudder to think of what I was paid.

Not sure I’d live to see it done.

I was thinking a light gray. Once I let my hair go white, I tend to wear a lot of gray, blues…
The yarn I used to gauge test was an old skein of a beautiful merino/silk DK weight blend but I lost the label, so I’ve been mulling over yarns( my fave thing to do) online & the price… OY!

PROS:
I’ve been toying with the idea of knitting this vintage pattern.
I’ve re-sized the ancient instructions.
It’s fantastic.

CONS:
The yarn purchase would require a HEQ loan.
I might not live long enough to finish.

Like sands through the hour glass ….

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.

Bram Stoker, best known for writing the landmark Gothic horror novel “Dracula,” was #botd in 1847.

Beautiful cold, overcast, wet, fallen leaves Autumn day in far northern Illinois. Had to take a snap of the tree in my front yard & the lovely somber colors in the backyard.
To my mind the best weather of the year!
To the rest of the population… the end of life as they knew it for months. 🤷‍♀️

I am wracked with jealousy.
What I wouldn’t give to see this!

I kind of love it.

Whenever a first draft just isn't working, I like to remember this photo.

YouTube video by Fritz and the Oscars Margaret Rutherford wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar - with Clips!

Margaret Rutherford winning the Oscar with added acting clips is now my second video with more than 100k views 🥳

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Remembering Marie Prevost on her birthday #botd