Emily

working on this year's Q-Con has already been super rewarding, looking forward to welcoming everyone to campus in June! 🎲🐲

happy new year! I'm cleaning out my wip graveyard before starting any new big projects, and one long-term project is almost done - except for the seaming 😐 kind of mad at my past self for choosing a jumper knit flat lol 🧶

Passage from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: "‘Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world."

Gonzo's delivery of the single greatest line in film history is made infinitely better once you realise it is an EXACT rendering of Charles Dickens' own emphasis in the original story.

Painting of Van Gogh with his ear area bandaged.

136 years ago today, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear.

Image of Sabrina Carpenter, a singer but also a short girl.

Today is National Short Girl Appreciation Day.

A man walks into his apartment and says "glad to be home from work. time to change." He undergoes a Sailor Moon-like magical girl transformation, where a star pendant erupts into pink ribbons that cover his body and turn into his home clothes, a tattered Ween shirt and dirty sweatpants.

two women hugging. the person on the left is wearing a graduation robe with a magenta and blue hood. the person on the right is wearing a white shirt and black vest. they strongly resemble each other (daughter on left, mother on right)

graduated from my masters degree today 🎓😊

an in-progress knit vest attached to knitting needles. the bottom is made up of vertical stripes, while the top has a colourwork pattern resembling a stained glass window. the main details are worked in black yarn, while the background is a colour changing (blue/pink/purple) yarn.

it's growing! spent some time this week adapting the pattern to make it steek-able, and I've been locked in ever since 🧶🧦

We’re pleased to announce the return of the Slayers Christmas Dinner at Reboot Cafe on friday 13th at 5pm!

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an ongoing sock cuff attached to needles with a cute kitty stitch marker. it sits atop the ball of yarn being used to make it, which is a blend of pinks and purples

no matter what else I'm working on, I can't seem to resist casting on another sock 🧦🧶

pattern: aurora by Heli Rajavaara
yarn: woolly adventures super sock in fan girl

the cute stitch marker is also from woolly adventures!

a finished pair of hand knit socks modelled by the maker. the socks are a blend of greens, browns and light blues, and have a lacy and bumpy texture.

finished socks! 🧶🧦

pattern: marriage of convenience socks by Lauren Rad
yarn: dystopic fibre sock in freshwater algae

an in-progress sock, still attached to knitting needles and held up for the camera by the maker. the sock is blue-green in colour with brown flecks, and has some bumpy texture.

on the home stretch of sock number 2! 🧶🧦

once I get the heel turned and gusset stitches picked up, it feels like the rest of the sock just flies off my needles

... I came across this post while picking at my lips

I’m all about challenging autistic stereotypes & everything but I just got back from the supermarket & now need an hour under a blanket to recover 😩

Ed Balls

I was leaning towards steeking for this reason, so this seals it! steeks all the way

me on my death bed: fuuuuck i wish i posted online more

the two yarns used here are:

MC: opal uni 4ply in black
CC: scheepjes our tribe in a boy and bunting

still trying to decide if I keep knitting in the round and steek for arm and neck holes or if I just knit flat once I split for the armholes 🤔

a work in progress knit still attached to needles. the bottom of the vest is a long section of vertical stripes. above is a colourway section resembling stained glass windows. one yarn is black, while the other is a mix of pink, purple, and blue

this week's #showmeyourknits prompt is SMOL (aka 4ply yarn), so here's a 4ply wip that's on my needles currently:

pattern is Tracery by Kathleen Sperling
yarn details below 🧶

“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys

Save the date for December 14th - we’re collabing with NICC again for Christmas!

More details TBA…

an almost finished sock still attached to knitting needles. the sock has red, dark grey, and light grey stripes, with white being mixed in in some areas.

finishing up the final sock of a pair I started back in September 🧦🧶

pattern is vanilla is the new black by Anneh Fletcher on ravelry
yarn is WYS signature 4ply in the colourway bullfinch

I love the heel construction in this pattern!

I regret to inform you that I do sometimes judge a book by its cover.

is it too late to do an intro post? ah well, doing one anyway! my interests include:

knitting, esp socks
minecraft
stardew valley
idle/incremental games
books, esp sci-fi
cinema and awards shows
board games

on a professional note, my PhD research is about the evolution of French autism policy 🇫🇷

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Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."

I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.

a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face . ALT: a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .

Looking at the replies on an app and not seeing porn bots or people calling me DEI

a black and white border collie mix lying on a wooden floor. his fur is mostly black with white around his nose, on his chest, and on his legs. his mouth is open and panting. he is wearing a brown tartan bow tie on his collar.

I miss my family's dog 🥲 thankfully my sister sends me lots of pictures <3

a green sock with lace detail, pictured here on the maker's foot!

first sock is done, going to start knitting the next one tomorrow 😊

🧶🧦

the sock is growing! will be closing up the toe and casting on the second pretty soon 🧶🧦