K. M. Pekar

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans forced a government shutdown tonight.

Rather than address the health care crisis that they created just earlier this year, they refuse to come to the table and do their jobs.

What happened to the art of the deal?

Priorities.

(above an image of Capitol Hill) We're in a government shutdown because Republicans demand a budget that kicks millions off their healthcare and jacks up prices for the rest of us. And the GOP is willing to hold government funding hostage until Trump gets his way.

Well played, @merriam-webster.com !

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

An excellent discussion on how #publishers and #indexers can better communicate to produce the best #index for the book. Thank you to Gwen Henson of @asindexing.bsky.social ! #indexing
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Poor kitty!

🧶🤭

Photo of a partially-completed handknit shawl along with a cake of yarn. The shawl pattern is “May I Borrow This Please” by Lorraine Whitman. The DK yarn is variegated in shades of eggplant and deep spruce; it was hand-dyed by Hairball Yarns. The shawl is on a set of nickel-plated circular needles with a purple cord. The photo is taken from above; the shawl and yarn lie on the weathered boards of a deck.

Photo of a partially-completed handknit vest along with a ball of yarn in a wooden yarn bowl. The vest pattern is “Homestead Tweed Cardigan Vest, knit in deep green Homestead Tweed yarn from Plymouth Yarns. The vest is on a set of nickel-plated circular needles. The photo is taken from above; the vest and yarn bowl lie on the weathered boards of a deck.

This week’s #showmeyourknits prompt is “what’s on your needles?” My current projects are the “May I Borrow This Please” shawlette and the “Homestead Tweed Cardigan Vest.” (Photos are not up to date because I am recovering from yesterday’s Covid shot.) #knitting #handknit

We got our Covid vaccines yesterday. (We both have qualifying conditions.) If you are in a state where pharmacists can’t give the vaccine right now, it’s worth checking whether you can get it through a CVS MinuteClinic, as we did. #covidvaccine #covid

Happy birthday!

I’m sorry; that sounds absolutely miserable, and incredibly frustrating.

Nailed it — 11/11, 100% correct.

You could always bookmark it for later.

If you want to believe it, check it twice
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If you want to believe it, check it twice
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Doesn’t matter if it’s awful
Doesn’t matter if it’s nice
If it confirms your bias, check it twice!
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That’s a gorgeous scarf!

Photo of a handknit scarf in shades of blue, purple, green, and gold, knit of handspun yarn using moss stitch. The scarf lies on the gray weathered planks of a deck. The photo is taken from directly above.

Photo of a hand knit scarf in shades of green and teal. I spun the Aran-weight yarn using fiber dyed by Quillin Fiber Arts, then knit the scarf following Stephanie Pearl-McPhee‘s One Row Handspun Scarf pattern.

More stripes for #showmeyourknits . This time, 2 scarves I knit a few years ago from my own handspun. L: multicolor scarf in moss stitch (fiber dyer unknown.) R: green scarf; fiber from Quillin Fiber Arts, pattern is One Row Handspun Scarf by S. Pearl-McPhee. #handspun #handknit #knitting

I’m not sure I’ll ever have a floor loom; it’s a lot of floor space to give up, and I’m not sure I have the patience to warp something that big. But that could change. At one point, I didn’t think I would own two spinning wheels, either.

I suppose I started with crochet also; my grandmother taught me when I was a child. But I didn’t get serious about making things with yarn until I learned to knit when I was in college. I’ve done some sewing over the years, but not consistently.

Photo of a pair of socks, striped in shades of magenta, purple, brown, and grey. The stripes are different on each sock. The socks lie on the silvery-grey, weathered planks of a wooden deck.

This week’s #showmeyourknits theme is stripes.

Side view of a Schacht Cricket rigid heddle loom in a wooden stand. The loom is warped with leaf-green yarn. Three or four inches have been woven so far.

Top front view of a Schacht Cricket rigid heddle loom in a wooden stand. The loom is warped with leaf-green yarn. Three or four inches have been woven so far.

Fiber crafts tend to proliferate. I started as a knitter, then took up spinning. Then I bought a blending board and started blending my own batts for spinning. Here’s the latest! (Loom is a 15” Cricket from Schacht, bought used. Yarn is acrylic.)

#weaving #rigidheddle

Thank you!

Wow! Gorgeous knitting!

The Plymouth isn’t too rough. It’s mostly Peruvian Highland wool.

It’s OK. The tweed bits pull out or fall off more easily than I would like. But they had a nice green, and it’s the yarn that the pattern actually called for, so I thought I would try it.

Is that Plymouth Yarns Homestead Tweed? If so, I’m currently knitting a vest with it.

Tbh, socks look more complicated than they are. Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd is a great place to start; it’s still my go-to for basic socks. And the stitch pattern on these socks is really simple.

Photo: a pair of purple and blue handknit socks lying on the weathered boards of a deck.

Finished up these socks today. They will be lovely and warm for the fall! #handknit #knitting #knitsky #socks

But it’s going to be worth every minute! 😍

Ooof. That stinks. My profound sympathy, and I will hold you in the Light.