justme-Ellen

Hi, I’m Ellen. I’m a serious knitter and very serious wild bee enthusiast. Now you’ve met at least one more online friend.

🧶Tomorrow Nov 1st starts our KAL/CAL Yellow Hats for Peaceful Resistance. ☮️
Worldwide it is a symbol of non-violence, unity, hope and resistance to authoritarianism. Pass them to fellow resisters! Post on social media with #YellowHatsforPeace
#knitting
My Baker's Hat
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A kimono is a genius choice for first garment.

…looked ablaze. Not just “abl”. 🙃

Conifers are backlit in brilliant by a rising sun that is shining through the gap between low-hanging clouds and a ground-level layer of fog.

Amazing sunrise this morning between the fog and low-hanging clouds. The field looked abl!

A bee with thick antennae, smoky wings, and black and white appressed hairs on it’s abdomen nectars on a cluster of yellow florets.

Brachymelecta californica, a very cool bee seen at the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. #melittology

As we move toward our fall subscription drive, we hope you’ll consider supporting us in part bc we are an independent media company.

No, crosswords are not as vital as journalism. But yes, all content that we consume matters, and it should be as free as possible from corporate control.

-ai is not a great option because it will exclude information about or mentioning ai

instead, use &udm=14 at the end of your search. it is an internal google code that turns off the summary

you can also make it a part of your default search. udm14.com has a guide

Perhaps try a twisted rib? (The answer, of course, is (as always), swatch.😜)

(Pixar-inspired sweaters): Illustration featuring six colorful sweaters inspired by Pixar characters, arranged in two rows against a split cream and blue background. Pink yarn winds through the image, and “LolaBean Yarn Co.” is written in bold, stylized font at the top.

A few shop reminders. 🧶

First up, last call for our Disney Pixar-inspired Countdown Calendar! Preorders close tomorrow at 8pm so we can start dyeing them up. If you’ve been on the fence, now’s the time to grab one.

Here's a friendly reminder. 📣🇺🇸

Like Trump’s first inauguration parade.

(This is a real ad.)

🧶 yarn kit from now retired Solsilke. You can get a kit from Angoragarnet nowadays.

A section of a knitted sweater yoke in many blue and green colors.

Finally finished the yoke of my current Bohüs Stickning reproduction sweater, The Green Wood. The photo doesn’t do this Kerstin Olson design of greens and blues justice at all. Now on to the seemingly infinite stockinette body and sleeves (which I honestly love knitting, even at 8-9 sts/inch).

The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.

A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Really helpful resources on tracking changes in federal environmental policies and federal scientific data. 👏👏

The SAVE Act would prevent millions of eligible Americans from voting, like ⬇️

People who can't afford a passport, married women & others who have changed their names.

🚨It's on each of us to demand elected officials #StopTheSAVEAct. Here's how you can take action🔗: www.splcenter.org/resources/ho...

Karen knows her bees. Under her guidance, the WaBA is taking off and unlocking tons of knowledge about the native bees of WA.

A long-horned bee sits in the middle of a wildflower with yellow petals.

New on the podcast - melittology! Nan Evans speaks with Dr. Karen Wright about our native bees and the Washington Bee Atlas.

📷: WA Department of Agriculture

#PNW

The Griffin List A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

Check your name here: thegriffinlist.com

Those tempt me every time I see them.

This is exactly what I do on Thursdays. You are not alone.

👍🏼 to JMCO!

Enter Raffle to Win a host of crafty goodness! hosted by Woolly Wormhead Help me raise further funds for Ukraine!

The raffle for raising further funds for Ukraine is now live!

It's £2.50 a ticket, with bundle options available. If you can't afford a ticket, sharing helps too!

I can also add more prizes if you're interested in helping - drop me an email with the details! #knitsky 🧶

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Exactly the post I needed to be first in my feed today. ❤️

Join Senator Wyden's LINN, CLACKAMAS, CROOK AND DESCHUTES COUNTY TOWN HALLS With Rep. Janelle Bynum LINN SUNDAY MARCH 16 1:00 PM Linn-Benton Community College, Activities Center 6500 Pacific BIvd SW, Albany CLACKAMAS SUNDAY MARCH 16 5:30 PM Clackamas Community College, Randall Hall Gym 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City CROOK TUESDAY MARCH 18 1:00 PM Crook County Fairgrounds Grizzly Mountain Pavilion 1280 S Main St., Prineville DESCHUTES TUESDAY MARCH 18 6:00 PM Sisters High School Gymnasium 1700 W. McKinney Butte Rd., Sisters

I’ve got more open-to-all town halls coming up in Oregon. We've got a lot to talk about, I hope to see you there.