Knitty Council

A photo of a shawl knit using Stephen West's Geogradient MKAL2023 pattern. It is hanging from the corner post of a rack so that it folds inward at the center, creating a center line where the stripes intersect. It is worked in contrasting bright colors, including hot pink, lemon yellow, acid green, powder blue, violet, and black.

A small knitted swatch using a 5-stitch dip stitch in white and a variegated tropical pastel yarn.

The second of four #StephenWestMKAL shawls that have been sitting in the corner for years. This one is awaiting a border, but I'm letting it hang for a bit to stretch and loosen up before I pick up 491 stitches along the I-cord binding so I can practice the dip stitch.

A nearly finished WIP in high contrast patterns in bright yellow/pink/black, powder blue/violet, yellow/black and more.

A nearly finished WIP on circular knitting needles in shades of fuchsia, turquoise and black

A couple of Stephen West WIPs that just might be finished by the end of this month. What's on your needles that you could finish at City Council meetings?

An Instagram post from Worcester Knitty Council. It features a crocheted swatch in muted rainbow colors. It reads, "Sunday, February 8, 2025. The Ball at City Hall & Lots More. Join us to chill before Tuesday's City Council meeting. We'll catch up on all the agenda items so you know what's going on, and talk about ways to show up for our LGBTQIA+2S neighbors. We know it's scary out there, but we're holding space for creativity and joy. Come join us! Sundays 2-5 pm Virtual for the winter. We welcome all fiddly crafts, but do currently require registration. ZOOM Registration Link - https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_Eq5G_uLRgyFvaNA6WTYZQ

Join Us tomorrow for Knitty Council via Zoom. We'll be talking about the City Council and School Committee votes and lots of other stuff while we show off our works in progress and plan our finery for the Ball at City Hall. Zoom registration link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#StrongerTogether - #ItsNotEvenAChoice
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This all day. And the amount of times that white dudes who say this pop up as right-wing grifters is definitely non-zero. If you think that working class solidarity is so shallow that it cannot be strengthened by deepening understanding across identities then I don't trust you or your analysis.

the fucking enforcement arm of the federal government is launching a war on integration an effort to push tens of millions of americans to the bottom of an arbitrary hierarchy of value and yeah, it pisses me off to see nominal allies say “oh yeah maybe they have a point”

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.

Big counter salvo!

Worcester Knitty Council Stands with the Queer Community. We have always and will always be a space that accepts, respects, and protects the rights of LGBTQIA+2S people to show up as their full selves in all areas of their lives. We are appalled that the City Council has not condemned the use of a transphobic slur against a sitting City Councilor, nor acknowledged the pattern of disrespect directed at Councilors Nguyen, Haxhiaj, and King, nor followed through on the promise to publicly apologize to Councilor Nguyen. We currently meet virtually via Zoom on Sundays, from 2-5 pm. All are welcome - beginner and crochet-friendly. Please DM for Zoom link on Sundays.

Last night, the City Council was prevented from voting on a resolution to declare the city a sanctuary for trans and non-binary gender people when Councilors Colorio and Bergman suggested that we *might* risk losing some federal funds if we stand up in support of our residents. It's time to stand up

Instagram style post from Worcester Knitty Council. It reads: Sunday, January 26 - Leading with Heart. In solidarity with CC Thu Nguyen, our Knitty Council meetings will be virtual until March 2. Please attend City Council meetings IN Person if you can. Sundays, 2-5 pm. We will be virtual for the winter. All are welcome. Beginner & Crochet friendly. Need yarn? DM to set up a stash raid.

Beginning this week, Knitty Council will be meeting virtually on Sundays in order to allow easier participation during the winter months. We also stand with CC Nguyen and ask our members to show up in person Tuesday, January 28 at City Hall to support them. Event Link: facebook.com/events/s/kni...

Graphic Instagram post announcing Knitty Council's January 5 meeting. It's stamped with the Knitty Council logo in the upper right corner. White letters on a red bar across the top read, "Sunday January 5, 2025. It's a New Year!" The main section of the flyer reads, "This week... It's Deb's birthday!" above a line drawing of a birthday cake with two candles seemingly created from a ball of yarn. "Drop by for a knitting sesh, birthday cake, & talk about: Ceasefire Resolution, trash talk, City Councilor Conduct ( a different kind of trash talk) So many items held under privilege re the DOJ report" The footer reads, "Sundays, 2-5 pm at The Village Worcester, 4 King St". Bring your knitting* or raid our stash! All are welcome. Beginner and crochet friendly.

It's a new year, and we're back! This Sunday marks our two year anniversary & our founder's birthday eve. There will be cake! Drop by to say happy birthday, have a piece of cake, and get the lowdown on the soap opera that is this week's City Council agenda.

Graphic Instagram post announcing Knitty Council's January 5 meeting. It's stamped with the Knitty Council logo in the upper right corner. White letters on a red bar across the top read, "Sunday January 5, 2025. It's a New Year!" The main section of the flyer reads, "This week... It's Deb's birthday!" above a line drawing of a birthday cake with two candles seemingly created from a ball of yarn. "Drop by for a knitting sesh, birthday cake, & talk about: Ceasefire Resolution, trash talk, City Councilor Conduct ( a different kind of trash talk) So many items held under privilege re the DOJ report" The footer reads, "Sundays, 2-5 pm at The Village Worcester, 4 King St". Bring your knitting* or raid our stash! All are welcome. Beginner and crochet friendly.

It's a new year, and we're back! This Sunday marks our two year anniversary & our founder's birthday eve. There will be cake! Drop by to say happy birthday, have a piece of cake, and get the lowdown on the soap opera that is this week's City Council agenda.

We're being watched by the Universe!

Yes! There should be no shame in paying others to do for us what we can't/don't want to/don't have time for/don't like doing for ourselves. And 2 things can be true at once: I can use a service while still demanding that the companies owning them treat their workers more fairly.

Very important thread! Child care is an education and public school is child care and if the US cared about children we would already have universal childcare for all.

My grandmother lived in Mussolini's Italy. I asked her once about the war. She said, "When il Duce was il Duce, there was always bread on our table."

It was hilarious. I was going nuts wondering how I kept forgetting to use them. One day, I accidentally learned I could access my submission earlier in the workflow and track changes. I was putting them in, the CE was removing them, and the client was sending them back for me to put them back.

I used to write for a company whose stylebook forbade the Oxford comma, except for one client that ALWAYS used it. I VERY carefully ✔️✔️ every article, and invariably would have it returned with requests to insert commas. Come to find out, the company copy editor was carefully removing them all!

The 2nd was from a shopper who checked with me before substituting the cat food I requested. She made a different substitution at my request, and included a thank you AND a gift packet of cat treats for my kitties. (Yes, I increased their tips!)

I love that! I've received 2 - one from a delightful shopper who spent a solid 15 minutes taking photos of plants at Aldi's so I could pick the ones I wanted (after telling me they were all dying and the store should be embarrassed). She delivered them with a note thanking me for saving them +1

Flyer for 2024 Community Kwanzaa Celebration for #worcesterma presented by Ourstory Edutainment & The Village Worcester. All are welcome to join us to learn more about Kwanzaa and celebrate family, community, and culture. Vendors, giveaways, and more. We humbly ask folks to bring a dish for our community karami (potluck) - please, no pork dishes. Saturday, December 28, 2924, 5-8 pm, YWCA of Central Massachusetts, 1 Salem Sq, Worcester, MA. For performance & volunteer/general information: Ourstoryedutainment@gmail.com

Save the date!

Gorgeous! It has the same colorful, geo-chaotic energy as #StephenWestKnitwear design.

Mr b sleeping on the floor and b holding up a finished cross stitch project featuring Christmas cats

Portrait of a raging Friday night

This part feels like the important part to me.