Rachel | Stitches and String Theory

I'm so glad you think so! 😭

Oh, hey, that's me!

#knit 🧶

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Rows of cross stitched bookmarks in varying shapes, sizes, and colors. Center text says Last Call for Spellbound Stitches Volume 5. The Bookmark Book.

Last day!! Donate $15 USD (or more, or the equivalent in your currency) to one of our humanitarian aid orgs and get 30 cross stitch bookmark patterns! Craftivism for the win!
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#CrossStitch #Craftivism #ArtSky #BookSky #FiberArts #Needlework #StitchSky

Kudos to you for even considering submitting something that big for a GDQ prize. I always end up making small things. This looks great, though!

A graphic of a yarn ball with a knitting needle and a crochet hook crossed through it. Reads "Fasten Off YAL Designer 2025. Find out more: fastenoffyal.com"

I'm a designer in the Fasten Off Yarn-Along again this year! Starting on Friday nearly all of my knitting patterns will be 25% off with this year's coupon codes. There are nearly a hundred independent knit and crochet designers in the database; come join us!

#Knit #Crochet 🧶 #FOYAL2025

Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Have you tried remapping the controls? I found the default controller buttons to be really unenjoyable, and I played on steam with a dual shock 4

“People are mad that the governments been closed for 6 weeks so we can protect healthcare. I bet they’ll be happy if the government reopens, they lose healthcare and it was closed all that time to gain exactly nothing!” — @democrats.senate.gov , apparently.

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Food for SNAP Recipients in East TN

Hi, some friends and I are working on getting resources together in a readable schedule for anyone who needs food. The doc link itself has locations (in Knox County), and it has start times for each of those locations. As more restaurants participate & help those with SNAP benefits, I'll add them.

Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

If you make knitting, crochet, Tunisian crochet, or loom knitting patterns and you have any sales platform off Ravelry, sign up for the Fasten Off Yarn Along! I'll be joining for my fourth year as both a designer and a maker and it's so much fun!

#knitting #crochet 🧶

No worries! I hope you find a pattern you like!

We're not asking. We're shutting it down. Mass blackout November 25th - December 2nd. The largest economic blackout protest in U.S. history begins November 25th! No work, no projects, no spending, no events, no restaurants, no restaurants. No backing out!!! Prepare for the impact! To prevent "spike spending" before and after the blackout, we ask that all participants purchase goods needed from community-owned stores and markets leading up to and after the dates. This helps with sustained impact and keeps our money out of the mega businesses' pockets. Coordinated national pushback. Maximum local impact

I've had no RAM lately and have been sequestered over in the weird fandom section of BlueSky. @fastenoffyal.bsky.social starts soon, though, and I can't wait! I'll be joining as a designer and all of my knitting patterns (except charity patterns) will be discounted for the event

#knitting 🧶

@sirithre.bsky.social has a bunch, including entire official books of patterns for Stardew Valley and Undertale

If you’d like to add this block list to your feed, to keep things tidy and free from trolling.

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Hand holding Spanish “how to report ICE” zines

Spanish ALERTA protocol

The Spanish language zines have really been a group effort. Many thanks to @kimtillman.bsky.social, Rommel and the Marin Promise Partnership, @mediaperuana.bsky.social, Leah and @taniazsk.bsky.social!!!

You can find them here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

My favorite two bag pattern makers are Noodlehead and Apple Green Cottage
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www.applegreencottage.com
I've also made both of these hobo bags and like them
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What type of pattern?

Meant to Vee: Size-Inclusive Sweater Knitting Pattern | VSD Knit your perfect fit with Meant to Vee, a modular raglan sweater pattern. Mix & match bust, hip, and sleeve sizes. Includes video tutorials. Paid PDF download.

Ooooh. I wonder if it would work on its own for Meant to Vee from Vanessa Smith
www.vanessasmithdesigns.com/patterns/mea...

A copy of the book "A Call to Needles: Acts of Craftivism and Crafted Kindness in the Age of Trump" by Dee Ann Eisner

New book! Hoping it will inspire me and pull me out of the depressive rut I've been in

#Craftivism

I don't use AI. That doesn't change the facts that (1) multiple companies are building gigawatt data centers, which raises demand, (2) we're exporting more natural gas than ever, which lowers supply, and (3) funding for building new power plants was slashed with the "Big Beautiful Bill"

A tweet from the official U.S. Department of Energy Twitter account that says "Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing." There is a screenshot of Chris Wright, the Secretary of the DOE, with the caption "Wright backs Trump argument blaming renewables for rising electricity prices." The screenshot is labeled as coming from washingtonexaminer.com. Below the tweet, a community note reads "Batteries allow electricity to be stored and used at a different time than when it is generated." along with a link to the Wikipedia page for electric batteries.

@hankgreen.bsky.social really called it like two days ago, huh? I'm so angry and sad. How can we even try to push back against this sort of shit when nobody on the "left" in the Senate or House is doing *anything* to resist?

PURL Magazine: The magazine for knitters Because knitters deserve a great print magazine!

Just learned about a neat Kickstarter for an inclusive knitting magazine

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ply...

#Knitting 🧶

2543. I haven't spent any since getting something in each decoration slot

Oooooh. I need a whole deck in this style

Yeah, I would get everything to look nice upright, then select it all and rotate 180

Electric Zine Maker (a work in progress, be gentle, hug it often) by alienmelon The Electric Zine Maker (⚡️📝✂️) is a printshop and art tool for making zines.

I used Canva. What's giving you trouble? I might be able to give some advice.

You could also try something like this. I actually have this but I haven't tried it so I don't know how easy it is to use
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