Knitronomicon

#Knitting, #filking, & other assorted fandoms, all accompanied by woolly mammoths. #Loki's oldest/longest-serving fangirl (and proud of it!). Now with blue & purple hair. @Knitronomicon on Twitter (still reading there till it collapses!) She/her. Also now knitronomicon.bsky.social

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2026-04-26 10:15:12 UTC

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2026-03-09 12:14:37 UTC

I have come to the conclusion that there is far too much standing up, sitting down (and standing up again, etc ad infinitum), and bending over involved in being an adult. I wish to make it known that I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS.

2025-11-30 23:10:42 UTC

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@nprofile…mssx Amazing! Knit long and prosper! 🖖

2025-10-04 19:32:47 UTC

I am in need of a 10-year-old. No, not for programming the video recorder, or getting the top off a pill bottle; this time it was A LEMONADE BOTTLE. How the FUCK are ordinary people supposed to do it? It would NOT unscrew!!!! Yes, I know the cap is supposed to stay attached, but you're supposed to be able to open the damn things!!! I've tried pliers (not big enough) when my hands and some grippy stuff didn't work; and have eventually, AFTER TWENTY MINUTES, carved the top open with my craft knife! (I want the lemonade to poach some pears in; and I want it to go FLAT before doing so!). Now my coffee's gone cold.

2025-07-18 12:45:10 UTC

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@nprofile…g57f If your skeins are in long twisted hanks, then untwist them, make sure they still have ties on to keep the yarn from tangling, and wash in lukewarm water with a 'delicates' detergent or a dedicated wool wash. Squeeze the water out, hang or lay flat to dry.

2023-07-14 20:14:29 UTC

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@npub1qjr…kgt0 I've picked most of them. up from better knitters than me! (Though I admit after being told about length of yarn = 3 x length of stitches on needle, I invented the measure-using-slip-knots myself. I think. Possibly.)

2023-07-14 18:58:16 UTC

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@npub1qjr…kgt0 Yes, a complimentary or contrast will work nicely. It's a very forgiving pattern!
I often resort to measuring out about (say) 3 yards (well, armlengths...) and putting a slip knot in the yarn every yard; then I can tell approximately how much yarn I'm using per row.