Karen Strickholm

Zen conscript. 🧘‍♂️ Gentle reader, writer. 📚 Life-long learner. 👩‍🔬 Warrior. 🏹 Knitter. 🧶 Cook. 🍲 Gin martinis thank you.🍸Animal lover. 🐕🐈‍⬛🐍🐘🦎🐝🐢 Outer space. 🪐 Leftie. 🌊 Lover of beauty, arts, humanities. 🙏❤️

Some stuff - Comp Lit PhD student 2 corp coms 2 badass brain tumor 2 #covid 2 recovery 2 new adventures! 💞

#DisabilityMatters
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#LongHauler
#Pituitary
#Ally
#WokeAF
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#XMigration 🐘🐘🐘
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2026-03-21 23:05:31 UTC

📣🥰📣 SUCCESS! 📣🥰📣
Victory, friends! One of the nastiest wounds has completely healed! My motto ~ Never, ever give up. 📣 YOU and your generous support are a huge part of this victory, and it has never been more needed than RIGHT NOW... Please click link to give. Every little bit counts. Also so great links here. Much gratitude, Karen
#BrainTumor #Paralysis #Health #HealthCare #Recovery #Knitting @Knitting
👉👉👉 https://mailchi.mp/ce406741f763/thecareandfeedingofyou 👈👈👈
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2026-01-26 02:53:00 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 FINALLY back in the saddle with knitting. Nasty old shoulder injury cropped up about a month ago. Ugh, soooo painful.
Started this new Stephen West shawl, #Icelandscape, only to realize I don't have enough yardage of colors, so am subbing in some solid sections which should work fine. It's good to have needles back in my hands, and to be back with all y'all!!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-11-19 20:51:27 UTC

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@nprofile…upnw OH noooo... Who? Where?

2025-11-17 01:01:00 UTC

HIDING
I'm usually a major stoic when having a medically bad day. Why? In part, a Nordic upbringing. But there's more.
Years, hiding out in the "Disability Closet." It's primal, this instinct to mask our weaknesses. Over 20+ years, I fine-honed masking, fearing loss of family, friends, business, independence. Who wants to hear about pain? Soul-crushing fatigue? Costly specialists? No one, not really.
❓️❓️❓️ #Spoonies, ever felt this way? ❓️❓️❓️
#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare
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2025-11-16 21:29:08 UTC

👉👉👉 This is EXACTLY what the investment bankers did to Genesis Healthcare where I am - stripped it of equity, discharging all the debt - pensions, hundreds of abuse, neglect and wrongful death lawsuits, and scraping every last quarter, dime, nickel and penny for profits at the expense of patients. Warren is investigating Genesis now. God bless her!
https://youtu.be/8_A_Th4aj_0?si=RSr_7lrIoJ6DXy0t
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2025-11-16 20:48:12 UTC

Yet another vile meal at the nursing home. Mystery meat. Peas. Fake ice cream. Mystery beverage...
👉 Low quality everything
👉 Bland, dry, tasteless
👉 Empty calories
#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare #NursingHome #Aging
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2025-11-15 01:24:27 UTC

Well crap. How did that happen??
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-11-14 02:05:13 UTC

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@nprofile…wcpd Tempting but that would go nowhere!

2025-11-14 01:52:56 UTC

👉👉👉 Another absolutely disgusting dinner here at the nursing home...
*Supposedly* it's lasagne. And that is a heap of very distressed lettuce to the side - old, limp, browning. No salad dressing either. Just UGH.
#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare #Food #Cooking
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2025-11-08 03:35:59 UTC

🧶🍾🥂🧶 Clue #2 = soooo much easier!
Yes there is stitch counting for short rows. Using stitch markers helped a lot with both those things. Looks more orange here than in real life.
I go back and forth between liking this #MKALand finding it all too busy. I proceed, having faith in #StephenWest and #WestKnits. Onward!
#WestknitsMKAL2025 #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL
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2025-11-06 05:39:06 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Jesus, Mary and Joseph, people! FINALLY finished Clue #1 of the latest #MKAL- the MusiKAL shawl from #StephenWest of #WestKnits. I was a beast.
All those ends to sew in. Juggling three needles for all those ends from constant color changes. Aiaiaiai.
Clue #2, with its glorious long bands of garter stitch, here I come!
#WestknitsMKAL2025 #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-29 19:11:12 UTC

The MKAL, just one more Crescent to complete clue #1. Giving myself to Christmas to finish sliwing down and enjoying the process!
#MKAL #WestKnits #StephenWest #WestknitsMKAL2025 #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-26 02:18:14 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Here is my happy little collection of stitch markers. I love them so much! Next acquisition on day will be the enamel robots by Pretty Warm Designs. They make great stuff, for #crochet too.
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-22 01:42:22 UTC

Slogging forward on the WestKnitsMKAL2025.
I'm 2/3 of the way through clue #1. The final clue (#4) is about to come out! So, I've had to majorly adjust my self-expectations. It's OK to take longer. I don't know why I put these time pressures on myself.
Peeked ahead at clues #2 and #3. This design is wild! Based on music.
#StephenWest #MKAL #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-19 01:54:04 UTC

🤔🤔🤔 WELL, WELL, WELL... 🤔🤔🤔
Seems there was some cheating going on in Florida's 2024 presidential race...
"Five precincts were identified as having exceeded 100% turnout, raising additional concerns about registration integrity and reconciliation errors... Why does this matter? These values are mathematically impossible. Full stop."
#Election2024 #News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Fascism #Project2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/172-of-voters-cast-ballots-in-palm?r=1lphvq

2025-10-15 21:46:31 UTC

OMG I finally finished part one of clue one of the #StephenWest #MKAL. Hooray!
Tried for the brioche stitch for THREE AND A HALF DAYS!!!!! Still couldn't conquor it, although I think I finally understand what went wrong. Epic fail. Plus a color change. Plus a color order change. Finally, off to the races, yay!
#WestknitsMKAL2025 #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-15 08:03:51 UTC

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@nprofile…q0p8 Good to know! I'll pass this year as I have never done socks either. Next year I'll take it on, West's video guides for his MKALs are great!

2025-10-15 05:29:28 UTC

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@nprofile…v87p I think that exactly was my error. In the end I decided to go with the garter stitch option. Looks OK. The brioche was just too much. I gave it a solid try though! Will learn it on a smaller object.

2025-10-14 06:23:04 UTC

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@nprofile…v87p After an extraordinary number of fails, I've come to the same conclusion. Tomorrow, I plan to try again, following a video tutorial. I honestly cannot remember another time I had this much trouble with something. Humbling!

2025-10-12 19:06:42 UTC

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@nprofile…z5wd Welcome back to the land of the living!!

2025-10-12 18:45:07 UTC

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@nprofile…jvj6 So interesting how big of a difference a needle size can make.

2025-10-12 18:27:19 UTC

🎶🎵🎶 The Unipiper made an appearance at #Portland's #ICE protest, cycling through streets on a unicycle, playing "This Land Is Your Land" on his bàgpipes.
https://youtube.com/shorts/tEGFPqYprEs?si=WKUpFS7Nn8tCufHA
#News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Fascism #Project2025
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2025-10-12 00:55:03 UTC

🆘️😣🆘️ Have tried brioche for 1st time on this MKAL. Ripped it out a kazillion times. Missed YOs in setup row too, finally got that right to = 37 but still, the brioche looks weird. Is this right or wrong? Aaaaarrhh.
#MKAL #WestknitsMKAL2025 #WestknitsMysteryMusiKAL #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator @Crafters #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-10-10 21:49:42 UTC

Houston, we finally have lift-off!
Got MusiKAL off the ground, at last. Hit the brioche section, a stitch pattern I've never done before. So a LOT of frogging going on. I keep reminding myself, frogging IS knitting, part of the process. Am one week behind. If I can conquor clue #1, clue #2 looks super easy. This is a fun one!
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2025-10-07 20:45:59 UTC

Let the games begin!
Clue #1 is out for the latest Stephen West MKAL called MusiKAL. This one has a real good vibe. Clue #1 is a bit of a challenge but fun, like most of his patterns are.
Want to join in? Clues every Thursday.
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2025-09-09 23:11:34 UTC

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@nprofile…5whs Maybe swatch bigger? The edges can distort. Go for 6" across, measure the moddle.
Or, start your pattern, evaluate when a few inches in. K own too that there is no one perfect answer in these situations.

2025-09-07 01:36:58 UTC

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@nprofile…p3uv I feel 'ya! I see you are in Germany or thereabouts? Here stateside, we have this great thing called Craig's List, localized to every community. People list things they want to sell, and also a surprisingly large selection of free items. Plenty of fun objects that can be turned into planters and such, like old wheelbarrows. I saw a really cool garden featuring an overturned old car hood with all kinds of succulents large and small. Framed by some trees. It was so beautiful.

2025-09-04 22:29:14 UTC

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Don't want to give your kid a polio vaccine?
Perhaps you don't know about the "iron lung" that patients had to live in 24/7, for weeks, months, a lifetime. A lot don't know, for real.
Is that want you want? Because THIS - these mid-1950s photos - will be the consequence. No kidding. Had a friend who spent part of her childhood in one. Then leg braces.
Get the #polio #vaccine!!
#Healthcare #CDC #Science #Cult
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2025-09-04 22:03:08 UTC

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@nprofile…p3uv That's why the galvanized steel water tanks are so great, animals can't get at roots. There is zero digging, they remain above ground as a garden design feature. If you don't like the look of steel they can be painted. Personally, I always use them, for a raised veggie bed too. 😊

2025-09-04 08:29:25 UTC

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@nprofile…p3uv @nprofile…nf3p Select a bamboo type that is less invasive. Also, consider large containers instead of in the ground. Galvanized steel water tanks are great for this. Just open drainage plug at bottom, line with rocks. And, they look great! Here are some examples:. I grow veggies in them too.
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2025-08-06 22:14:55 UTC

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@nprofile…dafa I love that whole 52 Weeks book series. I have the shawl one, and there are so many great patterns in it!
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2025-08-04 00:56:15 UTC

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@nprofile…zapu Do you have a swatch in that yarn? I've tapped the swatch on more than one occasion!

2025-08-02 03:04:33 UTC

📢📢📢 Jeffrey #Epstein survivor Jess Michaels tells her powerful, moving story. Just wow.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uQQmtwB9dDs&si=NNfeTuqDIQ4zwAJq
#News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Fascism #Project2025
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2025-08-01 18:49:18 UTC

👉👉👉 (Repost, forgot link!) Got it together to write an update! Seems I had one more trip to the hospital, took a few months to recover, so it's been a while. Coming out of a quasi-stupor, to be completely honest. A long, dark tunnel. Lately, it's like something has snapped back into place, brain and body going back online - how far this recovery goes, nobody knows. In the meantime, I'll leave you with this "quarterly report." 🥰
https://mailchi.mp/99065d8be764/chapterthree
#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare #Recovery

2025-08-01 02:58:02 UTC

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@nprofile…zvgv Thank you Doreen!! 🤗🥰💞

2025-07-31 19:38:00 UTC

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@nprofile…azty Better and better... in a zigzag pattern, as I wrote. Boy oh boy has this illness ever trained my ass off!!

2025-07-31 02:25:22 UTC

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@nprofile…qz4x @nprofile…qyrh That is totally effed up.

2025-07-30 00:07:11 UTC

I'm having yarn lust! Ibspired by Nevada, this is a gorgeous limited edition collection of hand-dyed wool.
"Sourced from the Dufurrena family’s Merino/Rambouillet flock, raised in the mountains and foothills of Northern Nevada. The Dufurrenas continue the Basque tradition of sheep ranching, producing exceptional fleece."
#FiberForThePeople #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-07-26 00:05:24 UTC

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@nprofile…t2zk @nprofile…hr7s @nprofile…2xrp That's great! I used to detest swatching. Only recently, I've come to enjoy that step. I like to assess knitted fabric drape, stuff like that. But it ain't for everyone!

2025-07-25 06:03:26 UTC

📢📢📢 BREAKING 📢📢📢
#Epstein and #Maxwell accusers are speaking out. I am quite moved by this segment on @nprofile…6fnq
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XEh__2C2vbA&si=C-kkU2MdUSo_OD2q
#Trump #News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Project2025 #Fascism
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2025-07-25 02:26:51 UTC

The very talented Josh Johnson opens as guest host on The Daily Show.
"Trump Dodges Epstein by Attacking Obama, Dropping MLK Files & Trying to ..."
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TIFjafya_eQ&si=q45h_TyzSfz0Fj1I
#News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Project2025 #Fascism
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2025-07-24 23:37:46 UTC

My nurse just told me her daughter, who flies for the US Air Force and has long been stationed in Italy, was just DEPLOYED TO ISRAEL. Hmmmm, what is the tangerine wannabe king up to??
#Israel #Hezbollah #Hamas #Houthi #Gaza #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #MiddleEast #War #News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Project2025 #Fascism
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2025-07-23 23:53:12 UTC

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@nprofile…hr7s Another great tip, which I picked right here on Mastodon @nprofile…2xrp #knitting - knit eyelets into the swatch equaling the size of needle used. Inspired!
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2025-07-22 03:28:26 UTC

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@nprofile…e9t7 Smart promotion here!

2025-07-22 03:27:13 UTC

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@nprofile…hr7s Jolly color!

2025-07-22 03:25:12 UTC

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@nprofile…hr7s You might enjoy knitting this on circulars, especially helpful for larger projects. There are many brands and options, my fave is ChiaoGoo red cable circulars.

2025-07-22 02:03:26 UTC

Behold, fascism in action...
#Trump #Epstein @nprofile…2hqd @nprofile…05a6 #WSJNews #WSJLawsuit #AP @nprofile…5cpg #APNews #News #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #Project2025 #Fascism
https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-wall-street-journal-b006f3ef25e6b4ab910cc3b41c865227

2025-07-19 23:01:40 UTC

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@nprofile…wswx Beautiful!

2025-07-19 05:25:08 UTC

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@nprofile…3muc @nprofile…g57f This! Except if the yarns are non-superwash, best to just soak in a basin for 15-20 minutes - no agitation, which could cause felting. Don't worry, you've got this!
PS: Take "before" pix of yarns with label bands so you'll know what's what later.
PPS: Soak each separately, in case of bleeding

2025-07-13 21:29:42 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Hand-dyed gradient #WendysWonders merino-cashmere-nylon yarn used in this #WIP.
It's a Rayna shawl. Final color about to start, a deep forest green. Moving right along!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-07-10 21:52:59 UTC

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@nprofile…2v69 Totally! These hand-dyed skeins are from Wendy's Wonders. Dyed on a merino cashmere nylon base, fingering weight. I've made a few Reyna shawls from her skeins, love them!

2025-07-09 22:19:48 UTC

For #WIPWednesday I present to you yet another Reyna shawl, a pattern that plays well with gradient yarns.
This skein goes from pink to grey to brown to a deep forest green. It's fun watching the colors unfurl!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-06-30 03:28:17 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Home stretch! Just one final round, in which I shall attempt to knit each rib stitch down on itself creating a folded edge around the face, whilst at same time binding off. This maneuver is far beyond my comfort level, having only done it once and I screwed it up then. This project is best left for the bright light/mind of the morning hours.
#HarrisHood #CocoAmourKnitwear #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-06-26 21:42:12 UTC

🧶 ADVICE NEEDED 🧶
I inherited a bunch of these 2 yarns. I don't normally care for knitting with 100% pure synthetics, but the need does arise for my wool-allergic friends.
Is anyone familiar with these yarns? Are they on the cheap end of the scale or...? How will it wear? Any insight will be gratefully received. Thank you!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-06-25 01:52:43 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Three #FOs! A pattern called Emotional Support Little Chickies, available on Ravelry.
So fun - Great anxiety buster, great stash and scrap yarn buster, great gift.
Now, it's back to the main #WIPs. I've got 3 pending. With knitting, there's always something next. 😊
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2025-06-24 02:09:02 UTC

Feeling very anxious these days, so am banging out Emotional Support Laittle Chickies like a maniac. This is #5.
Playing with the different marls and color combos is fun, and a helpful distraction. Dipping my toe into embellishing some of them with yarn embroidery too, hello chain stitch.
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2025-06-23 22:00:00 UTC

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@nprofile…tj2e @nprofile…tumc @nprofile…2xrp @nprofile…gqnr @nprofile…6w9w @nprofile…2xwv Kumihimo, just looked that up, looks like fun and very useful!

2025-06-22 03:25:50 UTC

HEARD... #Pakistan just granted #USA military permission to enter and operate in their water space. It's closer to #Iran. This, according to my CNA who has a lot of relatives back there. So a tip, possibly accurate...? US has staged from there before.
#Israel #Hezbollah #Hamas #Houthi #Gaza #Palestine #Lebanon #Iran #MiddleEast #War #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #News #Project2025 #Fascism

2025-06-17 02:31:51 UTC

I got the powerful urge to revisit this classic spoken piece-song, "Alice's Restaurant." Holds up!
Video here is of the infamous "27 8x10s" bit, considered very edgy back in the day. Worth the revisit!
https://youtu.be/WaKIX6oaSLs?si=1ebygRmL58yznUSs
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c6zp0ZgPsqdYfJ6Z0WtzqJ6jo2s0LaBq/view?usp=drivesdk

2025-06-15 01:29:28 UTC

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 RALLY 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
#Albuquerque #NM had a good showing. The #AlbuquerqueJournal did a deep dive coverage, some good beat reporting here, plus the photos of all the #NoKings rally signs - my favorite part!
More pix follow...
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_2144aa8f-6e14-4704-beba-1fffbf4d05be.html#1
#NewMexico #Politics #USPolitics #USPol #News #Project2025 #Fascism
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2025-06-14 19:33:48 UTC

Michelle with some great iseas for stash minis, plus exploring the Doodle Deck. Fun!
"The Truth about Advent & Mini Yarn Sets (and How to FINALLY Use Yours)"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5g06n8Xbay0&si=o_HrnAol1zD4vmSn
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2025-06-08 18:40:53 UTC

📢📢📢 THE HUMAN SEXES 📢📢📢
There are, scientifically speaking, more than two. Who knew? I sure didn't. This brief video lays out the facts. "Science Proves There are More than Two Human Sexes"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kT0HJkr1jj4&si=6piCjtnLNSOuJpBx
#Science #SexualIdentity #Male #Female #Chromasome
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2025-06-06 19:11:03 UTC

Check out this oretty pattern that just dropprd! "Could Anything Be Prettier?" pattern by Susan Crawford
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-06-01 12:07:01 UTC

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@nprofile…r4nj Everything about this is perfection!

2025-05-31 03:18:50 UTC

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@nprofile…q4ks Would you consider gifting this article so us nonsubscribers can read it? Love the Times, just low on funds atm.

2025-05-18 20:04:43 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Another happy recipient of an Emotional Support Little Chickie! It's so gratifying to make these sweet little objects for people who help me in this nursing home environment, and to see the delight in their faces. 💕
#DisabilityMatters #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade #SurfFeeds
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2025-05-18 17:33:54 UTC

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@nprofile…et96 It's a large chain. Publicly traded.

2025-05-18 12:39:31 UTC

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@nprofile…dafa Absolutely! What is the fiber?

2025-05-18 12:36:44 UTC

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@nprofile…uql3 So pretty!

2025-05-18 12:35:19 UTC

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@nprofile…q6a8 Nope! Literally could not identify the meat.

2025-05-18 12:34:15 UTC

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@nprofile…et96
Not this time. Veggies are usually cooked into almost a mash - broccoli that can be mashed with a spoon. But I do have a large salad for dinner, and sometimes the lettuce is not limp.

2025-05-18 12:28:32 UTC

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@nprofile…kaw8 I used to do some marketing for some very high end landscape desigbers.

2025-05-18 12:27:08 UTC

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@nprofile…57ek The more sad thing is, it isn't. More like incompetent plus not caring.

2025-05-18 12:24:43 UTC

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@moonrabbit@sunny.gardenindeed! Took one bite and had to immediately spit it out. 💩

2025-05-16 20:58:11 UTC

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@nprofile…57ek Hard to believe that's even a real thing. After all, if the issue is utensils, they could give them a sand w ich. Otherwise it's just plain punative.

2025-05-16 20:45:27 UTC

And today for lunch at the nursing home we have... dog food?
#DisabilityMatters
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2025-05-16 19:00:37 UTC

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@nprofile…kaw8 I love that rose! Are you familiar with HeirloomRoses.com? Wonderful resource.

2025-05-14 19:30:53 UTC

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@nprofile…ccxp That's one big foot!

2025-05-10 23:30:29 UTC

@nprofile…azty You are the sweetest and the best! Ran out of diclofenac literally 5 minutes before opening your package. Kismet!! Thank you soooo much, and my back (broke it a few years ago) thanks you too. In deepest gratitude, Karen
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2025-05-09 22:16:09 UTC

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@nprofile…m0ac I'm in a nursing home at the omens. Tried to start a knitting group here but it never really took off. I do miss in-person knitting. At least on Mastodon, I have this virtual knitting community, and I greatly treasure it!

2025-05-07 06:11:23 UTC

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@nprofile…m0ac Thanks for expanding on that. My background was not Christian, it was a sort of humanistic nondenominational group called the Ethical Culture Society. As an adult I leaned more towards Buddhism, and then later, Ernest Holme's work that became The Science of Mind/New Thought movement. They teach a specific form of affirmative prayer that I find to be particularly powerful, even until this day. Glad you are sharing about all this stuff!

2025-05-06 19:32:28 UTC

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@nprofile…m0ac Nice! I prefer a less loaded word than sin, like mistakes, or errors, or misunderstanding. And instead of temptation I like SHOW us right seeing or HELP us see clearly.

2025-05-02 21:57:16 UTC

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@nprofile…x2x0 @nprofile…26sn I am just a great big NOOOO!!! to that! I have the mental capacity (when backed into a corner) but not the constitution for such things.

2025-04-27 00:55:09 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 A #FO! The Ivy Scarf in soft white mohair, gifted to Marietta the CNA. Another #gratitude gift for someone who is making a big difference in my journey back to wellness.
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2025-04-26 18:38:57 UTC

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@nprofile…e0ya I include it because a lot of people are vision-impaired but not fully blind, or for various other disability reasons prefer a voice reader, so I think you are OK including it. It's so cool that you do it!

2025-04-26 08:40:01 UTC

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@nprofile…e0ya Appreciating your image description greatly.

2025-04-25 14:22:14 UTC

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@nprofile…p0hr Loving that your needle says "Exhale." Clever!

2025-04-25 13:42:32 UTC

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@nprofile…m0ac Glad you are doing this!

2025-04-19 03:56:13 UTC

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@nprofile…92y4 It's actually good I've had it

2025-04-16 17:23:34 UTC

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@nprofile…6ehd We probably do differ on Vaccines, but that's OK... in a democracy we are free to have all sorts of POVs! I'm disabled with a severely compromised immune system, so Vaccines have been an important part of my care. I also came very close to dying from covid when it first appeared, so was glad to get that vaccine and all the boosters. For me it was always more about developing immunity and less about the transmission issue.

2025-04-16 08:39:14 UTC

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@nprofile…6ehd I'm not sure what you're pointing to here.

2025-04-15 23:28:00 UTC

BASTARDS. White House removes wire spot from press pool
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5250852-white-house-removes-wire-spot-from-press-pool/

2025-04-14 23:24:04 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 More on the Ivy Scarf, kerchief option, worked in Classic Elite Giselle mohair, color Cloud.
All charted, it's a surprisingly easy pattern to follow. Also offers long narrow version in two sizes.
Trying for one chart done daily. There are six, A through F. This is one of those times when it's helpful to have several WIPs going at once - I can switch back and forth.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ivy-scarf
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2025-04-08 01:58:45 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 How did I not know this?!!
Per Norman at #NimbleNeedles on #YouTube, swatches can be marked for needle size by tying knots - in this case, seven knots for US7 needle. Because I NEVER remember.
Another way is to knit in the correct number as purl bumps right in the swatch. Great hack!
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2025-04-06 00:16:24 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 New obsession - the Emotional Support Little Chickie!
A spin-off of the wildly successful Emotional Support Chicken, which now has over 10k made according to Ravelry, these little guys are pocket-sized, for carry-along stress reduction. So darn cute!
#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade
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2025-04-04 18:35:22 UTC

🧶🧶🧶CLUCK CLUCK, Kniterati! Am loving this new pattern for an Emotional Support Little Chickie. It's a perfect-sized pocket chicken, works up with scrap yarn in a day. A very fun #FO!
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2025-03-28 23:05:59 UTC

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@nprofile…jc2n I hate magic loop and yes, I also prefer circulars when.it works for the project. This pattern we rn I'd be magic-lioping constantly, It would drive me crazy!

2025-03-28 22:49:36 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Anyone else struggling with long DPNs poking into boobs/chest when knitting in the round?
Me too, until I discovered that Clover makes 5" needles in US5, a premium bamboo product called Takumi. Here's a shot of one Takumi swapped out for longer DPNs. So much more manageable!
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2025-03-28 22:41:40 UTC

🧶🧶🧶 Yay! The Mom Crème Anglaise sweater is at last done, delivered and mom-approved!
I learned so much making this. Lots of frogging back, switching yarns, switching patterns also. Settled on Valley Yarns Charlemont fingering and Cascade Baby Alpaca lace held together - dream combo. I love how the silk helps give the other fibers and the garment structure. Hooray, a #FO!
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2025-03-22 03:31:04 UTC

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@nprofile…302z That's where the "OK, kiddo. Tell me though, what does this say about your personal values and standards?" question comes in handy. When I offer that, I just give them some space to contemplate or not, depends on the vibe.