A belated sweater update. I finished her late Friday and finally took pictures this afternoon. Pattern: midnight drive by Melanie Berg. Yarn obtained at the Red Alder retreat from Phat Girlz Fibre and Sea change Fibers. It's so cozy. Much softer yarns than I normally use. #knitsky

There's a war on for your mind. theonion.info

A breaking update from @timheidecker.bsky.social.

Progress update on the polwarth singles. I've been bouncing back and forth between this and my midnight drive pullover. I'm still in love with the subtle washes of green and lilac in the gray. #knitsky #spinning

Holy shit these two photos from Artemis II that were shared just a bit ago.

Chuck Schumer likes to imagine how his politics play with an imaginary middle-class middle-aged couple on Long Island, but I don't think he realizes that couple is currently constructing a guillotine in their suburban backyard and stockpiling Molotov cocktails.

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

I haven't seen my Canadian friends in over a year. I miss them; but it's proving over and over again to be the right decision. Please don't come to the US for the forseeable future.

Sunday Spinning. I finished up plying the Fall foliage colored Shetland singles and have started on the barely dyed gray polwarth. It's hard to capture, but there are washes of green and lilac in the gray that I think will make them play nicely knit together. #knitsky

Thursday knit night. This will be the midnight drive pullover. I splurged on the yarn at Red Alder. #knitsky

The goddamn Onion guy making me cry. On brand for onions I guess.

Democracy dogs, an occasional series.

The world is burning, but hey, I finished a sweater, and it has pockets! #knitsky #knitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

He's a monster assembling his own axis of evil who want to kill babies in their quest for wars of real estate. He needs to be impeached the second you can do it.

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

Truck is full of gas, I am full of cheeseburger. A raven landed nearby so I tweeted the whistle I bought from @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and tossed it a French fry. I will train every corvid in Susanville to come to the sound of community defense whistles.

Spinning interlude. Wee chickadee Shetland wool top in my favorite bruise colors. Bonus cats #fiberarts #knitsky

Re: the backlash to "craftivism." Stickering is cool and punk and floods the environment with our messaging. The hats are not "performative"-- they're doing the same thing! But graffiti is seen as more male, knitting more female, and there you go. Stupid gender ruining the party for all of us.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202... This article has so so many receipts.

Finished my first Melt the Ice hat. #knitsky

Taking a break from my cabled sweater to knit my first (of presumed many) melt the ice hat. Hugs to my friends in Portland, looks like you're going through it today. #knitsky

"The world isn’t ending. A world is ending. Our job is to midwife the next one."

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Please join me in donating to Georgia Fort theough her website so she gets all of the $$$ www.georgiafort.com/support

I made it to sleeve separation on my Snowy Forest pullover tonight. Now it's just lots of fuzzy comforting stockinette left to go. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

"Return CBP to the border" Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?

Good turn out today in Poulsbo. Shout out to Poulsbo mayor Ed Stern and Rep. Tara Simmons for their attendance and speeches. Our frog hats are getting lots of wear. #knitting #democracy

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

Trials for every ICE member.

Thursdays are brewery knitting night. Inching my way to the end of the cabled yoke on my Snowy Forest. #knitting

It looks like the WWII anti fascist hats are about to take over the knitting world. 💖Folks in my area have been trying to restart another WW2 Norwegian silent protest, the wearing of paperclips #knitting

www.reddit.com/r/television.... I'm not usually a fan of reboots, but I must say this feels like the perfect time.

This is Minneapolis (St. Paul). I walked into a new-to-me yarn store. “Are you looking for red yarn? It’s sorted by weight.” I bought the yarn and was not the only one, and bought the pattern and never had to tell them it was the Melt ICE hat I wanted. It was 4/5th of the sales I saw. yarnery.com

Knitting interlude. Yoke progress, co-starring Capt. Jack Tinypants. #knitting

Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E." The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop." consequence.net/2026/01/drop...

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

Help Minnesotans stay warm as they melt ICE Organizers with @minnesota50501 are on the ground and they need all the help they can get! Venmo - bit.ly/4sxMyVs PayPal - bit.ly/49xTF7N #ICEOUTforGood #JusticeForReneeGood #Fuck|CE

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

A blustery day in Poulsbo to stand up against fascism. Our frog hats received lots of love. 💙💙💙 #knitting #iceoutforgood

Democracy dogs, an occasional series.

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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.

Knitting is a comfort in terrible times, but it's hard not to let the pain flow into the stitches. Garments that I knit during important events forever remind me of what was happening then. #knitting

Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.

Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."

New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

Okay I lied, there is one more finished object for 2025. One quick and fluffy hat to go with the krampus horns I bought Gordon for his birthday. #knitting #fiberarts

Last finished object of the year, the scarecrow vest in four odd one of a kind malabrigo rios skeins. #knitting

Knitted vest in progress, with house panthers. #knitting

New knitting on the needles. #knitting