Timeline cleanse 😻

Now economists know how scientists felt when he said “inject bleach”

Yes, Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz violated all sorts of national security protocols by sharing military secrets with a journalist. But at least they were White when they did this. by Charlie Kirk

Tiny knit for a tiny human!

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

Also, we got some snow ❄️

Got a little knitting done during the Superb Owl 🦉 🏈 🧶

Elon Musk’s staffers are still attempting to manipulate the Treasury payment system to halt the flow of funds following their recent losses. Reminder: U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has restricted DOGE’s read-only access. No one is above the law.

I read a quote somewhere that “Artists are our emotions first responders.” Lindsay Rush is such a one—she writes poems based on News Headlines people send her. This is her take on Rebecca Shaw’s headline in The Guardian:

I know how it happened, but sheesh! 🧶

I can see it now. First you build hotels in Gaza. Then of course you go to the Ukraine. Find nothing but the best land and rebuild. .. You can train the staff at Mar a Lago ....

Why aren’t we looking into corporate welfare? In the United States, it costs taxpayers billions each year, with estimates ranging from $92 billion to $100 billion annually. Meanwhile, USAID costs only $40 billion. Hmmm… doesn’t add up.

Trump's promise to dismantle the Education Department will likely be more costly for red states than blue. Trump states, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for Vice President Harris. www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...

“If your bank failed, you lost any savings you had there. Politicians and even bankers in the 20th century wanted to end the cycle of devastating depressions, which is why we have so many financial regulations today. The Trump administration wants to roll back as many regulations as they can…”

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

The world’s richest man who no one elected just walked into the US Treasury, stole your Social Security number, and Trump let him. You deserve to know why this is happening - call your member of Congress and Senators (202) 224-3121 and ask why.

Today’s pairing features the same cheese+crackers as yesterday but with a much more knitting-friendly New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that still tastes good even after being opened a few days ago. Unfortunately I didn’t get to go to NZ myself to pick it out but rather down the highway to Costco again🧶🍷

Yesterday’s wine pairing: A lovely Malbec with English Country Cheddar and crackers from Costco as well as gorgeous teal yarn that is not from Costco. Yeah I normally pair white wine with knitting but we’re living dangerously here… 🧶🍷

Eating yogurt the day after it expires. What can I say? I must like livin’ on the edge 🙃

“Bunny had a secret elevator?? Where does it go, Hell??” 🤣 Wanna get away? I mean, not in Bunny’s elevator but on a fibrous knitting journey with a mystery knitalong:

Ready for my daily walk. Do I have enough hand knits on? 🧶

Weird knitting pet peeve of the day: When a little fray on your fingernail keeps catching your yarn so you trim it and file it like 3 times, but you just seem to be making it worse 🤦🏻‍♀️

Nice article. Spoiler: Knitting doesn’t just help deal with gloom. It also brings joy ✨

After 3 attempts at counting 80-something stitches on my needles, I’ve come to the conclusion that I *still* can’t count 🧶

Well crap.

Folks, if you have a cold sore, exercise extra caution around babies. Cold sores are caused by a virus (HSV-1) and a primary infection in a newborn can be quite dangerous. I actually canceled my trip to see my little grandchild (for the 1st time) because I had a cold sore crop up 2 days ago.

Stick Season is out on Ravelry. Fun yoke to knit with lots of color options. It’s a great way to use up some scraps, too 🧶 www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Haaaaa! This is awesome 🐓

LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees: Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations) Bar Etoile (East Hollywood) Fiorelli Pizza (Venice) Bé Ù (Silver Lake) Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood) Oy Bar (Studio City) Sunday Gravy (Inglewood) Dudley Market (Venice) LaSorted's (Silver Lake)

Gearing up to publish a new sweater pattern this week: Stick Season. Lots of fun color combos for it 🧶 #knitting

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.

This was shared with us and made us smile! 😊

This is unacceptable. Elon Musk recently shared posts on X that publicized the names and titles of government employees in climate-related positions, sparking widespread controversy and concern. 1/6

Greetings from life in the snow globe ❄️ #newengland

TFW you realize you need to knit a mock-up of a good-size portion of your upcoming mkal shawl to account for a certain gauge element over a big area and also decide on stitch motif placement. #knitting

Hand knits and crochet on the tree 🎄 The tiny mitten and little tree were knit by my grandmother, and the crochet heart was a gift from a member of my first knit group back in Maine (circa 1990?). Got any special ornaments made of yarn on your tree? #Knitting

It’s cold out, so time for a warmer sweater. I loved knitting this one since you only have to cable every tenth round—plus, it’s a nice fit. Not too oversized for a drop shoulder. #knitting

a man who gets an email like this from his own mother should be legally required to reveal it to every woman he ever meets ever ever

Trigger Warning: Taking scissors to your #knitting is not recommended unless you’re a little wackypants (like me) and EXTREMELY sure that you’ve properly secured the sts above the cut. I was but it was still stressful! Yes, I could’ve made 1 tiny snip below the secured sts, but I had enough yarn

Can I coordinate or what? #knitting

It’s finally cooling off in western mass, so I dug through my sweater boxes and pulled out my Groot cardigan (of the galaxy 🙃) this morning. The yarn I used has been dc’d, so I’m curious what your favorite heavy worsted/light Aran weight yarns are for cables like these? #knitting

I haven’t quite got the hang of Bluesky yet, but here’s my latest, greatest: the pattern is out on Ravelry now #knitting

Second half, let’s go! 🖤💛✨ #knitting

Getting ready to publish this beauty this coming week. For the record, it’s for a knitting *pattern* not the handknit item itself (hey, that’s why I don’t sell on Etsy 🙃).

Wow!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.

Hi all—I’m Mary knitwear designer and teacher in New England. I write cool knitting patterns and an especially fun MKAL every year that starts at the end of February. Would love for you to join in if you like to knit ☺️