Wise words from @alexg.bsky.social who asks us to "Just to ask one extra question before turning an observation into a verdict... We rarely say, “I don’t know what’s happening here.” We say, “I know exactly what this means.” open.substack.com/pub/alex715/...

Two of my favorite people, both talented writers, sit down in this podcast as @alexg.bsky.social interviews @lynettemburrows.bsky.social about her dystopian trilogy, writing characters who feel powerless and find their power, encouragement for anyone who writes, more. mgopod.com/f/lynette-m-...

Metallurgist Constance Tipper was born #OTD in 1894. Her groundbreaking work on the brittle fracture of metals saved countless lives during #WWII & laid foundational principles for modern fracture mechanics. First female FT faculty member at Cambridge Dept of Engineering (1949). #WomenInSTEM (1/2)

The Story of Female Olympians. This fascinating post by @lynettemburrows.bsky.social telling the story of women in #Olympics and their fight to participate, starting from the beginning to modern times. She especially highlights Black women Olympians. lynettemburrows.com/the-story-of...

The first Teddy Bear went on sale on this day, February 15, in 1903. #Otd, with Pres. Teddy Roosevelt's permission to use his name, Morris Michtom added stuffed "Teddy" bears to his toy shop. 🧶 Celebrate with teddy bear knitting patterns like these intheloopknitting.com/free-teddy-b...

Happy World Whale Day! Founded in 1980 to honor humpback whales, it's a great day to honor all magnificent whales. 🧶 Knit whale toys and whale theme patterns like these from my post intheloopknitting.com/whale-knitti...

Hip Hippo-Ray! It's World Hippo Day! The modern "river horse" has been around for 7.5 million years. That's a lot of candles! 🧶 Celebrate with free hippopotamus knitting patterns like these from my post intheloopknitting.com/hippo-knitti...

Happy Arizona Statehood Day! On this day, February 14 in 1912, Arizona, became the 48th US state. #otd 🧶 Celebrate with knitting patterns like these inspired by Arizona places such as Sedona, the Painted Desert, and more from my Southwest style post intheloopknitting.com/southwest-kn...

Happy Valentine's Day! If you're a knitter and need a last minute gift to show your love... Have a heart! Quick heart free knitting patterns like these are on my Valentine's Day pattern post 🧶 intheloopknitting.com/valentines-d...

In good news, Kansas City has stopped an ICE detention center. The city passed an ordinance against it, the local land agency cut ties with the business planning the deal, and public outcry was intense. Platform Ventures now has ended the sale. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Happy National Umbrella Day! There's really only one way to celebrate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

I'm amazed at all the extraordinary feats of the Winter #Olympics, things I could never do. But one ability I do share with many of these Winter Olympians is knitting! 🧶 Read more in my newsletter. mailchi.mp/intheloopkni...

Happy Superb Owl day! 🧶 It's a great day to knit superb owl knitting patterns like these from my blog post intheloopknitting.com/6-free-owl-k...

#OTD, Pinocchio, Walt Disney’s second animated movie, was released, Feb. 7 in 1940. For a twisted NON-Disney take on the Pinocchio tale, listen to Marionette About to Drown by @bradleycdenton.bsky.social with @cspector.bsky.social on bass as the whale. blandlemondenton.bandcamp.com/track/marion...

Happy Rose Day! TiL that rose cultivation is so ancient that Confucius wrote about growing roses in the Imperial Gardens around 500 BC. 🧶 Enjoy ever-blooming roses with knitting patterns like these intheloopknitting.com/rose-knittin...

Happy Periodic Table Day! #OTD Feb. 7, in 1863, John Newlands published the first periodic table. Also Dmitri Mendeleev, who helped design the periodic table, was born Feb. 7 in 1869. 🧶 Celebrate with free periodic table knitting patterns intheloopknitting.com/science-knit...

I voted! It was just a local primary but I figured it was the least I can do with others putting themselves on the front lines every day. The pictured I Voted Cup Cozy is designed and knit by Jamie Lomax. Free knitting pattern on Ravelry www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

A bakery called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Kneads

Black inventor Alfred Cralle patented the first ice cream scoop on this day February 2, in 1897, making it much easier to fill up cones. 🧶 Scoop up free knitting patterns like these for ice cream intheloopknitting.com/ice-cream-kn... 1/2

Groundhogs get all the publicity today but Hedgehog Day actually came first. An ancient Roman tradition held that seeing a hedgehog in February was a sign of an early spring. 🧶 Knit hedgehog knitting patterns to hurry spring along or just make winter cuter intheloopknitting.com/hedgehog-kni...

What protects against ice? This brilliant SALT earwarmer or cowl knitting pattern designed by Mary Jo Bayliss is free through the month of February. She also has a matching hat knitting pattern for sale (proceeds to charity). #craftivism www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

#OTD, February 1, in 1898, Dr. Leila Daughtery-Denmark, the co-creator of the vaccine for pertussis or whooping cough, was born. Read more about this extraordinary woman in this bio by @lynettemburrows.bsky.social lynettemburrows.com/born-to-save...

Happy International Zebra Day from these two friends! This zebra and baby rhino are enjoying a patchwork blanket donated by Blankets for Baby Rhinos, a craft group that supports anti-poaching and wildlife orphanages 🧶 www.blanketsforbabyrhinos.org

Happy National Hot Chocolate Day! TIL that by 1828, people had started using powdered chocolate to stir into milk for an easier hot cocoa. 🧶Cozy up with these hot chocolate themed knitting patterns from my hot beverage post intheloopknitting.com/coffee-lover...

Happy International Zebra Day! TIL that like human fingerprints, no two zebras have the same stripe pattern! 🧶 Stripe right with zebra knitting patterns like these from my post intheloopknitting.com/zebra-knitti...

"I violated history by telling the truth.” Angie Debo #OTD , January 30, in 1890, Angie Debo was born. She challenged the system to become a ground-breaking historian who wrote the truth about Native American history. Here's a bio by @lynettemburrows.bsky.social lynettemburrows.com/the-first-la...

Today, January 30, is the birthday of the amazing knitting designer Norah Gaughan, who literally wrote the book on cables. Celebrate with some of her gorgeous knitting patterns. 🧶 Fun Fact: Norah is the daughter of science fiction artist Jack Gaughan! intheloopknitting.com/norah-gaugha...

Congrats “BATTLE LINES ” by Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp ⚔️ Second Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥈 🧵 1/2 Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/2026... #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

International LEGO Day is awesome! On this day, January 28, in 1958, Danish carpenter, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, submitted his patent for the LEGO brick. #otd 🧶 Knit LEGO inspired knitting patterns like these from my blog post intheloopknitting.com/lego-knittin...

This is a page-turning trilogy that's inspiring too. And the first one's free....

Crazy for daisies! It's National Daisy Day celebrating the “day's eye” flower (from the Anglo-Saxon daes eage). 🧶 Knit your own day's eyes with daisy knitting patterns like these (and, yes, all the daisies here are knitted, even if they look like crochet) intheloopknitting.com/daisy-knitti...

Thoughtful piece by @alexg.bsky.social "I don’t write because I think I have answers. I write because not understanding bothers me more than the risk of being wrong in public. Writing forces me to slow things down long enough to see what holds and what collapses..." open.substack.com/pub/alex715/...

On this day, robots clanked among us for the first time! R.U.R, Rossum's Universal Robots, by Karel Čapek, opened in Prague #otd January 25, in 1921, and "robots" quickly conquered our hearts. 🧶Knit cuddly and famous robots with patterns like these intheloopknitting.com/robot-knitti...

If you've never met Greg, he is one of the nicest, kindest, most generous people I've met in fandom or anywhere. I never ever heard him raise his voice or saw him seek attention. So you have to understand how righteously angry he has to be to do this.

It's Cheesy Socks Day so let your feet do the talking as well as walking! 🧶 Knit socks that rock with knitting patterns like these from my fun socks post intheloopknitting.com/fun-sock-kni...

Go nuts for Squirrel Appreciation Day! TIL arctic squirrels can hibernate for 8 months. Same, squirrels, same. 🧶 Hiber-knit with these squirrel knitting patterns like these from my post intheloopknitting.com/squirrel-kni...

Edgar Allan Poe was born on this day January 19, in 1809. #otd 🧶Quoth the knitter, "Knit some more!" with these Edgar Allan Poe themed knitting patterns. intheloopknitting.com/literary-kni...

Happy National Popcorn Day on January 19! 🧶 Celebrate with these free knitting patterns for popcorn projects. intheloopknitting.com/funhaus-knit...

I don’t make the rules, but when it’s reposting this, I damn well follow them and YOU’D BETTER TOO. youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

Happy Birthday to Zooey Deschanel born on this day, January 17, in 1980. #otd 🧶 Those of us who knit and crochet share her one rule, as revealed on #tv in New Girl S2E14 when Nick takes Jess's yarn to create a conspiracy board.

"I yam what I yam!" Popeye made his first appearance on this day January 17 in 1929 in a comic strip by E. C. Segar. #otd 🧶 This free knitting pattern for a Popeye's arm pillow was designed by Joo-young Yoon for Knitty. intheloopknitting.com/pillow-shape...

And if you want to read it, it's still free! www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Fell...

Happy National Tulip Day! It may be 14F (-10C) in KC, but it's the start of the Dutch tulip season today, January 17. 🧶 If, like me, you don't have real tulips yet, you can knit tulip inspired knitting patterns like these from my tulip blog post intheloopknitting.com/tulip-knitti...

Checking in with yarn bomb art. This caring balloon is from the Trivento Yarn Bombing Festival of 2024 in Italy. Crochet installation by AmbrosCrochet. 🧶 You can see more on their Instagram www.instagram.com/p/C_BlB3zMKZd/

My research confirms this. I too should be hibernating now. Therefore, the headline should be: Multiple studies confirm humans should be hibernating.

Been trying this thing where if I can't tell a headline is real or satire, I take a quick walk, and if I still can't tell, I go take a nap, so I'm still confused about everything everywhere but at least I'm rested and have gotten some light exercise.

The first photograph of a snowflake was taken on this day, January 15, in 1885, by 19 year old Wilson Bentley who developed the microphotography technique still used today, #otd 🧶 These snowflake knitting patterns reflect the beauty that Bentley revealed. intheloopknitting.com/snow-knittin...

Nature valentines. This comic is now available as a set of 6 Valentines cards: topatoco.com/collections/...

Happy National Hat Day! 🧶Celebrate with knitting patterns for iconic TV hats, like the famous tam that Mary Tyler Moore tossed into the air for her Minneapolis based series. Also hats worn by Lorelai Gilmore, OFMD's Oluwande, Jughead, Rose in Doctor Who. intheloopknitting.com/famous-hats-...

Happy International Kite Day! January 14 is the date of the International Kite Festival in Gujurat, India. 🧶 Let's go knit a kite with these kite knitting patterns intheloopknitting.com/balloon-knit...