It’s Friday people. FRIDAY. Go do the things and kick some ass, and then get your weekend started!!

Countdown is up! Gonna knit a cardigan and talk about the Switch 2. Grab a drink, grab a project, and come knitflix & chill. www.twitch.tv/moxiestitches

Looks like more crafting streams will be happening tomorrow afternoon and Monday night, most likely. Come hang out with me while I knit, listen to music, and yap about the Switch 2, new games I’ve tried this week, and whatever else is going on. 💜 #knitsky #gaming

Decided to finally get a Switch 2. Got Pokopia and Moonlight Peaks and they are both great games thus far.

Progress on the latest project, the Leith cardigan by Rebecca Clow. This is the bottom of the back of the cardigan - getting ready to start another green stripe row. This is a really potato-chippy knit due to the stripes. #knitsky

For anyone who would like to send flowers/plant a tree/donate to help cats in honor of #Belghast, his obituary can be found here: https://www.honoringmemoriesnowata.com/obituaries/mark-temple Pinging @Gazimoff#belghastas he has more reach than I. Love to everyone.

Shout out to @nathrien.bsky.social who sent me the mod to Stardew Valley so that I can adjust the day night cycle. Hopefully now I can play it without feeling like its a constant battle with the clock. Thanks Nathrien! 😊

Monday. Lost a team member last week so I’m taking over his projects, including one scheduled for a cutover in the next couple of weeks, so I’m playing catchup & trying to figure out what needs to be done. Just going to put in some NIN this morning & do the damn things.

Legit the best stream today. Two tiny eldritch horrors completed and going to get their baths, and lots of great conversation! Huge thank you and shout out to everyone that stopped by or signal boosted. I greatly appreciate you. 💙

GOING LIVE. What better way to celebrate our Independence Day (and the impending spooky season) than by summoning a tiny eldritch horror? Grab a drink. Grab a project. Hang out. 💜 Twitch.tv/moxiestitches #knitsky

Obituary: MMORPG blogger and community leader Mark ‘Belghast’ Temple has passed away

I am not okay right now. I haven't been a gaming blogger for a long time, but @belghast.com was a legend & one of the best community builders I've seen. He was everywhere & whether you knew him as a guildie, a blogger, or just through socials, he was always a friend inviting you along for the ride.

Never let it be said that I turned down a creme pie. 😇

Today’s project: finish getting my west coast trip booked. I’m expecting some big announcements at BlizzCon. Really, really hoping they announce WoW Classic+… and the rumors flying around about possible new tv shows and new games are intriguing. 🧐

My Bogg Bag arrived and its so big I can nearly fit inside. It’s PERFECT for what I’m using it for. Sooo… anybody want to hang out while I learn how to ply yarn on my e-spinner on-stream? Either later tonight or tomorrow? I can promise that mistakes will be made. #knitting #spinning

It was a good night. 😍😎🥳 #knitting #spinning #secretthirdthing

Just me stirring up 💩 again. Our HOA “Events Committee” is using AI-generated images to announce picnics and garage sales and such. I suggested they could use Canva, its free and easy to use and much better for the environment and economy than AI. You can imagine how that went over. 😩

Good Morning Cupcakes! Last week was was a total blur at this point but it was fun. This week I’m planning to cast-on a new cardigan, I want to finish spinning this green wool, AND I’m making some final tweaks and adjustments to a secret third thing. 🤫 Hydrate! Princess Donut demands it!

Fresh name. Same Moxie. 🖤 I can now be found at @moxiestitches across all major platforms. More to come. 👀🧶

It’s Friday Eve and I’m about to be the entire problem today. May as well let people know what they’re in for. After work, it’s karaoke time!

It’s Friday! It’s a holiday but I’m working due to a major migration this weekend, the culmination of a 2-year project. I do have some fun things planned if all goes well tho. You’re beautiful. Go be your most sparkly self and do the things that bring you joy this weekend. 💕

That feeling when a project that you’ve visualized, researched, planned, designed, & have been working on bit by bit comes together and it WORKS and it’s just so FREAKIN’ GOOD. 🤪 The best part? This one is for me. Not for work. Not for anybody else. Just something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.

International Knit in Public Day canceled due to extreme heat, so instead we’re going to go see Masters of the Universe and play a new board game. 😍

So freaking excited about this movie. It reminds me of all the old 90s movies I love. youtu.be/5mtbOhpqroo?si

It is hot as the dickens out but we out here putting in the work. It’s Friday and there is something super-awesome planned for tomorrow. Stay cool y’all. 😎

Signed up for this beta so fast. I put some serious time into 1 & 2 back in the day. So many memories. Can’t wait to see what 3 is like. youtu.be/ITPzxITngqA...

It’s so hot in the mid-atlantic that I walked outside and my chicken nuggets became even crispier.

It’s office upgrade day apparently. My new custom desk mat arrived too! 😍

I see you. Or maybe you see me. Or both. 🫣

Y’all. This limited edition colorway Sycorax (yes from The Tempest) yarn in a yak/silk/merino blend is absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS. Plus there was a sticker! And bookplates! This was so worth the wait! Ex Libris Fibers is my new favorite. ❤️

Out getting the evening walk in. It’s that time of year where I have to walk either super early or super late after the sun goes down or else I’ll fry. 🔥 Saw a pretty deer in the wetlands too. 🦌

And to catch you up - lately I’ve been running a book club at one of the local breweries. Last night somebody brought the all the books we’ve read over the past few months, so I had to get a pic with our favorite strawberry-rhubarb shandy. Also I looked cute. 😆

I really need to do better about posting over here. Threads is my favorite social app these days, but there are so many of you from the old Twitter days here. Currently testing out OpenVibe so that posts will hit both accounts at once. 🙂

This is gross. A CRAFTING SUPPLY company using AI and bragging about it - when their customers are primarily handcrafters that place importance on originality, creativity and real, human-made items - is completely tone deaf. They are dead to me.

Happy Wednesday! Lots of chaos happening today, but I did manage to start a new project using yarn that I bought at Rhinebeck last year. Here’s a sneak peek. What ever shall it be? 😉

Finally back to civilization. This camp was wild. It rained, and rained some more, and then rained harder. We were cold, wet, & sleep-deprived. We also didn’t kill each other, so mission successful! My little tent doesn’t look like much but that inside layer stayed dry and bug-free. Total win.

Drove down to my favorite book/yarn/game store to get camping supplies. Yes, yarn and a book are a must if you’re going to spend a weekend in the woods with no internet. The yarn will become fingerless gloves and the book sounded intriguing. The two matching was a happy accident. 😍

Last week I had permanent eyeliner done, which basically means they tattooed my eyelids, and tattoo aftercare goes along with that. I’m now in the “itchy” phase of tattoo healing and that hits worse on your eyes. 😆

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

Life got wild. That’s all I can say. Knitting tax. A little over half a Musselburg hat made out of Malabrigo Dos Tierras in Aniversario and Teal Feather. Hope to finish it up possibly this weekend while camping.

Ahhh Boston, I’ve missed you! Next stop, New Hampshire and Maine. 💜

Two days. I finished this in two days, which I think is a personal record. Its a gift for a “secret sister” who likes orange and butterflies. 😊 🧶 Pattern is called March of the Butterflies by Grey Owl Knits, yarn is Cornucopia and Reapers Rags by Spun Right Round. #knitsky

Finally catching up on the @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com Midnight Deep Dive - can I just say that I LOVE the concept of the Arator campaign and the Arcantina? Anything going back to the old world to experience it in different ways is a win. Azeroth is still the best thing about the game.

Tonight I’m chilling in a Hard Rock Hotel room, listening to the in-room music channel while doing some intricate stitching. Me: “Remember when Hard Rock used to play music that was actually popular?” Hubs: “That is the most old-person thing I’ve ever heard you say.” He’s right.

Life update: one more trip to TN this week to close on my in-law’s house and deal with probate court matters. It’s been a long road to get here but we finally are nearing the end. I hope to get back to podcasting in October, just in time for Fiber Festival season. 🧶

Knitty has it right. Funny enough, when I was in the planning for my podcast, I kept getting advice to use AI for scripting, for graphics, for subject matter, whathaveyou. No thanks. I’d rather be my authentic weird self, and I’d rather consume real content from real people.

Dessert mode: ACTIVATE! Best pie: chocolate silk Best ice cream: B&J Chocolate Fudge Brownie Best doughnut: Boston Cream Best bar: Chess Bar Best cake: traditional vanilla birthday cake with that super sweet lardy buttercream icing Best other: Whoppers malted milk balls

I don’t typically do kickstarters, but I am here with bells on. There are so few knitting magazines left, and I love their creative concept for this one.

Today's commute was 7 hours round-trip. I hope to not have to do that again for a while.

Yep, I’m so in.