#foments

[garaksapprentice]

The internet: You must never machine wash your knits. Never. Ever. They will be destroyed the moment they are touched by the caress of a machine's heated water supply. Hand wash only, or You Shall Be Sorry.

Me:

That photo contains ~13 pairs of 70/30 wool/nylon socks, a 100% wool shawl, an acrylic shawl, an acrylic kid's jumper, an acrylic beanie, a vest knit of "handwash only" wool, and a few other things I've forgotten.

This is one of the reasons to swatch, people. Knit a swatch. A big one. Even better, knit a hat out of the thing you want to use. Chuck it in the wash. See how it comes out. Make decisions from there.

I've knitted somewhere above 50 non-sock things in the decade or so since my first kid came along. I have machine washed them all. Only two - TWO - things have gotten eaten by the wash in that time. (a purple toddler dress and half a sock). And both of those were accidentally put through with the regular clothes wash.

Obligatory caveats: Probably don't do this if your machine doesn't have a gentle/delicate setting. I made sure mine came with a wool cycle when I had to buy a new one. It takes 38 minutes, spins at 800 RPM, and refuses to go hotter than 30ºC.

Also if you tend to use loosely spun yarns or very large gauges (both seem to be popular nowadays), or like to knit Extremely Delicate Lace, use caution. (My knitting preferences are basically the opposite of those things - I like things that last.)

[qqueenofhades]

Oh look. The Trump shooter was a registered Republican (and a young white man in his 20s like pretty every other mass shooter ever).

Party that endorses political violence commits more political violence, film at 11.

[grumpyfaceurn]

Underestimated struggle of being really good at your second language: when you're watching a thing and someone asks you what x means and you're hit with that "I know exactly what this means but I can't for the life of me give you a translation"

[sovataz]

random ve doodles i like

[beechicory]

Teehee

From: The Daily Express

Normally I'm not a fan of the Daily Express, but in this case, I have to enjoy their choice of both headline and photo. Truly, that is the face of a man who wants to cause trouble on purpose 🙏

[gabri-el]

from now on this is how im ending any email correspondence

[gothyanki]

thinking about her (Gith the Liberator)

Thinking about how much I wish she were the deliciously messy, morally complex, and believably motivated protagonist of a Space Lesbians vs. Empire trilogy instead of a flat villain/historical footnote in the Fiend Folio. Unfortunately, DnD.

[stillsurfacequietpond]

uh, excuse me buzzfeed, this is not the correct answer, foment is actually a type of porridge

(link here if anyone wants to waste some time, old vocab quiz that has nothing to do with good omens)

[collapsedsquid]

So is Hanania being doxxed by the liberal media just like SSC's Scott was?

[gynandromorph]

glad that idletry wasn't a passing interest. a constant threat with new ideas, but if you don't touch any of them out of fear of the foolishness that comes with losing interest, you'll kill all of them instead

[crewdlydrawn]

Can you foment other things, or is it like JUST rebellion? 🤔

[joelletwo]

(thinking abt the motify idea of Penance in gintama and i always use sugi as stress tests for Statements Abt Gintama) if u combine the fact that current-day series sugi has never committed a relevant action in his life w his poor little meow meow childhood. is it even possible to say takasugi the long-term antagonist figure ever did anything wrong/he'd regret

[matchavanillalatte]

I deeply love Seattle and Northern California & would ideally live there forever. I feel no sense of allegiance to the United States of America and would love to at least in my lifetime see the seeds of an alternative form(s) of political organization, conceived of through dialogue between tribal governments and non tribal residents/workers councils, for people living on the North American continent

[qqueenofhades]

"Weaponization of the Federal Government." I just....I just can't.

[salemoleander]

xB asking about the TCG refreshments: "Does my Scarland VIP pass cover this?"

Scar, completely neutral: "We are outside the park."

[berlin-daily]