#warm scarves

[noirandchocolate]

Several weeks ago one of my coworkers called me over into her cubicle and gave me a very unexpected gift. Her mother passed away recently, and she'd been packing stuff up at her condo to give to relatives and sell, so the home could be sold. The mother was an avid knitter and crocheter, and when my coworker came upon her stash of equipment, she told me, she "immediately thought of me as someone who might get some use out of it."

So, I have inherited a varied collection of knitting needles and crochet hooks, cable needles, sewing needles, and, best of all, now-out-of-print pattern books, mostly for blankets, because that was what this lady loved to make most. Plus, I also have a bunch of gauge swatches she made, pinned to little bits of card covered in perfect schoolteacher handwriting setting out the patterns they were made to test.

And also...

My coworker brought another bag, full of yarn and...knitted blanket squares. Her mother's last started project, before she got too sick to continue. And she asked if there was anything I could do with it.

It turned out, there are twelve completed squares, and I quickly located the pattern book they are from amid those given to me. It's a book of 60 patterns, meant to be put together however the maker wishes into blankets of 20 squares. I figured out which of the numbered patterns were already made, and selected eight more that I thought might go well with them.

So now! I am working on completing! My coworker's mother's last knitting project!

And I really am feeling very good about doing it.

[gummi-ships]

Happy holidays everyone!

[toiletphotoshoot]

He needs to be studied in a lab

[milkweedman]

Was reading about the knit clapotis pattern and there was a bit talking about how French people will simply wear a scarf and it keeps you warmer than a jacket. Idk if that is true about the French but since I read it a few days ago I've been bringing one along with my jacket (it's very cold when I leave in the morning and when I'm heading back, plus I am always cold anyway) in the hopes that I could use it rather than putting on my jacket for smoke breaks, since jackets are very hard to take on and off for me. And it turns out yeah a good warm scarf is at least as good as a thin jacket.

Anyway so I frogged this bag I had been making with a little encouragement from others (was considering it anyway; the yarn is so soft--too soft for a bag). It's not a clapotis; I only have one ball of this yarn and I'm not buying yarn these days. Just a scarf with some wrap design elements I guess ? Not really a fan of this yellow but you can never have too many scarves. Consider me a scarf convert.

[themintman]

early morning snow 😋

(mostly just a doodle/me messing around with backgrounds but it came out pretty cute hehe. I found this screenshot in my camera roll from December)

The screenshot in question ☝️☝️

[hasilballward]

can you feel it…it’s almost time for Christmas serirei…

[ardentbonedust]

Good Morning!! Out of all the scarves I’ve made so far, this one is my favorite ☺️

[rosenfey]

🌷💀 saw a post on gw2 subreddit that was like "the duality of necromancer players" and it was a screenshot of two necro players, one was dressed in a very edgelord all-black glam and the other was in a pastel pink frilly dress and I was like "hell yeah let's go necromancy has so many flavours you don't have to be emo to be one so glad more ppl are finding that out and it's not just me" and then I saw the comments and one was like "haha I also made a necromancer look as ironically as possible so I made her pink" and I'm like. excuse me. I'm getting up from my chair what do you mean ironic. there's nothing ironic about me running around in a pretty dress talking to corpses and throwing tea parties for the undead. I'm making flower crowns for my skeletons and give them names like Mr Cuddles and Bonejamin and make sure they grow up to be respectful individuals. i have a pink blush on and I wield a scythe and if you make my boners cry I will fuck up your kneecaps 💀🌷

[owletstarlet]

(The season 7 promo image of Natsume surrounded by autumn leaves is really lovely, but I’m just. M’lad, where is your /jacket/. By the time the momiji are peaking it’s around the last week of November/first week of December (tiny bit later in Kyushu than in the places I’ve lived but the temperatures down there really aren’t that far off from Tokyo), and if you’re not at least wearing a sweater or something over just an oxford you are /not/ going to be comfortable. He’s gonna get very lovingly fussed over for it by Touko when he gets home—

[boudicca]

so excited for cold weather to come back i am SICK of summers here!!!! i am not a creature made for humidity

[mrsackermannx]

Lourdes, I need more of your delicious Geto thoughts-

Do you think he would be secretive about your relationship or enjoy pda? Also how would he feel about others trying to flirt with you? What are some of the things he likes to do to let others know you’re his?

what it’s like dating geto suguru <3

tags: sfw, kissing, pda (slightly suggestive).

an: JAZZ YES LETS GO! this isn’t even all of it🤭

I think it’s subtle but not secretive at all, like when people look at you two for longer than a few seconds the love is so intense and unwavering it’s ridiculously obvious and hard to look away because of how in sync you two are. He’s smitten and I don’t think he hides it at all, it shows in his pda in fact! His pda to me is very much, hugs from behind with sweet kisses to your temple/cheekbone/cheek and or the corner of your mouth, he also does that thing where he loops your scarf around your neck and pulls you close with it so he can kiss your lips/forehead. You’re always coiled together somehow, like he loves where you sit with your back against his chest so he can put his chin on your head, hands resting on your thighs (his hair smells amazing🤭). He’s quite clingy really, his hair is always tickling you and falling around you in long silky curtains because he’s always wrapped around you, he’s so broad and his embrace feels so safe. He always smells so ridiculously good too, like vanilla and something a little oaky. But also like fresh soap ALL THE TIME.

As far as others, I think he gets playfully jealous because they’d never be any reason for you to look elsewhere😌. He knows this. But I think if people were flirting too obviously, he’d walk over, loop an arm around your waist and be like, “hey, beautiful, ready to go home?” all smirking, tucking his hair behind his ear before ducking to give you a sweet kiss. I do also think he’d be kind of outrageous sometimes if he’d had a few drinks; he’d walk over and hug you from behind, a hand sliding up to rest just under your breasts in the centre. You’re all like, “suguru! stop! ah, sorry this is my partner!” whilst giggling into his touch, your body is as much his as it is yours. Your cheeks heat as he maintains eye contact with the person flirting with you as he kisses along the curve of your neck until he reaches your ear to whisper a silky, “mm, let’s go home.”

Things he likes to do to let others know is definitely that you guys have subtle matching things, like scarves, earrings, necklaces especially! Like a simple silver necklace that matches and hangs from each of your necks, I think he likes to hold hands too, and carry all your bags. His phone background is either deffo one of you in a robe on one of your spa getaways together, glass in hand, his large hand smushing both of your cheeks whilst you laugh, or it’s you all dolled up sat opposite him in a restaurant, with your eyes half-lidded, looking at him with all the love in the world. People are always shocked when they see it, but he’s so quiet and gentle, that it’s not unexpected. He smiles proudly as he says, “that’s my fiancé/partner. I know, she’s absolutely beautiful.”

He also loves to pick you up from work, flustering everybody because he always whispers in your ear, and you always look so flustered, that or your attention is immediately captivated by him. (He brings flowers sometimes too, or food- your favourites). You can’t take your eyes of one another. Loving Suguru is intense, quietly intense. Sometimes you can barely be apart, because he feels like home too much, so calm, so soft. And his arms feel like home. Hugging you hello with his hand cupping your head as he whispers a soft, “Okaeri” (welcome home)

Geto overall as a partner. He dotes on you, rubbing your hands when it’s cold out, wrapping your scarf around you, holding your umbrella, always gazing at you with so much love. Always smiling when he asks, “I didn’t ask what you’d eaten, I asked if it was something you enjoyed?” When you tell him no, especially because you didn’t eat with him, he’s leaning over for a kiss. “Then let’s go to your favourite place for dinner.” This man knows everything and anything about you, and you to him. He loves long deep conversations about everything from your childhood, to your first friendships, your family, your deepest desires, fears, he commits every day in how he loves you, treasures you, continues to learn you. “Arguments” with him don’t even last more than an hour, he never raises his voice either, he’s an amazing communicator, always calm, always making you feel heard, they happen so rarely because you talk about everything and you know you’re in it for life. Being with Geto feels the most like being yourself because you can just be, and he can just be, you love each other unconditionally.

[zephyrine-gale]

Hi, I'm not from Portlland, I have no idea how Portland is, but I do know that it's cold enough to snow there, I know, that you are there and I also know, that it would be a shame if such an amazing artist froze. Please remember to wear many layers to keep warm.

Layer, layer, layer and layer some more on top. Bonus points if you tuck your layers into one another to keep the air from getting in. Hope you stay warm out there

Thank you so much for your concern!! I double layered today and brought a big coat and an extra jacket with me ahdjfkv

It was snowing when I was walking to the con center this morning, hopefully the streets don't get too slippery by the end of the day 🙏🙏

[okcoolthanks]

My therapist is going to kill me

[justchui]

[anime-scarves]

Speaking of cooking, I don't use my sous vide a lot but it works really well for making a temperature controlled water bath. I made some amazake which wants to be held between 130-140f for 6-8 hours while the koji does its thing and breaks down the rice.

[myraeveningwatcher]

Just a heads up I'm happy to forward any ideas for new styles (hair, makeup, clothes etc.) to the team once the new player characters are out and everything is functioning.

I myself have been painting some hairstyle concepts that I thought you guys might like to have. I may have also just straight up sent a picture of my own scruffy looking hair to the suggestions channel as an example.