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hate when ads assume the types of romances you're into based on your gender

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I really want to knit dk weight socks at some point, but I'm wondering if I should sign up for a class to make them. Worried that I'll never finish them if I don't have a deadline.

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✨ Please reblog to make it reach out to as many people as possible, but KEEP IT SPOILER-FREE to make people listen to the music with an open mind 💖Artists and titles will be revealed after the poll's conclusion, check the original post for an update! ✨

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it's frustrating seeing people downplay the h*locaust because of the awful atrocities in g/a/z/a. you can think multiple things are horrific at once. (censoring these to avoid randos.)

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There was a reviewer or commenter who said "I always keep track of how many mistakes the protagonist makes and after three, I stop reading the story and never look back".

I think about that person pretty frequently. We read for our own enjoyment, and therefore there's no wrong way to read a book so long as you're enjoying yourself, but ... maybe I don't actually believe that. Maybe there are wrong ways to read a book, and this guy found one.

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not gonna pretend that i have the best taste in books or anything (most of what i read is random non-fiction that looks interesting to me), but i find it kind of hard to relate to readers who pretty much only read ya fantasy. (maybe i'm not one to talk, because i like my share of corny media, but i just think most of it takes itself way too seriously.)

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not saying everyone *needs* to shower every day, but why are people on this site so weird about people who do so?

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Trying to work on my first skein of handspun yarn (other than the very wonky one I made for class) and I'm already looking at electric spinning wheels. Probably not the best idea right now...

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Even when I don't think her actions are 100% correct, I always get where Nancy is coming from and I'm on her side. Also I think her actions should be funded by American taxpayer dollars. Amen.

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"According to National Coalition for the Homeless, 40% of the country’s homeless youth population is comprised of LGTBQ+ teens. 

When New York native Austin Rivers took up knitting during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was this staggering figure that drove him towards action. 

“I don’t have the capacity to build a shelter, the network or the connections to help in that way, but what I can do is knit,” Rivers told NBC News. 

“And I know that New York City is cold, so I decided I would start knitting and create this nonprofit.”

That’s when he founded Knit the Rainbow, an organization that distributes free handmade garments to those in need. 

And nearly five years after it was first created, Rivers’ knitting collective isn’t just serving the queer community in New York City.

Their nationwide network links local yarn stores and local nonprofits with over 550 volunteers from 45 states. 

As of 2024, they have collected and distributed over 25,000 winter garments — including sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, and socks — throughout homeless communities in New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, and beyond. 

Once clothing items are shipped to Rivers’ apartment, he works with volunteers to unpack boxes, tag and sort donations, and pack and deliver them to local shelters that provide housing to LGBTQ+ and HIV+ homeless youth. 

Although the organization’s impact is wider, and the piles of mail have grown higher, Rivers still has a hand in day-to-day deliveries. 

“We’re going to do it whether it’s rain, or snow, or shine,” Rivers said in his NBC News interview, pulling a handcart topped with boxes. 

Those clothes could be the difference between frostbite and hospitalization, especially in cities that often drop below freezing in the wintertime. 

But Rivers also noted that every handmade item — knitted, crocheted, or stitched — has a dual impact, because every piece of clothing is made with love. 

“A lot of the times, the reason that they’re unhoused is because they were kicked out by their families,” Rivers said. 

“We’re not just providing warmth, but we’re also providing that love and that compassion that they so often don’t have.” 

To the members of the community Knit The Rainbow served, he had a clear message.

“There are thousands of people out here that are constantly thinking of you and using their hands to make things for you,” Rivers emphasized. “So don’t give up. Keep going.”

To download free knitting [and crochet] patterns, donate a garment, or sign up to volunteer, you can visit the organization's website to get started." 

‍-via GoodGoodGood, December 23, 2024

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I think knitting is generally more practical for garments, but it annoys me when people act like all crochet items are clunky, stiff looking things that are only made with the four basic stitches. Doesn't help that a lot of the crochet patterns I see in pattern books designed for new yarn lines are things like scarves worked entirely in double crochet or hats with slanted seams.

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Do you still wear masks?

Yes or No

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why do i keep having these moments where i feel too ugly/defective to interact with others (outside of going to work and running errands).

feel like people are going to scrutinize me because i'm not thin and still have acne and i always fear saying the wrong thing in social situations or having someone blow up at me if i do something wrong

then again i'll sometimes see people who i find obnoxious but seem well-liked (like this woman who was in a craft group i sporadically attend who monopolized conversations and once loudly talked about her stepsister's "failure to launch," which was kinda uncomfortable imo. but people seemed to like her, so...)

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Woolly the lamb

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any time I see a dog in a grocery store I wonder why we just let that happen