Tag: anonymous

Have hugs. Have lots of hugs. Have *all* the hugs, because seriously, the kind of fuckery that your (hopefully now former) supplier is pulling is really massively unnecessary and has clearly been dreamed up by some dumb bean-counter who thinks this will increase their overall sales even if they lose a few small clients. (And, I speak as a professional bean-counter here, that is capiltal-D Dumb.)

Thank you. *accepts hugs, and hugs back*

They’re still one of only two suppliers of the particular thread, once you trace things back to sources – and the other one has fewer colors and the clarity and quality of the colors is not as good. Which means they’re still ultimately the only real supplier* we have, we just now have a middle-man. Again. Which is why we’d gone directly to them fifteen years ago.

Just. I so very much do want to find out who decided that this was the way to go to survive the current cluster fuck that is the current economy/government/etc, and that they didn’t need to tell long-term customers directly. And then take that person and shake them and ask them what the fuck were they on when they made the decision not to inform their damned customers.

*In the US, that I can readily find without tremendous amounts of frustration.

What do you recommend about how to start crocheting? I want to start but everyone is giving me different hints

I’m sorry I’ve taken so long – I’ve been meaning to add pictures to this, because sometimes images can be easier than words, but I haven’t managed to get my shit together enough to actually extract the pictures from the video (I could not convince the person helping me that no, I really just wanted stills, please stop thinking that video is easy to get all the stills I want from). So, I am going to just post this without pictures, to get it posted and out of my drafts.

I know some people swear by starting by learning the basic stitches – making a chain, learning how to do a gauge swatch, single, half-double, double (double meaning different things in US and UK terminology; I use US terminology), maybe learning something fancier.

Chain stitch is a pain in the ass to learn how to do stitches in, especially if you have any issues with coordination, and I don’t think it’s the best place to start, no matter what any book may say.

I’d suggest starting with learning how to do granny squares. Basic granny squares, with the checkerboard-style holes in them. They’re relatively simple, and most important, they’re forgiving of mistakes, and the biggest concern you’re going to have is tension on your yarn.

Start with a worsted weight cotton yarn – acrylic can be scratchy, and is not always kind to people with allergies, and while cotton is more expensive, it’s something you can give to more people, and it’s kinder on the hands. It takes a #8US/H/5mm hook to crochet with, which is also going to be fairly kind on your hands – shouldn’t be too large for small hands, or too tiny for large hands.

A granny square starts with four chain stitches, a slip stitch, and then you use the center of the circle you’ve just made to make the first round of stitches, and all the rest that aren’t slip stitches go into the spaces, not into a stitch. And granny squares can be made very fancy, once you’ve got the hang of the basics.

There is a book I’m going to recommend for fun-with-granny-squares. 200 Crochet Blocks, by Jan Eaton. (There are a couple variations of it on Amazon, neither of which cover matches mine, and the publisher may have discontinued it, as Interweave doesn’t appear to have it on their store. Recommend checking your local library first, though, if you have the spoons to get out to it.)

It’s not necessarily the greatest book, but it has good pictures in the back for how to do various stitches, and a decent variety of patterns for blocks (which can also be used individually for things around the house) to get you started.

💝 If you receive this you make someone happy. Go on anonymous and send this to ten of your followers who make you happy or someone you think needs cheering up. If you get some back, even better! 💝

This is fantastic, and I kept in my inbox a while because it made me smile. However! Time to post this, because everyone should get this. 🙂

And this goes to all y’all who follow me, because the fact that you’re here and put up with my complaining interspersed with multi-fannish stuff, and how things have changed on my blog over time, and just. I’m glad to know you’re willing to stick around (and if you’re blacklisting some stuff in order to stick around, go you for managing your internet experience!).

Klingon therapy: First, find refuge from the beast within. Then arm and provision yourself for the journey. Now observe the beast: the paths it cannot take, its weaknesses, its blind spots. Map your journey from its valley to freedom and venture forth. Do battle with it as and when you must; evade it if you can, for who would choose to give blood in dishonorable battle? Make camp when needed and begin again when you can. When you have escaped its valley, leave it behind you to starve.

In reference to this post.

For the ask meme: Shitpost, shitpost, politics, space gays, politics, sleep deprived rambling, more shitposts, I love everyone on this site please be ok have a good day, burn the patriarchy, get in the car losers we’re going to hell.

*opens mouth* *shuts mouth* *narrows eyes*

…. Congratulations, I’m sitting here second guessing myself, because I can think of at least three people who fit this, and I cannot narrow things further.

deadcatwithaflamethrower came to mind first and fastest 

theotherguysride came to mind next

poplitealqueen, though I’d expect salt to be in the description somewhere 😊

(thebibliosphere also came to mind and immediately I went “but wouldn’t it be vampire and werewolf boyfriends instead?”)

Title: And On the Edge

For this. I’m still taking more, but I don’t promise they will be done tonight.

Tolkien, Second Age. Part of these AUs that together make the Combined AU.

An early story, following the first generations of the Mallenrim in their explorations that take them east to the Islands of the Sun. The birth of the epithet for their kingdom as “the land of the uttermost east before the sun”. Something under 10k (in theory), focused on the women who own the lands and the ships, and on their adventures at the edge of the world.

I’m not entirely certain of the details or even who the characters would be, but the broad strokes are there. Maybe include an avari or two, if they’re willing to send someone from their hidden enclaves.