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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 1d

Calzones are pizzas giving themselves a hug.
Or pizza curled up in fetal position.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 2d

Noooooooooo!

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 2d

Got a #Socktober sock on the needles for husband.
🧦 Pattern is Chequer Socks by @verybusymonkey.bsky.social
🧶 Yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature sparkle 4-ply in Mulled Wine.

Pattern 5 of 5 stars: interesting enough but not super complicated, good car or social knitting

A partially knit sock is held in front of an e reader. The sock is in shades of red, wine, and russet with some gold sparkle throughout. There’s a texture pattern worked into the stitches that makes vertical zig zags.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 5d

Also, the apostrophe goes before the T, not after, in ‘twas. It’s a contraction of “it was.” And, as we learned in first grade, apostrophes take the place of the removed letters in contractions.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 6d

We can save the White House from demolition but it’s going to cost money. A lot of money. Don’t worry, I have a plan: let’s put on a show

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 6d

Non-political rant ahead.

Authors, please check that your book is made up of the words that mean what you intend to say. My current read uses “passed” in every instance that should be “past.” And “virulent” instead of “virile.”

Virulent = 🦠🤧
Virile = 🏋🏻‍♀️🍆
This concludes my Ted Talk.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I’ve been looking for patterns for non-vanilla socks for my husband, and you have some lovelies.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14d

💛❌👑 #NoKings

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 21d

Oct. 18- find an event near you, then show up with your sign and a paperclip.

open.substack.com/pub/50501/p/...

They wore a paperclip. And they won.

How Norwegians used the world's most boring office supply to defeat Nazi occupation and what that means for October 18th

open.substack.com

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 28d

This is bullshit. Facts will soon have no meaning in the US.

The Verge @theverge.com · 28d

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

buff.ly

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 28d

And I just realized, why am I using my good thread for this project instead of the random weirdly colored stuff of indeterminate age?

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 28d

Yes, I know I could have just turned the outer covers and stitched them with a bigger seam allowance. But then I would have lost some total size on the pillows, and I want to keep as much as possible. And it would get tricky to maintain stripe balance on a few of the covers.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · 28d

Crafting stash to the rescue!

The throw pillows I got from Ikea are too squishy to provide adequate support as backrests on the daybed. I was able to grab my stash of assorted fabrics (thanks, Covid mask-making!) and quilt batting to add floof and structure. (Alt texts for details) #fabric #stash

Quick quilting batting between two layers of fabric. This fabric has multicolored cats, but I’m using anything from my stash that’s big enough. Working straight lines horizontally and vertically on the pieces, spaced roughly 4-5 inches apart.

After sewing two quilted panels together around three sides, clipping the corners, and turning it so the seam allowances are inside, insert the pillow form. The multicolored cats are quilted to beige fabric with cats and paw prints. But it doesn’t matter! Nobody will see it!

Insert the now poofier pillow form into the outer cover. This is a 26” pillow and a gray cover.

Stack of throw pillows on a hardwood floor. Two pillows are gray, one is yellow.
One large pillow down, two more to go. Plus two more 20” pillows and two rectangles.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 28

We have been updating our tv/home theater space, from a 15+ year old tv that only 75% worked (half the screen was fuzzy), to smart tv with assorted players, amps, and 7.1 channel surround sound.
This is Car Guy playing with setups. The big amp remote (66 buttons!) is not pictured.

Man wearing t shirt and shorts, holding two audio visual equipment remotes. At the right of the frame is an AV equipment rack holding an assortment of disc players (laserdisc, dvd, Blu-ray and hd-dvd) and 2 amplifiers.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 25

They are not hardy enough to survive the rigors of shipping, and are therefore usually found only at farm stands or as gifts from people who have a couple of trees. They are what gives the city of Paw Paw, Michigan its name.

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 23

The UN needs to implement the anti-time-overrun measures that awards shows use: cut the mic, cue the orchestra, and have a page walk the offender away from the podium.

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 23

USians, make a sign, grab your comfy shoes, and join your neighbors on October 18. (And before, if you have other events in your area!)

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 23

October 18 is going to be the largest peaceful protest in American history. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave — but if we want to be free, then we’ve got to be brave. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is one of the driving emotions of my life. Figures the Germans would have a name for it. (In a good way)

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 22

That’s Crafting TV. Something to have on and look at occasionally while knitting or crocheting something that only takes half your attention.

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 20

I’ve been calling Disney “The Evil Empire” for a quarter century. Mostly related to their metamorphosis into a greedy mega-corp so far from their roots of providing quality family entertainment.
I guess that was just the start of the transformation to cowardly yes corp of a fascist regime.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Sep 20

And we can do even BETTER!!! If you already cancelled yours, tell a friend 😎

#cancelDisney #cancelHulu #jimmykimmel

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 18

Getting ahead with my sign for protests this weekend.

I was going to use red for “fascist,” in a classic color combo. And then I realized that the T at the end was perfect for a minimalist Dementia Don, and that meant I needed to use orange.

#FirstAmendmentRights #Protest #ProtectFreeSpeech

Poster board with slogan: only a fascist would deny my right to hold this sign. The lettering is black block letters, except for fascist, which is orange. The T at the end of fascist has a yellow swoop on top and a red tie around the stem

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 12

Join me at Oak Park Make Billionaires Pay action.womensmarch.com/events/oak-p...

Oak Park Make Billionaires Pay

As the United States experiences extreme heat, raging wildfires, and more hurricanes with growing serverity, the Trump administration defunded our communities efforts to to be more resilient and susta...

action.womensmarch.com

In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 10

At the risk of sounding callous, thoughts and prayers.

But seriously, violence is not the answer.

Trump ally Charlie Kirk fatally shot during event at Utah Valley University www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump ally Charlie Kirk fatally shot during event at Utah Valley University

Turning Point USA executive director was shot in neck while speaking at event and suspect still at large

www.theguardian.com

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In The Mitten Knits ☑️ @inthemittenknits.bsky.social · Sep 1

Spicy-sweet spreads are so good on sandwiches.

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