Gwendolyn/Wendy (she/her), designer of the penis socks
@zaftigwendy.bsky.social
Semi-pro Weirdo & Knitter. Spoonie. Doctors don't read my medical history because it's not available in Cliff's Notes.
I have 15 cats and my favorite color is Yes.
I have 15 cats and my favorite color is Yes.
Pinned
Do you like stripes? Try using dice to plan your color changes! Random is beautiful!
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Detainees at an immigrant detention center in Texas have sent the outside world a desperate message: SOS.
A drone captured the image of 31 men banding together, using their bodies to form an SOS in the dirt yard of the Bluebonnet immigration detention facility.
Just days ago, dozens of Venezuelan…
A drone captured the image of 31 men banding together, using their bodies to form an SOS in the dirt yard of the Bluebonnet immigration detention facility.
Just days ago, dozens of Venezuelan…
May 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Detainees at an immigrant detention center in Texas have sent the outside world a desperate message: SOS.
A drone captured the image of 31 men banding together, using their bodies to form an SOS in the dirt yard of the Bluebonnet immigration detention facility.
Just days ago, dozens of Venezuelan…
A drone captured the image of 31 men banding together, using their bodies to form an SOS in the dirt yard of the Bluebonnet immigration detention facility.
Just days ago, dozens of Venezuelan…
#knitting / #crochet tip of the day:
Send some of the yarn when you give handmade gifts! Why? Because the hardest part of repairing damaged knit and crochet items is finding matching yarn!
I'm repairing this family heirloom blanket and this is the best yarn match I could find.
Send some of the yarn when you give handmade gifts! Why? Because the hardest part of repairing damaged knit and crochet items is finding matching yarn!
I'm repairing this family heirloom blanket and this is the best yarn match I could find.
January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Today, President Trump rescinded Executive Order 14087 signed by former President Biden in October 2022.
What did Executive Order 14087 do?
It lowered drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid—working class Americans.
This only benefits big pharma.
What did Executive Order 14087 do?
It lowered drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid—working class Americans.
This only benefits big pharma.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Today, President Trump rescinded Executive Order 14087 signed by former President Biden in October 2022.
What did Executive Order 14087 do?
It lowered drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid—working class Americans.
This only benefits big pharma.
What did Executive Order 14087 do?
It lowered drug costs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid—working class Americans.
This only benefits big pharma.
This!
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
This!
Monday #knitting / #crochet tip:
If the pattern says "end with wrong side row", it means end by DOING the wrong side row. And vice versa for the right side.
If you write patterns, please make this clearer! Even some experienced knitters can find this one confusing.
If the pattern says "end with wrong side row", it means end by DOING the wrong side row. And vice versa for the right side.
If you write patterns, please make this clearer! Even some experienced knitters can find this one confusing.
Hey whassup y'all! Today's #knitting tip is definitely a Hot Take! I have a deep aversion to unnecessarily bulky seams, so I only use mattress stitch on things that are not garments.
January 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hey whassup y'all! Today's #knitting tip is definitely a Hot Take! I have a deep aversion to unnecessarily bulky seams, so I only use mattress stitch on things that are not garments.
January 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hey whassup y'all! Today's #knitting tip is definitely a Hot Take! I have a deep aversion to unnecessarily bulky seams, so I only use mattress stitch on things that are not garments.
I just really hate our entire government today.
January 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I just really hate our entire government today.
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Reminder that Mitt Romney explicitly said the rationale behind the tiktok ban was pro Palestinian content. The renewed push last year was explicitly to help Israel conduct a genocide without scrutiny on social media.
Imperial boomerang in action.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
Imperial boomerang in action.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
Sen. Romney links TikTok ban to pro-Palestinian content
Critics say his remarks belie the "national security" motive and expose free speech suppression.
www.axios.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Reminder that Mitt Romney explicitly said the rationale behind the tiktok ban was pro Palestinian content. The renewed push last year was explicitly to help Israel conduct a genocide without scrutiny on social media.
Imperial boomerang in action.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
Imperial boomerang in action.
www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
#knitting / #crochet tip of the day:
Don't wear a shirt you HATE when yarn shopping.
So often, we find that customers buy yarn that matches their shirt. Why? Maybe because you always see it in your peripheral vision? But it is a THING! Wear colors you like when yarn shopping!
Don't wear a shirt you HATE when yarn shopping.
So often, we find that customers buy yarn that matches their shirt. Why? Maybe because you always see it in your peripheral vision? But it is a THING! Wear colors you like when yarn shopping!
Wednesday #knitting tip of the day:
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
#knitting tip of the day:
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
January 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Wednesday #knitting tip of the day:
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
#knitting tip of the day:
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
#knitting tip of the day:
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
January 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Wednesday #knitting tip of the day:
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
When beginning a piece in the round, of course you check to make sure it's not twisted. BUT I want you to check AGAIN at the end of the first round, because it's easier to see at that point, AND you can untwist it with no consequences!
#knitting tip of the day:
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
#knitting tip of the day:
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
#knitting tip of the day:
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
January 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#knitting tip of the day:
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
Speaking of left-leaning decreases, if you want them to lay flatter, but don't want to twist a stitch? On the following row, pick up the lower purl bump of the ssk/skp and pull it hard, then drop it again.
Brought to you by my autism
#knitting tip of the day:
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
#knitting tip of the day:
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
#knitting tip of the day:
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
January 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#knitting tip of the day:
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
ssk and s1-k1-psso (sometimes written skp) are the same decrease! They are different ways of doing the untwisted single left-leaning decrease.
If you prefer one over the other, you have permission to do it that way every time.
#knitting tip of the day:
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
#knitting tip of the day:
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
#knitting tip of the day:
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
January 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
#knitting tip of the day:
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
What's the fastest, easiest bind off? The p2tog bo!
P 1, return stitch to left needle
*p2tog, return stitch to left needle
Repeat from * to end.
You're welcome.
#knitting tip of the day:
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
#knitting tip of the day:
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
January 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#knitting tip of the day:
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
Do you slip knitwise or purlwise and with yarn in front or back? Here's the rule:
ALWAYS slip purlwise without moving the yarn, with these two exceptions:
1. If the slip stitch is part of a decrease, in which case slip knitwise
2. If the pattern says so
Easy, right!?
Makes sense to me, because I am always saying that I sense objects in my head, but I just don't SEE them. I can rotate them, I can imagine their size and color, I just can't SEE them.
I'm wondering whether this could be interpreted as the inability of people with aphantasia to transform the semantic content into pictures? Like a pre-linguistic semantic awareness and its linguistic representation. Only the first phase works, the second one fails.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
People who can’t picture images in their ‘mind’s eye’ still represent them in their brains
Imaging study of people with aphantasia reveals differences—but not a complete deficit—in visual processing area
www.science.org
January 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Makes sense to me, because I am always saying that I sense objects in my head, but I just don't SEE them. I can rotate them, I can imagine their size and color, I just can't SEE them.
#knitting tip of the day:
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
January 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#knitting tip of the day:
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
If there is one thing you can do to improve your knitting, it is this - trust your fingers. If a stitch feels off, it usually IS OFF, even if it looks fine. When a stitch feels wrong, take the right needle out and find the reason it feels wrong.
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Other news contained in this document: Via an official "Slur Update," Meta has decided "'Tranny' is no longer a designated slur and is now non-violating." I have never seen the company (or any other platform) delist a slur before.
January 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Other news contained in this document: Via an official "Slur Update," Meta has decided "'Tranny' is no longer a designated slur and is now non-violating." I have never seen the company (or any other platform) delist a slur before.
There are NO ethical billionaires. It's impossible.
My prediction:
Within the next 15yrs in Australia, before 2040, there WILL be violent confrontation between environmental protesters and the corporate agriculture water thieves raping our rivers, and it will happen on the Murray Darling-Baaka river system first 💦
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Within the next 15yrs in Australia, before 2040, there WILL be violent confrontation between environmental protesters and the corporate agriculture water thieves raping our rivers, and it will happen on the Murray Darling-Baaka river system first 💦
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Meet the California couple who uses more water than every home in Los Angeles combined
How megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick built their billion-dollar empire.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
There are NO ethical billionaires. It's impossible.
Yup. Cuz straight men, by and large, DETEST women. They HATE the fact that we live and breathe and have thoughts of our own. They want us to be fleshlights who can clean and cook.
Once any space becomes less than 40% male, (straight) men tend to cede it entirely while shouting about how it “went woke”. Fascinating read:
Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
We would rather talk about literally everything else.
celestemdavis.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Yup. Cuz straight men, by and large, DETEST women. They HATE the fact that we live and breathe and have thoughts of our own. They want us to be fleshlights who can clean and cook.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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“Women are asked more questions during a seminar and the questions asked of women presenters are more likely to be patronizing or hostile. These effects are not due to women presenting in different fields, different seminar series, or different topics…”
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
Gender and the Dynamics of Economics Seminars
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
“Women are asked more questions during a seminar and the questions asked of women presenters are more likely to be patronizing or hostile. These effects are not due to women presenting in different fields, different seminar series, or different topics…”
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
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December 28, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Reposting my own post to see if anyone who knows anything can see it. @mercurystardust.bsky.social, do you know?
Is it bad to have opossums living in the crawlspace under your bathtub?
Like, I can hear them scratching around under there when I'm in the bathroom. But they're opossums and opossums are good, right? Or like chaotic good where they're good but the chaos might be too much?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Like, I can hear them scratching around under there when I'm in the bathroom. But they're opossums and opossums are good, right? Or like chaotic good where they're good but the chaos might be too much?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
December 29, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Reposting my own post to see if anyone who knows anything can see it. @mercurystardust.bsky.social, do you know?