Aunt Ruth
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I've spent my life in the southern USA, but my people aren't from around here.
Older than the Pope.
Older than the Pope.
It's okay, honey. Still *way* down the scale from Anne Lamott admitting she has thoughts that "make Jesus drink gin straight out of the cat dish.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's okay, honey. Still *way* down the scale from Anne Lamott admitting she has thoughts that "make Jesus drink gin straight out of the cat dish.”
ICYMI, here's a holiday treat for you.
India Rose Crawford makes stop-motion animations of Frog and Toad, with great heart and warmth... using hand-knitted actors.
A Valentine:
www.instagram.com/p/DF-cMWook_J/
A slow spring morning together: www.instagram.com/p/DJT57ovtPKG/
India Rose Crawford makes stop-motion animations of Frog and Toad, with great heart and warmth... using hand-knitted actors.
A Valentine:
www.instagram.com/p/DF-cMWook_J/
A slow spring morning together: www.instagram.com/p/DJT57ovtPKG/
India Rose Crawford on Instagram: "Frog makes a special valentine for Toad 💖🖌️"
637K likes, 5,423 comments - indiarosecrawford on February 12, 2025: "Frog makes a special valentine for Toad 💖🖌️".
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December 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
ICYMI, here's a holiday treat for you.
India Rose Crawford makes stop-motion animations of Frog and Toad, with great heart and warmth... using hand-knitted actors.
A Valentine:
www.instagram.com/p/DF-cMWook_J/
A slow spring morning together: www.instagram.com/p/DJT57ovtPKG/
India Rose Crawford makes stop-motion animations of Frog and Toad, with great heart and warmth... using hand-knitted actors.
A Valentine:
www.instagram.com/p/DF-cMWook_J/
A slow spring morning together: www.instagram.com/p/DJT57ovtPKG/
Flashback! Around 1960, my mom wore a cotton "cocktail hostess apron" that was very, very similar to this print. (Arranged as a border print, on a solid black ground, with the border placed at the hem of the full, gathered apron, of course.)
December 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Flashback! Around 1960, my mom wore a cotton "cocktail hostess apron" that was very, very similar to this print. (Arranged as a border print, on a solid black ground, with the border placed at the hem of the full, gathered apron, of course.)
For folks who prefer to read print... augustafreepress.com/news/explain...
Explainer: Who is Bari Weiss?
You may be hearing the name Bari Weiss, in relation to a story on the infamous El Salvador prison that was supposed to run last night on “60 Minutes."
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December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For folks who prefer to read print... augustafreepress.com/news/explain...
May not be *exhaustive* but John Oliver did a decent job when she got the CBS gig. Top link from here: www.metafilter.com/210689/On-th...
On the grievance troll Bari Weiss and her misguided bullshit journalism
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight - 'John Oliver discusses the Paramount Skydance merger, how they've named Bari Weiss the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, and what her editorial history and...
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December 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
May not be *exhaustive* but John Oliver did a decent job when she got the CBS gig. Top link from here: www.metafilter.com/210689/On-th...
Doesn't it sound like a restorative way to spend a week?
(A few days on a Hurtigruten coastal ship is already a rare pleasure, and this sounds like a delightful group... www.youtube.com/results?sear... )
(A few days on a Hurtigruten coastal ship is already a rare pleasure, and this sounds like a delightful group... www.youtube.com/results?sear... )
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December 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Doesn't it sound like a restorative way to spend a week?
(A few days on a Hurtigruten coastal ship is already a rare pleasure, and this sounds like a delightful group... www.youtube.com/results?sear... )
(A few days on a Hurtigruten coastal ship is already a rare pleasure, and this sounds like a delightful group... www.youtube.com/results?sear... )
Did you notice that Arne & Carlos have been doing travel for knitters? The description of their Hurtigruten cruises of the Norwegian coast sounds like a lovely daydream! arnecarlos.com/journeys/
Journeys – ARNE & CARLOS
Designers, textile artists and authors, known for their craft books and their original and visually striking designs.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you notice that Arne & Carlos have been doing travel for knitters? The description of their Hurtigruten cruises of the Norwegian coast sounds like a lovely daydream! arnecarlos.com/journeys/
...the NAUGHTY children were off limits to the Cat. Those were stuffed into a bag and toted off for Mother Grylla to eat herself.
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
...the NAUGHTY children were off limits to the Cat. Those were stuffed into a bag and toted off for Mother Grylla to eat herself.
Hence the threat of the Jólakötturinn! If a child was too lazy to do their share of the work, then their new clothes might not be ready to wear by Christmas (before the winter storms really got fierce). The Yule Cat was delegated to eat the LAZY children...
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hence the threat of the Jólakötturinn! If a child was too lazy to do their share of the work, then their new clothes might not be ready to wear by Christmas (before the winter storms really got fierce). The Yule Cat was delegated to eat the LAZY children...
Children learned to knit at a young age. Here, Chrissie Cheyne, 3 years old, pauses in her knitting to pet a cat. This was taken in 1930's in Shetland - different Northern islands, but with some overlap in economy and culture.
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Children learned to knit at a young age. Here, Chrissie Cheyne, 3 years old, pauses in her knitting to pet a cat. This was taken in 1930's in Shetland - different Northern islands, but with some overlap in economy and culture.
We've forgotten some context.
On isolated farms in the old days, clothes were made at home. It took everybody's work to make yarn from raw wool, and then to knit the garments. New winter clothes for adults and children required lots of labor. Even very small children needed to contribute...
On isolated farms in the old days, clothes were made at home. It took everybody's work to make yarn from raw wool, and then to knit the garments. New winter clothes for adults and children required lots of labor. Even very small children needed to contribute...
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We've forgotten some context.
On isolated farms in the old days, clothes were made at home. It took everybody's work to make yarn from raw wool, and then to knit the garments. New winter clothes for adults and children required lots of labor. Even very small children needed to contribute...
On isolated farms in the old days, clothes were made at home. It took everybody's work to make yarn from raw wool, and then to knit the garments. New winter clothes for adults and children required lots of labor. Even very small children needed to contribute...
You might appreciate this, ICYMI: archive.ph/7Mfhh
December 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
You might appreciate this, ICYMI: archive.ph/7Mfhh
What fun patterns! Thanks for the link
(And, lovely to see you, too!)
(And, lovely to see you, too!)
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What fun patterns! Thanks for the link
(And, lovely to see you, too!)
(And, lovely to see you, too!)
It's a household safety measure!
(And might increase the frequency of summer pies?)
(And might increase the frequency of summer pies?)
December 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's a household safety measure!
(And might increase the frequency of summer pies?)
(And might increase the frequency of summer pies?)
(Sorry, I'm late to the party... I'd love to know what set of patterns you're using for these. Are they from a KAL series? I love working at that gauge, and this is less commitment than a pair of socks!)
December 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
(Sorry, I'm late to the party... I'd love to know what set of patterns you're using for these. Are they from a KAL series? I love working at that gauge, and this is less commitment than a pair of socks!)
I am too clumsy to be around pie weights.
Santa may need to bring me one of these. Looks like it'd be easier to clean (without dropping anything down the drain). Not to mention, less of a mortal peril if dropped on the floor.
Santa may need to bring me one of these. Looks like it'd be easier to clean (without dropping anything down the drain). Not to mention, less of a mortal peril if dropped on the floor.
December 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I am too clumsy to be around pie weights.
Santa may need to bring me one of these. Looks like it'd be easier to clean (without dropping anything down the drain). Not to mention, less of a mortal peril if dropped on the floor.
Santa may need to bring me one of these. Looks like it'd be easier to clean (without dropping anything down the drain). Not to mention, less of a mortal peril if dropped on the floor.
That's a solid tradition, from all the angles.
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
That's a solid tradition, from all the angles.
Which ones? duckduckgo.com?q=uglychrist...
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Which ones? duckduckgo.com?q=uglychrist...
One of the very first books about "trauma in civilian life."
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
One of the very first books about "trauma in civilian life."
And here's a public seminar by the researchers, including challenges and creative methods of uncovering queer history in a traditional archival setting: www.youtube.com/live/62GgfUC...
December 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
And here's a public seminar by the researchers, including challenges and creative methods of uncovering queer history in a traditional archival setting: www.youtube.com/live/62GgfUC...
Recently, their lives, careers, and legacies were researched by determined archivists at what later became the University of Central Arkansas.
Their bios are here:
uca.edu/archives/202... and here: uca.edu/archives/202...
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Their bios are here:
uca.edu/archives/202... and here: uca.edu/archives/202...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Recently, their lives, careers, and legacies were researched by determined archivists at what later became the University of Central Arkansas.
Their bios are here:
uca.edu/archives/202... and here: uca.edu/archives/202...
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Their bios are here:
uca.edu/archives/202... and here: uca.edu/archives/202...
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Here's another couple to enjoy. Constance Mitchell and Ada Jane Harvey left families in Illinois and California to teach high school in Little Rock... and soon became a much-loved power duo on the faculty of the State Normal School. events.cals.org/event/13586220
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December 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Here's another couple to enjoy. Constance Mitchell and Ada Jane Harvey left families in Illinois and California to teach high school in Little Rock... and soon became a much-loved power duo on the faculty of the State Normal School. events.cals.org/event/13586220
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If you're seriously tempted to try the pleating or other techniques, look at the "handkerchief linen" (lightweight, 3.7 oz/yard) offered by fabrics-store.com/all-fabrics?...
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
If you're seriously tempted to try the pleating or other techniques, look at the "handkerchief linen" (lightweight, 3.7 oz/yard) offered by fabrics-store.com/all-fabrics?...
You can sew a replica! This free 38-page ebook www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... has pattern diagrams for the dress and other textiles in the Petrie, with construction techniques. (Also: socks, caps, beading, soft toys, drawings of garments, raw materials, and manufacturing techniques.)
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You can sew a replica! This free 38-page ebook www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... has pattern diagrams for the dress and other textiles in the Petrie, with construction techniques. (Also: socks, caps, beading, soft toys, drawings of garments, raw materials, and manufacturing techniques.)
Here's the back - the entire bodice is pleated. kokita-eri-historiadelarte.blogspot.com/2022/04/vest...
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here's the back - the entire bodice is pleated. kokita-eri-historiadelarte.blogspot.com/2022/04/vest...