The Notorious WIP
thenotoriouswip.bsky.social
The Notorious WIP
@thenotoriouswip.bsky.social
Needle arts and religious rants from a Xennial hillbilly. They/them
You can understand the history and intention behind an architectural style, admire a good example of it, and still not find it pleasant to be in that space.
May 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Also, it's only peaceful after it's in your muscle memory. Before then, it's all cussing.
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I knit to learn! I do have some finished objects I love, but mostly, I love following the instructions for a new technique and being amazed as the fabric emerges. And I love indulging in a favorite expensive yarn every once in a while, just to fondle it as I work with it.
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Alaska hat has a huge number of project pages on Ravelry. You can scroll through and see how hue and value affects the trees-against-sky pattern and makes the image feel cozy, chilly, lonely, or crowded.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Alaska pattern by Camille Descoteaux
Inspired by northern lights in Alaska.
www.ravelry.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Color theory is its own course! Artists and designers study it in school. Value is the most essential part for knitters to understand. Here's a great overview of using value to select yarn: brooklyntweed.com/pages/color-...?
How To: Color Theory for Stranded Colorwork | Knitting Tutorial
One of the most enticing aspects of stranded colorwork knitting is the opportunity to play with color. It is truly fascinating how a wide range of results can be produced from a single colorwork chart...
brooklyntweed.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I grew up on the book and 70s Rankin/Bass cartoon, so in my head Thranduil is either a grouchy frog or an incompetent party animal probably played by Seth Rogen. Lee Pace isn't NEARLY hung over enough to justify all those Dwarves slipping past him. Tell 'em the Dorwinion wine makes you sleepy.
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A year ago, I closed my pink-collar business and made a midlife launch into blue-collar work.

Now I don't know if there'll be more union contracts, or what my status as a "DEI" person means for my ability to support my family.
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM