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    Peggy Olson is my spirit animal. (Thanks @gilmae and @randomknits!) 😎

    Peggy Olson is my spirit animal. (Thanks @gilmae and @randomknits!) 😎


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    Nearly done with this one! Just a bit more duplicate stitching and then a zipper…

    Nearly done with this one! Just a bit more duplicate stitching and then a zipper...


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @womensart1: ‘Knicker bunting’ by artist Lorna Rees who, in 2019, installed her work outside her MP Christopher Chope’s constituency off…


    😭😭❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭 https://t.co/mQfdR4EYSz


    RT @marshray: Twitter could really use a “search for that tweet I scrolled past maybe 5 minutes ago” feature.

    But they’ll never add it.


    RT @FashionTennant: Day 102: Mr Tennant’s outfits during the BRIT Awards in 2008 and 2017 (mini thread) https://t.co/cQLJNfqcvi



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    RT @Cernovich: Ruth Bader Ginsburg declares she’s ‘cancer-free’ https://t.co/WS8szG8WTk


    RT @FunnelFiasco: [Rebels preparing to attack Death Star]
    Red Leader, standing by
    Gold Leader, standing by
    Thought Leader, writing a really…


    @JessTelford BARF


    @twasink @Aleen For patterns, yarn, tools, community the answer is always @ravelry. For learning specific techniques, YouTube is usually the best bet!


    Discussing the Jo-Laurie relationship in Little Women…

    @knitterjp (a mature person): But of course, none of us really wanted Jo to get married, do we?

    Me (the opposite): No – but I did want her to FRICKIN’ 👏 HIT 👏 THAT 👏


    @NickyWill100 @knitterjp Oh, I did think he was great! Just didn’t buy him as much as adult on-a-bender Laurie.


    Me: “The Snook had no knowledge of any plot point in Little Women!! It blew my mind! That’s like… it’s like… not knowing the relationship between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker!”

    @LynShoemark: “…who and who??”

    😱🤯

    (NOBODY TELL HER. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE HER WATCH IT!!)


    @NickyWill100 @knitterjp I must disagree. THAT HAIR.


    RT @BriannaWu: People under 40, you can get any policy you want passed.

    College debt forgiveness, an end to pointless wars, universal hea…


    @LynShoemark It’s worked out well for Rodd. 😂



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    @gilmae We own gloves. I’m just an idiot.


    I nominate “Ninjaneer” as the worst portmanteau of 2020. (And yes, I realise it’s only January 8.)


    @twasink Nono no I retract that gauntlet!!


    @hannes_lowette Spotted on a LinkedIn job advert, if you can believe it. *shudder*


    @hannes_lowette Now I suppose the question is whether @dylanbeattie can rhyme it with anything… 🤔


    Unfortunately I’ve had to pull out of @gdcfpday Sydney this year 😭, but you should 100% still attend! There are some excellent mentors who will help kickstart your technical speaking career… https://t.co/U1PSgTXZ4c


    RT @abbyfuller: Come work with us! https://t.co/wLAXfl1iWj


    @crankymate You should totes use that in your JDs! 😜



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    @gilmae Hm. Maybe @igorlgentil can enlighten us?


    @mootpointer I was delighted to discover recently while surfing AO3 that people have actually written fanfic about being a horrible goose. 😂


    @igorlgentil @gilmae Who in the heck is Gilmar??


    I stupidly cut some peppers for dinner last night without wearing gloves. “14 hours, a shower, and multiple hand washings should make it okay to put in my contacts, right?” Nope. 😭🌶



  • Shared today on Twitter

    @bec_h2o What did you end up getting?


    @bec_h2o Ooh, I was very interested in the Bernette 77, but ultimately opted for the Janome Skyline S5. https://t.co/bDISUDr11H


    @Opheli8 @DDsD 😂👏


    @BartholomewD You reckon? I read a lot of folks who thought this version of her read as “neuroatypical,” which I found at least somewhat interesting.


    @BartholomewD I mean, I also liked it but didn’t LOVE it. But that wasn’t the reason for me.


    @BartholomewD I didn’t like the jumbled up timeline. I get why she did it, and why it wasn’t all about romance, but I spent the whole time thinking about that aspect rather than getting caught up in the story.


    @BartholomewD Yeah, that made it difficult. I also felt like Jo’s hair grew back *really* fast!


    3rd sewing project of 2020: replacing the broken zipper on my denim Iris shorts. It’s a slight bodge, but at least they’re wearable again! https://t.co/gnjHss8YY3


    😲 @knitabulous !! https://t.co/ucrKMreVpo


    RT @AustenDress: A wonderful book for anyone interested in sewing and embroidery of Jane Austen’s day. https://t.co/IseuEwKrza


    RT @MadFckingWitch: Witches! TODAY IS THE DAY. Get your brooms polished and your witches britched, because today we ride. Our #NewsCorpse c…


    This is 100% why I was reluctant to go for a computerised sewing machine. Some of them have essentially iPads stuck on the front! https://t.co/gHs8Ue8CVt


    @thisismywww I want wifi in as little things as possible. Even dishwashers come with it nowadays. *shakes head*



  • Shared today on Facebook

    3rd sewing project of 2020: replacing the broken zipper on my denim Iris shorts. It’s a slight bodge, but at least they’re wearable again!



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    3rd sewing project of 2020: replacing the broken zipper on my denim Iris shorts. It’s a slight bodge, but at least they’re wearable again!

    3rd sewing project of 2020: replacing the broken zipper on my denim Iris shorts. It’s a slight bodge, but at least they’re wearable again!

    3rd sewing project of 2020: replacing the broken zipper on my denim Iris shorts. It’s a slight bodge, but at least they’re wearable again!


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @waggacrow @twelveeyes https://t.co/kfEYyWfXxA


    @amitchell01 Like I said, I was boycotting them from long before… https://t.co/kfEYyWfXxA


    @developerjack Sadly, my decision not to name people is mostly out of fear of retaliation. This person lives in Sydney. And yeah, it sucks that I have to do this calculus.


    @developerjack Well given that both @roisinparkes and I got the same message, there’s at least two big companies where he’s going to find it hard to get work…


    @liza_moss @claudiajayne_ Oh god, just found a blog post that dissects the response TSE ordered to be released when the letters were. He’s even more of a dick than I realised. https://t.co/aA08Jx1b5w


    RT @readingtheend: TS Eliot’s love letters to an ex-gf got released yesterday, and he wrote a statement rebutting his own love letters, and…


    @amitchell01 @JanomeAustralia I’m well aware! Already have friends contributing. 🙂


    @diversionary Thanks – I love this stuff. One of my goals for this year is to make more craft videos.


    UPDATE: My reply to him that LinkedIn is not a dating site earned a “lol”. Like WTF. Reporting to @LinkedIn now. https://t.co/Yuuoi809xL


    First finished knitting project in ages! Easy Eyelet Yoke Lite in Hobbii Twister (cotton/acrylic). Colour is, appropriately, “Jungle.” Details going up on Rav shortly… https://t.co/tBDu8Kwayp https://t.co/sw8T5Gbz2P


    First two sewing projects with the new machine! 3.5 inches cut off and hemmed on one pair of pants, and another pair converted into shorts. https://t.co/IlI2wvC2S6


    @bec_h2o I also had to patch the hip pockets – his keys had worn holes in both of them! I recorded it so I might do a little video of it this week. 🙂




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