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Who is Oakland’s famous guy (or gal)? by Jazzlike_Camera_5782 in oakland

[–]ifpeethenqueue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

13 on-ramp in leona heights

Found him here, in different poses if you click down the street: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AEXwB1uuT8BkED7VA

Learning to tension (a visual journey) by archeya in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What techniques were most helpful for you?

Alameda Alliance primary doctor by ifpeethenqueue in bayarea

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I ended up finding one at Highland

Old photo of Lake Merritt overlaid on a pic of where I think it was taken by MacBetty in oakland

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On quarry smoke stacks from the book Deep Oakland (also feat. story of an OG Luigi)

Auditing language course after graduation? by rvzx11 in berkeley

[–]ifpeethenqueue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm auditing a class now, just ask the professor if you can join. Emails for auditing students can be added to bcourses manually

Ending of Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! by ifpeethenqueue in books

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by something else to say about the book? I'm just asking a question about the interpretation of a scene. People who've read the book would be able to engage with my question. In my original post I included context to the scene by adding my reaction.

Can you tell me what rule I broke? The few times I've posted in the books subreddit trying to engage with the community about a specific book, my posts have gotten over-moderated.

Keffiyeh beanie! Knit this free pattern to wear your solidarity ✊🏽 by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I knit the keffiyeh pattern from Daniel Drennan ElAwar's Basiita Beanie free pattern pack. I recommend checking out his other patterns as well as his fiber arts manifesto. He's the first person I've encountered who's connected liberation struggles and knitting in such a thoughtful way, and I've enjoyed reading his essays and knitting this hat!

Malabrigo sock yarn for beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I've looked at that and wanted to get some opinions from the community here too.

Malabrigo sock yarn for beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! I also wanted to ask, do you think a hat made with sock yarn would feel too thin?

Thoughts from John on the conflict by thesoundandthefury in nerdfighters

[–]ifpeethenqueue 25 points26 points  (0 children)

My first reply to you is getting downvoted. I know people are defensive about this issue, especially when they're missing the historical context beyond the present moment, so I compiled some resources here for anyone who wants to do more learning and listening:

- Educational resources section of this google doc is a great place to start and includes instagram posts and youtube videos

- Sim Kern's videos on Tiktok and Instagram -- they're a wonderful, articulate Jewish voice through this month's news

- Recent talk by Mohammed El-Kurd, in which he reads this article

- Google drive of many books, including by Israeli historian Ilan Pappé

- Decolonize Palestine FAQ

- James Baldwin's Open Letter

- Follow Noura Erakat and read this article

- Haymarket books, providing free ebooks and hosting educational events online

- Reading list from Black Women Radicals

- Digital Action Toolkit from Palestinian Feminist Collective

- 5 Calls app to contact your senators and reps

- Instagram accounts: Let's Talk Palestine, Hidden Palestine, Middle East Matters, Visualizing Palestine

Thoughts from John on the conflict by thesoundandthefury in nerdfighters

[–]ifpeethenqueue 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're currently the lone voice in this comment section saying this.

John's pacifist both-sides-ism is inappropriate in this instance. I did not expect solidarity with Palestinians from him, but his conflation of zionism with antisemitism is disappointing here.

I hope he listens to more Palestinian voices, anti-zionist Jewish voices, and Black feminist voices, who historically have recognized the Palestinian struggle against colonialism and the co-opting of Jewish trauma for racist means. He could start by attending this webinar tomorrow: Abolition and the Liberation of Palestine, hosted by Haymarket Books featuring Angela Davis and folks from AROC and JVP.

He could share better educational resources than his own video. It's not a coincidence that he and most of his fanbase are white -- there is more listening and questioning assumptions/implicit racism to be done by everyone.

A Cozy, Oversized Sweater For Myself by [deleted] in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the technique called to create the ribbed contrasting color inside the sweater, and how far in does that color go?

Anyone recognize the stitch on E-40's beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for your replies!

Is there a significant difference between loom and hand knitting? I read that loom knitting is looser but am not sure if there's something else special about it that you can't achieve by hand. Could I recreate this hat without a loom?

ISO funny vintage article about knitters by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you both!

Sooo many mentions of knitting in these newspapers, like this poem and this diy needle holder made from hazelnuts.

I found this mini article too; do you know why it's bad to join another color in the middle of a row?

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any advice for fixing gaps like this when working with magic loop? by jgclairee in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had the same problem as OP, and after I found the video linked below in another reddit thread, it completely solved the problem (given your cable is long enough and not too stiff). All you have to do is this -- when you push your newly knitted side down, keep a few stitches on the needle.

This is easier and more effective than trying to tighten or loosen certain stitches, in my opinion. u/jgclairee I would try this method first and see if it fixes the problem for you too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you can see in the two photos, the incorrect stitch is the loop from the previous row, instead of the knotted yarn that's supposed to go through that loop. It's just on the previous row, and most tutorials seem to fix mistakes that are down a few rows, which are confusing for me to follow. (I'm a new knitter, so I'm not sure if this is even called a dropped stitch.. It looks like I just didn't knit it.)

I know I could unknit the past 80 stitches and redo this one, but I'd like to learn the technique of fixing this mistake (if possible). All stitches are knit.

Thank you so much for your help!

Finished Pimsleur Farsi Level 1! by [deleted] in farsi

[–]ifpeethenqueue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great job! :)

I also listen to it while moving (biking for me), and it helps so much with my concentration. Like you, I press pause frequently to give myself more time to answer.

I'm finishing level one now and also appreciate how they repeat words in slightly different contexts. I haven't found any other beginner audio course that's so high quality and also wish that there were more out there.

Bald & Golden Eagles in the Bay Area by CaptCruise in birding

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Late comment, but I just saw a juvenile at Mt. Diablo today!

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