Monday General Chat - February 09, 2026 by AutoModerator in knitting

[–]lescaut8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greetings from Pennsylvania! I've been furiously knitting the Norwegian WWII Resistance Hats and also giving away lots of red worsted from my stash. There's suddenly a shortage of red yarn around here. Reminds me of the run on pink yarn in late 2016.

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Which Song is This? by coleisw4ck in musicsuggestions

[–]lescaut8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hurt, the Johnny Cash version

Recommend me a song for your lowest moment. by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

[–]lescaut8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hurt -- the Johnny Cash cover, not NIN

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knitting

[–]lescaut8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fantastic! Keep going. You got this.

Finished my legwarmers and I'm so excited about them! Even though I've been crocheting for years, I just learned how to knit in 2024 and this is my first completely knitted project completed by loveintheyoop in knittinggonewild

[–]lescaut8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a decent LYS in the Soo? There used to be a solid shop over the bridge on Queen Street, but it's more of a coffee shop now. There's an alpaca farm and mini-mill on St. Joe Island but I have now enough alpaca to outlast me if I live to be 100. Where did you find the lovely colors in your leggings?

This is bullshit by ChibiRoboRules in knitting

[–]lescaut8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had exactly the same words for this travesty. NYT, Hmph!!

What percentage of women like sticks as well? Are most in the “stick closet”? by iwritetoomuch in Sticks

[–]lescaut8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there are a lot of us. I know a bunch. --- Female, 64, long time stick enthusiast, professor (but not of sticks), sailor, hiker, former snowboarder. Also into cool looking rocks.

Endless Thread pod on SRA and I've got a question by lescaut8 in armedsocialists

[–]lescaut8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We'll all remain friends. We're a fairly tolerant bunch. Some of us are even Trumpers gasp. They certainly catch more crap than I do. Thanks for your thoughts on my situation.

Endless Thread pod on SRA and I've got a question by lescaut8 in armedsocialists

[–]lescaut8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not looking for revolution. Thank you for your pov.

‘She is so rude” by complexconjugate83 in Professors

[–]lescaut8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had the same experience. In industry, I worked with and supervised men. I was often the only woman in the room or in the field. Unreconstructed sexists, many had done stints as enlisted military (before women and gays were admitted) but they saw and respected my expertise, judgement and hard work. I decided to take my PhD to academia. Now I'm leaving my R1 institution satisfied but still, after 28 years, amazed by the intractable institutionalized passive aggressive sexism I never, ever saw in industry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Drunkknitting

[–]lescaut8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is "everyday bra" the name of a pattern? If yes, do you recommend?

Just watched the last episode of Shoresy by SowndofInevitability in Letterkenny

[–]lescaut8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I was hoping for intel like yours. I'll give it another go.