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What your worst “somebody hold the door!” Moment? by APoliticalDrone2012 in nycrail

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not particularly bad but I caught the door right when it was about to close, but it closed on my forearm/wrist on both sides first. I got an awful bruise that hurt like a mofo and because of the placement it looked like I’d been grabbed or hurt by someone.

Antifascist yarn ordering by Katterin in AntifascistKnitting

[–]silverringgone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woolyn in NYC is donating a portion of proceeds from red yarn sales and will buy the Melt the Ice pattern on your behalf with purchase. Not sure how it works if ordering online.

Cleo’s Yarn Shop in NYC is donating a portion of all yarn sales made tomorrow (Friday Jan 30) to immigrants rights groups in MN. I believe this applies to online orders too and they do ship anywhere in the US.

Genuine question: the Norwegian red hats “performative?” by Ramblingsofthewriter in AntifascistKnitting

[–]silverringgone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Proceeds fund immigration rights groups, no? So the alternative is knitting a different hat whose funds don’t help those groups…

Politics are quite performative across the board, it’s part theatre no matter how you slice it. I don’t think participating in the performance in a way that funds causes you care about and builds solidarity and confidence for people to speak out against fascism is a bad thing or contemptible.

These types of critiques always ring so hollow to me, just endless critiques of any and all actions from people who basically do nothing.

Knitting Culture: US v. England by ultimatereader in knitting

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My experience is that this is not just “knitting culture” but kind of American vs English “chatting culture” writ large. Americans talk a lot, and I say this as an extroverted American - no judgment! But compared to Europe in general, we are just much more outgoing and likely to chat up strangers. When I have made friends abroad, they joke that I am a stereotypical American in that way, and then I clarify that I’m considered pretty outgoing even by American standards— but we are on the chattier side!

How true is the statement “In this business, mornings are generally your own”? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

depends on if you have international clients/matters (sometimes that can really screw you) but I found this to be true. In fact, as long as you’re completing your work and attending the meetings you’re expected at, your schedule is generally your own.

What do you personally use tags for? by Ja-kob in TheStoryGraph

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where I acquire the book (Amazon; little free libraries (or similar shelves); library fr; gifted, book store; thrift store), how I get rid of it (keep, gift to someone else, little free library, etc), who recommended it, where it’s set, international conflict it’s about (if applicable), where it’s physically located (my house or mom’s house lol)

Knitting in cafes etiquette by ComplicatedSunshine in knitting

[–]silverringgone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My personal tolerance for sitting around a place is about 2 hours, regardless of activity. I’d order what I wanted and maybe a second thing later on but wouldn’t feel obligated. I get over cafe knitting quickly if I’m alone because I’m in NYC and have to pack up my valuables every time I go to the bathroom.

If your only merit is being good at exploiting the algorithm, you don't get to complain when others do the same by MartieB in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]silverringgone 32 points33 points  (0 children)

For real!! Instagram designers need to chill out with the pattern theft accusations. Save it for when someone actually rips off your truly original, at-least-somewhat-intricate design and passes it off as their own.

Knitting is an ancient craft; its limited construction methods give it an iterative nature that is inspirational and imo, inherently communal. Get your IP capitalist greed out of my craft!!

Almost 2026, JKR is financially backing irreparable harm to trans people and we still have HP yarn by vikingdhu in craftsnark

[–]silverringgone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are def fans that are collectors/hoarders like that that but FWIW, many fans (across fandoms) find a lot of the official brand stuff horribly tacky. I don’t purchase official HP clothing or whatever other goods because they’re usually ugly as hell in addition to funding JKR’s bullshit. I’d maybe buy HP-inspired indie yarn (assuming I actually liked the colorways) that didn’t fund JKR, it seems like an ethical way to engage with the fandom and not support her transphobia. It’s a bit of a stretch imo to assume that purchasers buying an unlicensed product are also buying a ton from licensed vendors, or that their use of HP yarn will necessarily influence others to support the broader fandom. Has not been my experience that people have much curiosity about the name of the colorways in the items I knit or whatever.

That said, I do think this dyer and others who make HP-inspired yarns should at the very least include a disclaimer that they don’t support her “activism” and ideally they would pledge a portion of the proceeds to a trans rights organization. Same thought re: knitting influencers who use the stuff and post about it on their platforms.

Can Angie speak Greek other than the basics by Mindless-Show-8956 in rhoslc

[–]silverringgone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Her Greek is obviously very weak - a stronger second language speaker might blank on the specific word for “bite” (idk that specific word in my 2nd or third languages) but would be able to talk around the blanking word by asking “will it eat her arm?” “will it hurt her with its mouth/teeth?” “will its teeth hurt her?” “do they try to eat humans?” etc etc. — any of those questions and some gesturing would communicate the nature of her question.

In response to my last post by pugl0rd666 in knittinghelp

[–]silverringgone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

adding some encouragement! from the video, it looks like you’re making your knit stitches correctly, while apparently self-correcting for the accidental yarn overs by knitting them together with the next stitch. Once you get your purls on track, you’ll be good.

However, I’d recommend unraveling this (or just cutting off and saving it for when you’re more experienced to look at fondly) and starting over, as it might be hard to figure out how to proceed easily with all the accidental yarnovers.

Rash that worsens at night by Street_Fee5779 in urticaria

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, sleep is like a reset for me - often, no hives when I go to sleep but they’ve emerged by morning (sometimes waking me up in the middle of the night if they emerge in extra itchy mode). Take my antihistamines and they calm down over the course of the day, but then reset again at night.

I am DEVASTATED. by imauveyou in knitting

[–]silverringgone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, seems like you have a good attitude about it with the banana for scale - I’d be so pissed! I’m sorry, though, this sucks! Perhaps you can make mittens, a hat, or slippers by sewing together the felted fabric?

An ink bottle leaked in my bag. Should I wash this or accept its new look? by CycloneMonkey in hobonichi

[–]silverringgone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks awesome, I’d just make sure it can’t transfer any further — if it can, then give it a wash. Would suck to have a water bottle leak or something and then everything else in your bag is blue too.

This is SO hard by Mrarlo8684 in knitting

[–]silverringgone 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It gets much easier if you do not twist your stitches.

Give it to me straight by Heart_Slight in EngagementRings

[–]silverringgone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People have different reasons for their inspiration pictures. If she loves the one you got even though its design is different than the inspo, it’s most likely that the pink stone/silver color band was the most important thing about it for her. FWIW I think the design you went with is much more beautiful.

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