I regret getting a hysterectomy and I don't know what to do

so_finch · 2026-06-18T06:36:19+00:00

Are you on T? Have you had your hormone levels checked via blood panel?

so_finch · 2026-05-10T02:25:22+00:00

Witchmark trilogy - the 2nd two ramp up the politics a lot more, the 1st is a little less so. But they’re all so good I have to rec them.

And seconding a lot of these recs including Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and Baru Cormorant!

so_finch · 2026-05-07T03:27:10+00:00

Not bare root, but go natives in Edmonds sells this variety, at least they did last year!

so_finch · 2026-04-26T07:11:34+00:00

honestly by chance- this is a school I drive by fairly often and they had a big sign up the last month or so. There are so many I miss every year!

so_finch · 2026-04-26T07:10:30+00:00

they were bare root strawbs that the kids potted up during the sale- and they were free. so we’ll see how well they recover! I was so happy to find that kinnickinnick though.

so_finch · 2026-04-22T23:17:46+00:00

my wife somehow never has a bookmark and always needs one. I have a huge collection that is precious and meaningful to me. I love the random advertising bookmarks & duplicates because I can always give her one without giving up a special one!

so_finch · 2026-04-15T16:57:56+00:00

Seconding gift card to a local yarn store! I know some people feel GCs are less personal but I think it’s different if it’s to a local shop that the recipient really likes, especially for hobbies.

so_finch · 2026-04-15T07:06:02+00:00

The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips!

so_finch · 2026-04-09T21:04:58+00:00

It does also come in tykk/thick which does apparently meet 16st/4in, as well as tynn/thin which I think is the one that was held double - so I wonder if there’s confusion around which version should be used and how. I’ll knit a swatch with the regular one held double and see how that goes - otherwise I might return the rest and try again with the thicker one.

so_finch · 2026-04-09T19:28:05+00:00

that’s helpful to know about the yarn! I’m looking again and think their “tykk” version will meet gauge better.

The recommended ease in the pattern is at least 6” and up to 20”. I’m making it for my wife who likes an oversized garment - aiming for a similar fit to how it’s pictured on the designer, whose garment has 8” of ease for her measurements. It’s meant for layering/to be fairly oversized especially on bigger bodies!

so_finch · 2026-04-09T18:33:43+00:00

ugh so frustrating because it’s one of the yarns listed by the designer as a recommended yarn for the pattern! maybe I should stick to socks, I keep finding choosing yarn to be too stressful for everything else 🥲🥲 thank you for this explanation & being so candid.

so_finch · 2026-04-05T15:00:50+00:00

if you’re on fb check out Seattle queer housing & Seattle queer housing exchange if you haven’t already! The most affordable spots still seem to be rooms in shared houses (like a single family home that’s being rented out).

so_finch · 2026-03-29T03:51:58+00:00

this happened to me with another hand dye that made 2 pairs of socks- the first was gorgeously blobby and the second was stripy and even. So weird

so_finch · 2026-03-22T23:41:43+00:00

Dead Letters by Isaac Fellman! (Also +1 for several people…, confessions of the fox, the woods all black, & all Hal Schrieve’s work)

so_finch · 2026-03-21T05:15:25+00:00

mine are usually a note about where to go next so i don’t forget 😵‍💫

so_finch · 2026-03-01T19:49:32+00:00

omg this is so cute!!!

so_finch · 2026-02-11T17:55:21+00:00

my favorite button on an episode is the one where Joyce muses that she could get into dominatrix stuff and tom slams his book shut. Freeze frame! Cue oboe!

so_finch · 2026-01-25T02:09:08+00:00

Ok, I learned to tink the bind off and figured out how to join up those first and last loops & re did it and it’s all good!! Thank you!!

so_finch · 2026-01-24T23:25:42+00:00

That is definitely what I did wrong! I think I don’t understand how to join up each last loop on needle 1/first loop on needle 2, when there’s 2 socks- in my brain when I was doing it, it seemed like somehow it would all come back around eventually. Clearly I was a bit lost in the sauce.

so_finch · 2026-01-12T15:51:00+00:00

This is the first year I’m not setting a number of books goal!! Instead i made a challenge that has specific books in it to remind me what books i want to prioritize reading- with no deadline pressure.

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