Sarah

@saralexis
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She/her. 
Crochet, trans rights, food from the garden, fairness, family, dogs are better than people. 
Living in Northern Ireland, I used to run quite a lot but then I stopped.
Avatar is a very tiny chicken I crocheted for my youngest in response to a joke, background is a wild poppy that lives by my front door and isn’t interested in being domesticated.
I have finished #knitting one sock, so now I am starting on a hat!
... second sock? No, I don't know what you are talking about. It's hat o'clock!

Only one creature could have duplicated the expressions on their faces, and that would be a pigeon who has heard not only that Lord Nelson has got down off his column but has also been seen buying a 12-bore repeater and a box of cartridges.

Terry Pratchett, Mort

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

After decades of fighting for our right to love and live freely, the LGBTQ+ community should be long past discrimination. And yet, the scapegoating of our community continues. As a Japanese American who experienced forced relocation and internment as a child, this déjà vu is both alarming and heartbreaking. We must remember the past, demand change, and act to safeguard our future. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/takei-scapegoating-lgbtq-japanese-internment
Takei Warns Against Scapegoating LGBTQ Community

George Takei writes about the dangers of Republican efforts to scapegoat the LGBTQ+ community, having been scapegoated along with the Japanese American community during WWII internment.

The Big Picture

@sj I wonder if you could use something like this technique I saw the other day, viewed from the knit side. (There are other YouTube tutorials with the same technique if you need more detail - I went looking just because it seemed like magic so was fun to watch.) I guess once you reach the top you'd essentially cast off as you go?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmR_9cBHLgI

Great Way to Repair Holes in Sweaters Without Traces🌟Tutorials for Beginners

YouTube

Symptoms of Eris variant appear a week before positive test, says report.

In this, the individual experiences the symptoms of COVID, but the test result comes negative. "Then a week or so later, you take a turn for the worse and feel even more ill — and, perhaps miraculously, a test returns a positive result. The phenomenon, dubbed 'pre-Covid', is taking hold again amid a fresh uptick in infections from the virus"

#COVID19 @auscovid19

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/covid-eris-variant-symptoms-appearing-a-week-before-positive-test-report-says-know-more/photostory/102771225.cms?picid=102771365

COVID : Symptoms of Eris variant appear a week before positive test, says report

​Just as the world was heaving a sigh of relief from COVID, the emergence of the Eris variant has stirred a new panic. This variant, a mutant of Omicron, is spreading faster. A pattern of occurrence of COVID signs, where the signs were felt but the COVID test came to be negative, is being seen currently. This pattern was seen in people during the initial days of the pandemic as well. Termed as pre-COVID, this phenomenon is one of the reasons why COVID spread faster earlier.​

Times of India

Finishing sweaters - especially the sleeves - is always the most difficult bit for me. Therefore, I am glad, that I have made some progress with the first sleeve of my Garter Stitch Bias Top with sock yarn leftovers.
The free #knittingpattern is available on my blog: https://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com/2020/07/garter-stitch-bias-top.html

#knitting @knitting
#fiberarts @fiberarts

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Grab a cuppa and settle in for this in-depth, myth-busting long-read on the attempt at whipping up moral panic in Ireland over trans people - an excellent article (with a terrible headline) by Stephen McDermott in The Journal.

https://www.thejournal.ie/transgender-misinformation-spread-ireland-factcheck-6098952-Aug2023/

#TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransDub #TheJournal #MastoDaoine

Inside Ireland's culture war on gender: Why there's more debate on trans issues than ever before

The Journal looks at why anti-trans narratives have landed in Ireland despite overwhelming acceptance of trans men and women by Irish people.

TheJournal.ie

#ThrowbackThursday to the time when I was still learning how to properly assemble kittens.

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon

I am saying good bye to my followers on the other site, after deleting all my posts... it feels weird.
I had a good time there before it went the wrong way, and made friends along the line. I am going to miss them... Odly they don't want to come over - having a hard time letting go I suppose.
I can't compromise. My business is taking it badly but my principles are stronger. I will find a way!
#LookingAhead #Knitting #crochet #yarn
Self indulgent day today trying out #TunisianCrochet for the first time instead of working on all those projects it’s sitting on top of.
It seems really fun to do but does anyone have any good resources for stitches? Google seems to give me beginner tutorials and full-patterns but not much in between. I’m enjoying it but I can’t work out what it’s FOR yet…