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popchicken, 11 days ago to random

It’s been a couple of years since I last read the Merchant Princes series by @cstross, which I revisit every so often - I’ve just finished re-reading The Bloodline Feud, which I loved and would highly recommend if you want a different take on parallel worlds, industrial development, culture clash and much, much more. I’m straight onto the next book now! #amreading #bookstodon

MLE_online, 1 month ago to random

Biggest piece of styrofoam I've ever seen

popchicken, 1 month ago to random

Last year, every time I finished reading a book I posted a few thoughts and a picture of the cover to #bookstodon #amreading - but this year I stopped (mainly because the first thing I read in 2024 was a bit of a slog and I ended up not liking it much!)

Today I decided to start again, as I miss being able to look back at my feed and see what I was reading at certain points. Also I’m so glad I finally got around to the Murderbot Diaries, great read at 4.30am today!

popchicken, 1 month ago to random

I don’t always feel like getting up early, taking the train to a stop further away and walking to the office along the canal towpath, but I’m very glad I did it today - perfect start to the day #walking

View of the canal towpath with trees alongside and reflected in the canal

popchicken, 1 month ago to knitting

Cardigan is slowly growing! Just finished the left front, not sure I can face casting on the right front today though #knitting @knitting

popchicken, 2 months ago to hiking

Not going to lie, I wish I could walk on the coastal path in Cornwall every day, this week has gone too quickly #walking #hiking

Way marker on the Cornish Coastal Path, with the sea over to the right
An adder on the coastal path (making a quick exit)
Another section of the coastal path with stone steps rising up over the hilly cliffs

popchicken, 2 months ago to random

Apparently I am now incapable of going anywhere without taking #Mosstodon photos! #lichensubscribe

Harbour side at Mousehole, Cornwall with village visible behind

jake4480, 3 months ago to HipHop

Beck released the masterpiece Mellow Gold 30 years ago today (March 1) in 1994. I was 14. It's still one of my favorite albums. Mellow Gold is actually Beck's third album, but the one most folks are familiar with because of Loser. TONS of great songs on this one. My favorite might be Beercan, which I know well because I used to cover it. 🤣🔥

Cool playlist on YouTube with the lyrics as it plays: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrvkEGE7YpseJvj-duC7NlSfmwXEDvVc3&si=0i5vi8qRHRXwoO3R

#Beck #90s #90sAlbums #MellowGold #MellowGold30 #hiphop #folk #LoFi

popchicken, 4 months ago to knitting

And so it begins! I messed around with the colours quite a bit vs the pattern so I’m hoping the finished effect will not be too crazy for my mum #knitting

popchicken, 4 months ago to knitting

Waiting for cardigan wool to arrive, so obviously decided to try knitting a Totoro swatch to pass the time! #knitting

popchicken, 4 months ago to random

#yarnuary What do you want to learn/ do this year?

Last year I said I wanted to try brioche and double knitting, then did absolutely nothing about it! So this year I will learn brioche and double knitting (and possibly entrelac, inspired by the recent posts about this)

I have just ordered the wool for my mum’s birthday cardigan (luckily her birthday is in November so I have plenty of time) and I need to re knit my nephew’s Xmas jumper, as age 13 was still too small for his 11 year old self!

popchicken, 4 months ago to knitting

Weather is grey and windy so have just finished sewing up a pair of knitted baby joggers, from the same John Lewis pattern book that the bobbly hat pattern is from (reduced to £1.80 in the January Sale!) #yarnuary #knitting @knitting

Purple baby jumper and bobbly hat, alongside stripy joggers

popchicken, 4 months ago to random

#yarnuary week 3 - favourite technique
For me it has to be cables. I spent years thinking that it would be super-difficult to create cables - and then I tried them and it clicked and I’ve been messing around with them ever since. This is the first cable knit I made, in Debbie Bliss Tweed (heavily reduced) and a free pattern - I still wear it a lot

eyrea, 4 months ago to random

How this works with knitting:

Them: Wow, that's so good! You could make money doing that!

Me: [recites the cost of yarn and time to make current WIP]

Them: Oh.

https://youtu.be/vv445S62dgU?si=wP9oMNciqQmuzcF0

popchicken, 4 months ago to knitting

Still thinking about this week’s #yarnuary prompts but in the meantime I have been finishing up a couple of knits for a forthcoming baby, whose mum really likes purple #knitting @knitting

AbandonedAmerica, 4 months ago to random

I'm very excited to announce the first column of my "Decay Theory" series for Atlas Obscura. This one's about the death of the suburban American shopping mall. It's easy to write off the closure of malls as the result of online shopping - but their fate was likely sealed years before Amazon became the brick and mortar shredding juggernaut it is today. Here's the link! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-the-suburban-american-mall

popchicken, 4 months ago to random

#yarnuary prompt: favourite fibre (and colour, sort of)

I honestly don’t get precious about this - yes, it’s amazing to knit with Rowan Sultano silk/wool mix but that’s only for very special (and small) gifts like hats, given the price per ball!

popchicken, 5 months ago to FiberArts

#yarnuary yay! Being relatively new to Mastodon last year, I found that these types of event were a huge source of inspiration and a great way of connecting with knitters, sewers, embroiderers and quilters across the Fediverse, so I’d like to start off my posts by thanking everyone who has put their time and energy into #fiberarts and #knitting events and posts here over the last year