Leana✅ @Leana@octodon.social
retired C programmer, grandmother, gamer, knitter and avid reader.
she/ her
Favorite sites: http://www.stonekettle.com/, http://juanitajean.com/
I think I should try doing some #knitting and watching something on #netflix (or listening to a #podcast) I was going to try that Riverdale show that the youngins seem to like, but I figured I should wait in case my brother wants to watch. Maybe another documentary? I don't feel like trying my like knitting and watching something in Spanish.
#FiberArts
Yesterday, on the way home from work I finally decided to go off the path to take a picture of the weird trees. I've seen them many times and they look super weird. This winter the snow got super heavy and permanently altered and even broke several trees. Some places looks like a spaceship crashed there and others looks like a living dream or something hahah 👽👽😕😂
Might inspire some surreal paintings in the future 😜
I pine for protagonists who actually are aware of the larger consequences of their actions and actively pursue their goals instead of being, like, buffeted by the winds of fate or whatever
#wipwednesday #knitting #fiberarts Ephemeris hat, pattern by Hunter Hammersen. I'm using Knitpicks Hawthorne in the Slate colourway.
I think this might be the first fingering-weight hat I've ever knitted for myself.
Partner and I came up with an ingenious invention to hold our T pins: a metal candy tin with magnets in the bottom so they don't all fall out when a cat inevitably knocks the whole thing over.
sometimes, when people ask a question on social media that could easily be answered with a google search, maybe it's not so much that they're looking for an answer as to make a connection with other people who are also interested in the subject
I'm a great role model, as I am clearly a nonbinary trans person with a rather nb-masculine look, enjoying #fiberarts in public while not giving a shit about stereotypes and people's opinions. Kids should see people like me out on the streets a lot more.
It's not just that boys can enjoy #knitting, even trans boys and enbies are allowed to love all the cozy things, you know!
This has nothing to do with my inital toot I guess but it's true 
Twice a month I encode a word my Patreon supporters suggest to me and then turn it into one knitting stitch pattern and one needlework chart. (It’s a kind of steganography, and doesn’t usually end up looking like the word.)
This month, I encoded “brim”.
Lace: https://gannetdesigns.com/2018/05/01/brim-a-free-lace-knitting-stitch-pattern/
(If you’re using the web browser, clicking on my toot will open the post so you can see the preview. I’m having trouble uploading images right now.)
Of all the countries, the USA has the best toilet paper and tissues of any country.
I like KnitPicks.com for my online yarn buying. I am particularly fond of the Palette yarns. https://goo.gl/ziQXVf
Make sure you click on the "Show all 150 colors" to get the full list.
I decided to wind this yarn into a ball. I didn't notice until just now that I'd be winding more than half a kilometer of yarn 
maple classic™ 
hey, fiction writers/game designers/worldbuilders/etc
brazil is not a hispanic country
we do not speak spanish
"hernandez" is not a brazilian surname
Good stuff I read recently:
300 free Ivy League university courses
https://qz.com/1263050/here-are-300-free-ivy-league-university-courses-you-can-take-online-right-now/ #free
Are You Really the Product?
The history of a dangerous idea.
https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/are-you-really-facebooks-product-the-history-of-a-dangerous-idea.html #deletefacebook
Why everyone should care about blockchain—even if you don’t understand it
https://qz.com/1260694/why-gaining-a-basic-understanding-of-blockchain-is-absolutely-worth-your-time/ #tech
Read This If You Ever Find Yourself Doubting Your Worth
https://advice.shinetext.com/articles/read-this-if-you-dont-feel-worthy-of-self-care/ #selfcare
Things that having a smart phone have fucked up:
-sense of direction
-memory skills
-sense of contentment
-peace of mind
Things having a smart phone has improved
-that thing where you’re drinking coffee with lipstick on on a train and you can use the camera to see if u smudged it
I'll tell you what is tough to watch, the US Government is "tough to watch."
@Virelai #mastoarts #fiberarts Yes, a thing, my back always aches after blocking.
Basically my ideal self and what I imagine most of you are like
Piou ! '-'
#introductions
After a literal day of "research", I finally gathered enough courage to sign up here and toot.
Hello! The name is Renata.
I've always struggled with pursuing my interest(s) actively because I worry too much about failing, and that includes Mastodon. It can be daunting for new users, like, I'm afraid I may quit because I don't "get" it. But I've heard a lot of good things and I want to feel at home on the internet again, so, I'm hoping to find a friendly bunch here :)
