Lion Equals Square

lions, 30s, tired queer mutlifandom blogger. most things are queue'd ao3: [liions] art tag: [lionsart] writing tag: [lionwrites] knitting tag: [lionknits]

[countthelions]

Final update for the double knitting saga - yay the stitches will go in the correct direction!!!! However I don't actually like the white mc side as much as I like the green mc side, which this beginnings of a swatch confirmed for me. Is it still worth knitting it double knitting style? Hmm not really, given the amount of work double knitting requires. If my colors were solid, it would be, but I think this varigated beauty fits the arg perfectly

[giddysquid]

Just in time for Moon Day Monday, I finished my quilt!

I learned many things on this one, including:

- nesting your seams is a thing and it really helps with nice aligned corners, who knew??

- inset circles. Now I fear nothing, including God

- how to use the long arm with a pantograph

- the easy way to change thread on the long arm because the inner blocks were too light for the medium grey thread I was using

- how to stress out my grandfather stopping at various points on the pantograph because I wanted to do something different in the moons and finally

- fun things about free motion quilting, so I could put the correct textures of our beautiful lady into the different phases on the blocks.

The pattern is a mish mash of the Moon Portal quilt pattern by The Water Spirit and the Plaid-ish 2 from Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table quilting, plus some cathedral window blocks for the stars in various sizes.

[mesherew]

wip of my girl in her 40k version (the circle is complete, my former dragon age inquisitor is joining the space inquisition now)

[fenningrya]

Hey so I’ve recently gotten back into a video game can you guess which one

[somie]

Orpheus and Eurydice and Orpheus and Eurydice (dr/krusie Comic)

[chibird]

A little cat with some big hopes. ♡

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[recapitulation]

channeling my feelings into stamps 🙂‍↕️

[countthelions]

[sickos voice] yessss yess!!!!!!

[countthelions]

Hmmm new problem. The pattern has increases on every row, which gets a little funky when they stack in the double knitting.

My current insane fix is to knit it in the round, with one side having the colors reversed

[countthelions]

WAIT I KNIT IT UPSIDE DOWN!!! DECREASES ARE WAY EASIER THAN INCREASES!!!!!

[countthelions]

Hmmm new problem. The pattern has increases on every row, which gets a little funky when they stack in the double knitting.

My current insane fix is to knit it in the round, with one side having the colors reversed

[coldwind-shiningstars]

Some national parks hats I've been making! In order: Kobuk Valley, Everglades, Redwood, Death Valley, Saguaro, Acadia, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Badlands

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am an observer, but not by choice.’

[text id: my fist has always been clenched around the handle of an invisible suitcase. / i am always ready to leave. / there is not a single room in this world where i belong.]

[snarkspawn]

I spent way too much time on this ✌

[boxhead-pov]

The costuming choices in Hadestown regarding neckwear are just super interesting to me. The first notable division is the fact that the main characters all have some form of neckwear, and the ensemble, or chorus members, do not. However, it goes further than that. The female goddesses, (Persephone and the Muses) all wear black chokers. The mortals (Orpheus and Eurydice) both have bandanas. And the male gods (Hermes and Hades) both wear neckties— except Hades loses his necktie in Act 2. This is possibly to demonstrate the fact that he is meant to be viewed more as a man than a god in this part of the show, as he is called a man many more times in the second half of the show than in the first. In Act 2, Hades calls himself an old man on multiple occasions, and Orpheus compares Hades to himself, saying that he is also “a man, in love with a woman.” The Fates also warn that he may be viewed as a “heartless man”, as they sing about the conflict between his human feelings and kingly duties in Word to the Wise. The shift in lyrics and the change in costuming are reflections of each other.

All in all, the details of the neckwear and what they symbolize are just absolutely fascinating to me, and it’s yet another demonstration of how incredibly well thought-out this show truly is.

[raeldazla]

Every time I have seen Hadestown - on stage or in the movie theater - people gasp when Orpheus turns around. I just love how it's so old and yet everyone is still always hoping that this time

[dykecadence]

whoever was in charge of cinematography for the hadestown proshot needs 500 awards immediately

[gummybyte]

I’m an addict rn