#thrumming

[avian-owen]

I have a thing I call an “instinct amalgamation”, which is basically where I feel like I have instincts from various different creatures - it’s not quite different thereotypes as I don’t think I actually am the critters, but it’s still a part of my identity. I blame my autism. I think it makes me take comfort from different methods of communication and existance. Growling, purring, and more recently, thrumming (from project Hail Mary. Please read the book if you get the chance). It brings me comfort and makes me feel safe. There’s some overlap between parts of the amalgamation and my thereotypes - growling in particular - but overall it’s a separate entity from that. Honestly I feel like the amalgamation is more present in my life than my thereotypes sometimes

[whats-in-a-sentence]

"Can you tell me what it's like?" asked the Witch (thrum, thrum, thrum, went the strings).

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" - C. S. Lewis

[tenth-sentence]

She began to play it with her fingers – a steady, monotonous thrumming that you didn't notice after a few minutes.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" - C. S. Lewis

[lilies-and-stitches]

Yesterday the high temperature for the day finally cooled down to the low 70′s! in Southern California, that means IT FELT LIKE WINTER! I woke up with a chill in the apartment and a smattering of sprinkles coming from the gray skies outside. This meant, in my sad little Californian heart, I knew it was time for some cozy knitting patterns… but not too cozy, cause it’s gonna be 100 again tomorrow.

Here’s some cozy slipper knitting patterns for all you living where it actually gets cold!

Wanderers: Modern Mukluks

Little Red Riding Slippers

No Place Like Home

California Comfortable

Ingeborg Slippers

Retro Thrum Slippers

[knitterwithapoint]

More Christmas knits. 

Thrummed mittens (made partially with handspun yarn). My first foray into thrumming! Also one of the first things I’ve ever made using my own handspun yarn. They turned out pretty well! I was temped to keep them for myself, but I made myself give them to my mom for Christmas. They were a hit! Ravelry link here. 

The socks also turned out really well. I used Regia yarn that had yellow starter thread, which made the sock matching process much easier. I would definitely (and will definitely) use this yarn again. I named them Nautica socks, and the Ravelry link is here. 

Linking up with KCCO.

[eddward-mcgee]

I would also like to exist freely without being watched like a hawk... I just want to blog about my trauma and my own life...