For You Beautiful Woman By Libby Frame

my life goals honestly

working with textiles is a trap. first they lure you in with knitting. then you pick up crochet (understandable enough). next you start getting curious in fiber. you learn how to spin (okay that’s a bit extra). weaving is cool, right? you now own a loom. heck, while we’re at it, why not starting making your own clothes (this is getting out of hand)? spinning is no longer enough for you — you need something stronger. you learn how to dye (stop i’m begging). dye is fun, but it’d be nice to have your own source of fiber. you are now a shepherd.

EDIT: this has unfortunately somehow found its way into terf circles. anyway op is trans and i hope all fellow trans people people have wonderful and lovely days.

as an autistic person who enjoys all of these things I very much approve of this statement

Hear me out: Cross Stitch, Knitting and Crochet are literally the PERFECT hobbies for autistic people. It’s got texture, instructions to follow, codes and symbols to learn, grids to match. It’s repetitive, it makes soothing little noises. A lot of special interests have related patterns so it’s a 2 for 1 deal. Good starting conversation topic if you are feeling social but also doubles as a reason to ask to be left alone. Shit slaps.

my mom: “even my neurotypical kid-”

my autistic ass: “im neurotypical????”

my mom: “compared to other people yeah”

me:

(says “howdy” at a frequency that shatters glass and makes your ears bleed)

AHHHHHHHH

Bug Crochet Patterns // Jenna Wingate

I have to try these out

little muppet men and man adjacent

muppets btw. if you even care