Gas fireplace and F bombs

February 28, 2025 /

 

I’m knitting again and I’m learning to make two socks at a time using the magic loop method. Actually, I will be starting next week because I’m taking a class. I know how to use magic loop with other things, and I know how to make socks, but I want to learn magic loop for socks and also new sock techniques. I like to be able to learn in person. I’m also doing a KAL (knit along) at the same shop (Shout out to Wild Knits) and it’s coming along. It’s a long sleeved sweater, but I”m making it in a more summer yarn with short sleeves. It’s kind of a lavender pink.

 

I also just finished two F bombs for a giveaway at the Rainforest Writers Village, which is a writers retreat I like to go to every year on Lake Quinault in Washington. It’s an amazing place and an amazing group of people. This is the first time they’ve offered four sessions and I’m in that fourth group. Hopefully I nail down a lot of words.

 

If you are a knitter, this is the F bomb pattern. I use I-my l-cord for the wick. I like the look better than crocheting it: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-f-bomb

This is the sweater pattern on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tresse-2

 

Monday I plan to go to the Capitol and support and anti-book-banning bill. Today I’m also participating in the economic blackout. Hopefully enough people do to remind the orange maggot and his minions that We the People do exist and we’re pissed.

 

Learned yesterday that our gas fireplace is shot and cannot be fixed. Sigh. The top gets hot, warps, and separates from the seal and the fireplace shuts down. This last is good, because otherwise it would leak CO2 into the house. Yay for safety elements working. We do have a CO2 alarm in the room, but it doesn’t go off until there are dangerous levels in the room. The fireplace shut itself off before that.

 

It’s an older one, and not cost efficient to use, so we’ll be able to get one that is more efficient and environmentally friendly, so that will be a positive. But it’s expensive, and tariffs will make it more so. Fuck the orange maggot.
In other news, it’s 62 degrees out and practically balmy. I was out in a tank top and wishing I’d put on shorts.