Martha Smith

@jazziknits

She/her. Knitter, mom to one human, gramma to two cats. Lifelong Democratic worker bee, looking for a bit of a rest … but now doesn’t seem like the time. #Minterland 📍Corvallis, OR

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Martha Smith@jazziknits· 12d

Look what I found!! I get to knit a #Jimothy sweater! 🧶

Display of beautiful Jimothy-colored, hand dyed yarn from Hazel Knits. It is a lovely medium shade of gray with a hint of black. The display sign has a sweet drawing of Jimothy, the plucky raccoon taking Seattle and the online world by storm. Skein price is $29.50.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 12d

Made this just because …

A three-photo collage. The top photo is today’s picture of Pope Leo meeting rocker Patti Smith. Below that are each of them in their younger days. On the left, in sepia, is the Pope in his Bob Dylan/Blues Brothers phase, wearing a fedora-style hat and Darci sunglasses (along with his priest collar). On the right is Smith, all in black, wearing a hat, not smiling, looking straight into the camera. Both are the height of cool.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 12d

Couldn’t help myself …

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 13d

A paragraph for the ages, folks …

If there is a lesson, it's a simple one. It turns out all of the people in charge are ignorant paranoid abusive sadistic pieces of shit, and they like being pieces of shit, you're never going to convince them to be anything else, and just once I'd like to see a history book lay out the cause of a once-great nation's decline as "Yeah, it turns out everyone in charge was a real piece of shit and it finally caught up to them. Go figure."

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 14d

My grandchildren ….

An orange, tan, black, and white tabico chewing on her hind foot. Her face is scrunched up and one eye is closed.

A black and tan tabby cat chewing on a bit of thin reddish thread. His ears are back and his mouth is scrunched up with a few snaggly-looking teeth showing.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 15d

It seems kind of perfect for them. We kept but tweaked our kitties‘ shelter names. Turnip became Jack Turnip and Portobello is Bella. (They are 2 years apart but had the same foster mom who was on the Paleo diet, so all of her litters have veggie names.)

Two annoyed-looking tabby kitties sit next to each other on a light gray fuzzy blanket. The one on the left, Jack, is darker black and tan, while the one on the right, Bella, is smaller and has some orange and white mixed in with her black and tan.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 18d

What’s your sign?

A protester wearing a black leather jacket and a white face mask, holding up a sign that says, “WE ARE THE GRANDDAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHES YOU COULDN’T BURN.”

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 19d

Learning how to use the ottoman. Happy #Caturday

View from above of a large black and tan tabby cat relaxing on a blue, over-stuffed chair partially covered with a brown fuzzy blanket. His front paws are stretched out and resting on an ottoman covered with a blue fuzzy blanket.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 20d

A mock-up of a fictitious dictionary page, giving the definition of the word “rascal” as “a mischievous person or animal” along with a photo of the infamous rascal, Clarence.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· 29d

One of my faves …

Terrifying photo of a large black and tan striped tabby cat with anger issues. He is hiding under a bright orange fuzzy blanket, behind the edge of a blue corduroy chair, with just one ear and leg showing. His claws are extended and gripping the chair fabric on his single visible paw.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jul 13

Hope he’s doing yoga with Angelica somewhere 🧡

Actor Sam Neil wearing a light blue button-down shirt, sitting on a dry grassy hillside with his sweet blonde pet pig, Angelica.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jul 4

lol our Jack loves wet wool!

A dedicated knitter attempting to block a hand knit shawl. She is being helped by her black and tan tabby cat, Jack, who is sitting like a loaf on top of her damp shawl.

A hand knit gray wool sweater with dark teal stripes is blocked and pinned flat on colorful rubberish play mats. A big black and tan tabby cat is sprawled on top of the damp sweater, sound asleep and very happy.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jul 3

#MorningWalk

“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” Bindweed is always determined to thrive. This little plant is blooming (small white flowers a bit like morning glories) in the crack of a sidewalk.

A metal sculpture called “The Quest” in honor of Alice Biddle, who in 1870 was the first woman to graduate from what is now Oregon State University.

An informational yard sign found on the Oregon State University campus. On the right side of the sign is a somewhat grainy photograph of an enormous and very old bone. On the left is the following text:

“PREHISTORIC DISCOVERY

During construction at Reser Stadium, workers uncovered mammoth bones dating back 12,000 years.

Turns out—Beaver Nation has deep roots.”

Wood Art

Remnants of a thick, very twisty climbing plant. Wisteria, perhaps? The dead, tangled leftovers are twisting through the holes on a silver chain link fence.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 30

Here he is with my daughter. She’s 5’7”.

A lovely young woman with teal green hair, wearing light denim jeans and a pink tee shirt with green sleeves. She is smiling happily while holding a large black and tan striped tabby cat who is snuggling into her chest. He is smiling, too.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 30

He’s a big, sweet, snuggly, beautiful boy 🧡 His name is Jack Turnip.

An adorable black and tan striped tabby cat asleep on a fuzzy gray blanket.

A regal-looking black and tan striped tabby cat. He is stretched out on a bed with white sheets and a red blanket. His front legs are crossed and he is staring straight into the camera. He is very handsome.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 24

Trying to crochet something other than a dishcloth or coaster … here is my start to the Maui Market Bag by @prettypeaceful.bsky.social (free on Ravelry). My husband immediately started asking for a bag for his bowling ball! 🧶

A woman in jeans and a light green t-shirt is sitting on a couch with a crochet project in her lap. It is a large (11” diameter) turquoise circle surrounded by the beginnings of the mesh body of the bag in a white speckled fiber.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 16

Reminds me of a couple of my favorite pics of Jack Turnip …

A middle-aged woman with brown hair and a green flowered tee shirt sits on a blue sofa. Stretched out on the top of the cushion behind her is a teenaged brown and black tabby cat with his spotted belly exposed. His front legs are extended over his head and his back legs have slid down to hang over the woman’s shoulder like a bit of scarf.

A teenaged brown and black tabby cat is stretched out on the back cushion of a blue overstuffed chair. His spotted belly is exposed. His back legs are sliding down the front of the cushion toward the seat of the chair, but he is sound asleep.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 16

i see the resemblance. What a gaze 🧡

Nancy Sinatra in her “These Boots are Made for Walkin’” phase. She is sitting on the floor looking at the camera, with her legs tucked and one arm around her knees. She is wearing a sleeveless white mini-dress and knee-high white boots.

Martha Smith@jazziknits· Jun 15

@bonnieblueblue.bsky.social I hope that sweet Corti and Blue meet up with my Jazzi (we said goodbye almost a year ago) and do a #CortiRoll together 🧡🧡🧡 Jazzi loved to roll, but I can’t find a single pic, so here she is in a perfect sploot!