Violinknitter

@violinknitter

Violin, books, yarn, food, Pokémon, and random snippets of life

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Violinknitter@violinknitter· Apr 3

Look, you don’t have to cave to social pressure or anything, but you could totally post a picture from whatever device you're using with no explanation.

Precious Moments couple figurine, with gothic text saying “I love how much you hate billionaires.” Meme by D. L. Mayfield

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Mar 6

In honor of the next @eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social podcast episode, a reminder of just how, um, interesting 90s sweaters could be. Because Diana Wynne Jones was not exaggerating Janine’s wardrobe in Deep Secret

Black sweater with massive multi-colored and multi textured beige appliquéd flowers over the left breast and right lower portion of the sweater

Sparkly sea blue sweater with a mass of appliquéd yellow flowers on the left shoulder and right lower front, as well as a small bunch on the right sleeve cuff

Black collared pullover with a massive red rhino head with yellow horns covering the right sleeve and right half of the sweater

Striped rainbow sweater with a striped appliquéd cat in the middle, with sparkly bronze rays emanating from it. Some of the rainbow stripes are white overlayed with colored floral lace to create the rainbow effect

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Mar 2

“Youth is not a standard. It’s just a season, and the seasons change. We look our age not because we’ve let ourselves go but because we’ve finally let ourselves be.”

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Feb 20

I dunno, I made a pointless meme using Carl Flesch this week, and it gave me dopamine, so here you go? I plan to use it to express crankiness in an entire range of scenarios

A stern violinist in mid-20th century clothes looks sternly out at the camera. Text reads: Carl Flesch Disapproves

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Feb 17

Here you are!

A Ritual For Overwhelm
With nervous system regulation coach, Erica Skone-Rees

you're feeling overwhelmed, remember you're not alone, and this feeling is temporary. Let's shift out of together. This ritual is my go-to practice for moving out of survival mode caused by stress, emotion, or s-ease. By engaging the vagus nerve, this exercise relaxes your mind and body, shifting you from overwhelm to ease.

Picture of person pressing palms together

Pause & Press pause and press your hands tightly together, then release.
Repeat several times allowing your attention to drop down into the sensations of your body, leaving
mental chatter behind.
helpful insight: Did you know that emotions cause a 90-second chemical reaction in the body? After that, any lingering emotion is sustained by our thoughts. So, let's shift our thoughts.

Picture of person hugging themself

Hug & Hold
• Wrap yourself up in a hug, gently rub your arms, and speak kindly to your overwhelmed self.
• Example: "It's okay sweetheart. You are safe. I love you & you're not alone. I'm here with you."
• Reflective note: Remember there are many parts of ourselves present at all times. Your anxious self may feel dominant right now, but your inner wise one and your inner healer are here too. They are the parts that reminded you to try this practice.

Picture of person with one hand over heart and other over belly

Breathe With It
• You are doing a great job.
• Now place a hand on your heart and the other on your belly,
• Take a few deep breaths, at your own pace. Inhale through the nose, and exhale out through your mouth slowly as if you're blowing through a straw.
• Gentle tip: If focusing on your breath doesn't feel helpful, you can try humming and feel the vibration in
your chest and in your hands

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Feb 16

So I don’t like Tom Cruise b/c of the Scientology, right? Violinist Joshua Bell has no cult connection AFAIK. But in my brain he’s the Tom Cruise of violin b/c they look alike Dear Bell, sorry if I don’t appreciate you as much as you deserve because you remind me too much of Nicole Kidman’s ex

Young Josh Bell on the cover of one of his early albums. Brown hair, strong jaw, looking off into the middle distance

Middle-aged Bell playing with his bow arm up so he can reach the violin’s thickest string. He still has brown hair cut in a very leading man in the 80s or 90s style

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Feb 15

This goes out to Carol

Carol and Zosia from Pluribus, the Apple TV show, on the hot pink background of a Valentine’s Day card. Text reads: our feelings for you haven't changed
to:
from:

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jan 23

Jordan Ifueko, you absolute queen!!! You dropped this 👑 From Raybearer to The Maid & the Crocodile to boba + evil mega corps??? I will never regret reading an Ifueko book (The Genie Game, coming in April 2026)

Screenshot from a TikTok video by author Jordan Ifueko. Text reads: just another day of convincing boba cafes to put up posters for my capitalist dystopia children's series in which a sentient boba shop traps a girl and turns her into a genie that grants wishes for an evil mega corporation (never let them know your next move)

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Dec 31

My copy of Diana Wynne Jones’ Hexwood got damaged in a water incident several years ago, and I finally got around to replacing it. (Whyyyy is it out of print?!?!??) I really miss my old edition, because this cover is a jumpscare

How do I even describe this cover? There’s a man wearing bright red robes with fancy shoulder patches. He has a skeletal face, salt & pepper hair, and black bushy brows. Floating in front of him is a flaming book. The front cover has two kids in a wood confronting a robot, the back cover has a knight confronting a dragon

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Dec 16

Remain silly

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Nov 13

It’s never the wrong time for a Gurathin meme #Murderbot

Man looking pensive & sad in dim lighting. Text reads: Man Who Thought He'd Lost All Hope Loses Last Additional Bit Of Hope He Didn't Even Know He
Still Had

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Nov 9

Friday night

Mastodon post from Loose Leaf Queer

It's Friday fucking night.
Nothing that normally happens on a weekday will get solved by your anxious feelings between now and
Monday.
So howl at the moon. Fly a midnight kite. Eat some ice cream, or cake. Pet a cat.
I love you. We're going to find a way through this.

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Oct 30

Meme yoinked from over on Mastodon

Meme text: You are not a dumpster fire. You are a multidimensional dumpster phoenix. Picture is of a phoenix, wings outspread, formed of multiple shreds of bright color all over

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Oct 22

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

A person in full grey body armor, including face shield, is about to be hugged by an absolute golden retriever of a human

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Oct 22

This is one of the funniest pictures I’ve seen all week. Ah yes, Costco. Where I go for my bulk paper plates, frozen samosas, and $180 grand Bosendorfer impulse buy

A $179,999.99 Bosendorfer baby grand piano set out for sale in a Costco warehouse right by the frozen section and the aisle with the paper plates. Pic credit to u/lesmiles248 on Reddit

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Oct 9

Today in “growing up changes you,” I think 10 year old me would expect a greater percent of my income to be spent on buying Nerds candy Like, *any* amount more than zero

Two boxes of Nerds candy, one half purple half pink in grape & strawberry flavor, one half green and half red in watermelon and cherry flavor. The Nerds on the boxes are cartoon blob characters with big feet & noses, googly eyes, and no arms at all

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Sep 22

Hopes for today

I hope this isn't another one of those days,
with the circumstances and the situations

Meme text on top of a woodcut illustration (probably late Middle Ages or early Renaissance) of a distressed looking shepherd with bagpipes & two sheepdogs, underneath a stylized stary sky with the stars in their crystalline spheres. Also a sun that looks more like a sea anemone and a moon with an “I’m done with this” face

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Aug 25

If you’re wondering what kind of Monday it is, I just wrote “Modnay” twice

Grumpy person sitting at computer console with the word Ugh written off to the side

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Aug 22

This is chain-ply of the leftover singles from the project I’ve been spinning all summer Decided to just spindle-spin this, instead of using the electric wheel. Spindle is from Dan the Brewergnome/Gnomespun #HandSpinning #SpindleSpinning #FiberArt

Drop spindle with a full cop of purple tonal yarn. The spindle whorl has a beautiful inlaid tree, light green against the medium brown grain of the wood

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Aug 6

And this is why I love humans: we can even create beautiful art about AI “art” messing with our brains Original song by olivesongs, original crochet art and stop motion animation by craftycharlottecreates

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Aug 2

I think from now on that whenever anyone asks how I’m doing, I will simply react with Derpy Tiger gifs For instance, how’s my day going today? Um, well..

Adorable rotund blue tiger with massive flaming eyes tries repeatedly & unsuccessfully to set up a potted plant it has just knocked over

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 30

Even in kids’ fantasy books, opera companies aren’t paying their young talent enough #Opera #JessicaTownsend #Nevermoor

Somewhere outside the dressing room, a stagehand gave the fifteen-minute call, and the distant sounds of an orchestra warming up filtered through the closed door. "The wolfwun Hebrides Ottendahl, you might have heard of him. We did Lilibet's Lament together, back in Winter of Six. Mrs. Beverly Miller, the famous duckwun mezzosoprano. Now there's a talent! She's left the opera now, we lost her to a touring cabaret, of all things. Can you believe?"

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 19

This is the book that my friend guilted me into buying because she was complaining I’d just recommended her TWO books that are only in hardcover right now and turn about is fair play I’m being peer-pressured into supporting my local indie bookstore

The cover of Grady Hendrix’s Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. The cover image depicts a lava lamp with a human hand inside it

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 16

Oh look, actual plied purple yarn! I still have seven more segments of combed top to spin into singles, and three more skeins of plied yarn to make, but the purple is progressing! Fiber is a custom dye job by @chihnu.bsky.social / MAD Dyeworks #TourDeFleece

Tonal purple three-ply yarn on a sky blue bobbin

A twisted hank of tonal purple three-ply yarn. It’s fairly tightly spun, so the yarn is very defined and round

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 10

#TourDeFleece Day 6 More purple 🥰 So much more purple to go

Mixed purples yarn singles on a purple machine bobbin, with a bit of pre-drafted purple wool at the bottom of the pic

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 10

Boldness is all!!! #MurderBot is coming back for season 2!!

Everyone’s favorite SecUnit holding a piece of paper with a message written in Sharpie: Premium quality entertainment
will continue... In Season 2.

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 9

I do not have ducks

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jul 6

Today’s #TourDeFleece so far. A *lot* of my personal Tour is going to look like this. I have a pound of this Romney/Corriedale blend to work through! Planning a true 3 ply. Color is “Our Lady of the Underground” custom dye by MAD Dyeworks out of Albuquerque

Purple singles on a sky blue spindle, on an EEW 6.1 electric wheel

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jun 26

My Neighbor Chattermax (Art by donutdrawsthings on Tumblr) #Bluey #MyNeighborTotoro

Bluey characters in the famous My Neighbor Totoro bus stop scene. Bluey has Bingo on her back, and is holding a red umbrella over both of them. Bluey is looking up at a giant Chattermax, who is staring straight ahead with large innocent eyes, and is wearing a leaf on its head

Violinknitter@violinknitter· Jun 21

You know those books you read as a child and they became a part of you so deeply that you can’t even imagine who you would be without those stories? I just finished Impossible Creatures, and I love so much that this book will be that story for some young readers in 2025