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Further update: I successfully got shot with both the Novavax and flu shots, at the NE Portland Costco! Recommend making an appointment because the pharmacy line was long, but maybe at other times of day walking up would be no problem.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Update: the NE Costco say they have it!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Anyone know where to get the Novavax Covid shot in Portland right now? We had an appointment for Costco but they texted this morning that they don’t have Novavax right now. Wondering if it’s available elsewhere or if it’s out everywhere

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve officially turned my formerly-soup-averse partner into a soup lover! We’re both recovering from a cold and not up to cooking so I presented two dinner options from the freezer: previously made soup or crunchwrap filling and I’ll make easy crunchwraps. He chose soup over crunchwraps!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And, as I wrote on the back cover, zero Al was used in the making of this zine (or anything else made by Lee) —all puzzles were totally hommade with the help of letterboxd and wikipedia.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Horror Movies Funtimes Activity Zine is out now! All puzzles and games! (Only $2 to print it yourself!!) www.patreon.com/LeeDoesStuff...

Hand holding up a stack of yellow zines with vhs tape graphic in front of a wall of horror movie DVDs

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m making a horror movie themed crossword puzzle for this month’s zine and letterboxd is down, life is so harrrrd 😭 (to be serious though, the crossword puzzle is really fun and I’m enjoying making it and I hope some of you will enjoy playing it!!)

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Anyone have a MacBook Neo? Thinking of replacing my dead laptop with one. I’ll just use it for web browsing /in-browser work like google spreadsheets/docs and for screensharing from my Mac desktop to work on the couch. Seems like it should be fine for what I need!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I was alllmost done with August’s old pattern refresh/rerelease, doing a final proof, and I realized this pattern, originally written in 2009, didn’t include stitch counts! In context of what it is, it’s not a huge deal, but I can’t let the rerelease go without them. So, I’ll be finishing tomorrow.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Okay here’s what we found in Damascus (east of Clackamas) this morning! $1 each. A couple of criterions, some kino lorbers, and several new-ish movies! A lot that I haven’t seen yet but were already on my watchlist, and a few I hadn’t heard of but they looked neat!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oh yay! Love to hear that!! 💖

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I barely use bluesky these days and I don’t know if I want to try to use it more…social media is so weird now… would this be a fun spot to talk about physical movie collecting? We drove out to Damascus and found soo many bins of DVDs including some pretty new releases & obscure stuff! Very exciting!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Inspired by my time at TypeCon earlier this month, I made a zine about all the ways I’ve made letters! It’s a lot of ways! Free to see more about it, $2 to download it to print yourself (or view on a screen), $5 to get it mailed to you (with letterpress cover)! www.patreon.com/LeeDoesStuff...

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August's zine: All the Ways I've Made Letters | Lee Does Stuff

I spent a few days earlier this month at TypeCon, a very nerdy typography convention, thinking about letters. And all the ways I've worked w

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Oh HEY ALSO, I just realized while looking at those screenshots that I’d said to only sync one playlist but there are a buuunch of other songs there that weren’t in that playlist. Very wtf apple. Thinking I’ll switch to the plexamp app since I already use plex and pay for a subscription to that.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I know apple has been making the music app worse for playing local files over the years as it wants you to pay for streaming but it’s SO BAD with album art now it reeeally feels like they are trolling me. EVERY. SINGLE. ALBUM is randomly the wrong cover. I’ve tried deleting all & resyncing 3 times!!

Screenshot of 6 albums with 6 totally different album covers as the artwork wtf

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Update: yesterday I downloaded the free affinity app and edited a bunch of photos and played around a bit. Switching apps always comes with some annoyance at the minor differences but overall I’m happy with it! Planning to cancel CC next week!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

💯 I’d think an anti-AI design/editing software would be popular but what do I know!

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I believe an acrobat-only subscription is an option (I plan to do an indesign-only one) and my brief research said you can open psd files in the affinity/canva app. Adobe uses/pushes ai too, so as long as it’s an option that I can choose not to use, seems like a lateral move with regard to that?

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

From what I’ve read it seems that the canva/affinity app pushes you to pay for AI features but if you don’t want them / don’t pay then there’s no AI? Also, indesign is what I use most and care most about, so I’m thinking I’ll pay for that only and use the free app instead of illustrator & photoshop.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wow I’m extremely not up on graphic design news — just learning now that canva bought affinity and combined it all into one app AND it’s free now. I was paying a very discounted rate for CC for a year but now that’s over and it’s full price… think it’s time to finally leave adobe behind. Downsides?

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

how fucking sad though, to be the richest man in the world and not know what a good tomato tastes like. Capitalism has always failed in its attempts to quantify and understand what makes our lives beautiful.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New zine day! This one is a collaboration with my friend @annacanning.bsky.social and I looove how it turned out, printed with riso in 4 ink colors! Only $5 to get the printed zine mailed to you!! Or just $2 for the digital files. New zine every month! www.patreon.com/LeeDoesStuff...

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New zine: Doors, by Lee & Anna | Lee Does Stuff

My friend Anna has been taking photos of doors while traveling and posting them on instagram for awhile now, and I always loved the series a

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Any thoughts on where in the Portland area I might be able to source an old newspaper box?? I want to start a little free blockbuster! Willing to drive to Salem, Vancouver, etc. Looking for free or cheap-ish (finding them on FB marketplace for $300 😬)

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The mystery has been solved! Dihedral was released today in all the places, including Patreon where you’ll also get a whole bunch of other patterns! www.patreon.com/posts/160262... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... payhip.com/b/Yf1ym

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The mystery is over—Dihedral hat pattern! | Lee Does Stuff

The mystery is over—Dihedral hat pattern! by Lee Does Stuff on Patreon. Join Lee Does Stuff's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 01/06/2026

Something I find myself thinking about a lot is unless you've got a legume allergy so much of the nutritional guidance can be summed up in: eat beans.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New zine!! Download it on patreon, or join a mail tier to get it sent to you! www.patreon.com/posts/159511...

Rage & Hope zine on red paper, subheading: time travel through a playlist from 2021, a zine by Lee leedoesstuff.com with drawings of “this machine kills fascists” guitar and album covers

Rage & Hope zine open to pages with hand-lettered song lyrics

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I love gardening as a hobby, but I’m glad I choose to do it and don’t rely on it to live. I haven’t gotten far into the storage yet—fridge pickles, I’ve dabbled with a little fermentation, and then lots of freezing mostly, which works great! (Also: my newest zine is about gardening as a fun hobby!)

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If you join the Patreon to do the mystery hat knit-a-long you’ll also get to download a buuunch of other patterns!! Just $6 for all these and the KAL! (AND all the zines as well!) www.patreon.com/collection/2...

Screenshot of patreon collection page with 5 knitting pattern posts showing

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I’m gonna do a mystery hat knit-a-long! Soon! Pick out a skein of worsted and get ready. Pattern sections will go up on the patreon to knit tiers starting in a few days ($6 to join). For now, I’ve posted a poll asking how far apart you’d like the sections to be: www.patreon.com/posts/158098...

Ball of yellow yarn, circular knitting needles, stitch markers, and a yarn needle

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Local Portland people! I’ll be tabling with my zines on Saturday at this fun event in SE! Including my brand new gardening zine!!

Flier with patch of gingham fabric on denim, text:
RaDICaL HaRveST
craft faire
MAY 9+10 • 12-5PM
ALLGOOD BREWING CO
2425 SE 35TH PL • PDX, OR
Hosted by
KNOT SPRIT

A ton of different zines in messy stacks

Stack of zines called Grow Some Food, drawing of vegetables on the cover, with stamped colors

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I also second the recommendation of making recycled yarn from thrifted sweaters (I wrote a whole ebook/zine about it!) but it is time consuming and kind of its own side hobby so maybe not right now for you.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Ooh fun! I’ve heard good things about this newish spot here in Portland (online too) but I haven’t tried it yet. They sell yarn on cones by weight, people say it’s nice and affordable! goodyarn.us/collections/...

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Wool

Discover premium cone yarns and elegant blends for hand and machine knitting. From soft merino to shimmering silks — Good Yarn in Oregon ships quickly across the U.S. Create something beautiful, your ...

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Pet peeve: “an intern is having a really bad day” about a social media situation. For several years sm has been very important for companies, interns aren’t doing it! Just saw someone say it about the company I worked for—the sm guy got paid more than I did & of course his position didn’t get cut!

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I was going to write today, but until we know more, I don't have any new words for this moment. What I will say is that if you are reeling, and you know you want to be part of making things better, Mariame Kaba and I wrote a book for you. I hope it helps.

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Let This Radicalize You

Doing Justice: The Revolution of Rescue and Reciprocal Care is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This is my latest knit in “stash yarn” btw, the second (small size) sample of my new hood pattern bsky.app/profile/leed...

Lee wearing a hood thing in white/pink/black yarn and yellow buttons

Lee wearing a hood thing in white/pink/black yarn and white+black buttons

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

New pattern! Bobbie Hood is a worsted weight reversible hood knit with slipped stitches, in two sizes with several options for the bottom, including ties, a buttoning strap, or full scarf ends! On Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/154662... On Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/04/2026

It is really, really wild how persistent and prominent this remains in common LLMs. There seems to be an air of "well they fixed that" and it is 100% not true: most of the energy just seems to be going towards 'being plausible enough to be accepted', ie style and not accuracy or truth

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Well it’s been 26 days since this went wide and I haven’t seen a single response. I have a huge stash of their yarn I brought home during my 6 years of working there, but I will stop tagging them when I use it because they don’t want to be tagged on anything political and EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL 🤷‍♀️

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Maddy "Boo!" Hare @mbhare.eurosky.social · 31/03/2026

"It’s Trans Day of Visibility but it’s also Trans Day of Have To Go To Work Anyway, or Trans Day of Who The Fuck is Hiring, or Trans Day of How Are We Going to Support All These Queers Who Are Internally Displaced Refugees Here in the States."

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s your final day to sign up for a mail tier of my Patreon (only FIVE dollars!! or just 9 if you also want a knitting pattern each month) to get this 2021 time capsule zine mailed to you! You can learn a bit more about it here: www.patreon.com/posts/154121...

Small zine opened to a spread with drawings of a camera, headphones, old radio, snorkel, skull, bird

Small zine opened to a spread with drawings of a basketball hoop, koala, bonfire, fridge, campbells soup can, ladder

Small zine opened to a spread with drawings of a reel to reel, plant, tape, gummy bear, Swedish fish

Small zine opened to a spread with drawings of a old calculator, ghost, avocado, bat, coffee

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Here’s how things turned out with that poll - thanks for your input!

Screenshot with text and poll: Lee Does Stuff
writing question, and try my tirst patreon poll! T you're knitting something with lots of slipped
stitches, and the slips are always with yarn held to the wrong side of the knitting, but the yarn often needs to move between the needles to get there, eg "p1, s13 wyib, p1", do you like to always be reminded what side the yarn should be on (like how that was written), or once the pattern has been established so you can see how it looks would you prefer the pattern be condensed to just "p1, sl3, pl"?
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Choose one:
Always say what side
41%
Update on this Patreon poll: basically ALWAYS and NEVER were nearly a tie
so I'm going to go with the last
option, which a couple of knitting friends told me outside of this poll that they think is the most "correct" way to write a pattern and is probably what I should've just done in the first place instead of making the poll but I was silly and second guessing myself!
Never say what side (just a note saying "always slip with yarn held to WS")
47%
Always say what side if yarn is moved between needles, but don't say if that's not the case
6%
17 votes

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I wrote out the final last little section based on my memory of the part it’s supposed to mirror, finished writing it, then actually LOOKED at that first part and realized I’d remembered wrong and have to redo the whole section 😭 trying to work with a fuzzy sick-brain is so frustrating 😭😭😭

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Lee @leedoesstuff.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I am SO behind schedule on multiple projects, sick with a cold, trying to work on this pattern which has been like alllmost done for over a week but still quite far from being actually really done…

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 20/03/2026

This was a great listen. Take an hour of your day to put this on. There is a profound historical precedent for librarians and archivists being among the very first people targeted by authoritarians. Librarians are the keepers of collective knowledge. It's a sacred responsibility.

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