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Put the back on hold and am stitching the front panel now

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Google gave me the answer but then also stuck in this dig

(Note: If you are thinking of the first Gen Z member of Congress rather than a millennial, that is Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, who was elected in 2022).

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I think I’m done with the boob section! Will try it on tomorrow and see if I need to add any more.

I have stitched 40 rows of bust, which is what the pattern calls for. But it also says if you have a larger bust you can add an additional inch so I’m gonna do like 5 more rows and see if I need more.

Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 07/10/2026

Well I had to rip out somewhere between 250 and 300 stitches (IDK) but once I ripped out the one right above the hole I was able to use a crochet hook to do repair work. Basically what happened was that this is two yarns — a normal one and an ultra thin one — and one stitch dropped the normal yarn…

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I’m still ripping stuff out, this is what I’m trying to get back to. It’s very annoying but not upsetting the way it was when I had to do it on the last shirt, because now I know it’s worth it.

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 07/10/2026

Forcing myself to stop for the night. I’ve got about fifteen rows before I split this at the armholes to work on the front and back panels

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 06/10/2026

Have you ever felt attacked by a billboard

Giant billboard that just says “Jews.com” in red text on a white backdrop

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 06/10/2026

I mean she’s got a hot mom as well (hilariously the voice of King of the Hill’s Bobby Hill)

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 05/10/2026

Apparently it renders differently on other devices but this is what I'm seeing

Hebrew formatted in such a way that it basically reads as "Galaxy my sent from"

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 05/10/2026

Was mentally keeping track of my yardage today so I *know* my watch shorted me 75 yards, probably during the drill part of kick/drill/swim. Anyway, 2700 yards! Not bad for a 6:30am stroke/free swim practice l! I’m getting more accustomed to this early 90 minute workout stuff!

Mon, Oct 5
Pool Swim

Butterfly (175yd)

Backstroke (225yd)

Kickboard (300yd)

Breaststroke (925yd)

Freestyle (1,000yd)

6:30 AM-7:59 AM
1 New York

Workout Time
1:29:22
Distance
2,625YD
Active Calories
679CAL
Total Calories
822CAL
Avg. Pace 3'24",
/100yd
Avg. Heart Rate
120BPM
Laps
105
Pool Length
25YD

Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 05/10/2026

What’s the matter with Kansas

A NY Times/Siena poll showing that in a handful of red state gubernatorial races (Iowa, Alaska, Texas, Ohio, and Kansas), Kansas is the only one where the Republican candidate is leading

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So even though I added 72 (!) stitches to the round it still takes about 20 minutes to do one row because - I’m just knitting instead of switching between knit and purl - my US 6 circular needles are 24” like the pattern calls for instead of 32” like the US 2.5 ones I was using for the rib…

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Increased from 180 to 252 stitches and now I get to knit in the round for 40+ rows until I split the front from the back

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Finished the rib, sized up the needles, next I start the increase row to really start the bust

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Not enough Germans at People Magazine

The “Betty White turns 100!” people magazine cover, famously published after White died shortly before her 100th birthday

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My dream is to do something jellyfish themed. I found these cute jellyfish buttons online, but they’re 1.25” and the pattern calls for 1.5”. I could potentially make the buttonholes smaller, but can you help me find 1.5” jellyfish buttons? Bonus if they’re colorful. www.walmart.com/ip/Kawaii-Je...

Okay craft friends, see if you can help me out with sourcing something. I have decided that my next project is going to be making this poncho for my niece. But because I am EXTRA I want to do it in a way that feels very her, with a fun color yarn and some unique buttons. This is where I need help.

Shoulda gone with “Hey! I’m growin’ here!”

Sign in a plant bed that says:

I'm Trying Hard to Grow...
Please Don't Walk on Me!
Thank you

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 02/10/2026

Felt slow which I am blaming on getting double vaxxed two days ago but honestly I still turned on a solid performance even with a bunch of kick and pull drills — like 500 of that free was pull (ad it was at least 3200YD, my watch shorted me).

Fri, Oct 2
Pool Swim
Butterfly (50yd)
Backstroke (100yd)
Kickboard (300yd)
Breaststroke (375yd)
Freestyle (2,350yd)
7:00 PM-8:32 PM
Workout Time
1:31:26
Distance
3,175YD
Active Calories
733CAL
Total Calories
880CAL
Avg. Pace
2'52"nooyd
Avg. Heart Rate
136BPM
Laps
127
Pool Length
25YD

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50 rows down, 15 to go. Should be able to finish this section this weekend.

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 02/10/2026

I'm sorry but why is Kyrsten Sinema's bisexuality relevant here www.thedailybeast.com/kyrsten-sine...

Bisexual Senator’s Married Lover Spills Why He Trashed Her Home

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 02/10/2026

Got up to 42 rows but making myself stop so I can sleep

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 01/10/2026

33 rows done, 33 rows of ribbing to go

Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 01/10/2026

You guys they found a way to make the AI lady even more creepy

An ad for “Ava the AI ADR” — who is depicted as a pale and skinny dark haired woman in her 20s — that declares that she is “Jordan Belfort’s secret weapon”

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Got my annual microchip injection

Me with two bandaids on my arm from vaccination shots

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Up to 20 rows. Each row of 180 stitches takes around 25 minutes to stitch.

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In conclusion I am wearing a shirt I made today

Me, beautiful yet tired, in a pink knit shirt

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 29/09/2026

My neighborhood is about to be overrun by weebs

Brooklyn Museum has an art of manga exhibits

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16 rows. I don’t know why my photos keep making it look slanty.

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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 29/09/2026

Washed, blocked, and ready to pop and lock

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We’re at 7 rows, which is a little more than an inch. Hoping to get to ten tonight. Maybe more!

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I don't have the energy to read this piece but I saw someone quote that Santa line applaudingly and IDK it comes across as antisemitic AF to me www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Situation Room connected the call. Biden jumped in. “Bibi, man, what the fuck are you doing?” He gripped the phone tight. “You think I’m Santa Claus? No Santa in Israel, pal.” When Netanyahu asked what he meant, Biden said he could cut off military aid to Israel with the snap of a finger, leaving the country on its own. Netanyahu retorted that Israel would defend itself even without the United States. (We later learned that he concluded from this call that we were cutting military supplies.)

I feel like this one is gonna be boring for a while because it’s starting from the bottom* and just working a 2x2 rib for like 65 rows. I’m 3 rows in now, it’s slightly slower because I didn’t want to buy US 2.5 24” circular needles and am just using the 32” ones I have… * Cue the Drake puns