Guess what? Chicken butt!

This was my first sweater knitted in the round, first stranded colourwork project, and my first time steeking. It was definitely my most challenging project so far, and a lot of learning and research was involved. I used a colourwork chart created by the very talented Molly Gifford, which is available for free on Ravelry

For reference, this is one of the fragments uncovered from the gravesite:

Some scholars think that the Oseberg tapestry includes the earliest known artistic depiction of Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn. So I added them to the sleeves as a little Easter egg.

Canals Filled With Cordial - Submitted by SeesawSiya

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"This show is problematic because the hero didn't kill the villain at the end": When does he steal the bread?

"These two characters who were close friends throughout the series don't kiss at the end! What the fuck?": When does he steal the bread?

Like, I have some things I do for health and some things I ignore and I don't know how I choose but I seem to. I eat too much, I eat sweet things a lot, I drink more than I should. But I also go to the gym a couple times a week and I've never smoked or done hard drugs. I don't hydrated like I should but I get enough sleep as much as possible.

I have changed things because of health advice. I eat red meat cos I have a bad time taking in iron, despite disliking red meat. I got a gym membership cos my incidental exercise went down with a job change and I noticed my body getting weaker. I don't go to the supermarket hungry to try and remove sweet snacks in the house. But I haven't cut out alcohol and I don't go on an hour long walk every day and I don't have a steady sleep schedule, despite these all being reasonable things I could do for my health.

Do you have any idea why some bits of health advice have an impact on people and others don't?

Can you remember a time you received health advice and it worked; you changed an action permanently?

How was that advice presented?

Can you imagine how health advice would need to be presented to you for you to change something you currently don't want to change?

If I'm scrolling Tumblr to pass a little time while I'm waiting for something else, I'm not remembering Health Tip #72 regardless of presentation. Brain isn't ready to grab knowledge.

If I'm looking up answers for why I'm having X problem or a friend I'd having X problem, I'm probably going to remember the answer.

Even if I do casually absorb something when my brain is a broken clock that's right 2x a day and is ready while I'm idly scrolling, I'm more likely to remember if the advice is semi-immediately applicable and works the first time. I'm more likely to remember if it's something that directly affects me that I didn't know what a thing (like the migraine post that goes around talking about where to massage throat and jaw muscles, which I use frequently when I get a headache now).

As a writer, I'm also more likely to grab info if I think it could be useful in a story later. I'm at least more likely to save the info for reference later so I can find it easily.

I'm also more likely to remember something if it's really, really specific. "Exercise is good for you" leaves my brain immediately. No duh but I hate exercise. "Look at how easy this little stretch is and here's how it helps you!" Very specific, easy to do, something that probably has an immediate effect.

Shame also just literally doesn't work and adds to me avoiding the thing. Same with being told what to do "you should-" nope I'm out, don't tell me what to do.

Changes I've made? I take iron a few times a week after learning what the symptoms of anemia are (and realizing oh THAT'S what the problem is, and it was). I try to sleep on my left side after reading about the way the stomach sits making it less likely to cause acid reflux if you're laying on your left rather than your right. I took the doors off my cupboards after reading about someone's therapist talking to them about removing obstacles, and now it's cleaner in the house and I'm more likely to make a meal if I don't have to open a cupboard first. These were all just random Tumblr posts by people excited to share with others to help them.