“Covers for your knitting, especially double-pointed needles for socks. The elastic would be short enough to keep the caps tight. They prevent the stitches from falling off and keep the needles together in your work basket.”
—Urithiru
“This is correct. I don’t have them handy, but my partner has several such items. They have two main purposes: One is to protect the needle…
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“I’m always going to look like me. I will never be able to change any of the physical attributes of myself that I don’t like, besides my fitness. So I needed to stop feeling insecure about those things and just embrace that this is the only face/body I’m…
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“My mother would call or text me during work hours and would be upset when I would not respond right away. When I explained (multiple times) that she could call once I was off work, which was at 4:30 p.m., and I would answer, she called me a spoiled and…
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