k8lin

@k8lin.bsky.social

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Assoc professor in LIS at Rutgers SC&I. I study online health information and what people do with it. Transplant recipient, cyborg, knitter, masker, maker. Solidarity. 🏳️‍🌈 Need masks in NJ? DM me!

A Blenheim cavalier King Charles spaniel with a tan face and large white paws laying down on the couch, sticking out his tongue. He looks alert but like he just woke up from a nap.
A poster with a rendering of a large data center with a large NO symbol in red over it. The poster is in English and Spanish and reads "NO WAREHOUSE or DATA CENTER, NO ALMACÉN o CENTRO DE DATOS" Save our quiet nights and clean water: the town council is planning to override current zoning to construct a massive industrial and warehouse facility _next to the high school_. The sign describes the increase to utility bills, noise pollution, traffic, and water runoff and encourages people to join their neighbors at the town council meeting at 7 pm on June 29 at 710 Hermann Road in the municipal complex to share concerns and make your voice heard. DatacenterNB.com is linked at the bottom of the page for more information.
A skinny crescent-shaped scarf in the process of being knit from tip-to-tip lies on a table. The scarf almost looks like a feather. The finished tip is a dark blue that fades into blue with yellow speckles, purple and blue, and then makes an abrupt transition through light blue to a pale, butter-yellow at the thickest portion of the center of the scarf, which is about four inches wide. It then fades to light and then dark pink, where it meets the needles. Two gold needles attached by a black cord rest at the left end of the scarf. Above the scarf on the white marbled tabletop sits a burgundy canvas bag filled with small balls of yarn that have been used in the scarf. two pink balls lie on the table under the bag.
A white queer couple is sitting at a table and they look happy. They are both wearing white N95 masks and you can see their smiles in their eyes. The woman on the left is wearing a green and pink flowered button down shirt and glasses and has long brown hair that is falling in their face a bit. She has her arms around the person on the right, hugging them. The person on the right is wearing a black sweater and has curly brown bangs. They are holding their partner's arm as they're being hugged. Behind the happy couple is a table with several vases of pink and yellow flowers in them. An air purifier sits on the floor beside them.
A plywood barrier made from five sheets of plywood closes off a paved pathway. The plywood is spray painted with the word "CLOSE" written four times (one word on each sheet except the sheet in the center). The center sheet is wrapped in construction-orange mesh. Behind the plywood barrier trees are visible. There is grass around the pathway in front of the barrier.
A paved pathway with wooden railings on each side and a streetlight to the far left of the path, with a curb cut leading to the road. There is a park with bare trees at the end of the path. Standing on the curb cut is a white person with brown hair wearing a green puffy winter coat, jeans, and blue sneakers. They have their arms outstretched wide and a huge smile on their face and they look to be celebrating the open pathway.
A white metal sign on the side of a paved road reads "all visitors entering the cemetery must wear a mask and practice social distancing." The words all visitors, mask, and social distancing are in bold red font. The other words are in black. On the green grass behind the sign the backs of nine gravestones are visible. There is a landscaping truck and a black car parked on the road. Across the road is a large brick garage with two open doors. The sky is blue and clear and it's a sunny day.
Two people sit at a light wood table. The person in the foreground is a white woman wearing a large green coat with a few horizontal grey stripes, glasses, and an N95 face mask. They are wearing a hand-knit green ear warmer and their black hair is in a ponytail. She is holding a pen in her right hand and looking at a piece of paper and appears to be getting ready to sign the paper. In the background is a white person with dark brown hair gathered on their head and a white N95 face mask. Their hands are folded on the table. They are wearing a dark green hand knit sweater, a dark green lace shawl, and are looking at the paper and appear to be smiling under their mask. In front of them on the table is a bright yellow folder and a pair of pink and green gloves.
A stack of three hand knit hats on a white quartz countertop. The hat in the bottom of the pile is black. The middle hat is light pink and yellow, vertically stripped with the pink dominant. The hat at the front and top of the pile is a chunky stockinette knit hat in a purple, pink, and orange variegated yarn with a wide ribbed brim.
A knit blue hat sits at the edge of a small and bright green circular table. The hat is a dark blue, described as bobby blue on the yarn label. The hat has a textured rib brim about 2 inches long. The knit fabric of the hat is a wavy texture made from one-stitch cables. At the top of the photo, a half-visible stack of colorful books sits on the table. The top book appears to be a cookbook, with a drawing of olives, a bowl of oranges, and a lemon. The title is not visible.
A close-up photograph of a gold lace shawl. It is pinned to a dark blue blocking mat. The lace at the top of the shawl is a series of 7 vertical rows of 7-stitch wide horseshoe lace, flanked by a simple column of yarn-overs that resemble four-leaf clovers. A band of garter waves bisects the shawl. The bottom of the shawl showcases three interlocking rows of acorn lace followed by one row of triangles of bundles-of-stick lace. At the bottom of the photo the edge of the shawl is slightly visible; it is a series of picot bobbles.
A textured green knit shawl hangs on a white wall. The shawl is mostly green and made from a variety of green, brown, yellow, and black yarns. It is a large isosceles triangle shawl. The center of the shawl is a mesh panel, flanked on both sides with textured gradients. The left side of the shawl fades to a brighter yellow and the right side fades to black.
A large triangular lace shawl hangs on a white wall. The top of the shawl is light blue, which melts into a dark blue, forest green, ochre, and rust brown. It's finished with a teal border. The lace is simple at the top of the shawl and becomes more complex towards the bottom.
A knitted tee-shirt lies on a navy blue couch. It is made in a blend of white and neon pink yarns, with some dark blue, magenta, purple, and brown speckles throughout. It is knit in basic stockinette stitch with ribbed neckline, armbands and hem. The neckline is lighter pink, and it fades to a neon Barbie pink at the bottom of the. The shirt has a "V" neck.
A collage of three photographs of the same pair of dark green convertible mittens over a grey background. On the left is a photo of the back of the mitten, which extends up the wearer's forearm and is decorated with a large, full-length staghorn cable. The mitten is closed over the hand. On the right top of the collage is a smaller photo of the back of the mitten. The mitten top has been opened, showing bare fingers. The bottom right photo is a close-up of the palm of the mitten. The fingers and thumb are exposed, showing that the mittens can be converted to fingerless gloves.
A large blanket shaped like a star with eight points rests on a blue couch. The blanket is made from a variety of brown, tan, pink, and dark red wool and features a large star made from eight different wools in the center, circled by a variety of 10 different colored stripes. It is bordered with black and tan brioche stripes.
A photo of a knit baby hat with a light blue border on the bottom. The hat is light blue and white stripes with various purple, orange, and blue speckles on it. The hat rests on a table with two small balls of yarn and a gold darning needle beside it. An unlit candle is in the top right corner of the photo.
This is my first shawl design, Internet Imaginaries. It's a large dark blue lace shawl, with lots of texture and seven panels of different kinds of lace. I named the panels of lace after internet infrastructure - transatlantic cables, slipped stitch switches, mesh network lace, and crossed wires. It's a half-pi wrap, or a half circle, 64x26 inches in size, in wool/nylon sock yarn.
Zine cover for "Covid is a labor issue." The title takes up most of the page and is black ink on a white background. The word "COVID" is in white and is printed inside of a graphic of a large megaphone. The words are written in a stylistic font. In much smaller font to the right of the title it reads "wear a mask at work & on the picket line." The words are al capital letters.
A cover of an Archie comic from the 1990s, set in "High School 2021 AD." Betty Cooper's family is sitting around the breakfast table in futuristic clothing, drinking coffee. Flying cars are visible in the window. In the first panel, Betty's mom says, "Betty, school is about to start!" Betty replies, "Relax, mother, I still have all of 30 seconds!" The second panel features her father, saying "Kids today are SO lucky! They're able to go to school in their own home!" The final panel, which takes up the whole bottom 2/3 of the cover page, is an image of Betty sitting at a computer with a CRT monitor and a large camera pointed at her. A sign on the wall reads "Video monitor must remain uncovered at all times." Betty's parents are in the doorway and her father says, "... They never have to carry books to school... and they never have to worry about the weather!" as Betty says, "'Scuse me, folks! Class is about to begin!" An image of a cartoon all-seeing eye in a pink circle is visible on the wall behind the camera.