ducks and geese are trending this year for baby clothes and I'm so here for it. so stinkin' cute.

Multiple creators referenced a video about why you shouldn't monetize your hobby so I got curious and watched it. Inevitably, the topic turned into how soul draining it is to serve The Algorithm. The major point was that monetizing your hobby meant that you have to start catering to The Algorithm in order to stay relevant and on trend. You end up doing projects that you otherwise wouldn't do in order to farm views. Or you go the other way and you put out a project that you really enjoyed doing but The Algorithm can't decide who to serve the video to because the computer can't tell what it is and whether or not it's worth serving. What a miserable existence, no? To have The Algorithm at the reins of your creativity, instead of your own self.

adorable booties, finished! I made this with my handspun yarn which makes them extra special ✨ #yarnstr #knitting #handspinning

hey taro, what happened to your shirt? "oh, when I took him to the grocery, he ate two strawberries out of the box while I was talking to the butcher" 😆 #momstr but actually #grandmomstr

I wound off my spindle spun yarn into a skein. The next step is to give it a nice warm soak to get the fiber to settle and bloom. I've worked on this daily single mid-July. #yarnstr #handspinning

a late night finish on the spindle spun blue yarn! I'll have to wait until the morning to take a photo. it feels weird to not have a spinning project now. I do have something else on deck though! something that is a little more practical than lace weight. #yarnstr #handspinning

just when I think taro has enough books, I come across a lift-the-flap book about animal tracks! how fun 😁 I really want to get this

a little side project to take with me on the go. baby booties using the handspun yarn I made earlier this month. the character of the handspinning is really showing and gives me handmade warm fuzzies 🥰