Knitzmo?

Finally! I have finished object pictures!

Granted some are a bit outdated, since I’ve finished a few things before Christmas even.
The first is a picture of my Fetching gloves made with Plymouth Baby Alpaca in a grey and pink combo. This was my first knitting project I made for myself. They’re uber soft and warm, I [...]

The Next Stage

FYI, Femmeknitzi is now officially an open-comment blog.
Now that I’ve established a reasonable comment policy, I feel confident about opening up the blog to anyone who wishes to post comments.
Keep in mind that comments which violate the policy will be deleted. That includes trolls, diet talk and fat haters. I will also delete comments that [...]

LA Weight Loss–In or Out?

After the new year, I read many fatosphere articles about how LA Weight Loss Centers were going out of business.
WOO HOO!
Except, twice in the last week, I have heard commercials for LA Weight Loss Centers on TV.  (Heard because at the time, I was getting ready so I did not actually see the commercial).
I’m curious [...]

I can has comment policy?

I can now. Check out the Rules section for more information on fat positive thinking and to learn how to avoid being a troll that must be beaten with my favorite pair of size 10.5 metal knitting needles. G’nite.

GMA and Oprah’s Magical New Diet

Ah, yet again we find the magic of diet marketing. Today on GMA, they had Oprah’s new diet guru, Bob Greene on to talk about the Six Foods you Should Banish from your Kitchen. He even brought a healthy eating contract for everyone to sign. Oh boy!
I found the whole concept hilarious since most of [...]

Art and Beauty

An amazing thing happened in my life.
I learned to love my body.
And one of the driving forces that helped me to do this was my art. I’ve always dabbled with painting and I am by no means a talented renderer. But I’ve dabbled so long that I finally figured some things out.
I started painting women [...]

Less calorie intact + more calories burned = weight loss. Simple?

I got to thinking about the primary argument that anti-fatties make when fat acceptance gurus unload their pile of flaming logic upon them.
Basically, every argument boils down to this: diet and exercise work, I’ve seen it. How dare you say that diet and exercise don’t work!
Okay. So, in my life, the people who make this [...]

Thank you, Kate Harding. Thank you, Shapelings!

I typed this originally as a comment, but it got long so it became a post. This is in response to Shapely Prose’s triumphant stand against Dan Savage’s GodHatesFatties religion. This is a big thank you to Kate, Fillyjonk, Sweet Machine, Joy Nash and all the other sisters and brothers of all sizes taking on [...]

Can mothers love their fat daughters?

Last night, I fought with my mom…again.
I was telling her about this survey that I read on Shapely Prose. I told her about the four factors of health: little to no alcohol, no smoking, exercise and eating fruits and vegetables that can lead to a longer life regardless of weight. On the surface, she agreed [...]

Oh yeah, knitting.

Wow, I haven’t blogged about knitting in awhile. Mainly because I’ve been lazy about getting the pictures of my recently finished projects off my phone.
But I haven’t slowed down yet. Just finished a pair of beautiful alpaca fingerless gloves. Right now I’m working on baby garments for a friend and a scarf made from a [...]