Humble Bundle craft books
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everykindofcraftI just snagged the Humble Bundle quilting and embroidery bundle, 17 books on quilting (mostly with precuts), crazy quilting, sashiko and embroidery. I bought it because I wanted Purr-fect Patchwork, which is worth more than the whole bundle itself, but I'm excited to check out most of the titles.
The bundle is about $US20 (I see it in my own currency) and is available for the next 17 days.
Humble have also just released a knitting bundle, $US20 for 17 knitting books available for the next 10 days.
The bundle is about $US20 (I see it in my own currency) and is available for the next 17 days.
Humble have also just released a knitting bundle, $US20 for 17 knitting books available for the next 10 days.
FAKE Triple Drabble: Access Denied
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 18:05badly_knittedTitle: Access Denied
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, JJ, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: There are baked goods in the squad room, and Dee isn’t allowed any.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Shoo’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble and a half, 350 words.
( Access Denied... )
Doctor Who Drabble: In The Cracks
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 17:54badly_knittedTitle: In The Cracks
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Fifteenth Doctor, Ruby.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 995: ‘Interstitial’ at
dw100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Strange creatures are creeping around inside the TARDIS.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.
( In The Cracks... )
Double Drabble: Perfect Aim
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 17:33badly_knittedTitle: Perfect Aim
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 902: Shot, at
torchwood100.Spoilers: After Captain Jack Harkness.
Summary: Is Ianto in trouble over shooting Owen?
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Perfect Aim... )
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Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 10:02reeby10 posting in snowflake_challengeIntroduction Post *
Meet the Mods Post *
Challenge #1 *
Challenge #2 *
Challenge #3 *
Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )
And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on. You might just find your newest obsession!
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )
And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on. You might just find your newest obsession!
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
The Fantastic Journey Triple Drabble: Shared Sorrows
Monday, January 26th, 2026 17:39badly_knittedTitle: Shared Sorrows
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Scott, Varian.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 486: Feeling Blue at
drabble_zone.Setting: After the series, but touches on the events of An Act of Love.
Summary: It’s hard sometimes, being so far away from family and loved ones.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble.
Ficlet: Late Night Snack
Monday, January 26th, 2026 17:30badly_knittedTitle: Late Night Snack
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 740
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Working for Torchwood, sometimes you just have to grab what food you can when you can.
Written For:
ravenlilyrose’s prompt ‘any, any, pizza after midnight’, at threesentenceficathon.Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
Snowflake 2026 - Challenge #13
Monday, January 26th, 2026 15:24smallhobbitTALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favourite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.
These are the communities I regularly participate in and completely enjoy:
fan_flashworks which provides a new challenge prompt three times a month, multi-fandom and multimedia. I've taken part for the last 11.5 years - some prompts really are a challenge, but great for being creative outside the standard boxes.ushobwri is a great community, encouraging the reluctant writer and cheering the productive one. Run by brumeier I would recommend checking over on their response for further details.allbingo is a monthly bingo community, but very easy going and so ideal for me, as I generally go with a 2x2 card and write a chaptered fic. ysabetwordsmith has written about it in their responseMy other major enjoyment (I also take part in various drabble communities) is
no_true_pair which runs twice a year, once in March when there are 4 characters and once in September with 8 characters. To take part, you sign up with either 4 or 8 numbered characters, can be from the same fandom or different ones, and it includes original characters, and then prompts are issued for each date, so that every character meets every other one.Snowflake Challenge #13
Monday, January 26th, 2026 08:42kitarella_imagines
Challenge #13
TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY SPACE YOU LIKE. It doesn’t need to be your favorite, or the one where you spend the most time (although it certainly can be). Maybe it’s even one that you’ve barely visited. But talk about that space and how it helps support fannish community.
I'm sorry but I'm going to be terribly boring and talk about Dreamwidth and AO3. I have only been on DW for just over 2 years but I really wish I'd found it years ago. I've said this a lot lately but the journal style of social website is a really good one- our journals are like our homes where people come and visit, or we go out to visit them at their homes.
This format discourages trolling, pile-ons, drive-by insults, and encourages conversations, discussions, friendships and most of all, a community for fans of all types to gather and share their creations. I don't feel scared here or have to defend myself 24/7.
And the model used by Denise and Mark is much better than the commercial algorithm based ones. Their model focuses on encouraging communities rather than on likes, clicks, arguments. So thanks to them for setting it up.
AO3- the community aspect of this site has declined over the 10 years I've been there, but there are still people who want to connect and discuss fanworks. The spam is increasing too but the hardworking AO3 admins are heroes to deal with it all.
So those are my two places, they aren't unique but they are where I feel happy.
Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13
Sunday, January 25th, 2026 15:32teaotter posting in snowflake_challengeIntroduction Post*
Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13 )
And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
Meet the Mods Post
Challenge #1 * Challenge #2 * Challenge #3 * Challenge #4 * Challenge #5 * Challenge #6 * Challenge #7 * Challenge #8 * Challenge #9 * Challenge #10 * Challenge #11 * Challenge #12
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13 )
And please do check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
Stargate SG-1 Double Drabble: Too Alien
Sunday, January 25th, 2026 17:57badly_knittedTitle: Too Alien
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jack O’Neill.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Setting: Cold Lazarus.
Summary: O’Neill wanted to see somewhere really alien, but he’s changed his mind.
Written For: Challenge 483: Amnesty 80 at
fan_flashworks, using Challenge 456: Yellow.Disclaimer: I don’t own Stargate SG-1, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Too Alien... )
FAKE Double Drabble: Not Needed
Sunday, January 25th, 2026 17:41badly_knittedTitle: Not Needed
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 486: Feeling Blue at
drabble_zone.Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo is feeling a bit down now that Bikky is growing up.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Not Needed... )
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Double Drabble: Not As We Know It
Sunday, January 25th, 2026 17:30badly_knittedTitle: Not As We Know It
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Jack, Owen, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 901: Cycle, at
torchwood100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Another species of mystery aliens has arrived through the Rift.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
The Friday Five - Hair
Sunday, January 25th, 2026 15:35smallhobbitThis week's thefridayfive
1. What type of hair do you have? (Thin, Normal, Thick, Frizzy, etc.)
Thick
2. What colour is your hair currently?
More grey than brown
3. What colours have you dyed/highlighted your hair?
I've never dyed my hair, and may have once highlighted it, but I don't have any interest in doing so. I was never worried about going grey.
4. If you could dye your hair any colour, what would it be?
If it could magically change without any time/effort on my part, I would go a stripey mixture of blueish shades, so greens up to yellow, and purples, but not reds, maybe a little subtle orange. Rainbow, without the red.
5. What is your hair's length?
About shoulder length, but I wear it tied back.
thefridayfive 1. What type of hair do you have? (Thin, Normal, Thick, Frizzy, etc.)
Thick
2. What colour is your hair currently?
More grey than brown
3. What colours have you dyed/highlighted your hair?
I've never dyed my hair, and may have once highlighted it, but I don't have any interest in doing so. I was never worried about going grey.
4. If you could dye your hair any colour, what would it be?
If it could magically change without any time/effort on my part, I would go a stripey mixture of blueish shades, so greens up to yellow, and purples, but not reds, maybe a little subtle orange. Rainbow, without the red.
5. What is your hair's length?
About shoulder length, but I wear it tied back.
