Tag: marble

A Marble Fidget Square

Shana S. Cohen designed this Marble Fidget Square.

There are tons of fidgets out in the world but this one doesn’t make any noise and can fit easily in your hand or a pocket. (Click link for her pattern which is free to download. ) I read about her on Ravelry and she’s an architect! She designed this with her son in mind. I’m sending one to my grandson.

The first square I knit, I followed her directions to the letter, using the smooth waste yarn at cast-on but then I used a Turkish Cast-On for subsequent squares.

What a fun pattern.

“A fidget toy is typically a small object used for pleasant but purposeless activity with the hands.

Some users believe these toys help them tolerate anxiety, frustration, agitation, boredom, and excitement.[1] They are also commonly used by those with sensory difficulties.” Wikipedia

You put a glass marble inside
You roll the marble around inside with the fidget held between your thumb and forefinger
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Blue Cheese Yes or No?

Do you like to eat blue/bleu cheese? Blue cheese dressing? “Blue cheese is made using Penicillium, a type of mold that’s responsible for its unique taste, smell, and appearance. Unlike other types of mold, Penicillium does not produce toxins and is safe to consume.”

Wait, that’s NOT blue cheese.
That’s a slab of marble metamorphic rock!
But it made me think of blue cheese.

Blue cheese how it’s made video

Jellycat makes an amuseable plush toy that’s a soft slab of blue cheese. With legs! You can see it here

Marble seems to have similar veins

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Library Lions Don Masks in New York City

Another guest blog today.

The New York Public Library Lions don masks.

My sister has taken the role of a NYC tourist as she walks in the city and today she photographed Patience and Fortitude. They’re carved from pink Tennessee marble, designed by sculptor Edward Clark Potter.

Read about their naming and renaming here

“Patience and Fortitude, the world-renowned pair of marble lions that stand proudly before the majestic Beaux-Arts building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan, have captured the imagination and affection of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world since the Library was dedicated on May 23, 1911.”
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