2026-08-15T11:50:59Z https://njump.me Naomi P https://njump.me/npub1es429n63v8kjs0vvvyfpj22x6ulhtvlh6fve97ulh4nnteepzjrq2x05ar https://media.mastodon.sunny.garden/accounts/avatars/113/795/005/513/257/798/original/dac1fe45c1e2ddad.jpeg https://media.mastodon.sunny.garden/accounts/avatars/113/795/005/513/257/798/original/dac1fe45c1e2ddad.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr5l9yuzsrlqszwajwfmtz4klg6ekvyu4x28l0qg49lfacy92v8tqzyrxz4gk029s762pa33s3yxffgmtn7adn7lf9nyhmn77kwd08yy2gvhn96qv For fiber artists, a list of signs that a set of instructions is probably llm-slop. The article is by a crochet designer, but the signs are relevant beyond crochet. <br/><br/>#knitting #crochet #FiberArts no advice please <br/><br/><a href="https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/how-to-spot-ai-fake-pattern/">https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/how-to-spot-ai-fake-pattern/</a> 2026-07-29T16:49:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxa8qx9vp5va4vdp90kv76xqd7tu0rtlelk94pgwcf686c3d72n0szyrxz4gk029s762pa33s3yxffgmtn7adn7lf9nyhmn77kwd08yy2gvpkcvp9 I was discussing thimbles when I suddenly wondered about the word’s etymology. It’s clearly not the same as the German fingerhut (finger hat), and I guessed that it’s something to do with the thumb. <br/><br/>So it is. It’s “thumb” plus an instrumental suffix, “-el”, which is added to a root to make a tool name. <br/><br/>(I wish we still had -el as a productive morpheme in English.)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/thimble">https://www.etymonline.com/word/thimble</a><br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>#etymology #tools #sewing 2026-05-01T16:43:21Z