A US security guarantee isn't worth a pinch of shit!
Why?
The Budapest Memorandum, that's why.

Scarves don't have to be boring.

I've been knitting since about 1983 and I can assure you that you'll keep on making mistakes. They become more adventurous. See my recent Shetland lace post, for example.
And this pic shows a mistake I call 2P2K, which means too pissed to knit (I misread the pattern).
I hope you enjoy the adventure.

Quinces are in season in autumn (fall). Try making some; I doubt you'll be disappointed.

The collage of photos is intended to help people see the benefit of blocking knitted fabric. Some people say they never block anything.
Fresh off the needles, it is a scrunched-up mess.
After blocking, the beauty and complexity of the pattern jump out ... it's like a completely different fabric!

The sound ... contentment.
Here's a pic of my recent batch of quince jelly (QJ to my kids); previous batch was made about 40 years ago!

Thanks. See my reply to @wohinjetzt.bsky.social for explanation.

They are the colours recommended in the pattern.

Where are you?

I live in Australia where this garment will be unsuitable for much of the year, but perfect at other times, especially in what’s called the Outback.

I thought that The Handmaids Tale was fiction.

Making America grate!

He’s doing his bit to make America grate again.

May I add: Being ensconced in the midge-proof tent of our camper trailer at a free camp in remote central Queensland in Australia; listening to bush creatures chirrup away outside under a cloudless starry sky?