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Knitting during my morning commute. I’m about to finish the heel flap on this 3x2 ribbed sock made with a beautiful DK sock set from Northwoods Fibers. 🧶 #knitting #sockKnitting #placesYouCanKnit

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

My final contribution to this week’s #showMeYourKnits cables prompt is all garments. Na Craga sweater - Virtual Yarns Hebridean 3 ply Alpenglühen cardigan - Studio Donegal soft Donegal Cloudesley tee - Bumblebirch wellspring Bodie tee - Kelbourne Woolens Mojave 🧶 #knitting #knitSky

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Perfect stitch count after 18 raglan increase rounds and no intermediate checks! 🎉 This can only lead to future overconfidence. 🧶 #knitting

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Some more of my older cable knit projects for #showMeYourKnits. Viper pilots socks - KnitPicks stroll glimmer (2015) Zigzagular socks - ONline supersocke (2018) Climbing cables hat - Cascade 220 sport (2014) DROPS 115-13b gloves with cables - KnitPicks swish DK (2016) 🧶 #knitting

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone else love textured knitting? It sometimes makes a yarn really pop. Here's the front & back of a textured pattern I'm working on. I'm thinking of doing our upcoming #knitchat on Feb. 2 #BlueskyKnitters on Textured Knitting using only knit-purl combos. Are you game? Reply with a 🧶

submitted 29 days ago • 5 comments

Sharing some of my earliest cable projects here for #showMeYourKnits! Cables are what got me excited about knitting. Kittiwake hat - KnitPicks swish dk DNA scarf - Berroco ultra alpaca Maeva socks - KnitPicks stroll Emma’s mittens - Biscotte & Cie mama mia 🧶 #knitting

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

Are you ready for Finish it February (or Fix it February)? What items are you going to Finish, Fix, or Mend? I put two sweaters in time out last summer, knowing I would pull them out in February to deal with them. (Both were "finished" but I didn't like how they turned out.) 🧶 #FiF2025

submitted 32 days ago • 10 comments

Lets do it! A Knitalong to get the community going here on @bsky.app! Start something new (or pick up an old project) using blue yarn, any shade and use the #SkyKAL hashtag to post progress or finished projects. We will let it roll until the end of February. To keep things simple. See comments…

submitted 32 days ago • 96 comments

I recently finished this hat and sent it off to a friend in the NE. I don’t exactly want to wish the region a long winter, but I hope he’ll get lots of use out of it this season. Wavy way hat by Chit Chat Knits in Malabrigo Rios (nimbus gray) 🧶 #knitting #knitSky

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

I have an unusually small number of WIPs right now: 1. Leaflet cardigan from an old @knitty.com, Mission Falls 1824 wool (also old) 2. #crochet Rosebud cardigan by Janine Myska, KnitPicks Wool of the Andes worsted 3. Soccer Mitts by Erica Lueder, Hedgehog Fibers Sock #WIPwednesday #knitting 🧶

submitted 35 days ago • 5 comments

For the #showMeYourKnits sweater prompt, here's a favorite project, finished Feb 2023. Turns out the merino + mohair trend isn't all hype. Pattern: Fairy Bouquet by Joanna Ang Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Co Loft + Studio Sock held together, both in color "Hollins market" 🧶 #knitting #knitSky

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

#knitting #knittinghowto #knittingtechnique #politicalknitting Banner knitting: techniques to efficiently knit words & letters. Christmas stockings is one use. Expressing your views in a world of fire and turmoil is a better. Get it off (or on?) your chest. techknitting.blogspot.com/2025/01/knit...

submitted 39 days ago • 14 comments

#KnitChat is tomorrow here at 12:00 Noon PT. Just follow & post the #KnitChat hashtag to join. We're talking about comfor knitting & the healing benefits of knitting & crocheting. What are your favorite patterns or calming habits? See u there.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment