Nightingale perched on a bare tree branch, singing with its beak open, against a blue sky background.
Nightingales are back! 🙌
Their unmistakable song has inspired music, stories and poetry across generations.
Have you heard one yet?
📸: Nigel Symington
Love this video from @hankgreen.bsky.social - beautiful photos made all the more beautiful when you understand what's going on
youtu.be/oaXRREHVkHo?...
This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)
After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇
I got banned from twitter in 2023 for this drawing. They called it "violent speech". It had over 40K likes and too many comments for me to read before my ban, but I still see it floating around here and there. Save a copy, and use it freely. No attribution needed. Love u
#transdayofvisibility #tdov
Pictured: two peanut butter ranger cookies posed on a cute plate resting on a buffalo check cloth napkin. The cookies contain peanut butter, oats, craisins, chocolate chips, and ground pecans with a dash of homemade pie spice for added zip.
Final offering to The Kitchen Gods for March: Peanut Butter Rangers - the best way I know to clean out the cabinet to prep for spring baking. 🍜🍪🍽️
#bakesky
#homemadecookies
#everythingbutthekitchensink
Forgot the tags!
#knitsky
#knittedcowl
#sirdarjewelspun
Image of a knitted cowl, worked flat on 5mm needles on the diagonal. Yarn is Sirdar Jewelspun in the Quartz Crystal colorway.
Just finished knitting this cowl, from the free pattern (www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...) by Susan Ashcroft. Learned two new things (new to me anyway) - how to do a provisional cast-on with waste yarn, and how to graft/join with the Kitchener stitch. Deets in the alt text, as usual. 🧶
A split screen image of the Pinterest inspiration, a knitted cardigan with granny square crocheted pockets on the left, and a 1/6 scale version modeled on a fashion doll on the right.
Drawing a line under my earlier bullshit, here's the finished, Pinterest inspired, bit of knit & crochet in 1/6 scale - accessorized with an able assist from DarcyHorn/BeadWork. 🧶
#knittingforbarbie
#crochetforbarbie
#pinterestinspired
#knitsky
#crochetsky
#dollsky
Image of eight individual pizza dough bread buns on a cooling rack
Something simple for February's second offering to The Kitchen Gods: pizza dough buns. Basic pizza dough shaped into sandwich-sized buns - light, fluffy, perfect for toasting.
🍜 🍽️ 🍞
#bakesky
#pizzadoughbuns
#homebakedbread
Image of a finished cowl, unblocked, knitted with Red Heart Brushed yarn in the Biscuit colorway (off-white), and Caron Blossom Cake yarn in the Bark colorway (variegated soft shades of pale pink, tan, medium brown, light and dark gray).
Image of a smug elderly woman encased in a handknit cowl, which can be worn multiple ways - in this instance as a hood.
Just finished another long-term project - the Versa Cowl (free pattern on Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...). I say "long term." as I'm a slow knitter. Love the end result. Deets in the alt text.
🧶
#knitsky
#versacowl
#caronblossomcakeyarn
#redheartbrushedyarn
Image of a pink amigurumi crocheted doll wearing a a dark navy blue beanie, bright blue scarf, powder blue turtleneck shirt, and a pair of grass green trousers.
BobbiDoll has a new pair of pants. 🧶🩳
#crochetsky
#amigurumi
Two red knitted hats in the Norwegian Resistance mode, created from the pattern available on Ravelry by Paul Neary (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melt-the-ice-hat)
An amigurumi pocket monster in cherry red yarn with bright blue eyes, holding examples of the signs of the resistance.
Two "Melt the Ice" hats on the blocking board, ready to ship to family in MN - such a project should be celebrated with a new monster - say, a Resistance Monster! 🧶
#knitsky
#crochetsky
#melttheice
#amigurumi
#onedayhewillbegone
How it started. Image of a large ball of golden yellow thick & thin yarn of unknown composition or source being knitted on a pair of very large (US 17, or 12 3/4 mm) knitting needles. I had no idea if this would end up as a scarflet or a wall hanging.
How it ended: Scarflet won. Image of an elderly woman being choked by a piece of art to wear, secured with a button from her "Beauty & the Beast" fandom days.
Was recently gifted a huge stash of wool skeins, one an unlabeled ball of golden yellow thick & thin. I don't get to play that often, so this was Big Fun. 🧶🦁
#handknit
#knitsky
#woolyarn
#vincent4ever
The scarf. Started 11/19/2025 and finished 1/25/2026. Still needs blocking, but you get the idea. Image of a knitted and crocheted scarf in a marled golden brown yarn, photographed on a pale blue bedspread. Measures about 6 feet long and a foot wide. Or so.
Image of a startled elderly woman wearing a slouch style crocheted beanie, worked in marled golden brown yarn, posed in front of two Japanese prints.
The Granny Sunflower Scarf - I saw something like it on Pinterest and made up my own pattern, combining knit and crochet. Took 3 months.
In contrast, I made a slouchy hat to go with it yesterday. Lion Brand "Jeans" yarn in the "Topstitch" colorway. 🧶
#crochet
#knitting
#fiberarts
Image of a tall Barbie doll wearing a silver tank top and a pair of light brown hand knit trousers. I made a few adjustments to the pattern, in order to fit the Tall Babs, give them stovepipe legs, and a back closure. I used Delightfully Fine lace weight yarn in the colorway "Coffee Lover", held double, and knit on 2mm needles. The pattern can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20211224010505/http://stickatillbarbie.se/
The bullshit persists! My first pair of 1/6 scale knitted trousers! Next up, a 1/6 scale recreation of a cardigan I found on Pinterest. I'm surprising myself with how much fun this is to do. Deets in the alt text, as usual. 🧶
#knitsky
#knittingforbarbie
#fashiondollcouture
#boyaremyhandstired
I found them in The Internet Archive (aka The Wayback Machine). The link - stickatillbarbie.se - goes to the main site in Swedish, but each page has 50 patterns (over a thousand!) downloadable in multiple languages. Most are for Barbies, with a few for Kens & some other doll types. Have fun!!
Photo of a fashion doll sporting an ash gray hand knit top that fits perfectly. Made with Delightfully Fine lace weight yarn (Jubilee Yarns in Minnesota), held double and worked on 2mm needles.
That's right, I'm back on my bullshit. This time it's 1/6 scale knitting with 2mm needles and lace weight yarn. Found an online trove of free fashion doll knitting patterns and couldn't be more chuffed with my initial results - the fit is amazing! 🧶
#knitsky
#dollsky
#boyaremyfingerstired
Image of a single muffin, centered on a small, cute plate surrounded by mandarin orange sections. The muffin is golden brown, crowned with ruby red pomegranate arils.
Today's offering to The Kitchen Gods: Vanilla Pomegranate muffins. Basic muffins with a hint of vanilla and crowned with tart little pomegranate arils. Not enough pom flavor for my liking - next time I'll blend them into the batter. Delicious all the same. 🍜🍽️👩🍳
#bakesky
#muffins
#pomegranatearils
Image of a knitting work in progress. Two cakes of yarn in separate bowls (Caron Cake 'Bark' colorway on the left, and Red Heart Brushed 'Biscuit' colorway). I'm practicing the Continental Knit method, and this is a perfect project for it.
Current WIP: Early days with the Versa Cowl (free pattern on Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... ). Deets in the Alt Text. 🧶
#knitsky
#continentalknitting
#knittingWIP
#showmeyourknits
Ingredients include a boxed orange cake mix, orange juice, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, butter, dash of vanilla and a dollop of Greek yogurt, then iced with a lemon glaze. The image shows a quartered mandarin orange and a pair of orange cake drop cookies, posed on a cute plate which rests on a wooden cutting board.
December's first offering to The Kitchen Gods: Orange Cake Drop Cookies. Slightly tart little bites of yum, adapted from an old Duncan Hines recipe. Deets in the alt text.
🍪 🍜🍽️
#homemadecookies
#cakedropcookies
#bakesky
Image of multiple crochet and knit projects in various stages of progress. Doll cardi: Delightfully Fine Lace weight from Jubilee Yarn MN. Granny Mesh Afghan: Half a dozen different yarns, all worsted weight. Sunflower scarf: Jeans Topstitch worsted from Lion Brand. Gummi Bear Amigurumi: Scrap DK weight from Lion Brand. Beanie: BioBimbo Cotton fingering weight from Sesia. Container sleeves: The yarn of my own invention (multiple strands of polyester serger thread, spun together on my little $9 yarn winder. I'd say it was lace weight.
#WIPWednesday : The current state of my worktable - too many WIPs, if I'm honest. A mix of crochet and knit projects. Deets in the alt text. 🧶
#knitting
#knitsky
#crochet
#crochetsky
Overhead shot of an apple pecan coffee cake, fresh out of the oven in its 8 by 8 class baking pan.
Image of 5 bun-sized panini in a cloth napkin lined bowl. I got 16 of them out of my usual recipe. I was hoping for more uniformity in size, but The Kitchen Gods just laughed and laughed at my efforts.
Recent offerings to The Kitchen Gods:
Apple pecan coffee cake, and bun-sized panini.
Haven't made a coffee cake in YONKS - turned out pretty great. Also, misjudged the bake time on the buns - could have used another 5 min. Toasting takes care of that.
🍜🍽️🍞🍎
#bakesky
#panini
#coffeecake
#homebaking
Amigurumi monster doll, crocheted with scrap DK weight tweed yarn in blues and grays, with bright red novelty yarn scraps for hair, bearing an obligatory cocktail sword. Stuffed responsibly with bits of scrap yarn.
Amigurumi pocket monster, crocheted from bright yellow DK weight yarn and topped with eyelash yarn scraps, bearing the obligatory cocktail sword. Stuffed responsibly with shredded plastic grocery bags.
The Pocket Monsters of November.
🧶👾
#crochetsky
#amigurumi
#crochetedtoys
#crochet
Image of a crocheted, hooded scarf modeled on a googly-eyed mannikin head, and displayed with my junky kitchen corner in the background. The scarf is in shades of gray, beige, and white.
Just finished making A Thing. From the Wild Oleander Hooded Scarf pattern on Ravelry (www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...), using Sirdar's Jewelspun yarn in the Quartz colorway. Soft & snuggly. 🧶
Image of an amigurumi pocket monster, crocheted in royal blue cotton yarn, with hair of predominantly yellow novelty yarns and wielding the twin swords of justice and freedom. Or cocktail picks, whatever.
I'm not saying I believe in or practice sympathetic magic or anything like that, but isn't it interesting that I crocheted this Little Blue Warrior on Election Day, and gosh. Just look at the result.
💙🧶💙👾
Pattern is "Bonfire Bucket Hat," available on Etsy from KrissyOTMCrochet, and I made mine from a bunch of Wool-Ease Thick & Quick yarns I found in my stash. I'd like to make another, maybe next time with some of that Mandala Impressions yarn.
I made a hat. A bucket hat. Sometimes, when working on several projects (feel like they take forEver), I'll stop, take a day, and just make a hat. For that dopamine hit, you know? Deets in the alt text, as usual. 🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
#crochetedhat
#krissysoverthemountaincrochet
#bonfirebuckethat
Image of 8 homemade panini on a cooling rack
Image of six oversized almond flour muffins full of dark chocolate chips and topped with pecan halves, on a cooling rack
Image of three oatmeal scotchie cookies on a cute plate, made with self-rising flour, baker's sugar, and butter powder.
October offerings to The Kitchen Gods: 3 bakes in 3 days:
No-knead 5 ingredient panini bread, almond flour muffins, and oatmeal scotchies. 🍞🍪 🍜🍽️
#bakesky
#homemadepanini
#homemademuffin
#homemadecookies
Image of a crocheted heart motif on a black leather surface. The heart is in three colors of yarn; pale pink, rose pink, and steel gray. All respect to freeform fiber artists. There's engineering going on there, to a level I can only aspire to. So I'm working myself up to actual freeform crochet with baby steps - trying things out with a project that utilizes some freeform techniques. The pattern, #loveyourselfmandala, is from Louisa Sheward (available for purchase on Ravelry); the three colors used are all size #1 Rainbow 8/4 100% cotton yarn from Hobbii. Turned out bigger than I thought it would, being about 7.5" across at its widest point.
My (late to the party) attempt at the #loveyourselfmandala.
Deets in the alt text, as per usual. Now, this heart ain't perfect, but it is Just Right.
🧶💗
#freeformcrochet
#ravelrypattern
#crochet
#butisitart
Image of a google-eyed mannikin head wearing a granny circle based beret, crocheted from a worsted weight wool & alpaca blend yarn in autumn colors of rust, gold, pumpkin, and terra-cotta.
I went to Yarn Harbor in Duluth, where many treasures were found - like this skein of Berroco Ultra Alpaca (Tiger Eye Mix). All it took was one skein, & using my favorite Clover Amour hook, I had this hat - a sort of granny circle beret - done in a day. 🧶
#crochetsky
#crochet
#yarnharborduluth
