An in-progress Melt the Ice hat, with not enough yarn left in the ball.
Yarn chicken: apparently just believing that a skein of yarn should be enough to make a hat, doesn't make it true. #melttheice #knitsky
There's a metaphor here about wanting things to be true vs reality... Keep working to make the world we want to see: @5calls.org @indivisible.org
The beginning of a Melt the Ice hat. The yarn is dark red, even if the pic looks orangy brown.
This isn't a standalone action, but I need something to do with my hands while making phone calls... #melttheice in Knit Picks Swish DK www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
@5calls.org @indivisible.org
A mediocre picture of 6 knit hats in various colors, and a purplish-brownish cowl
In an effort to turn emotion into action, I've been making hats for @knittherainbow.bsky.social. Since the fall, I've made a hat before starting every project, and now they're ready to send off! (Along with a cowl that I made years ago) #knitsky
For other actions: @indivisible.org @5calls.org
I try to do some sort of service with my kiddo for MLK Day. This year, we talked about what he wanted to do, and landed on sending emails about immigration to @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social & @repglatimer.bsky.social Maybe hearing from a 9-year-old will make a difference.
Poorly lit photo of 1/2 a Christmas stocking with red stripes and green/white motifs.
For #showmeyourknits Holiday week, here is the stocking I'm working on for my baby nephew. Pattern is improvised, the motifs are from the amazing @pacificknitco.bsky.social Doodle Knits book.
The best holiday gift? Functioning democracy! Call your reps & speak out: @5calls.org @indivisible.org
A nearly finished knit sock in front of a laptop showing the One Million Rising presentation
Finishing a sock while learning how to finish an authoritarian regime. #onemillionrising #knitsky @indivisible.org @mkindivisible.bsky.social
Grappling with the contrast between knitting in peace on a lovely day, while knowing that people are being rounded up and shipped to concentration camps in my country. Here's one step: track-mg.mobilize.us/CL0/https:%2...
Friendship bracelets made of a lavender stem tied in a circle and wrapped in embroidery floss. One orange, and one purple.
This is not knitting, but it was a quick, fun craft (and makes me sound super crunchy): kiddo and I picked some lavender, and he made one stem into a bracelet for his friend. I suggested wrapping it with string... And ended up doing it myself because that's how it is sometimes.
#showmeyourknits yellow week: 24 hour booties made for a baby shower a few weeks ago. (That's not the name of the pattern, I just started making them the day before the shower) Yarn is scrap sock yarn, pattern is adapted from Baby Hausschuhe. #knitsky
Don't forget: @5calls.org @indivisible.org
A jumble of an almost-finished knit blanket, in yellow, blue, green, and magenta stripes.
Lost yarn chicken 8" from the end of this giant baby blanket. Luckily, frogging and redoing the last few rounds should fix it...
To fix our country, keep standing up and speaking out. @5calls.org @indivisible.org
Tiny knit frog in my hand. Pattern is FROG by Claire Garland. Yarn is scrap fingering weight.
Tiny knit frog stretching its legs. Pattern is FROG by Claire Garland, yarn is scrap fingering weight.
A little frog for Teacher Appreciation Week (commissioned by my 8-year-old for his teacher, who loves frogs). It's not my best work - I struggled with the pattern more than I expected to. But still cute!
Another great way to thank a teacher is to fight for them! @5calls.org @indivisible.org
The beginnings of a baby blanket knit in yellow, magenta, green, orange, and bright blue.
Currently working on a gift, so this week's #showmeyourknits is perfect! Baby blanket for my future nephew. Yarn is Knit Picks Swish, in my go-to improvised blanket pattern. #knitsky
The best gift? A functioning democracy! Make calls, stand up, speak out: @5calls.org @indivisible.org
A green, grey, and pink sweater
It still needs to be blocked, but the sweater is finally done - only 6 weeks later than planned. Pattern is Byron www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... I guess the grey makes it eligible for #showmeyourknits too! #knitsky
Call your reps, stand up, speak out! @5calls.org @indivisible.org
Knitting the 2nd sleeve of a sweater in forest green, grey, and salmon yarn.
For #showmeyourknits WIP week... the same sweater I've been working on for 2+ months! I'm onto the 2nd sleeve, so the end is in sight. #knitsky 🧶
(And we can't forget the biggest WIP right now... call your reps @5calls.org, take action @indivisible.org, stand up @50501movement.bsky.social)
Proud to join 100k other marchers in NYC today! #HandsOff
@mkindivisible.bsky.social
Close up of a colorwork dragon, orange on a navy blue background.
Dragon Tale Cowl by Hunt Hand Knits - an intricate dragon design in orange on a navy blue background. With blue fingerless mitts with orange dragons on the back.
In a Twilight Zone-esque situation, I'm stuck at a super cute cafe, and for once I left the house without my knitting.
So here's a past project for #showmeyourknits colorwork week! The Dragon Tale Cowl by Hunt Hand Knits was so much fun to make. The mitts were improvised to match (sort of).
Close up of a colorwork dragon, orange on a navy blue background.
Dragon Tale Cowl by Hunt Hand Knits - an intricate dragon design in orange on a navy blue background. With blue fingerless mitts with orange dragons on the back.
In a Twilight Zone-esque situation, I'm stuck at a super cute cafe, and for once I left the house without my knitting.
So here's a past project for #showmeyourknits colorwork week! The Dragon Tale Cowl by Hunt Hand Knits was so much fun to make. The mitts were improvised to match (sort of).
Knitting a sleeve in grey and forest green yarn. In the background is a marker drawing of a dachshund in a leprechaun outfit.
Reporting in from sleeve island for this week's #showmeyourknits! Sweater is still Byron, yarn is still Knit Picks. #knitsky 🧶
Bonus arts & crafts in the background is a St Patrick's Day drawing activity with a kiddo who is home sick.
And of course, call your reps! @5calls.org
Postcards that say VOTE in large, colorful letters. And a tiny rainbow dragon.
Closeup of a postcard that says VOTE in block letters filled with drawings of vines and flowers. Made with watercolor pencils and hope for the future.
I'm still knitting 🧶 the Byron sweater, but it's slow going. So here are some more postcards heading for Wisconsin for @tovoters.bsky.social
Postcards hand-painted with "VOTE" in various rainbow colors, ready to send to Wisconsin.
A different type of crafting. Watercolor pencils + Sharpie + rage at the state of the world. Hopefully the people who get these postcards get out and vote!
@tovoters.bsky.social
Poorly lit shawl in Yarn Ink's F*ck Cancer colorway
Poorly lit shawl pinned for blocking. This was for my sister-in-law to wear during her wedding to my brother. Pattern is the Swallowtail Shawl, blocked into a crescent-ish shape. Yarn is an Artyarns silk mohair.
Progress shot of the wedding shawl for my sister-in-law. Off-white and pale blue mohair silk blend, knit into a Swallowtail shawl.
I love knitting lace - I don't have a lace project going right now, but here are a few highlights from last year... #showmeyourknits #knitsky
Also - make calls, send postcards, march in the streets, keep fighting
Sweater-in-progress. Textured stitches in gray, forest green, and pink.
I have a few other things on the needles, but this WIP is my focus, since the recipient's birthday is coming up! Pattern is Byron, yarn is from Knit Picks. #showmeyourknits
To tackle the WIP that is our country, keep taking action. @5calls.org and @indivisible.org are good places to start.
Green baby hat with a plant-like cable pattern up one side and a tiny leaf on top.
Green baby hat with a plant-like cable pattern on one side and a tiny leaf on top. Held awkwardly for the photo because I didn't have anything to put it onto.
Finished a baby hat for a coworker. I've now made this twice... I think it's time to write down the pattern in a way that other people will understand. 🧶 #knitsky
(Don't forget to call your reps @5calls.org and see @indivisible.org for other ways to fight fascism!)
The Weekender sweater, showing the slope from the shoulder seam to neck hole.
I love the color you're using! It's been a few years since I knit this, and I don't have the pattern in front of me, but I think the short rows are how you get the slight slope from the shoulder to the neck.
A partial sweater, with green, grey, and pink stripes across the chest.
#showmeyourknits - stripes!
Progress is slow on this sweater (pattern is Byron) but it's happening. It doesn't help that I'm knitting it on size 2's. (At some point I'll share my experience with needle sizes & gauge in my knitting...)
Don't forget - call your reps!
Knit Picks Swish. I have a pile of it next to me right now, waiting to be turned into a baby blanket.
A hand holding knitting needles and about 1/3 of a green, grey, and pink sweater. A mug of coffee. A laptop.
Started the day using @5calls.org to encourage my senators to keep fighting the good fight.
And also, knitting. (Pattern is Byron by Natasja Hornby, yarn is all Knit Picks) 🧶 #knitsky #showmeyourknits
Purple knit scrunchie with a pink dragonfly pattern
Navy blue knit scrunchie with pink hearts
3 knit scrunchies with different designs
Knit scrunchies!
No pattern for the shape (which is why they're all different) but the designs are from Pacific Knit Co's Doodle Knit Directory.
After a break for holiday knitting, this seems like a good time to pick the Leaf Voter Suppression Behind project back up.
Yarn is Leaf Voter Suppression Behind by @lolabeanyarnco.com
Pattern is the Treehiker shawl by Martina Behm
