Finally finished my “Tokyo Drift Sweater” 🧶✨ A #MeMade, self-designed raglan with added Japanese stitch details I discovered in a knitting magazine So proud to wear it to work today to my team MDT and perinatal clinic ! 🇯🇵💙 #knittingsky #knitsky #knitting

Today I had a wonderful afternoon at my local spinners guild spinning workshop learning from an expert! Really helped to improve my technique &learn more about this amazing ancient craft Pictured is my own hand dyed indigo fleece plyed into a candy stripe 🌀 & beautiful marina skua British blend 😍

I’ve been processing raw sheep fleeces from scratch a project I’m calling #farmtofibre I started off with a gorgeous moorit 🤎 and the rare Boreray Orkney 🤍and now I’ve got myself a black Shetland fleece🖤🖤🖤 A slow process to be spun for #tourdefleece ! #knittingsky #spinningsky #yarnsky #fibresky

A little update on my Kintra sweater Doctors knit a long group I started! My daughter gave me a gold star 🌟 My main colour is the incredible #londoncityfarmyarn (made from fleece of London city farm sheep! 🐑)& the colourwork is a #scottishtextileshowcase from my #RCPSYCHIC trip to Edinburgh 2024!

Wonderful Women’s health programme update from @alisongperry.bsky.social on the “Blood in Action” project, embracing the creative arts and community relationships in medical research 💕 so inspired to see the great work happening at the George Institute for Global health 🌎

Finished my hand knitted jumper! I designed it myself with a Japanese stitch motif (translated with Chat GpT!) and adapted it to a raglan oversized sweater! So so happy with it! 🙏🏽 #knitting #knitsky #memade #knittingismytherapy

Just a little sample of my Shetland Moorit raw fleece air dried over a mini bank holiday heatwave ☀️

this summer I have embarked on a wild journey…! I sourced Shetland Moorit lambs fleece from a farm in Orkney 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & am teaching myself the process of prepping wool ! skirted &scoured nearly 1kg of natural fleece ready to comb & handspin! Love the natural colour!🤎 #knittingsky #spinningsky #fibresky

Out of office on!

Teaching my young children about using the right anatomical names for private parts and now they have made the “vagina song” which they are singing VERY loudly in the garden ….I brought this on myself, didn’t I? @vaginamuseum.bsky.social

Last night I stepped out of my comfort zone & attended my first knitting local meet up at my local cinema! 🥹 we had a lovely talk about #londonwool made from sheep 🐑 in London city farms & watched a Sense & Sensibility 📽️ with the lights low (so we can see our knitting!) 😍 #knitsky #knitting

A colleague just asked how my knitting is going In a big meeting and I genuinely felt like I’ve been outed!! 🫣 #knitsky #knitting

Starting a sheep breed study where I spin undyed, natural, British 🇬🇧 sheep fleece in an effort to learn more about this beautiful fibre! Study no. 1 : Bluefaced Leicester Humbug Sheep 🐑 a gorgeous soft brown & cream mix ~ 100g spun into a 2 ply ➿ #knittingsky #spinningsky #wool #tourdefleece

My beautiful highland Shetland handspun yarn is caked up and ready to knit with! 😍

I was today years old when I learned that you should never put chlorine on urine #mandatorytraining #infectioncontrol #deathbypowerpoint

I haven’t been on 🦋 in forever but I just wanted to update that I have learned how to make my own hand spun yarn! 🧶 from fleece to fibre this is my first skein of beautiful 100% Shetland wool yarn made on my e-spinning wheel #knitting #knitsky #knittingismytherapy #spinningsky #fibrearts

Submitted the final edits of my first book! Eeeeek!!! 📖 all about #PerinatalOCD I haven’t read fiction in forever!! Please recommend me some lovely light hearted summer reads (not a beach read more of a staycation city read) I’m not averse to a love story 😅 #booksky #writersky

#Visiblemending 👀 in attempt to save my husbands Kingsman wool jacket. This type of darning has such a special symbolism ~ we will all experience “wear and tear” in our lives (or pesky creatures that like to do damage to our psyche 🦟) #sewingsky #knitting #knitsky #radicalembroidery

Bravo 👏🏽 to @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk when pushed into a corner to comment on whether certain ethnic/cultural groups are more likely to be violent to women and girls, she replies: “You know which group are most likely to be violent to women and girls? MEN” #micdrop 🎤 #feministsky

230 pages and 66 0000 words later…. We have a final edited manuscript for my book “Understanding Perinatal OCD” !! Last checks pending but wheewww 📖 #booksky #writersky #medicwriters

I find it quite bizarre that a woman dares to shed a tear and show emotion in Parliament and now her job security is being questioned…. 👀

Nothing like being told you are excelling at your job and have achieved so much in your career followed by a swift “have you considered going part time?” (Basically Because you have a uterus and offspring…. 😩👀👌🏽) #feministsky #womeninSTeM

While doing your Saturday morning clean or weekend run, take a listen to this conversation between @rebecca99.bsky.social @suzypuss.bsky.social and me about women’s mental health with @cambridgeup.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7t5j...

Highlight of #rcpsychic2025 was finally connecting in person with @suzypuss.bsky.social !! 🤩

Had such a great time #RCPSYCHIC25 as the roving artist of the day ! My job was to capture the essence of conference in textile form ! 🪡 I am nowhere close to finishing but the creative juices were flowing ! Here is a sneak peek 👀

On my way to #RCPSYCHic25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 as the roving artist for the day!

Has anyone made any Don Doh patterns or taking part in the summer KaL? #DonDOh #knittingsky #japaneseknitting

As if life wasn’t busy enough I’ve just cast on a new WIP! 😩😩 I am knitting the Dropps pullover by Albionna McLochlainne but adding some beautiful mock stitched detail from a Japaneses pattern I have (translated with ChatGPT!) going for the lilac & olive green gold combo👌🏽 #knitsky #knittingsky

girlbossed too close to the sun and now 6 of my library book holds are ready are ready at the same time 😩

AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

Thank you for all the lovely messages about my Fellowship 👩🏾‍🎓 🙏🏽💞 Now back to important matters… which yarn colour combination do you like best ?? 🤪 I will try to post a better pic tomorrow but it’s a gorgeous lilac merino with either a mustard yellow or gold/grellow #knitsky #knitting #yarnsky

About last night.. what a magical evening to be welcomed as a Fellow of @rcpsych.bsky.social 👩🏽‍🎓 in recognition of my contribution to Perinatal Psychiatry and Women’s mental health 🥰

Body complete! My 🇮🇸 Icelandic sweater made with unspun yarn ! 🧶 #knittingsky #knitsky #afemaelisweater

These are a few of my favourite things 🎶 🎶

So it feels like I only come onto blue sky to give knitting progress updates? 👀 Ok carry on 💞 #knitting #icelandicsweater #plutolopi #unspunyarn #pencilroving #knittingsky #knitsky

Epic moment for a North Londoner!!! 🏆 #COYS

Weekend update 🧶, absolutely love how this is knitting up and the Icelandic plutölopi yarn has helped me get over my fear of working with unspun yarn! #knitsky #knittingsky #yarnsky #knitting

Colourwork update for my Icelandic 🇮🇸 sweater! So pleased with how this is feeling on the needles!! 🪡 🩷🤍💙 #knitsky #knittingsky #yarnsky #icelandsky #unspunyarn #plutolopi

Fully committed to the pink unspun yarn now I’m sorry I ever doubted you 💞 #knittingsky #knitsky #plutolopi #icelandicsweater #nutiden

Fascinating discussion of gender differences in operation autonomy - nice slide depicting the vicious cycle of gender bias #MWFconf25 @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social

Really excited to be at #MWFconf25 starting of with plant based diet & vitamin b12 deficiency ~ 85% symptoms are neuropsychiatric

When you have been waiting over a year for your Consultant office name sign to be fitted by estates team, and your admin surprises you! 🤣

In other news I’ve expanded my knitting hyperfixation ☺️ to unspun yarn ! Plutolopi, Nutiden…. Anybody else knitting with these incredible natural fibres? I’ve just cast on my first unspun project ~ the Afmaeli Istex anniversary Icelandic sweater * but make it hot pink* 💞 #knitsky #knitting #unspun

Analysis from #RCPsych found 2/3 of Integrated Care Boards in England planned real terms funding cuts totalling £3.6 million to perinatal mental health services in 2024-2025, despite demand being as high as ever. #maternalMHmatters www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

Hello! Sorry I completely forgot about 🦋! I’m still alive, trying to thrive more than survive Reading this fab classic on a very loud bus commute sans headphones 😩 what are you reading at the moment?

"We really need integration of women’s health issues into neurology,” said Dr. Pavlovic. Oestrogen is more than a sex hormone: “You name the organ, and it promotes the health of that organ." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...

The children are playing imaginary game of “outpatient clinic” unfortunately big Teddy was a no show, so I had to explain to them what a “DNA” is 😭

Can anyone recommend some nice lighthearted reads to take on holiday? (I’m still recovering from My Dark Vanessa)

Feeling quite worn out and very much ready for some annual leave. Really enjoying this new knitting project the ranunculus sweater by japaenese designer Midori Hirose It’s my first time doing a lacework pattern & a very airy, open gauge but I’m enjoying it so far

“Studying the history of medicine and science makes you humble as a clinician: there are gaps, biases, and mistakes in what we know.” I’m in this week’s @bmj.com speaking about MESSAGE, sex and gender inequity in research, & why science needs the humanities www.bmj.com/content/388/...