A little sock action for socktober week on #ShowMeYourKnits Both socks are based on the Vanilla is the New Black pattern, and both are close to the toe.

I went to the #arboretum recently but haven't shared evidence! Here are a few highlights.

Happy #SOCKTOBER knitters 🧦🧶! Surely everyone guessed this week’s theme!? #ShowMeYourKnits week 62: show me your SOCKS! In honour of the occasion, I am ignoring all other socks in progress & starting a fancy pair of colourwork/ cable socks for myself 💅! Seward Socks by Caitlin Hunter in Exmoor Sock

For #ShowMeYourKnits showing care, here are a couple knits for friends as they battled life-threatening illnesses. 1-3: Passiflore by Marie Amelie in Briar Rose Fibers Charity 4: Anemone Hats by Cat Bordhi in Malabrigo Rios #menwhoknit

I love the framing of this week's theme on #ShowMeYourKnits I have some free patterns out there for prayer shawls; get free pdfs on Ravelry or read them directly off the web sway.office.com/Y2krqwLRQDtG... An acquaintance reached out for a prayer square with a heart, and I'm so grateful she did.

I did a thing this week that I've wanted to for some time: canoe on a river in the pine barrens. The best part is I did it with a friend. While I was waiting to meet up, I got a bit of spinning done, which I try to always keep handy. Not pictured: all the trees we had to dodge. #getoutdoors

I usually default to spinning from a worsted style prep, but my heart is with spinning woolen preps. I'm currently spinning this Falkland top dyed by Fuzzyfrog Fibers by teasing out a single staple length and folding it over my finger. Works great! #supportspindle #supportspinning #spinningwool

The #autumnknitting theme for #ShowMeYourKnits is too good; so here's a few more projects on theme 1. Aquinnah Wrap by Kerry Robb 2. Dust Jacket Cowl 3. Aren't We Clever Cowl 4. BRRH (Basic Reversible Ribbed Hat) 2-4 all by me www.ravelry.com/designers/wi... #MenWhoKnit #queerknitters #knitsky

#ShowMeYourKnits double dip: a couple designs I made for Autumn 🍂 TriTwist Cowl is perfect in Briar Rose Fibers Abundance. Word on the street is that this staple of Rhinebeck is returning to the festival this year! Road To Dutchess County hat is all about the foliage, knit in Harrisville Highland

For Autumn 🍂 week at #ShowMeYourKnits, how about a few vests? 1 & 2: Dr. G's Memory Vest by Kirsten Kapur in Briar Rose Fibers Charity 3 & 4: vests improvised using Knitting in the Old Way. Yarns listed in ALT text #MenWhoKnit #queerknitters #SweaterVest #sweaterweather

#ShowMeYourKnits scarf week double dip: scarves I improvised 1. Patterned brioche stitch in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok 2. Handspun chevron 3. Brioche lace in Harrisville Nightshades and a rainbow handspun (dyed by Fuzzyfrog Fibers) 4. Syncopated brioche in Briar Rose Fibers Joyful #MenWhoKnit

#ShowMeYourKnits scarf week, eh? Where to start... I've designed a few traditional scarves, so I'll drop them here, I guess. Pattern pages linked in subsequent posts in thread. 1. Eldest of Trees 2. Stapeley Scarf 3. Dust Jacket Scarf 4. Blackthorn Scarf #menwhoknit #queerknitters

Had a blast today at the Garden State Sheep Breeders festival, demonstrating spindle spinning and showing kids of all ages how to make "yarn worms." If you're attending Sunday, come see me and other demonstrations at the Grange building! #spinningwool #spinningyarn #dropspindle #spindle

What's On My Needles for #ShowMeYourKnits ? A short sock (all about that yarn) and my fourth - yes, fourth - Leaves of Grass. Plus other stuff, some of which is not shown because it's secret. #MenWhoKnit #LeavesOfGrass #LaceKnitting #BlanketKnitting #SockKnitting

Keep Chump's Religious Fanatics Out of Chump's Regime,and Out Of Our Politics and Faces......

For #ShowMeYourKnits sweater week, here's one I made years ago when I was exploring fitted sweater construction. When it no longer fit so well, I sliced it open down the front and down the sleeves, adding contrasting bands. #SweaterKnitting #MenWhoKnit #SweaterSurgery

The weather has been a touch cooler in the last week, so I managed to snap some photos of my #HexaGrannyCardigan Yarn is seven colorways of #BriarRoseFibers Charity from stash. #MenWhoKnit #MenWhoCrochet

I'm doing it. I don't mind spending more time with these colors, especially in daylight. The small ball is the two rows I removed, and the big ball is for reworking the sleeve. So far, my splices are not lining up with the row changes (I'm using less yarn this second time). #HexaGrannyCardigan

#HexaGrannyCardigan update: after blocking I am pretty happy except for the sleeve length. I think taking out two rows may do the trick, but the rows I want to remove are further up the sleeve. I spit-spliced at almost every row, so it'll be interesting to see where the joins fall. #MenWhoCrochet

For #ShowMeYourKnits baby week, here's my first baby sweater, the Wonderful Wallaby by Carol A. Anderson. I apparently knit it without a recipient in mind because the idea of a seamless knit hoodie interested me. Yarn is Lion Brand Woolease.

The work is done (hopefully) on my #HexaGrannyCardigan; I'm just waiting for it to dry from a full wet block. The fit after it dries? We'll see. Pattern is by Toni Lipsey Yarn is Charity by Briar Rose Fibers #MenWhoCrochet #BriarRoseFibers #stashdive #ColorsForYourSoul

Welcome to another episode of "I did a thing and took a walk"

Here's a newly finished Fiber Fest Shawl for #ShowMeYourKnits Shawl week. Designed by Stephen West Yarn details on my Ravelry page: www.ravelry.com/projects/Wil... #MenWhoKnit #guyswhoknit #westknits

Have you knit or crocheted a Frisbee yet? It's a really satisfying toy to throw around, especially indoors. It makes a great gift for activities professionals caring for our elderly folks. There are several patterns out there; this one: ravel.me/indoor-flyer #ShowMeYourKnits #MenWhoKnit

Happy anniversary, #ShowMeYourKnits! This week's theme is knitter's choice, so here's Apres Chartres, designed by the beloved MMario / Leo Pola. Yarn is four exuberant colorways of #BriarRoseFibers Joyful. Leo's patterns are free on Ravelry. ravel.me/apres-chartres #MenWhoKnit #laceknitting

An update on the Buoy #handspun from a plying ball: it worked pretty well, and I only had to edit once because a loopy bit got past my attention. Just over 275 yards unwashed. I plied it all onto one spindle like a crazy person. #spinningwool #spinningyarn #spindlespun

For #ShowMeYourKnits blues week: two circular lace blankets by Jared Flood that I knit in 2013 and 2014 - Leaves of Grass and Girasole. #menwhoknit #queerknitters #laceknitting

The HipStrings Buoy fiber is ready for plying. I've been slow to return to using a plying ball because previously I did not wind one tight enough, resulting in uneven tension that seemed to get worse as I went along. Let's see how this one goes... #handspinning #TourdeFleece2025 #spindlespun

Finished a batch of BFL yarn spun from sunset-colored fauxlags today while at work. I've incorporated stages of this spin in between more structured activities with my elderly friends. The colors really match a picture hanging in our main room. #TourdeFleece2025 #spindlespun #spinningwool

Just a representative post for a day of spinning with friends at a favorite yarn shop. I got the #spindle, which I love, from Dan Brewer at the Garden State Sheep Breeders festival. Wool is Hipstrings Buoy (BFL/ Shetland/ Manx Loaghtan) #TourdeFleece2025 #spindlespun #spinningwool

I'm going hard with #spindle spinning this #tourdefleece My plan for TdF is to spin in solidarity, rather than be super strict about it. I live bouncing between various spindles. I'm currently enjoying a few low-whorl varieties. #spinningwool #spinningyarn #dropspindle #suspendedspindle

Wove a couple potholders when I didn't feel like following a knitting pattern. Also, bought a beautiful towel from a friend with real weaving chops. #weaving #woventextile #HappyPride

Back in the day when knitters maintained written blogs, there was a rash of baby blankets that people were making in imitation of one another. The concept was a gradient of colors meant to represent a beach, with applique turtles entering the water. I made two. #ShowMeYourKnits garter stitch

It’s Saturday. The day Senate Republicans try to figure out how to take away Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, but hope nobody notices. News Flash: people will notice.

It's #ShowMeYourKnits garter stitch week! Here are four knitting patterns I've designed using garter stitch as a key element. Each uses slipped stitches to change up the fabric in some way. I've included pattern links in subsequent posts in case you feel inspired. 🧶 #MenWhoKnit

New to the game? #ShowMeYourKnits is a weekly game to show off your #knitting. I post a new prompt for the week, usually Saturday AM (UK time). Post pics, use alt-text, add the hashtag, bask in the glory & praise 😇. A great way to find & follow talented knitters 🧶!

This is what my #FiberFestShawl currently looks like after #SocialKnitting and being so excited to be starting the border that I make blind assumptions about which color I'm supposed to be using. #RippingKnitting #MenWhoKnit #westknits

How could I not stop to admire the colors?

Yellow knits part 2: Igor (pronounced EYE-gore) This quirky knit has gotten up to some mischief and been there for some pretty special moments. Pattern: Fish Hat, Dead or Alive www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Yarn: Marr Haven Organic Mule Spun Worsted, Peace Fleece #ShowMeYourKnits #MenWhoKnit

1/2 I recently knitted a flying disc (frisbee). It floats like a cloud (though it does curve easily) and is surprisingly easy to catch. It's really satisfying to toss. Self-striping cotton for the win! #MenWhoKnit Ravelry project page with pattern link and notes ravel.me/WillyG/z3uf7l

For #ShowMeYourKnits game, it's yellow week. How about an update on my #Cowltopus? It's got the warm yellows I most enjoy mixed with a zesty orange and turquoise blue. Knit with wool festival yarn I got at #MarylandSheepandWool in previous years. A really fun knit! #MenWhoKnit #cowlknitting

And chicken number 15 is done! Did this one with lovely group at the yarn shop. Happy #Pride🌈 to the beautiful person you are. #EmotionalSupportChicken #MenWhoKnit #harrisvilledesignsyarn #harrisvillehighland #queerknitters

Took a couple walks on the labyrinth this evening. It's been a hard couple of days. As I walked, I felt gratitude for the cool air that comes from the grass and the trees. Walking on the tall grass made me work; it felt good to get out and move my body. Wishing you good thoughts for the solstice.

Did more spinning than knitting in public today, including walking this labyrinth. Someone asked what I was doing, and I worried they thought it was some woo-woo thing. Heck, maybe it could be. Maybe that's a new leaf for me. Spindle magic. #labyrinth #spinningwool #spinningyarn #spindle

Knit in public is today's theme for #ShowMeYourKnits Here are some old pics of me doing just that To all the knitter friends protesting today, stay safe, stay hydrated, and "Katniss, remember who the real enemy is" #MenWhoKnit #placesyoucanknit Thanks @livrunsfast.bsky.social for the prompt

Said goodbye to my first harp today. I know it's going to a great home. Feeling gratitude for being able to do some really lovely things with this instrument, and gratitude for the folks who helped me make payments when I couldn't.

Color on display: While my folks were coloring, I mixed colors in some fauxlags for later #spinningyarn. Then at lunch I stepped outside and found these similarly colored hydrangeas. #spinningandfiberprep

For cowls week at #ShowMeYourKnits, here are a few Labyrinth Cowls and prototypes I knit based on the labyrinth in the Chartres cathedral. One of these was knit at a monastery. #willygdesigns #menwhoknit #cowlknitting #mosaicknitting #KnittingDesign www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

So it's cowls week on #ShowMeYourKnits, did you say? Cowls are my default lately when I want to play in my knitting. Like this Cowltopus I'm working on today! Such a fun design by Laura Nelkin. Yarns are Entropy DK and festival farm yarn. #MenWhoKnit #KnittingInPublic