This is the one time of year I'm grateful my old girl has gone deaf. Fireworks are infinitely less stressful these days. #dog #aussies #australianshepherd

Next up: Hobbit mealtimes! This is a request from a friend, so it immediately jumped to the front of the line. Somehow my extensive floss collection doesn't have the pink needed for "second breakfast," so I'm holding off on that one until I decide to sub it out or buy the color. #stitchsky

In a fit of finishing, I also finished the main knitting on this baby sweater. Only sewing it up and a neckband left! #knitsky

And finished! I just love how grumpy he is 😆😆 He's already in his grid-erasing bath, and then he goes in the ironing pile. (deep sigh) #stitchsky

I just really love the way the information is conveyed in this beautiful graph.

I've got the house to myself today, and nothing on the calendar, so I'm going to make a run at finishing this up. 250 stitches left- let's fucking goooo!! #stitchsky

I wasn't paying attention, and somehow did almost another 25% of this guy today 😳 Small patterns are fun like that! 78% done! #stitchsky

Way too many legs- obvious AI 🙄🙄 😆 #dogs #AustralianShepherd

Next up in my hoop: this seal of disapproval! #stitchsky www.etsy.com/listing/1851...

And done! 12 days, 3,564 stitches Pattern by Heretic Designs @hereticdesigns.bsky.social Next steps: washing to get rid of the grid lines, and frame shopping. #stitchsky

I'm at 83% complete, with only 600 stitches left to go! My guess is I'll finish this up tomorrow. The quote I'll be thinking about as I stitch today is "I love the inflation." #stitchsky

Had a "knit socks" craving this morning, so I pulled out this long-neglected project. This yarn (ModeSock from ModeKnit Yarn) is so soft and pretty that it kills me 😭 #knitsky

Over 1,000 stitches in the past two days means I'm now at 55% 😳 Stitching is better than looking at the news 🤷 #stitchsky

I decided I needed to stitch my feelings, so I started a new project today. Pattern: Dumbest Timeline by Heretic Designs #stitchsky

Absolutely love this . Illustrators need to get it right! #knitsky

Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone

I'm going to hold you to that, fortune cookie!

#showmeyourknits yellow I apparently don't knit many yellow things, but I really loved how these No. 2 Pencil Socks came out. They were a gift for my sister-in-law, who's a teacher! #knitsky

I just had the most confusing conversation with my husband, where he was trying to convince me that the original Dune came out in the 90s, and Nine Inch Nails did the music for it?? He has a cold. He was saying Doom (the video game), not Dune (the movie) 😆

I just watched an ad where Dairy Queen tried to convince me that an ice cream cone dipped in Cinnamon Toast Crunch dust, and a Blizzard made with Fruity Pebbles, were both *breakfast items.* 😳🤦🏻‍♀️

Four years ago I bought a cross stitch pattern that was a set of three birds. Last week I finally started stitching the third and final bird. Better late than never? Also: I didn't remember the colors being quite so ✨groovy✨ #stitchsky

One of my favorite things about knitting baby sweaters is how freaking quick they are. (Aran weight yarn doesn't hurt, either!) The back is done, but I'm giving my wrists a break before I start the front. #knitsky

Today's project to hold back the existential dread: another baby sweater for Pine Ridge. I feel like I'm committing some sort of knitting sin by combining my "good" yarn (Malabrigo Worsted) with the "cheap stuff" (Caron Simply Soft(. Anyone else feel that way? #knitsky

From "Ordinary" by Alex Warren: "The angels up in the clouds Are jealous knowin' we found Something so out of the ordinary" Every time I hear this lyric I think "did we learn nothing from Edgar Allan Poe? "Annabel Lee" was pretty clear about what happens here!

I just finished binding off this pair of socks, which will go off to Pine Ridge this fall. Hawthorne DK yarn has such pretty colors! And DK socks go so much faster than fingering weight ones. #knitsky #knitsocks

My crafting bestie and I are making a cardigan together. She crocheted the granny square body, and I knit these sleeves on my machine. Another reminder of how much I love the colors of Malabrigo Rios ♥️ #knitsky #lk150

After watching the ST:TNG episode "Inner Light," one of the greatest, most memorable episodes of Trek ever, my uncle announced to the room that he preferred episodes with more space battles. I remember this, 30+ years later, because even as a young teenager, I thought this was a pretty dumb take.

Seen on today's stupid daily walk for my stupid mental health: tiny little harbingers of spring! 🌸🌼

I've had this pattern (Fairy Dust, by Dani Sunshine) in my queue forever, and I finally decided this purple Rowan Felted Tweed was the perfect yarn for it. I'm trying to get one more shipment of warm baby things out to Pine Ridge before spring! #knitsky #knitting

Now that I'm done with my Basic Decency piece, I'm back on my bullshit* *working on this giant polar bear playing cards #crossstitch

When I first saw this pattern a few weeks ago, it immediately spoke to me. Yesterday I finished stitching it! Pattern by SonovaStitch on Etsy

No, it's fine, we didn't want to go that way anyway

My stash of worsted weight scraps was calling to be, so... One pair of itty bitty baby mittens done!

Today's goal is to get a bit more done on my "radicalized by basic decency" cross stitch piece. I'm just past halfway done now!

I finally got my crafting mojo back today, and finished up these baby pants. I picked this heathered blue yarn because I think it makes them feel like blue jeans. Shout out to my knitting belt, which makes knitting possible for me again! #knitting

Cool. Cool cool cool.

This was the extent of our Christmas decorating, but I think it was enough. 😊

I'm not saying that I procrastinate sewing on buttons, but... According to Ravelry, I knit this sweater 13 years ago, and just sewed on the buttons today 😆🤦🏻‍♀️ #knitsky

I came across this bootie pattern because I wanted something I could knit on two needles (so I could use my knitting belt) and in a DK weight yarn. I am absolutely in love with how cute these are. Pictures do not do them justice. #knitsky

This baby sweater is striped the way it is because I didn't have enough of any of the colors to do more. But it turned out to be one of my favorites this year! #knitsky

And done! My brother and his wife are going to cackle at this, which is my goal. 😁 Pattern: MaxStitchesArt on Etsy I did this on lighter fabric than called for, so I changed the lettering to black. I also added a couple of half stitches to the "G" to make my brain happy.

A small detail that I appreciate in this Cthulhu cross stitch pattern is that his pentagram is stitched in DMC color 666. It's the little things.

I'm getting ready to send some boxes to Pine Ridge, and apparently I've knit 7 Helix Hats this year.

I'm a little over 50% done with this adorable Cthulhu for my brother and his wife. I haven't gotten to his horns yet, and it's giving me Hellboy vibes #crossstitch #stitchsky

I've been working my way through "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Today's album was John Prine, a country record from 1971. My favorite song was "Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore." Still relevant, 55 years later.

I'm going to visit my stitching bestie tomorrow, so I had to finally iron and frame this hungry little ghost I made for her (free pattern from @lolacrow.bsky.social ). #stitchsky #crossstitch

Moving the q-snap on my bear. I'm thinking I might try Royal rows for my next pass 🤔 #stitchsky #crossstitch

Stitching finished!! Started July 8, finished November 1. 17,936 stitches, 8.4"x10.9" Pattern from QuillandThreadLLC on Etsy #stitchsky #crossstitch

One of the fun things about cross stitch is that I'll be working away, focused on the stitches I'm currently working on, when suddenly I step back and realize, "oh! That weird little ovary shape I just did is a sheep's head!" #crossstitch #stitchsky