This week I started with dyeing fleece golden yellow with buddleia prunings and ended here. So many wise people say that your most satisfying work happens when you step off the conveyor of making for sale and simply enjoy the dialogue of the process. IMO they're right 😊 #thisisme #wool #naturaldye

Seed pods carry hope and potential. Plus they come in beautiful forms, so I thought I'd try to capture some of that magic. They will be in Fabrication, 32 Stonegate, York from Sunday if you'd like to see them in person along with work of many Yorkshire artists #yorkshire #crafts #textileart #wool

Hello knitters. If you are like me there is something very satisfying about a 'no waste' project. so my next adventure for #scrapalong2026 will be a 'Scarfy thing' courtesy of Beata Jezek of Hedgehog fibres #knitting #slowfashion www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

#scrapalong2026! Now you're talking. As you can see, I have a lot of scraps. These are just the 4ply/fingering weight 😄. I'm starting the year by using them double with some aran weight. The pattern is La Rentree by Sonder Yarns (free on Rav). I've gone for a 3:1 stripy idea 🤞 #showmeyourknits

Hello fellow knitters 😊. If you wanted the opposite to the usual incessant loud squawking of knitting YouTube presenters can I recommend trying this - quietly beautiful #knitting #knittinginnature #mindfulknitting #knittingismytherapy www.youtube.com/watch?v=nceb...

Big birthday coming up. Getting reflective and planting seeds. If you are a STEM person with an artistic itch, can I invite you to scratch it? Wet Felting with sheep's wool trying to mimic the growth of fungal mycelia using organic forms – why not?😄 #artinstem #thirdage #fungi #fibreart

Here are the results of some of my latest conversations with wool concerning the topic of lichens. If you want to see them in real life along with the work of many other Yorkshire makers, then pop along to @Fabrication Crafts , Stonegate, York and support our local artists #york #madeinyorkshire

What a complete bellend. Man U supporters what do you think? #taxtherich #manchesterunitedfc www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gotta love David Mitchell #greenparty #permaculture #labour #taxtherich www.youtube.com/shorts/esJIX...

Melt the ICE is still #1 on Rav 😍! 'All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the immigrant aid agencies who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.' Wear one wherever you live and join the global discussion? #knitting #craftivism www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

UK PM Keir Starmer reacts to Cadet Bone Spurs claiming that allied troops stayed back behind the front lines in Afghanistan to avoid combat: “457 of our armed services lost their lives, many more were injured. So I consider Trump’s remarks to be insulting and apalling.”

Love to Kalaallit Nunaat by the Greenland designer Lisa Solrun Christiansen. Turning the Greenland flag into hearts - genius -and it's free on Ravelry! Time to purchase some red and white DK 🥰🧶🕊️ #knitting #knitforpeace www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

#1 on Ravelry - Nisse cap - used by the Norwegians in WW2 as an anti Na$1 protest. I was reminded of 'England expects – knit your bit,' supporting the fight against that predatory authoritarian regime. Came across this inspiration 🕊️💪🧶 #knitting #craftivism #nato www.vam.ac.uk/articles/194...

Hello #knitters! I was watching a YuTu vid on knitting trends. Wearing your national/community patterns in protest against far right wing parties/predatory regimes was offered as a possibility. What would you choose? I'm from the UK and went for the Gansey. #knitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

I truly believe that while it's important to retain hope and positivity, all of us who have our eyes wide open benefit from a good old rant, just to get the blood pumping and our energy high #knitforpeace #labourparty #craftivism www.youtube.com/watch?v=296-...

Don't know about you but I'm fed up with the grey, cold and dismal, so I thought I'd share a bit of warm and hopeful yellow. Inspired by sweetcorn, it's called Zea. I've just put the pattern on Ravelry as a freebie. Enjoy 😊🌼#knitting #yellow #plantdye www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

A well- thought out and respectful summary for this reflective season imo.So if you could spare 11 minutes .... Happy New Year 💚 #knitting #crochet #makeyourown #permaculture www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAnP...

Started a new venture with Fabrication in York and got a message from a staff member telling me that my 'booby- bottomed ear trumpet things' were selling well 😂 #felting #fiberart #textileart #lichen #makingmakesmehappy

World Soil Day 5th Dec, "Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities." Under asphalt, buildings & streets lies soil that, if permeable and vegetated, helps absorb rainwater, regulate temperature, store carbon, and improve air quality.💚 Find out more www.un.org/en/observanc... #soil #climate #food #permaculture

Any Yorkshire crafters/artists want to join an established Social Enterprise supporting all kinds of folk; selling their work, providing workspace and learning skills? I've just joined Fabrication Crafts in York (shop in Leeds too)and found it a very positive experience. #craft #art #yorkshire

Craftivism takes discipline and time and this is my start as recommended by Sarah P. Corbett. Take a positive inspirational phrase and embroider it. The process concentrates your thoughts on strategy and action. 'What I stand for, is what I stand on' - Wendell Berry. #craftivism #soil #permaculture

I mean, just look at this cool little chap (and 25% off the pattern. Thank you Sarah ) Happy Weekend knitting!🧶🎄🎁 #knitting #strandedknitting #whimsy #weekendknits www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Fellow festive knitters who love using up their stash - how about this idea? Urban Beat by Drops is knitted on 7mm so you can use 1 strand super bulky, 2 of aran, 3 of DK or 4 of fingering 4ply. The hat is one size by very stretchy and adaptable 💚🧶😊 #knitting #knitsky #slowfashion #permaculture

If you're in York pressie hunting can I suggest Fabrication on Stonegate. Full of local makers and artists selling individual, good quality stuff. And yes, I have just landed a small area selling my wet felted pieces, all made in Yorkshire wool 😊💚🧶

Autumn starts with apples for me. So here is my own creation the Apple Branch scarf. The motifs come from an historic anatomical drawing of an apple branch as seen under an early microscope by Nehemiah Grew and the pink from madder dye. Pattern link in alt text. #showmeyourknits #knitting

I was trying to do a deep and meaningful artistic felting piece thinking about knitting with wool being decomposed back into the ground and this was the result - my spooky little owl stone 😄. I do love him 🦉 #makeyourselfhappy #fibercraft #wool

Thank you Jamie Raskin and a beautifully considered commentary on the clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK6L...

I didn't realise how much faith I had lost in the 'Labour' party until I listened to this. Someone brave enough to be a compassionate human being in national politics 👋 #greenparty @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

In a world dominated by those whose life seems driven by a lack of respect for any other life on Earth, these two remain an utter inspiration for those of us who see the importance of Earth care, people care and fair shares #permaculture #nature #lifeonearth

For #showmeyourknits sweater theme. This was my second bias brain bender from Japanese Knitting by Michiyo. Once you get into the rhythm it's pretty satisfying. #knitsky #handmade

The baby these were made for is now 36 years old 😄. They are by Phildar, the French yarn company whose fashion forward patterns were my mainstay from teens to motherhood. They produce exquisite baby patterns, so when I had mine of course I had to make a few 😊 #showmeyourknits #knitting

I am still using my bargain, beautiful cashmere tweed. Only 30g left so 2 colours for Annika mitts, I named them after my favourite detective, the unique Annika Strandhed who works in cold northern places, so long cuffs and finger ribbing with stranded colourwork seems right #knitting #wipwednesday

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If you fancy a bit of pure joy then head along to Mijnwolden on You Tube. Jente is a lovely chaos goblin who plays with wool and natural dyes, spinning, knitting and crocheting. Her curiosity, honesty and playfulness never fails to make me smile 😆 #naturaldye #wool www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR6Y...

Instant inspiration 🏉The women's rugby union World Cup. What an advert for women's sport around the globe💪. The brilliant England team are the #redroses . So a mash up of my motif and a borrowed pattern from this dictionary and voila! A winter cowl and a reminder of good times 🌹 #knitting #rugby

We are surrounded by arable fields as far as the eye can see. So now as the combine harvesters gather in the wheat and barley, the dominant colour is straw. Inspired by this I knitted this shawl (see Alt text) with the colour coming from very late season buddleia leaves 😊 #knitting #naturaldye

In a fantasy world where I had the freedom to write my own school science curriculum, this would definitely be required viewing. Great video from BBC ideas #scienceteaching #permaculture #ecology #fungi www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiLI...

Says it all. Thank you @parkroseperma.bsky.social 🌿#permaculture #knitting #fashion #slowfashion www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6I5...

#showmeyourknits week 55 is stripes. Love 'em 😍. It's satisfying to come up with your own successful colour combos, but some yarn companies have it literally down to an art. This is Mimungo by @tetisknitgarden.bsky.social worked in the self-striping Noro Silk Garden Lite. #knitsky #fiberart

Is #fibrefriday or #fiberfriday a thing? There must be loads of us out there who love working with fibre and don't restrict their attentions to one art/craft. My personal favourites are knitting, with me all my life, and my newish passion, wet felting. How about you? Happy Weekend #findyourthing

For #wipwednesday here is the first of my Naburn mitts (pattern free on Ravelry). I didn't intend making them, but when you are buying something else and get tempted in by a 'spend £35 and get free p&p and you see Rowan cashmere tweed for a very reduced price.... too tempting 😄 #knitsky #knitting

#showmeyourknits this week is oddments. This swoncho is Yardana by @tetisknitgarden.bsky.social but without the stranded colourwork. Instead it's mainly made from two huge knotted, double stranded balls of sock wool leftovers. #knitsky #permaculture #slowfashion

More magnificent mycelial news 😄. Fungi could be the answer to so many of the human world's problems and thankfully help life of earth in general, unlike our current devotion to petrochemicals imo #science #fungi #goodnews #sustainablility #permaculture www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2L...

Mushrooms are the fascinating 'face' of fungi, but what goes on under the ground is mind-blowing and so very, very important. Merlin Sheldrake communicates this beautifully here and in his brilliant book 'Entangled Life' #nature #climatechange #ecology #permaculture www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFm...

I've been playing with the pattern for my Cirsium cowl and have had an idea for a different way of wearing this simple tube. This is not it, just in case you thought I was somewhat delusional 😄 #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Greg puts it perfectly 😍

Week 53 of #showmeyourknits and it's shawls. This beast is the Goff Place Mystery by Kate Davies. 5 shades of 4ply/fingering, playing with garter stitch, 2 squares and 2 wedges, i-cord edge, short rows, outside -in hap, slip stitch. A proper statement piece, but still a meditative knit 😄 #knitsky

Eh up? What a reet treat! Ta Joanne love 😄