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 😄

My choice for #showmeyourknits? The genius of Glorious Knitting by Kaffe Fassett. In 1985 it ripped knitting from the clutches of normal and boring and turned it into expressive, joyous art. This self-drafted cardy was based on Kaffe's iconic 'Poppies' design. Simple idea, very effective 😍 #knitsky

It's got to be a firm yes, surely

The algo obviously HATES us talking about this. So would you do us a favour and share? UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4

Goldenrod shawl is named after the plant dye I used to to get this gentle yellow. A simple garter crescent with rows of crown stitch. If you'd like to knit it then the full instructions are on my website (see Alt text). Happy Monday 😊🌿🧶 #knitsky #knitting #naturaldye #showmeyourknits

Calling all plant experts! What the what the is this? Looks like a moss growing on a bramble, but surely not? The red growth seems to emanate from red tissue on the bramble stalk. It looks beautiful imo. A genetic mutation or infection maybe? @rbgkew.bsky.social #botany #plants #nature

FUN FACT: Companies like INEOS want plastic production to TRIPLE by 2050. But people want the opposite - we want a safer, less plastic polluted future. Who’s sick of corporations destroying our planet?

#wipwednesday and it's p for procrastination. Start of June I saw a swallow. Hurrah it's summer! Started swallow socks..... and here we are. A whim. No need, deadline or accountability and plenty of distractions 🤦‍♀️. So I've set a target to finish before the swallows fly south. 😆 Familiar? #knitsky

Plant dyes give insipid colours - sometimes yes, but look at this lot! Thank you to madder root, woad leaves, buddleia flowers, dock seeds and those many hundreds of years of experience of natural dyers across the world 🌿💚 #nature #plants #slowfashion #sustainable #colour

I admit to struggling to find things for this week's #showmeyourknits . However, this old thing made from a cotton mix has been a favourite for many years, as you can see, but like denim it has distressed well 😄 . Undemanding to wear in a gloriously happy Summer colour. #knitsky #orange

Is your stash made up of a number of 'the last 2 balls of a bargain 10 pack' and the 25% of balls left over from a project? That's what happened here, but I think I found the right pattern to make the most of some lovely but neglected wool. Pattern from @boylandknitworks.bsky.social #knitting

For #showmeyourknits blue theme. Anyone else knitted a jumper on the bias - from a diagram 🙃? It was a brain bender, but once you get into the rhythm, pretty satisfying. The pattern is in Japanese Knitting by Michiyo. #knitsky #handmade