See the yellowish slubs in this piece of knitting? Well that's as close as I will ever come to knitting with yellow yarn 🤣, so it's my submission for this week's #showmeyourknits. #yellow #green #knitsky #WIP #yarn #knitting More in alt txt...

Even though I'm primarily a native gardener, I rely on some annuals for color throughout the season. Today is cold and windy in NW Ohio, so I'm getting some plants in the pots before the heat returns in a few days. #garden #nature #bloomsky #flowersky #urbangarden 🌱 60F N wind 13mph 🌬️

Powerful. Thanks to this man from Louisiana for speaking truth. 💪🇺🇸

Stockinette stitch projects for this week's #showmeyourknits theme. I thought I'd done lots of stockinette but it was surprisingly hard to find them among my projects. A couple Musselburgh hats, a basic raglan cardigan from Ann Budd's book, and Goldwing by Jennifer Steingass. #knitsky 🧶 #knitting

Had fun #knittinginpublic this evening at a live concert in my local library. Three people came up to me to talk about my knitting before the concert started. 💙 #knitsky 🧶 I was working on my Anacortes pullover that has been in my WIP basket for a couple months. Love this project! #libraries

As if we needed another reason to ♥️ our public #libraries, I just attended a free concert by @ordinaryelephant.bsky.social at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. What a pleasure to sit with a couple hundred fellow Toledoans and listen to their folk music! #livemusic youtu.be/h1mrJXW9a-M?...

I'm anxious to finish this lightweight "Garden Cardigan" so I can wear it before it gets too warm this summer. Went to doc for elbow pain today and she told me to wear a "tennis elbow" brace so I can keep knitting. I like her. (We all know it's knitter's elbow 🤷‍♀️) #wipwednesday #knitsky #yarn 🧶

I'm racing through this series because it's SO good. Finished The Book Woman's Daughter a couple days ago. Now reading the third, The Mountains We Call Home. Fascinating to read about these strong women helping spread literacy. #booksky #reading #kentucky #historicalfiction 📚⏳💙

Isn't he gorgeous?! Black-legged meadow katydid (Orchelimum nigripes) on the distinctive hairy stems of staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). NW Ohio. #orthoptera #insect #bugsky #wildlife #bugdork

I love watching this early spring ritual. American lady #butterfly laying eggs on pussytoes in my native garden. #bugsky #lepidoptera #nature #Ohio #entomology #arthropod 🦋

On the latest PBS Books program, ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery joined librarian Heather-Marie Montilla to explore the enduring importance of libraries and library workers in shaping American society, culture, and civic life. Watch here: https://to.pbs.org/4u2exMZ #NationalLibraryWeek

Really enjoying The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. It's a very engaging story, and I'm learning about the blue-skinned people of Kentucky. This is why I love historical fiction -- I can be immersed in another reality AND learn something new. #books #reading #packhorselibrary #booksky 📚⏳💙

I missed #knitsky yesterday but glad everything is seemingly back to normal now. Update on my Garden Cardigan after I've joined the fronts and the back. Now working to bottom hem before making the sleeves. I love the interesting neckline construction on this design by Ankestrick! 🧶 #yarn #knitting

I encourage violets to grow wherever they want in my native garden. Right now there are many clumps of them scattered through the lawn, forming a beautiful contrast with the yellow dandelions and green grass. #wildflowers #bloomscrolling #flowers #Ohio

Mating pair of blister beetles found today on a wildflower walk in northwest Ohio. #arthropods #coleoptera #beetles #insects #meloidae #nature #bugdork 🐞🪲

I’ll have what Hungary’s having.

Early voted in Ohio's primary today! 💪🇺🇸 You can vote all this month or on primary day, May 5th. Whichever way you do it, MAKE SURE you do it!! #vote #Ohio #election

Spring ephemerals seem to take forever to bloom here in northern Ohio, but my garden is finally seeing some action! Here are Virginia bluebells, bloodroot, and Dutchman's breeches from today. #wildflowers #nature #nativeplants #nativegarden 🌸🌻💠

On this #WIPWednesday I'm suffering through an elbow injury that's preventing me from working on my lovely projects. 😭 I didn't knit for a week and then did a test for 20 minutes last night, but my pain increased so I'm backing off again. So frustrating to wait! #knitsky 🧶

Great article, must read for all Americans about the 2026 midterm election. 🇺🇸💪

Toledo, Ohio, #NoKings today. Proud of my city for showing up again! ❌👑🇺🇸😖🌊

Heading out to fight for my country today! #nokings Speak out while you still can. 💪🇺🇸❌👑

There are a whole bunch of reasons to turn out for #nokings tomorrow but here are maybe the top two: 1) huge turnout is a signal to republicans edging away from Trump and puts steel in Dem spines. 2) least we can do to honor bravery of Minnesotans who turned the tide

For this week's #showmeyourknits, I've got this beautiful cardigan on the needles. Pattern is the Garden Cardigan by Ankestrick. Yarn is Acadia from The Fiber Co. #knitsky #knitting #yarn

Happy NATURE #ValentinesDay to #bugsky! I made you this collage of insects and flowers that have natural heart shapes. (All photos taken by me in Ohio.) See alt text for species common names. #nature #insects #heart #bugdork #bugpics #dragonfly #bleedingheart

Ugh, I'm on standby for jury duty this week, so took a break from assembling the Miss BB cardigan to start a smaller portable project for sitting around waiting in the courthouse. Making the Thula Mitts by Erica Heusser. #WIP #knitsky #handknit #knitting 🧶

The date for the next No Kings Day is set. But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵

Great article about how YOU can help Minnesota #resist fascism right now. 💙🇺🇸💪

A while back I shared pictures of my latest version of Kiyo, a pattern that was my bestseller before I closed my business. I've made it FREE on Ravelry now, along with a few of my other popular patterns. Enjoy, and share your pictures if you make them! ravel.me/kiyo #knitsky 🧶 #knitting

I'm really looking forward to the knitting history forum! I can't believe I've never heard of this event before. You must buy a ticket in advance if you want to watch the recordings afterward. #fiberarts #knitsky 🧶 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knitting-h...

One of my WIPs for #showmeyourknits this week is the first of what I expect to be *many* Musselburgh hats. Only a couple more inches until the final decrease rounds! 🧶 #knitsky #knitting #charityknitting

Two firsts for this week's #showmeyourknits! My first Musselburgh hat and first time doing Emily Ocker's circular cast on. Took a few tries to get it going, but now I'm off and running. #knitsky #knitting Yarn has been in my stash for 20 years.

Ahh, the joy of Friday night knitting. I've got a nice cup of matcha and am working with a luscious discontinued yarn that's been in my stash for decades -- Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk. Making my first charity hat of 2026, using my own pattern called Cupid's Arrow. #knitsky #tea 🧶 #fiberarts

Tonight's episode of Pluribus has some awesome knitted sweaters, #knitsky! Great inspiration for color schemes or even trying to recreate these designs. My creative mind is buzzing...but I sure don't need another new project right now. 🤪🧶#knitting So pretty and cozy!

"Creating in a time of destruction and chaos, that is resistance in and of itself." Great article about #craftivism here. #knitsky #knitting www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Talking to a Gen Z clerk at Best buy today and made a reference to something "jumping the shark." Instantly realized he wouldn't know what it meant so I explained. He'd never heard of Happy Days...or Fonzie, and... #ImOld. 🤪🦈 #Boomer

I'm so tired of living in a real-life twilight zone where every day brings yet another dose of stupidity and corruption. 🤬 So I'm escaping to my own much-less-scary Twilight Zone marathon. Grateful for my public library! #tv #scifi

I took a bag of hand-knitted hats & scarves to my LYS today & was thrilled to see that they have collected 100s of items for unhoused charities. Definitely feels good to contribute like this! (Spun in Ann Arbor, MI) 🧶♥️ #knitsky #charity (I also spent way too much $$$ there today!)

I dreamed about this yarn last night, after blocking my Panorama stole, and that sealed my decision to splurge on a sweater quantity at my LYS this week. Yarn is Acadia by Fiber Co., a luscious blend of wool, alpaca & silk. Hoping tonight's snow storm won't delay my trip to Ann Arbor. #knitsky 🧶

Hey #knitsky, need help finding a DK weight wool for a cardigan. I've searched online and every time I think I've found a good one, almost all of the Ravelry comments on the yarns are negative. Do you have any faves to suggest? Needs to be available in the US. #yarn #knitting

It's turkey day 🦃 but I'm playing yarn chicken! 🐔 Figured out a brilliant solution, to weigh the remaining yarn after each row to be more confident that I'll have enough to finish the last few rows of the scarf. Feeling smart, #knitsky! #knitting #wip Details in alt text.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

Just saw "Rental Family" and found it heartwarming and thought-provoking. And it was great to see all the scenes of Tokyo again. I spent 5 years there in my twenties, (long ago) and consider Japan a second home. I miss it a lot. Such a fascinating culture. 🇯🇵⛩️🗾🍱 #movies apnews.com/article/rent...

Dagna Cardi blocking! I made a couple near-disastrous decisions with my steek, but managed to pull it off. Details in alt text. #knitsky #cardigan #knitting #colorwork #strandedknitting

Just watched "Train Dreams" on Netflix and have to say that I haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a VERY long time. What a beautiful story about life, love, and our place in the world. Savor this one. #movies youtu.be/HyRdazbYKgY?...

Sophie is oblivious to the fact that it's #Caturday. Here she's napping on her heated pad on a cold day. #catnap #cat #catsky #sleepingcat

For this week's WIP theme for #showmeyourknits, I'm finally into the colorwork yoke of my Dagna Cardigan! It's always fun to see the pattern emerge one row at a time. 🧶💚 #knitsky #knitting #strandedknitting

Just finished my 3rd version of the "Close to You" scarf and this is the first time I noticed it called for a picot bind off. 🤪 The 2nd picture is one I took this morning in NW Ohio, our first snow of the season. I'm calling it "The Joy of Overlapping Seasons." Boo on soggy leaves. 😢 #knitsky #snow