My Oktobervest WIP is coming along! I’m mostly working on my Rhinebeck sweater at present, but it’s a “stay at home and focus” type of project, so I’m glad this knitting meetup gave me an excuse to work on it. Photo stolen from @botanicalknitter.bsky.social

🍻 OKTOBERVEST 🍻 🍺: From September 1 - October 31, knit, crochet, weave, or sew any vest pattern & connect with other makers. Join the makealong Discord (link in bio) to share your progress, ask questions, & cheer each other in: discord.gg/XT6QQE7p

Played around in the dye garden this morning and gave this thrifted tie vest a little upgrade. #naturallydyed #flowerpounding

I’m not usually a beach gal, but my trip to Tybee Island was lovely. I walked miles, swam in the ocean, ate oysters, read two books, laughed with my family, & knit. That’s it. I needed the time to process the assassination of the Hortmans, the shooting of the Hoffmans, & heal my exhausted heart.

Join me and other fiber friends on Saturday, May 10 from 1-2pm. We will meet on the lawn area outside barns and near food trucks. Bring your WIP and a lawn chair or blanket. If you participated in the #SHkerchiefmal, we will also share our FOs and take a group photo.

Isla Shawl Are you joining the Shepherd’s Harvest kerchief makealong? If so, what are your plans? I think I might try to crochet my next kerchief… #islashawl #fofriday #knitsky #shkerchiefmal

Shepherd’s Harvest is coming up fast—let’s make something cute, quick, and wearable: a kerchief! 🧶: Now - May 10 knit or crochet any kerchief pattern 🐑: Wear your kerchief either day of Shepherd’s Harvest weekend 🎉: Post your progress using #SHKerchiefMAL so we can admire and follow along

New sweater - check. A sweet lamb - check. Knitting with friends at a brewery - check. Meet Bingo, one of the newest lambs at @getbentzfarm.bsky.social Theresa brought him to @muse2320fiber.bsky.social for the last day of Shop Hop. #lentosweater #knitsky

Bath time for my Lento and Thai Con. (Think I have a favorite color? 😉) 📝 #LentoSweater 🧶 @fibermacgyver.bsky.social Merino Twist ‘Disco’ and Suri Silk ‘Lemon’ (join Susie’s Lento KAL and check out the link in my bio for a special code for your Lento kit 😘) #fibermacgyverlentokal

Timekeepers Cowl You know when Oprah did her whole, “I. Love. Bread. I love bread?” Well that’s me, but with brioche. 📝 Timekeepers Cowl by @hanksandneedles.bsky.social 🧶 @thefibergenie.bsky.social ‘Kohls Up North’ and ‘Cabin by the Lake’

Abby’s Scarf This formula-style pattern has fun texture shifts, plays around with colors, and is very memorizable. 📝 #abbysscarf by bzbeeknits 🧶 @moondrakeco.bsky.social, @getbentzfarm.bsky.social, @knittinglizard.bsky.social, Feederbrook Farms

Weekends are for making. I worked on my Avenue Tee and finished two sewing projects. Chris made delicious blueberry english muffins and everything seasoning bagels. 🧶

Episode 23 is up over on my YouTube Channel - a glowy Lento, adding bust darts to a sweater, Joy of Wool moments, & a new batch of things I can’t stop thinking about.

Variations Cowl No. 1 by @tifneilanhandknits.bsky.social This was such a fun knit—engaging but memorizable. The interrupted garter stitch and five colors kept things interesting, & I love the exposed seam detail. The sport-weight yarn makes it light & wearable. #knitsky #variationscowlno1

See ewe this Sunday 3/16 from 2-4pm at Falling Knife Brewing Co. #mnmakers #mnknitters #mncrochet

Little joys. 🧶 Lento Sweater // @fibermacgyver.bsky.social ‘Disco’ merino twist and ‘Lemon’ suri silk

My latest vlog is up over on the YouTubes. I share a bunch of recent #knitting and #sewing finished objects (including my vlogmas Sweet Shop Blanket), talk about some test knits, and announce giveaway winners from my retreat episodes. 🧶 youtu.be/Cu6I7WXvo5I?...

Classic cables + worsted weight yarn = quick and fun knit. I finished this hat back in January & have worn it a bunch thanks to cold Minnesota temps. 📝 Wescott Hat by @hanksandneedles.bsky.social - part the Woodland Hat collection 🧶 @littlefiberco.bsky.social NSW Merino Worsted ‘Chiffon’

🚨The House is expected to vote on a bill this week that would decimate #Medicaid, which provides lifesaving health coverage to 80 million people in America, including cancer patients & survivors. Urge your Representative to vote NO on these drastic cuts:

Watching @botanicalknitter.bsky.social podcast & working on a new test knit for @tifneilanhandknits.bsky.social This one is extra special because one of the skeins I’m using is gorgeous handspun gifted to me by @knitwitninja.bsky.social #testknitter #alwaysknitting #shareyourwip #memadewardrobe

Finish a test knit, start a test knit. I love this springy color combo. After digging through my stash, I pulled together three naturally-dyed beauties, a corriedale/angora blend, & a spincycle skein. 🧶 📝 Variations Cowl No. 1 by @tifneilanhandknits.bsky.social (in testing) #knitsky

There’s something about a red Sophie Scarf. 👩‍🍳

My newest video all about @darnknitanyway.bsky.social’s Sweater Camp is up over on YouTube. #dkasweatercamp #knittingvlog

This WIP has all my current favorite colors 😍 Abby’s Scarf by Bridget Zhou (in testing) using yarn from @getbentzfarm.bsky.social, Feederbrook Farms, @moondrakeco.bsky.social, & @knittinglizard.bsky.social #knitsky

My cat loves sitting in my lap while I sew 🥹. 🧵

Loving Rep. Moller’s dissent collar. 💚 #mnleg

Pop of color - #fiberuarychallenge day 6 I have been so drawn to the color red over the past year. Orangey reds, reds and pinks, red and browns…all of it. Here are some recent outfits and projects with pops of red. 🧶

#fiberuarychallenge day 2 - looking forward… …to more days full of learning, fiber friends, community, and the joy of wool. Shout out to @darnknitanyway.bsky.social for hosting an amazing Sweater Camp! It was my first time attending this retreat and I loved every minute. 💚🧶

Having a blast at @darnknitanyway.bsky.social Sweater Camp. Highlight’s so far: sleeping in Madge with @fibermacgyver.bsky.social, knitting with 230 of my closest friends, & a talk from @ggmadeit.bsky.social that was full of joy, self-love, and wisdom. 🧶

One of us, one of us 🧶

Recent executive action targets health care for transgender youth, threatens action against funding for care systems, and against states like ours that affirm this best practice health care. In the wake of multiple executive actions targeting our communities, we remain resolute. 1/6 ⬇️

Tried to make time for a little quiet before opening work email, listening to the news, and restarting the daily panic. Take care of yourself. You are loved. Your voice matters. Rest is important. #knitsky

New Bluesky fiber peeps, welcome! Here are some get-started tips so you can feel more at home here: 1. Add the yarn ball emoji to your posts to get picked up in the "Crochet and Knitting" and "Craftiverse" feeds

Even with temps in the -10°s, the Up North Fiber Retreat was the coziest weekend. ❄️🧶 My vlog from the Up North Fiber Retreat is live on YouTube—feat. beautiful views, knitting friends (new & old), & fun classes. youtu.be/7fNvzZIqD08?... #knitting #knitsky #mnknitters #knittingpodcast

See ewe Sunday, January 26 from 2-4pm at Indeed Brewing! Indeed Brewing Co The Ox Taproom - 1st floor of the Solar Arts Building, down the hall from main taproom 711 15th Avenue NE MPLS See Brewery website for more info on parking and beverage options. #fiberfriends #brewandmakewithewe

Lets do it! A Knitalong to get the community going here on @bsky.app! Start something new (or pick up an old project) using blue yarn, any shade and use the #SkyKAL hashtag to post progress or finished projects. We will let it roll until the end of February. To keep things simple. See comments…

Today’s plans… 📖 Onyx Storm (duh) 🧶 Cosy Coco Hood for the Dandelion Fiber #dfchoodalong 🧶 Metamorphic Sweater and hoping to finish for @darnknitanyway.bsky.social Sweater Camp 🧶 Ingrid Slipover using super special yarn from @getbentzfarm.bsky.social 🧶 Abby’s Scarf #knitting #knitsky

Everything Tori wrote is spot on.

I’m Thea Colman, BabyCocktails on Ravelry and in my pattern design business. If you already know me, you won’t be surprised that I’m donating all the proceeds from any self pub pattern sales on Rav or from my website (BabyCocktails.com) to the ACLU until this Sat at midnight EST.

Time for some community building! Join Samantha Guerin and I for the #gridgambitcowlkal. 🗓 Dates: January 24 – March 7, 2025 🎉 Join us for Google Meet kick-off this Friday, January 24 at 8pm est. Link coming! #gridgambitcowl #knitspiration #knittingcommunity

I think I like cables! #dfchoodalong #cozycocohood #knitting #cableknitting

Had the best weekend in chilly northern Minnesota at the Up North Fiber Retreat. Highlights: learning to weave a basket, progress on a colorwork book sleeve, friendship sweater plans, and a -10F landscape. #knitting #knittingretreat #makersgonnamake

Just filmed my ‘Everything I made in 2024’ video. Piles of knit and sewn garments are everywhere…😅 #knitting #sewing #handmadewardrobe

I love Saturdays.

I can’t put down this sweater project. 📝 Metamorphic Sweater 🧶 Treehouse Knits ‘Northern Lights, Cannabis Indica’ & Noro Yarns Yukata ‘Fukuoka’ #knitting #sweaterknitting

Hi, I’m Emily, also known as The Botanical Knitter. I’m a knitter, spinner, sewist, and natural dyer (for fun) in Minnesota. Want to follow along with my making adventures? Here’s my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@thebotanica...