Has anyone done a study on how a person's weight affects the wear and tear on their clothes? I have a theory.

I'm the celebrating October by publishing a fun #briochestitch hat pattern with 3d horns. There are so many costume possibilities! #knitting #handmade www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

I'm currently blocking a stunning, if I do say so, shawlette I made for a sweet friend's birthday. I made a DK version of @xandypeters.bsky.social's Feather Flame pattern, using @isasaxonists.bsky.social's Republic of Yarnia Wintery Muse yarn from last year's Antiracist Craft Club. 🧶

I'm a knitting designer, instructor and stitch innovator with a STEM background. I watched the controversial scishow knitting episode and didn't see a lot wrong with it. @hankgreen.bsky.social

@knitty.com do you still accept NSFW patterns and tutorials? I have a weird one that needs a home.

The brand-new issue of Knitty Magazine is up right now! A lovely selection of our quality FREE knitting (and a little crochet) patterns, each tech edited for your yarny enjoyment! Find the new issue (and 23 years' worth of back issues) here: knitty.com #ShareAndEnjoy #GladToBeOfService 🧶

My latest YT video has gone live & it's not a tutorial! I explain how I developed my technique & why, & how it's different to other methods of creating colourwork with short rows. It's something I discuss in my book/classes/lectures, it was tricky trying to keep it short 🧶 youtu.be/3ekZO5bPqBQ?...

We’re so excited! LYS welcomes Xandy Peters to the Lancaster Winter Knitter’s Retreat January 9 - 11, 2026! Local fiber artist Sarah Ulrich *and others* round out a cozy weekend of knitting and community. Join us at the William H Montgomery mansion in Lancaster, PA. Details on our website!

If I found bug damage in a package of yarn that I had JUST OPENED, I'd take pictures. The one time I had an issue with damaged yarn, the pictures helped prove that UPS damaged the package and it was much easier to resolve. PICS BEFORE AND AFTER OPENING!!!

I did some math: If the big bill goes through, my healthcare cost will go up 2000%

If somebody with dementia is awake all night, can they still be sundowning after the sun comes up?

Fill in the blank. Delulu is to Delusional as Labubu is to _____

For worldwide knit in public day, I decided not to stick to my knitting. There were other, important things going on. #knitsky

So cute! #showmeyourknits 🧶 #knitsky

Is this you? #knitsky

What's one knitting technique that you'll never try? For me, it's Mosaic knitting. It's very similar to stranded color work, but only one yarn is worked at a time. I think it would feel tedious to me. #knitsky #fiberartist #knitting

Stop panic buying the yarn, Michaels will be stocking your Joann favorites.

A taco truck on every corner vs. a TACO tariff on every country... I know which one is part of a stable, thriving economy.

Can someone who is still active on Twitter ask grok about the history of the Kitchener stitch? I want to see something... #knitsky

My best #knitting advice is to listen to techno while you work on your project. It will speed up your stitches when you #knit to the beat of the music. Sandstorm by Darude is 136 bpm so it helps me work 68 purls per minute! #Fiberartist #knittothebeat

#ShowMeYourKnits is celebrating Local Yarn Stores this week. Mine is Gobsmacked Yarn in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. 🧶 This shawl is Trypophobia by @xandypeters.bsky.social in a @gobsmackedyarn.bsky.social giant (150 g gradient).

These #knittingtutorial ideas come to me at night when I can't sleep. 🧶 HOW TO SPIT SPLICE WOOL YARN #knitsky #spitonit

I’ve made all the mistakes and figured out my best tension for these holes with the cheap rainbow striping single ply at the bottom. Now I’m on to the actual project in a gorgeous gradient of burgundy red to bright green. Pattern is Trypophobia by @xandypeters.bsky.social Knit 🧶 #knitsky #craftsky

Calling all knitting cryptographers, this scarf pattern contains a hidden code. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... (I also posted the encoded message here for those who want to solve the puzzle but not knit the project) #knitsky #lace #cryptography #algorithmicknitting

I’m learning these holes. Made without need of BO CO. Pattern is Trypophobia by Xandy Peters holes technique from Lucy Neatby #knitting #knitsky #craftsky @xandypeters.bsky.social They always have fun designs. These could (and will) have endless iterations of size and placement in my yarn-play 🧶

#ShowMeYourKnits, more grey! This pattern is the #LaserTagShawl by @xandypeters.bsky.social with yarn from @oldrustedchair.bsky.social knitted up into a chaos rainbow.

#ShowMeYourKnits #WIP Wanted to try a stacked-stitch design by @xandypeters.bsky.social, so I dove into my stash for Eccentricity. I used a smaller gauge and have enough yarn left, so I’m now adding an extra lace insert. This shawl will be so very big! 🧶 #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

I've decided to make a crochet cardigan using Debbie New's labyrinth jacket formula. Should I blog about the process like it's 2010?

Happy trans day of visibility!

This week's #showmeyourknits theme is colorwork - I assume the idea is to post stranded projects. I've got one pattern for a stranded colorwork cowl in my shop and it's an interactive design, you can make it like mine or make it your own by reallanging pattern tiles. xandypeters.com/products/tru...

I'm excited to be teaching classes next weekend at FiberSpace in Alexandria Virginia. It's such a nice city to visit!

I was intrigued by the multicolor yarn, it turned out to look like Tiffany glass!

I sat down with my girlfriend, @elessar42.bsky.social , and @faeriviera.bsky.social on Ellie's podcast to discuss Gentleman's Agreement, the 1947 Oscar winner for Best Picture. youtu.be/dseMaB-vVm8

Before transitioning, my social media(for work) was more like a drag act than an expression of self. These days, you'll rarely catch me setting up a complicated photo shoot. I just exist as a normal person whereas before, I saw my body as nothing more than a convenient mannequin to display my work.

For the green theme of #showmeyourknits, my current project mostly fits, although the color is very complex with many more tones than just green. The yarn was hand spun by one of my students and gifted to me last month.

In 2015, I made this double knitting chart for a two-sided pattern in 3 Alasdair Post-Quinn's #doubleknitting class. It was going to be a circular experiment/reversible cowl, but I haven't yet found time to try it. Does anyone out there want to give it a shot? #knittingpattern #colorwork

If nutrition labels were required to show how many microplastics are in food, companies might actually try to reduce those numbers.

I just had a 20 minute call with an Instagram expert from Meta. He started talking about the best ways to get engagement and followers and answered all of my questions about different types of posts. I was skeptical of why this call was offered to me, but the true purpose was soon revealed...

I can't be silent anymore. Every time I see knitters wearing a teeny tiny #Sophiescarf, I can't help but think of boyscout uniforms. Like OK Moonrise Kingdom, I can see you've earned your #handknitting badge.

If you're looking for an anti Putin protest song, please consider Georgia's 2009 Eurovision entry. They weren't allowed to compete because the thinly veiled threat to shoot their invaders was too political. youtu.be/LV1_s73fI-U?...

I made this swatch of a stitch idea a few months ago and will probably never use it for anything. What do you think? #knitting #stackedstitches

My favourite of your stripe designs will always be Linear Moods. @gobsmackedyarn.bsky.social was kind enough to custom dye yarn for me in appropriate portions, and it's the floatiest, snuggliest blanket of a shawl! (It's laceweight so it's HYUUUUGE, in the best way.)

I have too many striped projects to share for this week's #showmeyourknits prompt. Nearly half of everything I've ever designed has stripes. xandypeters.com/collections/...

More cables! This is the Stroopwafel Shawl, I love this project because it is so warm and cozy on a cold day. My hope is to make a blanket version someday. #showmeyourknits #knitting #shawl www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Unpopular opinion: Protein powder is a highly processed food. Probably not good to have too much of it.

Good social apps are secondary to the humans they connect. They're meant to be the substrate, the background which helps us meet people with common interests and form new bonds.

@hellofibre.bsky.social says it's #cables week of #showmeyourknits (where are we getting this info, who assigns the themes?) so I'm sharing my Double Mustard Scarf. The cables are different on each side! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

I made you all some #knitting memes♥️🧶

It is a brilliant pattern and @xandypeters.bsky.social is a genius. Anyway Here's mine: