During the 2 World Wars, women in Europe used knitting for spying, including encoding messages with combinations of knits/purls...find out more in #UnravellingWomensArt the 1st @womensart1 book, along with many more wonderful and sometimes weird textile art facts....!

via @forreadingaddicts.bsky.social #booksky

I mean, just look at this cutie! Leopold is now ready for winter…in 6 months. Knitting this pattern brought me so much joy! Thanks for hosting the #lightitupMAL @samantha-west.bsky.social 🧶 #knitsky #knitting #knittoys

It’s not that the president has some mysterious ability to “do whatever he wants” It’s that Senators are choosing not to stop him, even though they could

Yes, the cashier should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their one paycheck. And the janitor. And the waitress. And the fry cook. And the teacher.

#showmeyourknits stockinette week. Here’s some of my Musselburgh hats. A favorite stockinette project to have on the go. Pattern by Ysolda Teague Knit in various sock yarns. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

An update for the #lightitupMAL hosted by @samantha-west.bsky.social I am shamelessly a multiple project knitter so Leopold’s clothes are coming slowly, but they’re coming. And bringing so much joy! Pattern: Susan B Anderson Yarn: Barrett Wool 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" Me:

Took myself on a much needed getaway. Despite it being Hades-hot in Tucson, I found a LYS, Birdhouse Yarns, & got some yarn for summertime tops. I plan to make a Tolsta Tee (Rebecca Clow) with the green & an Irene Top (Sari Nordlund) with the blue. The sock set is called “Mr. Tumnus.” 🥰 🧶 #knitsky

I planned on taking progress pics of this lil guy for the #lightitupMAL but oh my gosh, I was completely addicted to watching his little body knit up and I couldn’t stop! I’m calling him Leopold. Pattern details in alt text. On to his clothes. MAL hosted by @samantha-west.bsky.social 🧶 #knitsky

The #lightitupMAL is so right up my alley for this May. I’ve had this kit for a while and can’t think of a better project to spark joy. Pattern: Good Bear by Susan B Anderson Yarn: Barrett Wool Thanks to @samantha-west.bsky.social for hosting! 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

It’s official, I’ll be hosting the Light it up MAL this May! The MAL will run from 4th May – 30th May 2026, with the general theme of making something that brings joy or gratitude in your life. Any knitting or crochet project, including WIPs, are eligible, please use the #lightitupMAL to join in 1/3

I know I’m a day late with this one but I didn’t want to miss out on purple week! Here’s another Martina Behm shawl: Heaven & Space in Cascade sport. 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

The Queen of #May, 1900, (detail) by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh of the Glasgow School, who pushed the boundaries of Art Nouveau #WomensArt #May1st #FridayFeeling

Cowl week on #showmeyourknits !Here’s my fingering weight Shift Cowl (Andrea Mowry). I LOVE cowls & this is a favorite. The lighter yarn makes it a good option for warmer climates. Yarn: Zauberball Crazy, Farmers Daughter Fibers Soka’pii, & the Angora Moose 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

What do women want? Oh, it is such a mystery they say, we will never know. What this woman wants: taxing the rich.

#showmeyourknits cables week! During lockdown (2020) I ordered a mystery kit from Ginger Twist Studios with the prompt word “tranquility.” This gorgeous alpaca yarn arrived with a printed pattern for Martina Behm’s Braidsmaid shawl. One of my favorite pieces I’ve ever knit. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

Notice how Christian nationalists suddenly believe in the separation of church and state when Bishop Mariann Budde asks the president to be merciful, when the Pope asks the president to be peaceful, and when anyone suggests that the government should take better care of the poor.

Sock week for #showmeyourknits & I thought I’d share a pic of my sock box containing all the handmade socks I’ve kept for myself. Less interested in knitting socks lately - I’ve had a sock WIP for a year…? But I have enjoyed knitting them so much in the past. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting #knitsocks

We need your help please. Please share. Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing over a thousand years of Indigenous history ancient ruins, sacred sites, and cultural landmarks built by the ancestors of today’s Pueblo peoples.

It’s been a busy week, so coming in a little late with #showmeyourknits colorwork week. Here’s a mosaic shawl I made about 5 years ago with my late kitty Maia modeling the blocking process. Pattern: Sanora by Kristen Kapur Yarn: Barrett Wool Co 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

My WIPs for this week’s #showmeyourknits green theme. Apparently, I’m having a green moment b/c there’s another green WIP not pictured (it’s always a green moment). Broken rib vanilla sock - Back Loop Yarn Co Sky Cardi (Carrie Bostick Hoge) - Borgo de Pazzi Amore 🧶 #WIPwednesday #knitsky #knitting

My finished Butterfly Fingerless Gloves (pattern: Kimberly Porter). The duplicate stitch was fiddly in the narrow space of a mitt and got off to a very rocky start (there may have been cursing), but I persevered! Pleased with the finished product. 🦋🧶 #knitsky #knitting

Let's elect people who have put gas in a car and shopped at a grocery store.

#showmeyourknits this week: on the needles & inspiration. I’m digging deep to grab the inspiration that had me starting my many WIPs rather than starting a new project. 🤦‍♀️ Here’s my version of the Orange Butterfly Fingerless Gloves by Kimberly Porter. Bout to begin the duplicate stitch. 🧶 #knitsky

Happy #caturday from the majestic, elm-matching Vaila Jean. #catsky

ME: omg i have so much to do today BRAIN: best i can do is none of it so that you don't feel bad for only doing some of it ME: that doesn't make any sense BRAIN: don't tell me how to do my job

My #WIPWednesday also works for this week’s #showmeyourknits lace week. Here’s my progress on the Sky Cardi with its simple lace border. It’s an open front, cropped sweater & I’m loving the way the yarn is knitting up. #knitsky #knitting 🧶 Pattern by Carrie Bostic Hoge Yarn: Borgo de Pazzi Amore

Regrettably, I don’t have any dogs in sweaters pics (my dog isn’t a fan) for the animal theme this week, but here’s my kitten enjoying a thrown together blanket I made for her last summer. What a difference 7 months makes! #showmeyourknits 🧶 #knitsky

'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt

A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord, Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that, Tho’ hundreds worship at his word, He’s but a coof for a’ that. For a’ that, an’ a’ that, His ribband, star, an’ a’ that, The man o’ independent mind, He looks an’ laughs at a’ that

I truly adore the squishiness of garter. I think it’s well underrated. I’ve knit a few shawls with garter and I’m loving this one which is a current WIP. Marlia Shawl in Poema cashmere 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

Intimate embroidered portraits by Cape Town artist Danielle Clough #WomensArt

'Nope' by cartoonist Gemma Correll #WomensArt #Monday

Tomorrow is today! And if you hate dialing, 5calls.org lets you click to call your electeds. It even gives scripts (though I like the one below).

I’m terrible at taking quality pics of my FOs, especially those I gift. So, here’s some ugly photos of mitts I’ve made in recent years. 😆 Magic Toadstool Mitts by Stone Knits & the orange with daisies are self drafted based on the same pattern. Both in Woolstock Light. #showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧶

Very late with this post, but I wanted to throw some of my WIPs up here. The scarf and the hat are new cast ons but the socks have been languishing for a year? Marlia Shawl in Poema Cashmere Stark hat in Berroco Millefiori Light Vanilla socks in Back Loop Yarn Co 🧶 #showmeyourknit #knitsky #knitting

If you don't know your reps, may I recommend 5calls.org? Click to dial all your state and federal electeds, PLUS scripts if you don't know what to say. Pass it on. @5calls.org

Fiction and fantasy aren't "fake" any more than light seen through a prism is fake. It's just seen from a different perspective. Light seen through a prism is still light. Truth seen through a story is still the truth.

Happy #caturday from this sleepy head, her toe beans, and her fluffiest tail. #catsky

#showmeyourknits FIRSTS, presenting my first (& only) brioche project. This is from a couple years ago and I can’t for my life remember the designer. 🫣 Yarn is Manos del Uruguay. Can confirm is very squishy. For some reason, I haven’t felt compelled to do more brioche. Yet. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.” -Tove Jansson

#showmeyourknits knitters choice this week. Here’s one of my last finished objects of 2025: Unbearable Hat (pattern by Les garçons). Gifted to a favorite 5 year old. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting #knithats #knit

Gonna toss 3 weeks’ of #showmeyourknits into one post: my 2025 advent is by one of my favorite indie dyers, Yarnaceous Fibers. Shown in the first pic on day 10 with one of my holiday knits, the first of my Dad’s annual Christmas socks. 🧶 #holidayknitting #yarnadvent #knitting #knit

Vaila Jean.

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