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Two handknit socks. One is red, grey, and black like a male cardinal. One is tan, gold, orange, grey, red, and black like a female cardinal. Together, they make a pair.

Another pair of socks done! And it is a pair... of cardinals!

@songbirdfibres.bsky.social dyed this amazing yarn to resemble male and female Northern Cardinals to make a true "pair" of socks. I can't wait to wear them #birdwatching this spring!

#knitsky #knitsocks #handknit

The ankle and heel of a handknit sock in progress. The yarn is called "Northern Cardinal - Female" and is variegated orange/tan/black/grey/red to resemble the bird

Some outdoor knitting now that it is finally warm! (and the snow melted off the picnic tables)

#knitsky #isitspringyet #knitsock

The word "love" in cursive as a magenta metal sign with lights throughout the letters. It rests on a fabric cutting mat and is about 50 cm long.

Like this! (currently the only such decoration I have around, but if you went into a Michael's in February, it was everywhere)

Bright, Valentine's Day decor magenta.

My stash is almost all teal/turquoise/blue, and I love pairing them with bright pinks.

Close up of a white lace shawl showing how the pattern changes from diamonds to branch half way.

A handknit white lace triangle shawl spread out to show the wingspan.

One more #lace knit for #showmeyourknits. This is one of my fav shawls that goes with everything. It needs fresh blocking (I wear it a lot!), but the lace still looks good.

Pattern is Olive Branch by LibraryPaste, free on Ravelry. Don't remember the 🧶, unfortunately.

#knitsky #shawl #handknit

I have seen the first two based on your recommendation and agree that Much Ado was very fun.

Human artists, use only one piece of art to convince people to follow you. 💙✨

A pair of finished crochet fingerless gloves. They have crocodile stitches ("dragon scales") over the hand, and smooth stitches over the wrists. There are thumb holes, but they aren't readily visible. The yarn changes between purple, lavender, green, and a sage/grey. The remaining skein of yarn sits to the left, and a wooden handled crochet hook rests across the wrist area of one glove.

I forgot to show off the finished dragon gloves!

They work up quickly and look great in variegated yarn. I need to scale up for my big hands, though. #punintended

Pattern is Dragon Scale Gloves, free from The Yarnivore UK. Yarn is Loops & Threads Impeccable.

#crochet #crochetsky

Make beautiful things.

#showmeyourknits #lace #knitsky

(shawl designed and knit by me!)

You have a ROUTINE. You are TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF. You're doing AMAZING!!!

May anyone who ever tells me to try weightlifting be cursed with joint pain similar to mine and then go add more weight to those joints and see how it feels.

Alpaca is soft and drapes well and is excellent for a fluffy warm scarf, but the same qualities make it less ideal for other projects. I do a lot of amigurumi and wool is usually best for holding its shape long-term. It's about the best fibre for the project.

A crochet wyrm (legless dragon) in bright orange yarn with lighter orange slit pupil eyes has its tail wrapped around the trunk of a dragon tree (dracaena marginata) and its wings outstretched as if to take off.

Very happy to share that my wyrm has wings! It still likes clinging to the dragon tree though.

It's so CUTE!

Miniature Wyrm/Wyvern/Dragon pattern by Megan Lapp of #CraftyIntentions. Yarn is KOIGU Jasmine. Eyes by Chateau Bornais Crochet.

#amigurumi #crochet #crochetsky🧶 #dragon

That's a great idea! The pattern is very adjustable - add a scale to make it bigger around, do fewer rounds in the wrist to make it shorter, etc. - that you can easily personalize it even when making "the same thing."

A completed crochet fingerless glove/arm warmer with "dragon scales" at the hand and flat (to fit under a sleeve!) arm. The yarn changes between purple, lavender, green, and sage, visible in the ball of yarn on the right with the wooden handle crochet hook.

When a friend asks if you can make #armwarmers/#fingerlessgloves, it's time to make a sample!

"Adult medium" is too small for me, so trust me there is a cool thumb hole.

Pattern is Dragon Scale Gloves, free from The Yarnivore UK. Yarn is Loops & Threads Impeccable.

#crochet #crochetsky

These are fantastic!

Oooo love the snail cloche! Great colours, and it looks very wearable.

That dragonfly hat just ended up in my Ravelry favourites. Likely the first of many patterns this week.

Beautiful work!

A corn snake with its head poking out of a soft red knitted "sweater" tube

#showmeyourknits is WILD for animals this week, so here is one of my favourite makes: a snake sweater!

Snake model courtesy of a friend who raises #cornsnakes. I was absolutely delighted watching it slither through the knit tube for pictures.

A black and white tuxedo cat curled in a ball with a yellow catnip-filled banana toy held down with a back paw while she sniffs it.

Today is Love Your Pet Day!

Lillie is very loved. Here she is on her special quilt with her catnip banana.

Please give your pets an extra pat/hug/treat for me!

#rescuecat #adoptdontshop #catsky #tuxedocat

Ah, gotcha. This is a summer tank top, so a bit long and little loose absolutely works (just not TOO loose).

This is certainly turning into a learning experience!

Thank you, everyone!

Step 1 was add a lifeline.

Step 2 was discovering my gauge is way off. 🤦‍♀️

Step 3 was a bunch of math to learn that I need to add 22 rows to get the same size with my current tension.

Step 4 will be to try adding the rows and see if I have enough yarn!

That is good to know about cotton! I think of it as super stiff/no stretch, and this is the first thing I have made where the stretch matters.

The yarn bowl is ceramic by a local potter. I love it too. ☺️

Yup, the tape measure has been out today!

It's right at 10.5 inches now, which is definitely too short for me. Time to get creative!

My partner is currently working on the leafy "cape" for this pattern. He really likes the pixies.

A rectangle of stockinette stitch knitting in turquoise with a bright pink icord edge. A yarn bowl shaped like an orange yip yip muppet holds the remaining yarn balls in its mouth. The stockinette is 78 rows for an XL tank top???

#knitsky, trust the pattern or go rogue?

The pattern says to start the arm hole shaping now, but I am afraid this is far too short to cover my torso. It's my first garment, so I don't have any experience sizing my knitting.

Yarn is cotton, so it won't stretch much with blocking.

Add more rows?

Glad you're okay!

I also hope you find the elliptical useful. I inherited mine from @grace-is-reading.bsky.social when she moved, and it is so much easier on my knees than other cardio.

How to Crochet a Magic Ring - PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/magicring The question I get asked most often is how to make a magic ring (sometimes also called a magic circle) to begin an amigurumi...

Check out Planet June. She's ambidextrous and has tutorials for both lefties and righties!

The chain start others mentioned absolutely does work but leaves a small hole. Magic ring/loop pulls tight and is recommended to keep the stuffing inside.

You got this!

www.planetjune.com/blog/amiguru...

The cuff and ankle of a handknit sock on double pointed needles. The sock and one ball of yarn is red/grey/black like a male cardinal. A second ball of yarn is gold/orange/grey/black/red like a female cardinal.

It's ❤️ & 🩷 week for #showmeyourknits, AND it's #valentinesday, so here is a special #wip: socks in Cardinal to make a pair each for me and my partner.

🧶 and concept by @songbirdfibres.bsky.social!

Announcement of Scrap Along 2026's opening day on Valentines Day and a list of the benefits of yarn craft. Details included in the post itself.

Hello! Scrap Along 2026 begins today, February 14, and runs 30 days through the Ides of March (March 15). Just make something from leftover yarn and post it on social media with the tag #ScrapAlong2026