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BeckyinVT
@beckyinvt.bsky.social
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Knitting designer on hiatus. Chickens, plants, Vermont adventures with pets and kids. I go hiking when I have the time. Unabashedly liberal. Feminist.
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If you knit a red hat and wear it to a protest, a food distribution event, or while being a public observer then great! If you knit red hats and think that's all you need to do then it's performative. Actions matter. #resist #fuckIce #fightFascism #knitsky 🧶
Me wearing a pointed red hat I knit years ago and some very red lipstick. My face is very serious, and I have a gnome on my shoulder.
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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WWII nurses wore red lipstick on the battlefield. In 2021 citizens protested in the streets wearing pink hats.
It's not lipstick or the hat that makes a protest. It's the ACTION. Wearing a pink suit does nothing unless you're physically between Al Green and security. #resist #resistFascism #protest
March 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I think it should be obvious, but in case you haven't picked up on my position. #fuckIce #vermontByVermonters #resist
A photo of green snowblower throwing snow with the bottom half of the frame entirely white snow. Black text over the white snow spells out the obscenity: fuck ice.
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Guys! GuysGUYSguysGuysGuys!

Plastic free, 100% recyclable coffee cup. I demand everyone switch immediately. Until they do I will buy all my coffees from Skinny Pancake. #plasticFree #vermontByVermonters #coffeeToGo #skinnyPancake
A space-age looking paper coffee cup - it's ALL paper and it has a fold over top which forms a swoop into a sippy top.
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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In a year that already has too much bad news, my partner Owen has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Putting this here because not-sharing wouldn't be telling my whole story. But please don't feel the need to donate. We're lucky to be well supported.

www.giveinkind.com/inkinds/B3R9...
Owen's leukemia journey
I had some anemia pop up during a routine blood test in October and we've spent the last few months trying to figure out the cause. On January 2nd 2025 the doctors determined that it is plasma cell l...
www.giveinkind.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
beckyinvt.bsky.social
I broke out the pressure canner and made some shelf stable meat juice! #homeCanning #foodInJars #chickenStock
Six pint jars full of clear amber liquid sit on a blue and green kitchen towel. The tops are labeled: smoked bone broth 2026
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
beckyinvt.bsky.social
The song is "Shame on You" by the Indigo Girls in 1997. Everything old is new again. #resist #indigogirls #immigrants
A screen shot of lyrics reading: There'll be blue lights Flashin' down the long Dirt road When they ask me to Step out They say, "we've been Looking for illegal Immigrants Can we check your car?" I say, "you know it's funny I think we were on the Same boat back in 1694”
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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I made gingerbread sweaters! #cookies #baking #knitsky
Eleven frosted gingerbread cookies. Six sweaters with swirls stripes and dots, two butterflies, a maple leaf, a circle, and a classic person shape.
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Buying the whole jar is reasonable. Right? RIGHT? #knitsky 🧶 #secondHand
A quart sized mason jar almost completely full of old metal DPNs in a mix of sizes and colors sits next to a pint jar with at least 10 crochet hooks. A hand lettered sign on the jar reads "knitting needles / $1.00 pair / crochet hooks / $1.00 each"
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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One gnome finished and the second is already underway! This pattern is Oh Gnome, You Didn't from Imagined Landscapes on ravelry. I put bits of pipe cleaner in their hat so the points can go in any direction! #gnomeAlong #imaginedLandscapes #knitsky 🧶
A knitted gnome on a background of sticks. They have an ocean blue hat with three curly points (a bit like a jester's hat) a white scarf with red tips, and a green sweater with red pockets. This gnome is beardless but their hat is pulled down and their scarf is pulled up so only their nose sticks out.
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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It's that time of year when I knit lots of things and take zero photos. Not because they're gifts and I'm trying to keep things a surprise. Just because we only have 8hrs 54min of daylight and I spend all of them at work and in the car. Here's a cute gnome hat in the waning blue light. #knitting 🧶
A blue hat with three points like a jesters hat rests on a snow covered evergreen. Beneath it is a little white scarf with red tips. None of the ends have been woven in yet.
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
beckyinvt.bsky.social
Adding to #weAintBuyingIt I never shop on a weekend meant for thanks AND I do not shop at box stores. I've switched from Amazon to local stores today and every day!
A mason jar with citrus peel infusion and a bottle of wine in a hand knit green gift bag with a beaded tree decorating it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A+ to my past self for scheduling the winter tire change over for today! #vermontByVermonters #btv #winterDriving
A windshield eye view out over the dashboard into a snowstorm. The snow is sticking to the glass everywhere the wiper blades don't reach.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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I needed to charge on my way to work. It took me 6min to work the high tech coffee maker while my car charged 8-21% I can finish at work.

It's key to have fast chargers everywhere. Drivers don't need to charge to full if we know it's not the only option in the county. #nissanLEAF #evCharging
A silver Nissan leaf EV has the nose cover open and is plugged in to a high speed charger. A normal gas station is visible on the background.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Republicans are taking away people's food because Democrats won't vote to take away healthcare.

The cruelty is the point.
A screenshot of a meta AI post white text over blue mountains reads "Republicans are taking away people's food because Democrats won't vote to take away healthcare. The cruelty is the point." I do not use AI but this background was in with all the others on the book of faces and I didn't realize it was AI until it had posted.
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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I'm absolutely trapped and will never be able to get up and make my lunch. #catsky #caturday #lapCat
An all gray cat delicately rests her chin on my left shin. Her eyes are closed and maybe she's smiling slightly. My pants are berry red and we're sitting on a colorful quilt together. My right leg is completely free and I am, in no way, actually trapped.
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Who needs to see some cute chickens? Probably everyone, so here you go! #chickensky #urbanChickens
A dark Brahma hen (white and black laced feathers) looking regal in front of a fence in front of an apartment building. Just the head of golden hen is in view as she inspects the camera. Her amber eye is in focus but her beak is so close to the lens it is blurry. A selfie angled photo of me with a barred rock hen (black and white striped feathers and a big red comb) on my shoulder. She jumped up there on her own to get a better look at what I was doing. A slatey gray Americana hen with puffy cheek and beard feathers.
October 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
beckyinvt.bsky.social
It's time for #NoKings round 2! I've got covid so I'm keeping my germs at home. But my signs are up! #resist #protest #protectAmerica #antifaMeansAntifascist
A photo of a roadside, two gray chalk signs (one above the other) read "If hating fascists is wrong then I don't want to be right" with hearts drawn in the corners. Further back is another sign with the classic red circle with a line through it - inside the circle is an orange with a face wearing a toupee and a crown.
October 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Slowly but surely I will read literally everything @nnedi.bsky.social writes. It is all brilliant. And yes, my statement includes her newest book The Space Cat, and Chicken in the Kitchen. #readMoreBooks #TBRpile #sciFiBooks #read
A screen shot of the cover for Chicken in the Kitchen, a picture book by Nnedi Okorafor. The cover is brightly illustrated, showing a young black girl peering around the corner at a very large multicolor chicken.
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Dropkick Murphys - punk since forever! #resist
A screenshot of lyrics in white over teal from the song "who'll stand with us?" Which reads "we've been robbed of our freedom, we've been held down and beholden to the bosses and the bankers, who never gave their share of any blood, of any sweat, of any tears. Who'll stand with us? Don't tell me everything is fine. Who'll stand with us? Because this treatment is a crime. The working people fuel the engine while you yank the chain. We fight the wars and build the buildings for someone else's gain. So, tell me, who will stand with us?"
September 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The BCBSVT actuaries and doctors are breathing a huge sigh of relief. Because it will be less expensive to cover vaccines than to cover the needs for members who might have gotten covid/long covid.

I don't know about the executives, they might be grumpy. #vaccines #covid #resist
A screenshot of a cheesey health insurance ad announcing that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont will cover covid vaccines.
September 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We went to Octoberfest in Burlington - I was psyched because they had so many ciders on tap that even a celiac could have choices. Also it was an excuse for a fancy hat. #octoberfest #vermontByVermonters #BTV
A gray women's fedora with white and purple ribbon for a hat and. Three feathers including a tall pheasant feather, a yellow rose, and a fake chickadee adorn the left side. Me smiling at the camera holding a glass of cider. I'm wearing my gray hat, purple dirndl with elbow length white blouse, silver buttons, and pink floral apron. The ensemble was sewn by my grandmother about 40 years ago. Owen, smiling for the camera and holding an Octoberfest beer. He's wearing vintage wool short-pants, suspenders, a purple plaid shirt, and a flat cap.
September 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
beckyinvt.bsky.social
I knit the Poppinjay socks with self striping yarn from knit.spin.farm and I loved them so much I did it again and again and again. 🧶 #socksForTheWholeFamily #knitting #knitsky #socks
A picture of my feet wearing fair isle patterned socks in yellow, orange, and gray. A dog sits hopefully in the background. A fair isle patterned sock in yellow, orange, green, and pink with matching party ribbons. One and a half fair isle patterned socks in yellow, orange, white, and green on a gray background. A fair isle patterned sock in yellow, orange, gray, and gray-blue on a foggy glass tabletop.
September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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I refuse to age gracefully, I am going to age like one of those fairytale witches, only growing more powerful and notorious each year.
September 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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It's been wicked dry all over New England. I admit to occasionally watering the sunflowers in front of my house to keep them going. Don't miss the flags on the porch reading "end gun violence" and "protect trans kids" because, yeah. #sunflowerForGood #yesIwantMyYardToLookLikeThis #pollinators
A bright yellow sunflower framed by dry grass seedheads in the foreground and a purple porch with protest flags in the background. The rest of the yard is more sunflowers and tall grasses. You can see the power lines of a busy street beside the yard.
September 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM