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fernadern.bsky.social
@fernadern.bsky.social
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Cross stitch, hand knitting, machine knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning... We'll see which hobby I pick up next. She/her.
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fernadern.bsky.social
I've been working my way through "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." Today's album was John Prine, a country record from 1971.

My favorite song was "Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore." Still relevant, 55 years later.
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I'm going to visit my stitching bestie tomorrow, so I had to finally iron and frame this hungry little ghost I made for her (free pattern from @lolacrow.bsky.social ).

#stitchsky #crossstitch
A very small cross stitch of a cute little ghost, who is eating candy corn. Several more candy corn are on the floor. The piece is in a black frame, being held by a hand that is mostly out of frame.
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
Moving the q-snap on my bear.

I'm thinking I might try Royal rows for my next pass 🤔

#stitchsky #crossstitch
Cross stitch showing the head of a polar bear on a dark background. The bear looks concerned. A banana is provided for scale.
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
Stitching finished!!

Started July 8, finished November 1.
17,936 stitches, 8.4"x10.9"
Pattern from QuillandThreadLLC on Etsy

#stitchsky #crossstitch
A finished cross stitch of a travel poster for Ireland. The top says "Ireland: cliffs of Moher." In the middle are the cliffs and the sea. The bottom has two sheep on a grassy field in the foreground.
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
One of the fun things about cross stitch is that I'll be working away, focused on the stitches I'm currently working on, when suddenly I step back and realize, "oh! That weird little ovary shape I just did is a sheep's head!"

#crossstitch #stitchsky
Partially finished cross stitch. In the lower left is a sheep, and in the middle is the beginning of a second sheep's head.
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
Moving the q-snap one last time!

83% done, 3033 stitches to go.

#crossstitch #stitchsky
A partially finished cross stitch depicting a travel poster for Ireland's Cliffs of Moher.
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
In today's episode of "I'm flight af so I can't concentrate on one project for now than 5 seconds at a time":

I walked past my spinning wheel and said (John Mulaney voice) "Okay!"

Fiber is from Knit Picks, the wheel is a Majacraft Suzie Pro.
#spinning
Top down view of spun singles on a bobbin, still on the wheel's flyer. The singles are a Kelly green, the bobbin is blue.
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
This morning's project was making this jelly roll race quilt. It was a small roll (only 20 strips) so now it's off to my mom (and her fabric stash) for enbiggening and then quilting.

#quilting
A quilt top made out of long strips of fabric. Its colors are grey and yellow, with some of the fabrics having bees on them.
September 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I have reached the bottom of the pattern. Now all I need to stitch is the rest of the column and everything to the right of it. Easy peasy.
#stitchsky
A cross stitch piece in progress. It's mostly blobs of blue and green along the top and left side of the square. There is also a cute cartoon llama needle minder in the middle.
September 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I've been using iHerb for years to get my (non-autism curing 🙄) supplements. I just cancelled my subscription.

Once again: this is why we can't have nice things.
leahmcelrath.bsky.social Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Sep 22
Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
September 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
fernadern.bsky.social
I had a craving to hand knit something, so I've been working on this baby sweater. Unfortunately, the yarn is driving me crazy because it keeps breaking.

I'm persevering, but it's dangerously close to going into a timeout.

Pattern: POP! baby cardigan by Rachel Atkinson
A partially knit baby sweater laying on red paw print fabric. The sweater is knit in a rustic yellow yarn. The sleeves and yoke are finished, but the sides and back are still on stitch holders.
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I'm just over 50% on this cross stitch piece, I should be ready to move the q-snap in the next day or two. I'm excited, because the bottom portion has sheep!

Pattern from QuillandThreadLLC on Etsy
A partially finished cross stitch featuring the words "Ireland" (with the I obscured by a grime guard) and "Cliffs of Mohe." The green cliffs are down next to a blue sea.
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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ligerlillie.bsky.social
The thing about being an artist is that sometimes you’ll have a really silly/cursed image enter your head and spend hours of your life drawing it. Hours you’ll never get back.
A drawing of Kathy from the comic strip Kathy (a white woman with brown hair and droopy eyes) dressed in a gown with puffy sleeves standing next to Heathcliff the orange cat from the comic strip Heathcliff. Heathcliff is wearing a black waistcoat. They’re standing against a foggy background with trees and red outlined letters say Wuthering Heights, an homage to the poster for the new Emerald Fennel film adaptation of the 19th century novel. Smaller black text above has the author’s name, Charlotte Brontë.
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
The world continues to be terrible, but I made some flannel baby pants for donation, and they make me smile.
Pattern is from Made By Rae.
Baby pants laying next to a banana, to emphasize how small they are. The pants' fabric is grey flannel with old cars printed on it.
July 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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stedeco.re
this poem got a lot of flak when it was written because people have no reading comprehension but i've been thinking about it a lot again (by @vinayrk.bsky.social unless i'm mistaken)
[title] there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop. I have to eat better and also avoid a plague. my rent went up $150. I'll need to pick up more shifts. Twenty people died in Rafah this morning and every major news outlet is stretching the limits of passive voice to suggest whole families may have leaped up through the air at missiles that otherwise had the right of way. I just got a notification that my student loan payments are starting up again and my phone isn't charged. My cousin got COVID for a fourth time and can no longer work or walk or even feed himself. The person across from me on the L train seems to fashion themself a punk rock revolutionary, but they're not wearing a face mask, and that's the kind of cognitive dissonance that makes me want to steal batteries. Fascists keep winning primaries for both parties, and I think I gained a few pounds. The CDC just announced there are no more speed limits on highways, and I think this Ativan is finally hitting. The NYPD farmer's market only sells bad apples, have you heard that one? Listen it's warm today, too warm for March. But I don't have time to think through the implications because there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop.
July 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
Cross stitching on black 16ct aida seemed like a good idea at the time....

Pattern is Space Possum by TwistyThreadsDesigns on Etsy
A partial cross stitch on black fabric which is gridded with silver thread. It is the beginning of a screaming possum in a space suit.
June 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
Husband: So what are you working on now?
Me: I'm knitting an emotional support chicken.
Husband: I don't know why I even ask anymore.
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
My deaf dog doesn't hear the doorbell anymore, so I will wake her up to answer the door with me. Sales people are less pushy when my 40lb dog is barking at them.
kikidoodle.bsky.social KikiDoodle & Purrmaids @ mff table F21-22 @kikidoodle.bsky.social · May 27
The solar panel door to door salespeople have gotten so aggressive and so obnoxious (lying that they work for the power company, refusing to leave the porch, etc) that V has declared war on them and ordered a very colorful super soaker for the next one who doesn't understand "no thanks"
May 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
The Very Cross Stitchers. Our symbol would be a skull and crossbones, where the eyes are X's that are clearly cross stitches, and the crossbones would be two threaded needles.

Or maybe one needle is unthreaded, and that's why we're cross? 🤔
gailsimone.bsky.social Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · May 28
If you formed a tough scary biker gang based on your wimpiest hobby or field of interest, what would your tough scary biker gang be called?
May 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I finished my paint by number! My family will be thrilled to have our dining room table back 😄

#paintbynumber #craftsky #fox
A finished paint by number of a fox on an abstract yellow, orange, and purple background. The entire painting is made up of triangles.
May 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
One of my current projects is this paint by number from Schipper. My painting technique is fairly terrible (wavy edges, willy-nilly brush strokes) but I'm enjoying the process.
A partially completed paint by number. It appears to be a fox on an abstract orange and purple background, entirely made out of differently sized triangles.
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I think the secret to making bread in a bread machine is to make sure to put the freaking paddle in the pan. But that's just been my experience, ymmv.
March 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
fernadern.bsky.social
I just finished cross stitching this little guy, and his expression still cracks me up every time I look at it.

Pattern by HappySlothPatterns on Etsy, stitched on 16 count yellow Aida.
March 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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matociquala.bsky.social
Timeline cleanse

youtu.be/2vF26QG9he4?...
Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan Cover)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
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March 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
fernadern.bsky.social
Moving the qsnap means I get a full view of this guy, whose expression always makes me smile.
Pattern is "Poker Face" mini. Art by Alison Friend, pattern by Contemporary Cross.
#crossstitch
A partially finished cross stitch of a polar bear on a dark background. The ears and eyes are finished, and the eyes look vaguely worried.
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM