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Galaxy 🌌🧶
@galaxyknits.bsky.social
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(they/them) Astrophysicist | Fiber Artist | Knitting Tech Editor | Board Game Enthusiast | Bibliophile
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galaxyknits.bsky.social
If I were to host virtual mental health focused craft circles, would anyone be interested? My thought is to charge a small sliding scale monthly fee and host them weekly.
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
As a recovering perfectionist, I have a new blog post on what to do when you make mistakes in your knitting
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Mistakes by Design
What to do when you find mistakes in your knitting.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
Reminder: making knitting mistakes is frustrating, but that's how real learning and growth happens!
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I don't knit much gray for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits but here's a sneak peek at a new design that is being tech edited right now! I knit these sting rays on a cruise and left them around the boat for people to find, which was so much fun!
The bottom of a triangular shawl knit in gray with an intarsia rainbow heart, and a purple I-cord along the edge. Two knitted sting rays sitting on a table with knitting needles and part of a bag off to the side and a yellow bubbly light behind them. A baby cardigan knit in gray yarn in garter stitch laying on a table with a pair of knitting needles above it.
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
Five classes I took in college, non-physics/astro version:
History of Islam
History of Catholicism
Psychology of gender
Calligraphy
Logic
rr4idic.bsky.social Rachel Reddick / RZ Nicolet @rr4idic.bsky.social · 4d
Five (non-physics/astro) classes I took in college:
- Economics
- Voting Theory
- Intro Philosophy (Ontology)
- History of Medieval Europe (actually really great, including critical analysis of primary sources)
- Pottery
catieslaughts.bsky.social Catherine Slaughter, M.Sc. @catieslaughts.bsky.social · 4d
Five (non-physics and astro) classes I took in college:
- STEM education
- Food and Power
- Digital Electronics
- Gender Topics in Native American Life
- Philosophy of Science
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 AM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I've seen a few of these going around, five of my favorite/most interesting classes I took at university:
Time-domain astrophysics
Quantum mechanics
Cosmology
Nuclear and particle physics
Optics
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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killizabeth.bsky.social
Free Abolish ICE graph by @feicrochet.bsky.social !!! lakzacrochet.com 🖤
Text reads: FREE GRAPH Image is of a graph with Abolish ICE in black metal font
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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abigailnicole.bsky.social
Many people have suggested the Melt the Ice knit pattern is better with an inch or so of stockinette before the decreases. May I suggest some colorwork you could add?
a Melt The Ice hat, with added stockinette colorwork saying FUCK ICE! a Melt The Ice hat, with added stockinette colorwork saying FUCK ICE! a chart for the FUCK ICE! chart, for the 108 stitch version of the pattern
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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pandorakiin.bsky.social
Some #FuckICE protest crochet for those with itchy fingers a quick hook... 🤩

#Resist #ArtIsResistance

#SPNFamily, we have work to do.

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Fuck ICE pattern by Sara Allen
I have been wanting to design and make this square for a while now, and today, after Renee Good’s murder, it seemed like a good day.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
Galaxyknits.com has officially been live for a whole year! It's been quite the adventure and I can't wait to see what's to come for my business in 2026!
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January 28, 2026 at 6:52 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
Haymarket Books is giving away free ebooks on open borders, I'm putting them all on my TBR list!
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Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
It's time for garter stitch to shine for #ShowMeYourKnits this week! I don't use a ton of garter stitch, but I've made a few projects with its variations
A person wearing a black and white geometric dress and a tonal blue hand knit scarf in garter stitch with eyelets. A person facing away from the camera wrapped in a shallow garter stitch shawl with pink, light blue, and light purple horizontal stripes. A person facing away from the camera holding up a shawl with black and light purple stripes in garter stitch with some lace sections. A grey baby cardigan in garter stitch laying flat on a table.
January 25, 2026 at 10:37 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
It's hands week for #ShowMeYourKnits here's my most recent FO, cabled gloves I made for my partner, music fingerless mitts I made for myself, and my first intarsia project ever (I made the charts myself!) I made for my bestie a long time ago!
A woman holding her hands up wearing fingerless gloves with black cats and hearts on them on a gradient background of greens, blues, and purples. A pair of hands wearing purple tonal gloves with an intricate cables design. A pair of hands wearing black and white fingerless mitts with music notes, a treble clef on the right hand, and a bass clef on the left hand. A pair of black fingerless mitts with white X's on them.
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I knit these fingerless gloves for my friend, Kristen, they turned out great!
A woman smiling holding her hands up to show the backs of a pair of fingerless gloves with black cats and hearts on them on a color changing background of greens, purples, and blues. A woman smiling holding her hands up to show the palms of a pair of fingerless gloves with black cats and paw prints on them on a color changing background of greens, purples, and blues.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
Here are 4 of the 9 crystallized snowflakes I made for family this year! I love how they turned out!
Two white crystalized snowflake ornaments being held up in front of someone's black and gray sweater. Two white crystalized snowflake ornaments being held up in front of someone's black and gray sweater.
December 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I'm working on organizing and cataloging my yarn stash, and just came across a skein I bought a long time ago. The label claims it's bulky, but it's 601 yds/100g, which would be a lace weight. I'm completely baffled by this! 🧶
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
There has been some interesting discussion on IG about whether or not knitting is art, so I wanted to ask the knitters of bluesky: do you consider knitting art?
A. Yes, always.
B. Some is, some isn't.
C. No, never.
Regardless of your answer, I'm very curious about your reasoning!
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I'm interpreting the floof prompt for #ShowMeYourKnits this week as a floof wearing things I've knit. This is my aunt's dog Buddy in the two sweaters I made for him!
A white poodle sitting in someone's lap wearing an orange dog sweater with yellow Norwegian stars and ribbed cuffs. A white poodle being held up wearing a bright green cabled dog sweater.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
I received the best compliment last night: "I love your shawl! I can tell you made it because it looks so perfect." 🥰
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
What's on my needles this week? It's another Effervescent scarf! #ShowMeYourKnits #WIPs
A person with a black and white geometric dress, rainbow glasses, and short brown hair holding up the start of a white lacy scarf on knitting needles.
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
My presentation is officially live today! I'm demonstrating Portuguese knitting at the Knit Happy Summit, you don't want to miss it! galaxyknits--doublethestitches.thrivecart.com/knithappysum...
A banner at the top left corner reads "Nov 7" there is a circle with my headshot with text below reading "Galaxy Nova Salo Around the Neck, Around the World: Discover Portuguese Knitting, Knit Happy Summit"
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The Knit Happy Summit officially starts tomorrow! I hope to see you all there!
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Text reading "Introducing your speakers for the Knit Happy! Summit" with a cartoon yarn ball with a smiley face, below are 29 circles with headshots of each speaker. A green box is in the bottom right corner reading "Join us from November 6-9"
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
It's cable week for #ShowMeYourKnits and I love doing cables!
A white poodle in a bright green cabled dog sweater. A person facing away from the camera wearing a purple dress wrapped in a shawl with purple cables over stripes of purple, dark pink, and blue. A pair of hands held out wearing purple tonal knit gloves with an intricate cable design. A pink, white, and gray striped cabled cowl laying flat on a desk.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
galaxyknits.bsky.social
@thecleanupstep.com and I took a watercolor class at the bunny cafe in Vancouver with another friend. It was so much fun!
A man in a gray shirt and jeans from the side smiling and facing the camera with a nonbinary person in a black and purple dress smiling and facing the camera, they are in a bunny cafe with a tray of hay in the bottom corner. A black and white Dutch rabbit laying on a striped rug with their front paws sticking out. Several painted bunnies in multiple colors in various poses next to a pencil and a stack of watercolor palettes. A person in a black and purple dress with a cane smiling, facing the camera, sitting next to a tray of hay with a black and white Dutch rabbit.
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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pdxknitterati.bsky.social
Portland Frog Hat, inspired by the Portland Frog. FREE pattern on my website: pdxknitterati.com/pdxknitterat...
🧶 I knit this yesterday in front of the ICE facility, peacefully protesting with other knitters and painters.
#knitting #froghat #craftivism #artifa #frogtifa #peacefulprotest
Frog hat and sunglasses Flat view of frog hat (bags discontinued)
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM