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Isabelle
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Chronically ill. Disabled. #ActuallyAutistic. ADHD. Very tired. Here for the pet pics and animal facts. She/her.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I was trying the maize mittens:
tincanknits.com/pattern/maiz...
After my first one, I realized that I'd used DPNs two sizes larger. When I checked my gauge, it was still too small!
I was nervous about my knitting falling off the needles, and knit too tightly. I'll try to relax for the next one. 🧶
Maize
Learn to knit with Alexa and Emily! Maize is part of The Simple Collection - a learn to knit series with excellent free patterns and clear tutorials. From your first hat, to socks and sweaters, learn ...
tincanknits.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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It's a work in progress, but it has visible lace paw prints!

I'm having such fun with this pattern, it's bringing me endless glee. 🧶

Pattern: Whispering Whiskers Shawlette, by Michelle Miller
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Yarn: Ancient Arts Yarn - Little Nettle Soft Fingering, in Brown Tabby
The beginning of a knitted triangular lace shawl, in a variegated brown fingering weight yarn that resembles the coloration of a brown tabby cat. It is two rounds in, so there are two rows of paw prints, one on each side of the triangle on the first repeat, then two on each side of the second round. There are removable stitch markers set in the middle yarn over increases to mark the beginning of each new round of the lace pattern. It's still on the circular needles, and stretched out a little bit on the cable to try to show the pattern that is emerging. The background is a light blue warming mitten set on a pale yellow flannel bedsheet patterned with white daisies with an orange center.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Having one of those days where my ambition wildly outruns my mental capacity: I somehow lost ground on the Whispering Whiskers Shawlette (www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...), I can't even break even.
So, it's time for a break. I'll get there, it just might not be today. And I'll learn a lot as I do.
Whispering Whiskers One Skein Shawlette pattern by Michelle Miller
The Whispering Whiskers Shawlette One Skein Shawl features individual paw prints knit into the main body of the shawl and is knit with Baah Yarn’s La Jolla sock. The shawlette only uses 304 yards of s...
www.ravelry.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Update on purling vs knitting the garter edges:
Purling the edges seems to have given me a few extra centimeters in width at the bottom. And it's been pretty fun! (I learned how to Norwegian Purl for this!)
This is unblocked, of course. We'll have to wait and see how that goes.
🧶
Two unfinished, unblocked, Gothic Lace Cowls in a magenta yarn, lying next to each other, with the garter edges at the bottom facing each other. The second, shorter of the unfinished objects is a little bit over an inch/two to three centimeters less wide at the garter edge than the first. The first is however wider at the bottom garter edge than it is through the actual pattern. The second is more even throughout. Both are lying on a dark blue blanket.
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Debating frogging my gothic lace cowl, again.
I'm four pattern repeats in, so I won't be losing that much.

I'm actually pretty happy with it?

But I just learned how to get a more elastic garter stitch edge, and I am tempted to try purling that. 🧶
www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/as...
A magenta scarf in progress, still on the (wooden, square, circular) needles, with a garter stitch edge, and a cathedral lace pattern repeating five times across the scarf, and four times up the scarf. There are stitch markers going across to mark each repeating lace section, and going up to show the beginning of each repeat of the lace pattern. The garter stitch border is slightly compressing the lace pattern.
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Blocked, and the ends woven in!
I can see imperfections, and room for improvement, but I learned a lot, and I am happy with the results. I would wear this out of the house. 🧶

tincanknits.com/pattern/oats
A knitted magenta cowl, folded twice, on a background of slightly irregular white polka dots on black. The cowl has ribbing at the top and bottom, and slightly over half of the visible portion is garter stitch, the rest is stockinette. There are some slight irregularities in small sections of the stockinette, and the ribbing is a little bit wobbly in spots, but it looks like a functional object overall.
September 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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The way I stuck the cable needle into this ball of yarn 🧶, I keep seeing an apple.
A hand wound ball of magenta yarn, with a purple and green wooden cable needle stuck about half way down the middle of the yarn ball, making it look like the stem of an apple, while the yarn ball is the fruit. The divot of the apple towards the top and bottom is even present, in that the yarn falls a bit towards its middle. The yarn is sitting on a black blanket with irregular white polka dots
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Yarn chicken, continued! 🧶
Binding off.
I already miss knitting this cowl. It was both incredibly boring, and perfectly relaxing, depending on the day.

I might start another one. Maybe a short one? Or, another long one.

tincanknits.com/pattern/oats
A magenta cowl, partially bound off, with a very small ball of yarn still attached.
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Accidentally playing low stakes yarn chicken:
I have five or six rows of ribbing left on the Oats Cowl. 🧶
I am knitting my way through the remainder of the yarn ball from the barley hat, and I think I will be slightly short.

It's fine though, I have more yarn!
tincanknits.com/pattern/oats
A long magenta cowl in progress, working on the ribbing, which is about halfway done. It is on metal square circular needles, and has a small ball of yarn still attached, which doesn't seem like it will be quite enough to finish up the ribbing. It is sitting half on a black and white polka dot blanket, and half on a dark blue blanket.
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Cutting marshmallow cereal bars with a cleaver is so far the most effective way I have come across.
Marshmallow cereal bars, made with cornflakes, cut into rectangles without much precision, on a piece of parchment paper. This parchment paper is sitting on a cutting board, which is placed on the gray floor.
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Novavax news: A Sanofi rep said at ACIP this morning that it has begun shipping, and a Sanofi spokesman confirms that to me. This is in line with the company's statement last week that it would begin shipping this week.
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The perfect fall knit, my new "Idris poncho". Yes, there is a matching sweater as well which was just recently published.
🍃🍂🍁 This pattern is free through 9/21. Enjoy~
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... 🧶
#justknitting #knit #knitsky #allthingsyarn #crochetandknitting #showmeyourknits #veganknitter
September 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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My dog has this small (for him) fuzzy black mat that I taught him to settle on. We call it his Settle Mat.

I recently gave it a brushing to remove the dog hair, because it was more gray than black, and put it on the floor because we were doing nose work.

He's been napping on it ever since.
September 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Finished knitting my first hat! 🧶

I learned a lot, and it was fun :⁠-⁠)

It's Barley Worsted in Berroco Vintage, in Aurora. With a touch of dog hair.
tincanknits.com/pattern/barl...
Photo of a magenta hat, showing the third of the hat that is in garter stitch in time middle, with stockinette stitch showing at the sides, and ribbing along the bottom. It is sitting in a low light brown cardboard tray, with round indents made by the cans that the tray originally held. There are a few small imperfections visible, in particular in the garter stitch, it is not perfectly even. There are also a few white dog hairs on the hat.
September 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I made meatloaf, and used up most of my daily energy budget. In about 30 minutes of being upright.

I knew this would happen, and did it anyway. It's a trade-off. I freeze most of it, and microwave it as I need food, so my meals for the rest of the week are much lower effort.
August 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I have been freezing cooked quinoa in a silicone butter stick mold, and I would recommend this, if it's within the energy budget.

For me, it's just the right amount to add to the other bits of things I try to keep in the freezer, to turn it into a reasonable meal.

#ChronicIllness
Four butter stick sized blocks of frozen quinoa, in a 1L Ziploc bag. The bag is at the edge of a stone kitchen counter.
August 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I am trying out a new freezing strategy for my food: I have this silicone butter stick tray, and I filled it with cooked quinoa.

So far, it seems to be helpful.

Given my current issues, it seems to be just the right amount to add to my other frozen bits and pieces, to create a coherent meal.
August 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Made irresponsible choices, and started knitting a bobble sheep 🧶: www.purlsoho.com/create/2013/...
Bobble Sheep Pillow in Super Soft Merino
I guess it isn’t surprising that a knitter has an affinity for sheep. Obviously, some…
www.purlsoho.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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My arms and elbows don't hurt at this very moment, so my impulsive brain is saying quick! Let's finish the hat before anyone notices! (Anyone: my elbows and arms)

I am not going to do that.

I will be sensible and reasonable and take at least one more rest day. Then, I will restart the exercises.
July 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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These stretches and exercises seem to be helping me, who keeps getting injured from knitting 🧶.
Some of these were already known to me and in the daily rotation, but this adds a few, and gives good descriptions and gifs to illustrate.
www.newwaveknitting.com/blog-posts/t...
The Best Stretches and Strengthening Exercises for Knitters — New Wave Knitting
We may joke about the horror of sleeve island, but a knitter’s true nightmare is far worse: not being able to knit.
www.newwaveknitting.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
itsisabelle.bsky.social
I think I had my first (remembered) dreams involving compression gear last night.
My various diagnoses usually infiltrate my dreams eventually, I am not sure what the criteria are for them to get through to that level though.
Might just be because I have been thinking about clothes a lot recently.
July 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Dog heard me on the phone. Dog materialized out of the ether, and is now sleeping on my legs.
July 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Turned up the fan on the AC.
The dog immediately appeared in front of it, and is already napping.
July 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Learning how to knit gauge swatches because my gothic lace cowl looks a lot less dense than the photos. So it's time to see if I should be using a smaller needle size? 🧶

tincanknits.com/pattern/goth...
Gothic Lace Cowl
Learn to knit lace! Reminiscent of the arched windows of gothic cathedrals, this simple lace pattern is repetitive, rhythmic and symmetrical, making it perfect for beginner lace knitters.
tincanknits.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM