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KnitOneSpinToo
@knitonespintoo.bsky.social
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I craft a lot, read a lot and drink a lot of tea here in the high desert of northern New Mexico’s mountains.
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For #showmeyourknits this week I finished up a green hat. 🧶 is Farmer’s Daughter BFl worsted and pattern is the Frost Ridge Beanie from Benjamin Matthews.
#handknithat
#beaniebrigade
#farmersdaughterfibers
A textured ribbed hat is shown on a white styrofoam mannequin head. It has a deep folded-up 2x2 ribbed brim and a knit/purl vertical pattern with slip stitches creating a raindrop pattern in those sections. The yarn is a soft copper patina green with subtle charcoal gray speckles.
March 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Today I finished up a #scrappysockyarnblanket. This one will be a donation but I seriously love how it came out.

#crochetblanket
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#sockyarn
A 25-patch granny square crochet blanket is shown with alternating handdyed yarns in fall colors and a neutral sand color yarn. It has a scalloped shell border. Close-up photo of granny square blanket showing a dark wine- colored square with sandy color scalloped crochet border
March 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I finished the Bounce blanket which will be a baby gift for a coworker. Pattern from #tincanknits and yarn from #moonglowfibercompany. I love how this knit up! 🧶

#babyblanket
#knitsky
Folded baby blanket in blues, greens and coral, shown folded on a striped white and blue chair. The pattern has garter stripes of a neutral cream and an undulating wave pattern of the different colors. It looks very soft and squishy.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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After letting me know it was time for second breakfast and the couch cave needed to be rebuilt, we can finally settle in. If I don’t come back as my cat next time around, I’m going to be pissed.
Image of a gray tabby cat with long white front legs and paws, peeking out from underneath a blue and white blanket’s edge making a cave over her. She has big ears and green eyes and looks sleepy. #catsofbluesky
March 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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For this week’s #showmeyourknits I’ve got a finished pair of Basket Weave Rib Socks. A bit fiddly to work but I love the finished result.
Pair of finished hand knit socks on sock blockers. They have a textured ribbing and knit/purl basketweave pattern. Knit from The Little Wolf Knits Sunfish sock yarn in a neutral herb green/brown/cream color with contrast cuffs and toes in wheat yellow. Closeup of the ribbing and knit/purl texture pattern on these handknit socks, as well as the heel flap and gusset construction for the heel. The yarn shows the soft palette of herby green, tan and cream.
March 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Almost done with #grannysquares for this scrappy lapghan. Using #sockyarn minis held double and a neutral DK weight and will JAYG when all the blocks are done.
Rows of granny squares laid out on a wooden floor, unassembled. They alternate between dark autumnal colors and a neutral sand color. The toes of a pair of black trainers peel out at the bottom of the image.
March 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This week I:
1. Called my senators and representative several times.
2. Cancelled all my subscriptions to big-name businesses
3. Supported small/local
4. Worked on projects for refugee donations
5. Subscribed to an indie newsletter for legal processes to support democracy

#littleactsofresistance
February 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Just leaving this thought on making a difference in the world here. I feel like we all want to do something big but all the small stuff is equally important right now.
Image showing brightly colored background of stripes and stars and dots. Words remind us it’s not too hard to make a difference in the world. Be kind, make someone feel they matter. You make a difference every day. Keep going.
February 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Today I worked on socks. 🧶 These are a ribbed basketweave pattern and I really like the fit and how they look when finished but they are slow to knit. I’ll keep going along tho!

#handknitsocks
#knitting
One finished and one unfinished in a pair of hand knit socks. They have a contrast cuff and toe. The rest of the sock is knit with ribbing and a textured knit/purl basketweave pattern.
February 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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My little bit of resistance today - started my #victorygarden with garlic bulbs.

#earlygardening
Image of a rectangular raised bed filled with new dirt and possibilities
February 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Working on my Bounce blanket from Tin Can Knits. Yarn from Moonglow Fiber Co. 🏝️🧶
A brightly colored blanket in progress in wavy lace stripes of blue, teals and coral pinks with rows of white garter stitch in between each color stripe. It looks soft and squishy.
February 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Finished my Leftover City cowl as well this week. Pattern from @kaceyknits.bsky.social (and a long-time favorite). Yarn is @magpiefibers.bsky.social Swanky Sock.
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#leftovercitycowl
A hand knit cowl with syncopated vertical colorwork stripes and wider horizontal stripes is shown laying on a gray concrete surface. The colors are a mix of blues, pink and yellow.
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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I finished my Cathedral Grove shawl. Design by @romidesigns.bsky.social and yarn is Annapurna from A Verb for Keeping Warm. One of my absolute favorite shawls I’ve ever knit!

🧶 #handknitshawl
A lacy shawl is shown displayed on a rock wall. The top of the shawl is a dusty gray-purple and the bottom is natural off-white with a lovely drape to the shawl. It is a half-circle shape with lots of tiers of lace and textured knit patterns. The bottom edge is decorated with trefoil lace edging.
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I read Spillover on my vacation and what a timely read! If you’re wondering about the NBO (next big one), this one will encourage you to wear a mask. Written before COVID, it was an eerily prescient warning of what happened in the pandemic and could happen again.

#whatimreading
#nonfiction
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Cover of David Quammen’s book Spillover showing white letters against a black background and a baboon with a brightly colored face and open mouth. The NYT book review medallion is pictured at lower left.
February 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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This sweet girl has been a #velcrokitty all day since we got back from a week away. 💗

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A gray and white tabby cat is shown curled up, napping, with her head resting on my blue jeans covered thigh.
February 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Storm coming in off the Atlantic
#winterbeach
#winterstorm
#chincoteagueisland
#yourmomentofzen
February 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Progress on Cathedral Grove. This yarn (Annapurna from A Verb for Keeping Warm) is so nice to work with!
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A close-up image of a lace shawl with lots of texture including some cables and garter stitch stripes.
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Progress on Cathedral Grove. 🧶 I finished chart 7 of 9 and loving every minute with this one.
#knitters
#romidesigns
A highly textured lace shawl is shown on the needles . It is a half circle but it’s scrunched up on the needles. The yarn is a soft muted gray-purple and is still attached to the work in progress.
February 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Block 3 of the Aviary quilt is done. This one with the robin and tulips has been my favorite so far.

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#aviaryquilt
#quilter
A machine appliqué quilted block showing a robin perched on a rock surrounded by purple and green tulips, set on a black background. The bird, flowers and leaves have decorate hand-stitching Three quilt blocks showing birds and flowers against black background blocks. There is embroidery detail on the wings, leaves and flowers. The figures are machine appliquéd to the background.
February 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I finished my Euphorbia wrap. Design is from @ambahobrien.bsky.social and I used the 2024 advent box from The Camel’s Yarn with a Beachcombing theme on super soft DK wool minis.
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A squishy garter stitch scarf or wrap is shown in a circle resting on a red stone pavement. The colors are soft and earthy from taupe and pink to greens and grays.
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Four colors to go on my advent box Euphrobia wrap! Pattern from Ambah O’Brien and yarn is the 2024 advent set from The Camel’s Yarn.
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A multicolored garter stitch wrap is shown in a circle laying on the floor, still on the needles. The colors are soft neutrals with some greens and dark blue grays interspersed
February 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I finished up the Odin’s Eye socks yesterday. Yarn is a OOAK colorway from Six and Seven Fiber in a squishy non superwash DK wool. Really fun and quick knit! 🧶

#handknitsocks
A pair of hand knit socks with a cabled section on each foot and leg, and a larger diamond-shaped cable that become part of the ribbing at the cuff are shown. They are knit in a soft dusty purple yarn with flecks of copper and wine. They are displayed on brown wooden sock blockers. Detail image of the cabled pattern on the leg and cuff of a handknit sock. The yarn is a handdyed soft wool in shades of gray and purple with flecks of copper and wine red.
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I finished One Hundred Years of Solitude this week as part of my yearlong #classicbooks challenge for myself. Definitely worth the time spent with it especially surrounding themes of history repeating itself and learning from the mistakes of the past. #timely
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Cover photo of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez showing lush tropical foliage in bright greens, a bright pink bird and a yellow and orange spotted snake.
January 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Can’t think of a better use of my lunch break than to call a few Senators and share my thoughts on the idiocy going on in Washington right now. I definitely need another fortifying cup of tea now and try to calm down before I go back to work.
#democracyatlunch
January 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I started the Cathedral Grove shawl this weekend. Design from @romidesigns.bsky.social and yarn is Annapurna from A Verb For Keeping Warm dyed with logwood.

#cathedralgroveshawl
#handknits
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An in-progress half circle lace shawl in a dusty purple color is shown laying flat on a wood floor. It is attached to circular needles and a ball of yarn. The lace pattern shows rows of eyelets and a textured section that appears to show Xs.
January 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM