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Mary E. Rose
@maryerosedesigns.bsky.social
Eclectic Knitting Designer for the eclectic, but discerning knitter.

https://www.ravelry.com/designers/mary-e-rose
Please tell me that life is like choir, with that impossible to hold note, I can take a breath, while you keep singing, and then I keep singing, holding that note, while you can take a breath.
March 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Picture of a cat that doesn't relate to the post...knitters of bluesky 🧶do you know how your stitches are mounted? And why an k2togtbl isn't the same as a ssk if you are a western mount knitter? (Most American patterns are written for Western Mount, but there are other ways...do you know them?)
March 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When the Sec of Agriculture suggests people keep chickens if they want to eat eggs, in seriousness, it is time to up the back garden veggie game. 🌿What I did for fun, now is going to be a necessity if we want to eat. 🍽️First layers down, more to go.🧶knitting can wait.
March 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I've heard that the link to "Dissent" isn't working, so, sorry for the double post but here it is!

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Dissent pattern by Mary E Rose
Until further notice, all proceeds from this pattern will be split between Planned Parenthood and Plan C.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Nothing stops them from deciding that dissent is a crime. Nothing stops them from sending journalists, activists, and political opponents to disappear behind bars." from the @godpod.bsky.social newsletter. Dissent, I say. (Pattern available from my ravelry store, www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...) 🧶
March 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I had the pleasure of sample knitting The Pine Cone Vest for Sarah Dawn in this months issue of Knotions Magazine.It was a fun, and so quick, knit. 🧶
Sign me up for second breakfast!
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Pine Cone Vest pattern by Sarah Dawn
Inspired by the charm of Hobbiton mornings and second breakfasts, the Pine Cone Vest brings cozy, effortless comfort. This vest features a subtle knit-and-purl pine cone motif, adding just the right a...
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February 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When you are a 🧦sock knitter🧶, there is nothing as magical as turning the heel. So many different ways to do it...I explore some of them for you in this pattern, that let's you "pick your favorite" or "try out a new one." #knittersofbluesky

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Turn on Your Heel Socks pattern by Mary E Rose
One of the best things about knitting my own socks is I can customize them to fit my feet! Having explored many ways of shaping the toes I decided to look at different heel turns, for a sock with a he...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In a world filled with darkness, I have been looking for three good things in each day. Todays are: Knitting🧶, deep stash yarn, and friends and family I can lean on. #3goodthings #knitting #knittersofbluesky
February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Life is too short to save this yarn for "special". Knit Picks Felici Worsted 🧶 Not available now, but, hopefully again in the future. Pattern coming soon! #knittersofbluesky #knitting #yarn
February 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Time, weird stuff, how is it Thursday already? Do 🧶knitters do #throwbackthursday here? As a designer, it is fun, every now and then to go back through my portfolio and see which patterns stay, or become, popular over time. Still one of my favorite knits.

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Ashes of Roses pattern by Mary E Rose
“Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of Magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be a...
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February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On another platform a knitter 🧶 asked if it was ok to knit the same pattern twice, but only pay for it once. As a designer, please, knit the pattern as many times as you would like. "So nice, I knit it twice" and a call out of the designer and pattern is the biggest compliment a designer can get.
January 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm thinking of diving back into blogging about knitting 🧶, cooking👩‍🍳, a menace of a new kitten 🐈(she's adorable) and gardening🏡. Does anyone still read blogs?

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January 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A friend posted about knitting with black yarn...it can be hard, but sometimes the results, especially when the recipient is very knit worthy, are worth it!

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Colors on Display pattern by Mary E Rose
This large rectangular wrap starts with a long center striped strip, with stitches picked up along the outer edges. My piece used the four colors found in the Ace Pride Flag.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you knit 🧶 wool socks 🧦 is it important to you that stitch patterns mirror each other? It is subtle, but each of these socks has a directional slipped stitch, but is it worth the effort of knitting it backwards on the second sock? (Pattern is my own.) #knitting #knitsky #sockknitting
January 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#PWOTD of the day... a 🧶 knitting pattern...I

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January 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Writing up a "there are cold toes in Texas" design. #knitting #sockknitters #dothesehadtagseorkhere
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I don't do New Year's resolutions, but, my goal for 2025 is to get all the boxes of yarn off the floor and the yarn put away. The problem is lack of space in the drawers/cubbies/shelves of the yarn room. The solution? Remove the air from the yarn!

#knitting #yarnstorage #Worksinprogress
January 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM