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Caran, the Stitchy Frood
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Disabled, literal cyborg, queer fiber artist who 💜s crochet 🧶 parasols.

✨1312✨ All power to the people 🍉
Fix your hearts or die. -David Lynch

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Whew! Made it to green today & I’m desperate to see if these bubbles at the edge will be resolved by the pattern as written, so I’m likely to continue tonight. Maybe thru green? Maybe a bit of blue? Til my fingers cramp up? We’ll see!

This is Scheepjes Cotton Whirl yarn 711 Sprinkles, dye lot 2. 🧶
A work-in-progress crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily will be a parasol eventually. The center is on the left side of the image and is pink. The color fades slowly into orange and yellow and just barely one strand of green at the right side of the image. 32 Columns run out from the center and 16 of them end in small peacock feather eyes while another 16 are becoming much larger eyes at the edge, but those aren’t complete yet.
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Whew! Made it to green today & I’m desperate to see if these bubbles at the edge will be resolved by the pattern as written, so I’m likely to continue tonight. Maybe thru green? Maybe a bit of blue? Til my fingers cramp up? We’ll see!

This is Scheepjes Cotton Whirl yarn 711 Sprinkles, dye lot 2. 🧶
A work-in-progress crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily will be a parasol eventually. The center is on the left side of the image and is pink. The color fades slowly into orange and yellow and just barely one strand of green at the right side of the image. 32 Columns run out from the center and 16 of them end in small peacock feather eyes while another 16 are becoming much larger eyes at the edge, but those aren’t complete yet.
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Finished the last #parasol ☂️ & instantly began again. I’m using a much larger hook this time - 2.75mm - as a treat.

This pattern features a series of concentric peacock-feather-eyes. There must be a better way to say that. Once again, this is my first time w this pattern and #yarn 🧶

#crochet #wip
A crochet doily lies on a black desktop. The center of the doily is closer to the right edge of the image and has a light pink yarn with a series of 32 columnar lines that extend ever outward as the yarn begins to fade one strand at a time to orange at the left edge, top, and bottom. My crochet hook has a wood handle and is visible in the bottom left currently engaged in the working yarn.
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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You judge your art too harshly. Yes, you. 🫵🏽 Make art. Don’t stop.
sarah.northsky.social Sarah Colonthree @sarah.northsky.social · 8d
Doing art badly is good and sacred
February 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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A haiku:

Crocheted far too long
Last night I was in the groove
Snow on Mt Fuji

😉

#Crochet 🧶 #yarn #FiletCrochet #Parasol ☂️ #BadHaiku
A brightly colored filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. At the top of the image is the center of the doily which is purple. The yarn fades slowly through bright blue, green, and yellow toward the bottom of the image. The very last row of filet crochet at the edge is turning slightly orange.
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Green with envy.

I’m surprised by how much the corner increases look like feathers. Really like that. The solid columns around them will end up looking like a flower. That sort of positive space v negative space is something I seek in fiber art.

#Crochet 🧶 #FiberArt #NegativeSpace #PosiitveSpace
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop and only half of the doily is visible. At the right side is the center which is purple and fades one stand of yarn at a time into blue and then green at the left side.
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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🎶 Music to my ears🎶 ⚾️
byjasonfoster.bsky.social Jason Foster @byjasonfoster.bsky.social · 13d
Happy February! There will be live MLB games this month and every month through October.
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Tonight I’m almost thru the blues. Woo!

Recently started using Scheepjes Cotton Whirl & learned their yarns are processed w recycled water. Cool! Then that used water is 95% recycled again. The remaining 5% is treated w yogurt, manure, & molasses to make it safer to return to the environment.
A highly oblique picture of a filet crochet doily lying on a black desktop. At the top of the picture is the center of the doily which is purple. It fades slowly toward the bottom and top of the image which are blue. A small portion of my 1.75mm crochet hook is vis lie in the lower right.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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All ourple tonight.

Another pattern I found without attribution and the title was cropped off. This one was printed in English, though, so I’m hopeful.

First time pattern, first time yarn - Scheepjes Cotton Whirl #712 dye lot 2, very jewel-toned rainbow.

#Crochetsky 🧶 #FiberArt #FiletCrochet
A purple filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The beginnings of the pattern are just emerging with 8 columns of solid crochet widening at the edge. My 1.75mm crochet hook with wooden handle is visible at the top of the image attached to the working yarn.
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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All done!

I’m happy with my first attempt at this vintage pattern. There is SO much more pattern 1km of yarn & 1.75mm hook wouldn’t reach.

I’ll try it again in the future with #10 white crochet thread and 1mm hook to get the rest of the pattern.

#Crochet 🧶 #Parasol ☂️ #FinishedFriday #Scheepjes
A parasol lies on a white background with its crooked yellow handle facing up. The parasol has a filet crochet canopy that is yellow at the center and fades through orange, pink, purple, to blue at the edge. This parasol is 30” across when open. Each arm ends in a yellow detail matching the crooked handle.
January 27, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Tonight’s efforts do not include spreading the doily out. Apologies.

Interesting that the same lighting can produce such a different look just because the fabric is wrinkled.

I hope you’re all doing as well as possible this weekend. 💜

#FiletCrochet #Parasol ☂️ #Yarn 🧶
A filet crochet doily lies on a black desktop. It is wrinkled. The light blue edge appears st the top and right sides and the bright yellow center is at the lower left. The colors fade gradiently from yellow, orange, pink, purple, and light blue. My 1.75mm crochet hook is visible at the top right still thru its working yarn.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Much bigger, no pinker. Now fading into blue and pink + blue = purple. This yarn is a Scheepjes Cotton Whirl. I’ll use 1km of yarn when finished on 1.75mm hook.

Still haven’t found the origin of this Portuguese vintage filet crochet pattern, but I’ll continue to look.

#Crochetsky #Yarn 🧶 #Parasol
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The yarn fades gradually through the colors starting in the center with bright yellow at the left of the image, then bright pink, now into blue at the edge on the right side of the image.
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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A little bigger and a little pinker tonight. I’m using a 1.75mm hook for this.

I’ve had more homework than expected, but I’m ahead again after tonight, so my crochet production will pick up again. Molecular Genetics is no joke when you’re as old as I am. 😆

#FiletCrochet 🧶 #WiPWednesday #Parasol ☂️
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily is bright yellow in the center, which is at the top left of the image, and fades gradually to bright pink at the edge, which is in the lower left of the image.
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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It’s coming along nicely. This pink is going to get SO pink then fade to purple and eventually light blue. Very into this #yarn 🧶

#FiletCrochet #WiP #Parasol ☂️
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily’s center is in the top left and its edge is at the bottom right. The center is bright yellow and it fades to a soft pink at the edge. It’s about 12” in radius at this stage.
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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I received my first Pride selection of the year!! Sat March 6th

✨Cathedral City LGBT Days✨

If that’s your locale, I’ll see you there! Cat City Pride is a great time if you’ve never been & it’s cool to check out Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, and the Mojave Desert the first weekend in March.
The top of this image includes people walking in a parade on a street. Each of them is performing holding two large rainbow fans. The text under the image says “Cathedral City LGBT Days Starts on Friday March 6th, 2026 Cathedral City, California, United States.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Here I go again. 🧶

This pattern is another vintage one, but was scanned without a title. The text included with the chart is Portuguese. It has very interesting small pattern sections within the overall filet crochet. I hope it works for a parasol!

#crochet #filetcrochet #wip #FiberArt #Scheepjes
A work-in-progress filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The yarn is bright yellow and the pattern has repeating columns at this point. In the bottom right is my wood-handled crochet hook showing 1.75mm. In the top left corner is a section of yarn is had to frog back, so it’s a little messy.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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My last parasol of 2025 has become my first parasol of 2026. 😆 Oops.

2 more rows still to finish after this block, but I’m so pleased with how this lilies pattern worked up. 🧶 can you see them?

#FiletCrochet #Crochet #AsexualPride #LGBTQIA2S
An oblique view of a nearly-finished 48” filet crochet parasol with two lilies, stems, and leaves per panel in the asexual pride colors beginning with black at the center which fades to grey then white and finally purple at the edge. The filet crochet doily is lying on a very dark blue blanket. A filet crochet doily, nearly 48” wide, lies on a very dark blue blanket and is viewed from above. On each of the 8 panels of the doily there are two lilies with stems and leaves. The colors are those of the Asexual Pride flag with black at the center fading thru grey, white, and finally purple at the edge.
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Hey, if you’re the 3-5 people from Singapore visiting my little website daily, I added shipping options for you.

💜 you!
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Terrible news, fiber art 🧶 friends! I made a mistake last night and have just frogged 21 rows. 😞🥲

Tonight I’ll get back crocheting ✨correctly✨. Feels like a Star Trek Night. Or maybe Ari Aster? Are those similar feelings? 😆
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Here is last night’s work on the last parasol of 2025 for me. The lily stems are just becoming visible in this filet crochet pattern.

Tonight I plan to get thru the grey and white stripes of the Asexual Pride Flag. It’s a lofty goal, but I have some good movies to listen to while I work. 🧶 💜
A filet crochet work-in-progress lies on Black desktop. The yarn is black at the center and has just begun to fade to grey at the edge. At the top of th picture my 1.25mm crochet hook is visible with its wooden handle. This pattern will eventually include lilies in each of the 8 sections to be mounted on a parasol frame.
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Here is last night’s work on the last parasol of 2025 for me. The lily stems are just becoming visible in this filet crochet pattern.

Tonight I plan to get thru the grey and white stripes of the Asexual Pride Flag. It’s a lofty goal, but I have some good movies to listen to while I work. 🧶 💜
A filet crochet work-in-progress lies on Black desktop. The yarn is black at the center and has just begun to fade to grey at the edge. At the top of th picture my 1.25mm crochet hook is visible with its wooden handle. This pattern will eventually include lilies in each of the 8 sections to be mounted on a parasol frame.
December 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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One last parasol for 2025 is a brand-new pattern featuring lilies in filet crochet in the colors of the Asexual Pride Flag. 💜🩶🤍🖤

This hook is 1.25mm in case you’re curious. This circle is not quite 3” wide.

Also visible is a second wip bc why not? It’s a 60s color palette gay pride flag lampion.
A small black filet crochet circle is show on a black desktop attached to a 1.25mm crochet hook with a wood handle. Above that at the top of the frame is an another work-in-progress crochet lampion in a gay pride rainbow that I think is very 1960s color themed. The teal handle of the crochet hook for that one is visible in the top right.
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM