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Terry Matz
@terrymatz.bsky.social
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Reader especially of sf/f, knitter, digital professional. she/her
Married to a former Worldcon chair. 🧶
Blog intheloopknitting.com
Free Knitting Pattern Newsletter https://eepurl.com/dvnRVH
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The Mandalorian debuted on this day November 12 in 2019, and we met the Child and learned "This is the Way."
🧶 Knit these Mandalorian themed knitting patterns from my Star Wars post
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Grogu the Child Toy. Designed by Kim Konen. The Mandalorian Emblem Charts including Mandalorian Helmet, Mythosaur Skull Mandalorian Crest, Clan Gedyc Symbol, Mandalorian Protector Symbol. Designed by Dana Young. This Is the Way Headband designed by Carina B.H.
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
terrymatz.bsky.social
I highly recommend you put any works you love or have created on this list. I use this list when I decide what to nominate but also as a reading list all year long.
renay.bsky.social Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 1d
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
terrymatz.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to Ryan Gosling! To celebrate his Nov 12 birthday here are a few of my favorite "Hey Girl" knitting and crafting memes. 🧶
Feel free to add your favorites in the replies.
Ryan Gosling from Drive leaning in the window of a car. Caption: Hey, girl, who said 10 is too many WIPs? Ryan Gosling in bloody t-shirt. Caption: Hey girl, That guy over there iddn't know the difference between knitting and crocheting. He knows now.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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In breaking news reports indicate it’s only Tuesday.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Hermann Rorschach, the Swiss psychologist who created the famous inkblot test that bears his name, was born on this day, Nov 8, in 1884.
Here's an inkblot for you knitters out there. 🧶
An illustration that looks like an inkblot design. Caption: You see a sweater, two balls of yarn and needles, two socks, and a sheep. You might be knitter. Clue #31
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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X-rays were discovered on this day November 8 in 1895, by physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, allowing us to see inside the human body.
🧶 This free knitting pattern for X-Ray Mittens or Gloves designed by Marjukka Vuorisalo is on my fun handwear post
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An X-ray picture of a human hand showing the skeleton of the human hand. On top of the X-ray are a mitten with a detailed design of the bones in the hand and glove with the same design. Knit by Marjukka Vuorisalo.
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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emergency knitting supply box at inverness airport
small picnic hamper with colourful yarn, crochet hooks and knitting needles on a wooden shelf
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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One reason I love social media...and one where you want to read the comments.
tkingfisher.com Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 7d
Science Bluesky, I need a question answered that is not yielding to Google!

Can you carbon-14 date an alien?

Because I know it requires nitrogen-14 in the upper atmosphere and if the alien homeworld doesn’t have the same nitrogen content…?
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Happy National Basketball Day! Today, Nov 6 is the birthday of John Naismith, the Canadian teacher who invented the game in 1891.
🧶 Knit these free basketball themed knitting patterns from my sports pattern post
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Collage of knitting projects. 1. Nothing but Knit mittens feature basketball at the top of the hand is heading straight for net hoop on the cuff. Clever design by K. Cox. 2. Basketball Hat with stranded basketballs. Designed by Creations by Connie. 3. Basketball Hat shows a baby wearing a hat with easy embroidery to make it look like a basketball. Designed by Cassie at Little Red Window.
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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listen, if you're ever despairing about your art or whatever, just ask yourself "is anything i ever make going to be as stupid as a cybertruck?" ✨
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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On this day, Nov 4, in 1922, the entrance to Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in Egypt. The Cairo Museum holds most of the treasures excavated there.
🧶 Uncover these free pyramid inspired knitting patterns on my post
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Collage of free knitting projects. 1. Pyramid Pods knit flat in a 6 row basket rib texture. Designed by Ellen Kapusniak. 2. Reading Rest is a pyramid shaped rest designed to prop up your phone or tablet so you can read hands free. Designed by Frankie Brown. 3, Pyramid Project Bag is a triangle shaped bag for holding small knitting projects or other small items. Designed by Anita Osterhaug. 4. At the Pyramids Socks. An Egyptian scene of pyramids and camels circle the leg of this top down, heel flap sock. Designed by Plekousa. 5. Triforce Blanket. Okay, not exactly pyramid inspired but the modular triangles knit with triangle texture remind me of pyramids. Designed by Marina Guseva. 6. Pyramid Toys for miniature scenes, paperweights, juggling toys, stress toys, blocks for toddlers to play with, and more. Designed by Helena Keighley.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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It's Polar Bear Week, to mark the autumn polar bear migration.
🧶 Knit polar bear knitting patterns like these from my polar bear post
intheloopknitting.com/polar-bear-k...
Collage of knitting projects: 1. Bjorn The Bear is a polar bear standing on two legs with sweater. Designed by MamaInAStitch. 2. Aurora Sweater with two polar bears under the red and turquoise northern lights on the front. Designed by amarinalevin. 3, Polar Bear toy knit flat, seamed and felted. Designed by Michele Wilcox for Universal Yarn. 4. Polar Bear Cub toy with fish in mouth designed by Megan Kreiner. 5. Polar Bear Sweater featuring a polar bear worked with intarsia with scarf. Designed by Cygnet Yarns Ltd. 6. Bear Book Cushion is a polar bear pillow with a Pocket to hold a book or other items. Designed by Cher Marcus
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Happy World Jellyfish Day!
Celebrate with this bloom* of jellyfish knitting patterns on my sea creature pattern post 🧶
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*TIL a group of jellyfish is a bloom
Collage of knitting projects: 1. Juvenile Sea Nettle Jellyfish knit toys with arms that curl thanks to increases, decreases, and short rows. Designed by Hansi Singh. Worsted yarn. Pictured project by beanly. 2. Jellyfish Dice bag. Designed by KnitsByWest. 3. Jelly Fish Wash Cloth featuring a friendly Jelly Fish using a variety of stitches to give the washcloth a textured feel. Designed by Ruth Lim. Pictured project by ymara
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Sometimes i get sad at those “I wanted to look up what kind of horse pulled medieval wagons It’s three hours later and playtex bra sewers made spacesuits i have a problem” no. No, you don’t. Hydrate and get back in there
ela-bambust.bsky.social Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (Not very scary) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 12d
I strongly recommend everyone do research sometimes 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯.

Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee

It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Fall back! Tonight we set the clocks back an hour in the US.
What are you going to do with your extra hour?
🧶 How about knitting a quick one hour project like these from my quick project post. The designers say they take an hour to knit. YMMV!
intheloopknitting.com/quick-gift-k...
Fall back! Tonight we set the clocks back an hour in the US. What are you going to do with your extra hour? 🧶 How about knitting a quick one hour project like these from my quick project post. The designers say they take an hour to knit. YMMV! https://intheloopknitting.com/quick-gift-knitting-patterns.php
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Happy Birthday to Hello Kitty! On this day, November 1, in 1974, Japanese artist Yuko Shimizu created her first sketch of this beloved character, who even became a UNICEF ambassador!
🧶 Knit Hello Kitty themed knitting patterns from my cat pattern post
intheloopknitting.com/cat-and-kitt...
Collage of knitting projects: Hello Kitty Toy in white with pink ribbon and pink shoes. Designed by knitterbees. Hello Kitty Hat is a white hat with cat ears, bow, and embroidered face. Designed by Beadwhore. Pictured project by lynnoliver. Pretty Kitty Purse in white with pink bow, cat hears, and embroidered face. Designed by Teresa Harrison
November 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Happy National Black Cat Day! Celebrate these beautiful felines with knitting patterns like these from my black cat pattern post 🧶
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Collage of knitting projects: 1. Steffi The Cat is black toy cat dressed in its own bobble hat with ear holes and scarf. Designed by Steffi Hochfellner. 2. Baby Black Cat shows a crawling baby in a black cat costume. Designed by Mary Jane Protus. 3. Jiji the Cat. Inspired by the beloved character from Kiki's Delivery Service, this black cat toy stuffie is designed by Louise Walker. 4. Cat Shawl is a stranded colorwork shawl by Susanne Ljung with cat silhouettes with pawprint border. 5, Amigurumi Kitten shows a black toy kitten lying down with a small ball of red yarn. 6. Hooded Cat Cape shows a woman wearing a black fuzzy hood with ears. Designed by Louise Walker.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Knit some Frog Eyes you can add to any beanie or balaclava to show your support and solidarity.
🧶 This ribbetting free knitting pattern is designed by Lee Meredith who also offers a free balaclava pattern.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Two photos. 1. Knit frog eyes in oval shape with flat bottom. Pupil of red or black with a white highlight. Circled with white and green on back. 2. Woman wearing a green beanie with a frog mouth drawn on brim, two nostrils on crown, and the knit on frog eyes sewn on top.
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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"Damn right," he behemothed hoarsely.
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying debuted on Broadway #otd October 14, 1961.
Knitting scenes include this scene from the movie in which Finch (Robert Morse) pretends to knit because the boss Biggley (Rudy Vallee) loves to knit. 🧶
View the scene
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Biggley, dressed in v-neck pullover that he knit himself carrying a gold bag with yellow golf club covers he also knit in "pom-pom stitch." Finch tossing a ball of yarn in the air and holding a green and red striped piece of knitting on knitting needles. Finch says "Well, I find that knitting helps me think more clearly." Biggley sits by Robert Morse who says. "You know, I feel sorry for me who don't knit. They lead empty lives."
October 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Test knit call~ 🧶 For the top down, in the round Augie sweater in sizes ranging from 34” to 52” with plenty of positive ease worked in. Details in the Ravelry forum below.
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#justknitting #knitsky #allthingsyarn #knitting #testknit #knit #showmeyourknits #crafting
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I live for the day when someone writes in an obituary "____ passed away after a long battle with the wireless printer"
October 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
🧶 Knit to show support and offer comfort with 22+ knitting patterns like these on my awareness ribbon post
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Collage of knitting projects. Cancer Ribbon Hat. The cancer awareness ribbons pop out on this two tone garter stitch background using a slipped stitch cabling technique. Designed by Mary W Martin Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon knit in pink with a keyring clasp. Designed by MrsMeeseMakes. Pink Ribbon Socks with the pink ribbons around the cuff in colorwork. Designed by Tea Bercek. Breast Cancer Awareness Cup Cozy with lace awareness ribbon motif. Designed by Bernat. Breast Cancer Ribbin' Scarf with awareness ribbon cable motifs at the two ends with a stretchy, lofty 2 X 2 ribbed section in-between. Designed by MoonandSixpenceKnits. Awareness in Ribbons and Lace Shawl. Crescent shaped shawl with cable awareness ribbon motifs, a twisted stitch ribbon pattern, and lace edging. Designed by Kimberly Gintar.
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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1/ Hey, do you need some #goodnews? I know I do. Between the noise and the chaos, it helps to stop and remember what progress actually looks like.

Here are four public health wins to give you some good news for the week 👇
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM