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ThrowPickThrow
@throwpickthrow.bsky.social
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Knitter / textile dabbler / lapsed writer
Love all things wool and art
NYC 🗽 she/her
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Timely Farm and Fiber Knits post as I randomly tried to knit 1-row stripe mittens last month and could not understand why they were so weird at the jog...sigh, should've looked up helical knitting instead of being stubborn. Will do better on the 2nd mitt, as usual lol
What Is Helical Knitting? Learn 3 Ways
There are several great ways to knit perfect single-row stripes in the round. Which way is best? Check out our list of pros and cons and get ready to cast on two patterns in our library.
farmfiberknits.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Work has been using up all my brain so I haven't been knitting as much...but I need to pick up and finish the shawl for my sister by xmas!
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Finally, consistent autumn weather!
nymetrowx.bsky.social New York Metro Weather @nymetrowx.bsky.social · Oct 16
Thursday's Weather Rating: 8/10

It's chilly out there this morning! Today turns into a gorgeous fall day with high temperatures near 60° F later, but it's breezy with gusts up to 30mph at times. Still, the vibes are pretty good!!
October 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The thing that makes me the maddest about this photo is that it 100% looks like I staged the loaf cats next to my cat intentionally and did not capture the fact that I was taking a photo of them and my cat came and plopped down like she was one of them

🧶 🐈 🐈‍⬛
Black cat laying on the ground next to two crochet loaf cats, one white and one black
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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fresh baked
#art
a steaming loaf of cat on a plate, staring vacantly
October 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.

Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.

You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...

#Wayback1T

🧵
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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omg watch out
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Good news: I finished knitting the Briodag set and all pieces are ready by October as planned.
Of course, it was 80 degrees today and will be again this weekend. Autumn has to arrive at some point but I am not sure when!
A woman (me) in cat eye glasses smiles in purple and gray knitwear: a knit ruffled scarf, mitts, and beret 🧶 The Briodag set: a beret, ruffled scarf, and knitted gloves
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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tweet by 'marsh/jean' @xXmarshmelonXx 23/04/2023: genuinely thought this was a star trek TOS scene quoting '90s Kylie' @kylie_90s 22/04/2023, with text: rupaul, björk and kylie minogue at the brit awards, 1994 twitter.com/PopBase/status... with an image from the awards show; RuPaul in a lime green dress, Björk in a bright red long sleeved dress with gold fur wrap thing, and Kylie Minogue in a bright off-white dress handing Björk an award; the background is purple with blue lights
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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First post on my feed qhen I open the app as I am watching Voyager hahaha
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Tried to water the baby asparagus but the spout was blocked so I tried to shove the blockage down into the can but the thing inside shoved back.

Computer…enhance.

#garden #gardening #oopsfrog
A green watering can with its spout blocked by something beige. It’s blocked by a frog! A frog’s face is glaring at me from inside the green watering can.
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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innate abilities
September 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Finally got out during weather cool enough yet still sunny enough to get a photo of my finished Briodag beret by Alice Starmore. It is unsurprisingly very warm.
I'm happy to see that the pattern shows up in the orchid/violet part of the hat.
Not bad for my very first stranded colorwork project!
Back of my head while wearing a multicolor knitted Hebridean wool beret. It's lavender-grey and two shades of purple. In the background are some trees, you can almost see a river in the distance. 🧶
September 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON 🎶

#art #bskyart #mochiart #sailormoon
Princess Serenity in her flowing white gown as a white furby holding the silver crystal above her head
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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This is beautiful! I love the blue and white combination, in dishes, tile, and in other contexts so I really want to make this when it is released.
knitsedna.bsky.social Sedna🧶knitting.세드나 @knitsedna.bsky.social · Aug 20
✨New design✨

Inspired by cheonghwa baekja (blue and white ware)

🧶I used holstgarn - Supersoft (light fingering) yarn.
This will be a cardigan-type garment.

#knitsky #knitting #knitter #justknitting
August 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Lol someday I will remember to consistently tag my knitting posts 🧶
Also adding that the row counter app could have helped me with said 3 chart tracking but I was overconfident...and multitasking...
The right glove will be much neater 😂
throwpickthrow.bsky.social ThrowPickThrow @throwpickthrow.bsky.social · Aug 21
Briodag fingerless gloves are making good progress! Keeping track of multiple charts is Not Fun with my attention span but I am muddling through it. The pattern is pretty rewarding to watch develop as you knit.
Left hand wearing a knitted glove in progress, still on the double pointed needles. The cuff is striped and dotted with knots. It is in 3 colors, all shades of purple.
August 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I made a present for my hubby #amigurumi #crochet #pochita
An orange crocheted chainsaw puppy
August 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Briodag fingerless gloves are making good progress! Keeping track of multiple charts is Not Fun with my attention span but I am muddling through it. The pattern is pretty rewarding to watch develop as you knit.
Left hand wearing a knitted glove in progress, still on the double pointed needles. The cuff is striped and dotted with knots. It is in 3 colors, all shades of purple.
August 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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My Briodag beret is done! 🧶🎉
Taking photos is hard so I am gonna post once I have a friend take the photo of me wearing it. I knitted the bigger size which probably wasn't necessary, but it does fit all my hair at max poof, haha.
August 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Ya know, I sometimes fumble the ball when it comes to selling myself. I’m going to toot my own horn & show off a painting that I’m very proud of.

The original is still available & a portion of the proceeds benefits an amazing org; @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social

#conservationart #grouse #birds
Michelle Mitchell - Grouse on the Lek - Antler Gallery
Michelle Mitchell Grouse on the Lek Acrylic on Panel, 16"x20'' $3300
www.antlerpdx.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Current knitting WIP progress: a beret is forming! I am actually another few rows past this already but figure I will take another photo before switching to the 2nd background color.
🧶 Pattern & yarn from virtualyarns.com- Briodag using colors Orchid, Driftwood, and Erica #knitsky
Orchid purple and gray multicolor hat is partially knit and still on the needles. The colorwork pattern is not very high contrast, unfortunately, but you can kinda make out the little gray crosses and squares.
August 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Since we're doing shawls on #ShowMeYourKnits- here's a better photo of my Damascena shawl. I really do grab this every time I'm cold (from air conditioning, it's been super hot here all summer). It's so comfy and pretty!
Woman wrapped in a cool gray and red knitted shawl. The red is in curving chain like stripes against the gray. Only lower half of face showing. 🧶 Yarn is Malabrigo Sock in Eggplant and Tiziano Red.
August 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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also, lol, was reading comics this morning and found a picture of me looking for validation from the poor souls forced into friendship with me

(Ew, It’s Beautiful @falseknees.bsky.social)
four panel false knees comic by joshua barkman 1. barn owl A: “do you think i’m cute?” 2. barn owl B: [staring at barn owl A] 3. barn owl A turns her head completely upside down in a fashion i assume she means to be charming and endearing 4. barn owl B: “you’re cute in an intense way”
August 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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(Also me! I'm in a book! Two of the designs on this cover are mine, and my best one is still hidden inside 🤫 Excited to share more about this official D&D crochet book soon!) #ttrpg 🧶
July 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM