Holly Wade Matter
@weemallard.bsky.social
Writer. White-knuckle knitter. Superannuated Pre-Raphaelite stunner. Punk- and Goth-adjacent. My novel, Damned Pretty Things, is available from Aqueduct Press (and the usual suspects). I like perfume.
Pinned
The allergist this morning was, quite frankly, adorable. She was also *extremely* informative and thorough. She said I could try taking an antihistamine before eating tomatoes (and other nightshades), or try them cooked. If I have another skin reaction she wants me to send photos. So there's that.
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The allergist this morning was, quite frankly, adorable. She was also *extremely* informative and thorough. She said I could try taking an antihistamine before eating tomatoes (and other nightshades), or try them cooked. If I have another skin reaction she wants me to send photos. So there's that.
My mother as a bride. Both my older sister and I wore her gown at our weddings. Now one of my nieces has it for safekeeping.
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My mother as a bride. Both my older sister and I wore her gown at our weddings. Now one of my nieces has it for safekeeping.
I love that Pittsburgh has got a Crucible Street.
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I love that Pittsburgh has got a Crucible Street.
Interweave has an online class called Fearless Steeking. I think if I were to attempt the technique it would be Utterly Nerve-Wracking Steeking (That Probably Involves Crying.)
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Interweave has an online class called Fearless Steeking. I think if I were to attempt the technique it would be Utterly Nerve-Wracking Steeking (That Probably Involves Crying.)
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Nisi Shawl is a visionary brilliant author, editor, critic and teacher, who is working on a book of otherworldly philosophy that sounds incredible.
Not surprisingly, this project has grown and flowered, and Nisi needs a bit more support. Please help if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
Not surprisingly, this project has grown and flowered, and Nisi needs a bit more support. Please help if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
Donate to Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!, organized by Eileen Gunn
Nisi Shawl, a wise and wonderful writer of science fiction and fantasy, had a… Eileen Gunn needs your support for Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!
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January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Nisi Shawl is a visionary brilliant author, editor, critic and teacher, who is working on a book of otherworldly philosophy that sounds incredible.
Not surprisingly, this project has grown and flowered, and Nisi needs a bit more support. Please help if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
Not surprisingly, this project has grown and flowered, and Nisi needs a bit more support. Please help if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...
A couple of years ago @gsnorgathon.bsky.social gave me a bee necklace from the Museum of Jurassic Technology. It's got an impossibly wee jump ring and lobster claw (which autocorrect changed to "little bastards." Fair enough.) This morning, for the first time, I was able to put it on all by myself.
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A couple of years ago @gsnorgathon.bsky.social gave me a bee necklace from the Museum of Jurassic Technology. It's got an impossibly wee jump ring and lobster claw (which autocorrect changed to "little bastards." Fair enough.) This morning, for the first time, I was able to put it on all by myself.
I *finally* sorted through my sweaters and took the spring and summer ones down to basement storage. I seem to have knit a ridiculous number of sweaters, with no end in sight
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I *finally* sorted through my sweaters and took the spring and summer ones down to basement storage. I seem to have knit a ridiculous number of sweaters, with no end in sight
Reposted by Holly Wade Matter
This tutorial is about the easiest way to make a stretchy bind off.
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#sweaterweather #handmade #justknitting
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#knitting #knit #knitsky #bskyknits #knitter #handknit #beginnerknitter #showyourknits #knitwear
#sweaterweather #handmade #justknitting
#cables #yarn #crafts
Yarn Over Bind Off
Learn one of the easiest ways to create a stretchy bind-off edge, using simple knit stitches and yarn overs.
tenrowsaday.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This tutorial is about the easiest way to make a stretchy bind off.
tenrowsaday.com/yarnover-bin...
#knitting #knit #knitsky #bskyknits #knitter #handknit #beginnerknitter #showyourknits #knitwear
#sweaterweather #handmade #justknitting
#cables #yarn #crafts
tenrowsaday.com/yarnover-bin...
#knitting #knit #knitsky #bskyknits #knitter #handknit #beginnerknitter #showyourknits #knitwear
#sweaterweather #handmade #justknitting
#cables #yarn #crafts
I was on the bus going from the UW to my job downtown. The bus driver announced the explosion and asked for us to pray for the lost.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I was on the bus going from the UW to my job downtown. The bus driver announced the explosion and asked for us to pray for the lost.
I am intrigued.
Attention Pittsburgh-adjacent SFF writers!
The Confluence writing workshops with ME are open for registration!
https://confluence-sff.org/writing-workshops
The 30th annual Parsec Short Story Contest opens on January 1st and closes on March 31st.
The Confluence writing workshops with ME are open for registration!
https://confluence-sff.org/writing-workshops
The 30th annual Parsec Short Story Contest opens on January 1st and closes on March 31st.
Short Story Contest – Parsec Inc.
A 501(c)(3) organization: It is the mission of Parsec “to promote awareness of the richness of speculative fiction as literature, art and music; further general education in the sciences and arts, support contributions–both scientific and artistic–to society and to espouse the enjoyment of spe...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I am intrigued.
Sometimes I think knitting is to me what golf was to my dad. He golfed every weekday, even though he wasn't a great golfer. I knit every day and sometimes just kind of suck at it.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Sometimes I think knitting is to me what golf was to my dad. He golfed every weekday, even though he wasn't a great golfer. I knit every day and sometimes just kind of suck at it.
*crying*
Monma Studio asked if they could use my photo on their Ravelry account. I said yes, but I'm so far the only Raveler who has knit this sweater, and I did such a poor job of it that it doesn't remotely resemble the pattern photos.
Monma Studio asked if they could use my photo on their Ravelry account. I said yes, but I'm so far the only Raveler who has knit this sweater, and I did such a poor job of it that it doesn't remotely resemble the pattern photos.
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
*crying*
Monma Studio asked if they could use my photo on their Ravelry account. I said yes, but I'm so far the only Raveler who has knit this sweater, and I did such a poor job of it that it doesn't remotely resemble the pattern photos.
Monma Studio asked if they could use my photo on their Ravelry account. I said yes, but I'm so far the only Raveler who has knit this sweater, and I did such a poor job of it that it doesn't remotely resemble the pattern photos.
I really wish the creator of this video were credited. They deserve all the likes on this wonderful clip. Will this bunny join the ranks of Dramatic Prairie Dog?
(That little tilt of the head kills me.)
(That little tilt of the head kills me.)
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I really wish the creator of this video were credited. They deserve all the likes on this wonderful clip. Will this bunny join the ranks of Dramatic Prairie Dog?
(That little tilt of the head kills me.)
(That little tilt of the head kills me.)
Another super important find (and proof that I hold on to prettyuch everything). Do any of you all remember Chew Bops? They were little disc-shaped pieces of bubblegum in miniature album covers.
This is my second favorite Bowie album, so I'm glad I kept it.
This is my second favorite Bowie album, so I'm glad I kept it.
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Another super important find (and proof that I hold on to prettyuch everything). Do any of you all remember Chew Bops? They were little disc-shaped pieces of bubblegum in miniature album covers.
This is my second favorite Bowie album, so I'm glad I kept it.
This is my second favorite Bowie album, so I'm glad I kept it.
Also found: my mother's Elgin American powder compact from the 1950s.
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Also found: my mother's Elgin American powder compact from the 1950s.
Puss, sleeping under her stool, with her head on the shawl I gave her because I didn't like the way it turned out.
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Puss, sleeping under her stool, with her head on the shawl I gave her because I didn't like the way it turned out.
I'm going through a seldom-visited rolling set of shelves and finding all manner of things, including our engagement announcement, one of our two appearances in the society pages of a *very* small-town newspaper.
Also found: a pic from our first Matter family road trip to Mt. Shasta.
Also found: a pic from our first Matter family road trip to Mt. Shasta.
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I'm going through a seldom-visited rolling set of shelves and finding all manner of things, including our engagement announcement, one of our two appearances in the society pages of a *very* small-town newspaper.
Also found: a pic from our first Matter family road trip to Mt. Shasta.
Also found: a pic from our first Matter family road trip to Mt. Shasta.
Sanrio had got Hello Kitty-branded Kate Spade handbags that are eleventy-krazillion American bucks. Just thought everyone should be alerted to this if they want prestige (gag) Hello Kitty handbags.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sanrio had got Hello Kitty-branded Kate Spade handbags that are eleventy-krazillion American bucks. Just thought everyone should be alerted to this if they want prestige (gag) Hello Kitty handbags.
Starting on a lace project as a palate cleanser.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Starting on a lace project as a palate cleanser.
This poor sweater is already pilling up a storm.
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
This poor sweater is already pilling up a storm.
Shivers. The good kind.
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Shivers. The good kind.
The sweater is dry. Does it look at all like the photos of the pattern? Why no, it does not. Should I rip it all out and try again? Maybe. @gsnorgathon.bsky.social likes it, which counts for a lot. Bonus shot of elephant bracelet, to emphasize that the sleeves are bracelet sleeves and not highwaters
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The sweater is dry. Does it look at all like the photos of the pattern? Why no, it does not. Should I rip it all out and try again? Maybe. @gsnorgathon.bsky.social likes it, which counts for a lot. Bonus shot of elephant bracelet, to emphasize that the sleeves are bracelet sleeves and not highwaters
Yay! It's Happy Sunset After 5:00 Day!
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Yay! It's Happy Sunset After 5:00 Day!
A peach-strawberry pie is in the oven, along with what my mother called a butter roll (even though it's not rolled). Roll out your leftover pie crust, put a dab of butter, cinnamon, and sugar in the center, then fold the edges over the filling. We adored these when we were kids. Still pretty good!
January 26, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A peach-strawberry pie is in the oven, along with what my mother called a butter roll (even though it's not rolled). Roll out your leftover pie crust, put a dab of butter, cinnamon, and sugar in the center, then fold the edges over the filling. We adored these when we were kids. Still pretty good!
Somewhere there is a magical place for all the earring backs I've lost.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Somewhere there is a magical place for all the earring backs I've lost.