Althea Valara
@altheavalara.bsky.social
Fiber Artist & Twitch streamer! HUGE Final Fantasy fan. Knitter & Crocheter.
Last night I went to see @ffnewworld.bsky.social , an intimate concert of Final Fantasy music! Here's the set list they did. What would you have liked to hear? My favorite was "Close in the Distance", of *course*. Still holding out hope to hear "Dynamis" one of these years.
#FinalFantasy #Music
#FinalFantasy #Music
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Last night I went to see @ffnewworld.bsky.social , an intimate concert of Final Fantasy music! Here's the set list they did. What would you have liked to hear? My favorite was "Close in the Distance", of *course*. Still holding out hope to hear "Dynamis" one of these years.
#FinalFantasy #Music
#FinalFantasy #Music
I am excited to share that I was invited into Twitch's monetization program! Still not Affiliate, but this gives me and my viewers access to more tools, like Channel Points. You can now remind me to blink! (I tend to forget, and then my eyes rebel by burning & watering, usually during a boss fight.)
August 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I am excited to share that I was invited into Twitch's monetization program! Still not Affiliate, but this gives me and my viewers access to more tools, like Channel Points. You can now remind me to blink! (I tend to forget, and then my eyes rebel by burning & watering, usually during a boss fight.)
I am not One with the GPOSE, so here is my official character profile showing my Dawntrail glam, plus a crappy screenshot of me as Odin.
July 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I am not One with the GPOSE, so here is my official character profile showing my Dawntrail glam, plus a crappy screenshot of me as Odin.
My therapist wants me to work on my confidence, and I think one way I can do that is by promoting my Twitch streams more often. So if you love Final Fantasy or are curious about it, why not give me a follow / come chill with me sometime? twitch.tv/altheavalara
June 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My therapist wants me to work on my confidence, and I think one way I can do that is by promoting my Twitch streams more often. So if you love Final Fantasy or are curious about it, why not give me a follow / come chill with me sometime? twitch.tv/altheavalara
what, no Final Fantasy VIII fans in the replies yet?
June 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
what, no Final Fantasy VIII fans in the replies yet?
Yuki and I are glammed and ready!
May 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yuki and I are glammed and ready!
Like I said: talk to the NPCs even if they aren't the quest giver! It's my fourth time through the ARR patches and yet I missed this the first three times, lol! #ffxiv
May 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Like I said: talk to the NPCs even if they aren't the quest giver! It's my fourth time through the ARR patches and yet I missed this the first three times, lol! #ffxiv
One thing I adore about FFXIV is that the NPCs will have extra bits of dialogue if you talk to them even when they are not the quest giver/ender. This bit made me cackle tonight, lol.
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
One thing I adore about FFXIV is that the NPCs will have extra bits of dialogue if you talk to them even when they are not the quest giver/ender. This bit made me cackle tonight, lol.
Four games I've been playing recently? The usual, obviously. I do love my casual word games! Still mad I missed that one last word in Wordshaker, you'd think I'd get it given I'm a fantasy fan.
April 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Four games I've been playing recently? The usual, obviously. I do love my casual word games! Still mad I missed that one last word in Wordshaker, you'd think I'd get it given I'm a fantasy fan.
IT'S A BOY!!!
All my chocobos in Final Fantasy XIV are named Yuki, so I intended to name him the same but I forgot that in FFXI, you have to select names from a list. So I named him "Vivid Snow", as one of the meanings for Yuki is snow.
BEHOLD HIS CUTENESS!!!
All my chocobos in Final Fantasy XIV are named Yuki, so I intended to name him the same but I forgot that in FFXI, you have to select names from a list. So I named him "Vivid Snow", as one of the meanings for Yuki is snow.
BEHOLD HIS CUTENESS!!!
March 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
IT'S A BOY!!!
All my chocobos in Final Fantasy XIV are named Yuki, so I intended to name him the same but I forgot that in FFXI, you have to select names from a list. So I named him "Vivid Snow", as one of the meanings for Yuki is snow.
BEHOLD HIS CUTENESS!!!
All my chocobos in Final Fantasy XIV are named Yuki, so I intended to name him the same but I forgot that in FFXI, you have to select names from a list. So I named him "Vivid Snow", as one of the meanings for Yuki is snow.
BEHOLD HIS CUTENESS!!!
Four years (and one day) ago, I started my streaming journey. Still a baby streamer in many ways, but I'm having a blast with it and am so incredibly thankful I stuck with it. I am going LIVE in a few minutes with some more Final Fantasy XI -- come chill with me! twitch.tv/altheavalara
February 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Four years (and one day) ago, I started my streaming journey. Still a baby streamer in many ways, but I'm having a blast with it and am so incredibly thankful I stuck with it. I am going LIVE in a few minutes with some more Final Fantasy XI -- come chill with me! twitch.tv/altheavalara
Waaaay back when Final Fantasy XI first launched the Mog Tablet quest, I thought it'd be really cool to find one. WELL GUESS WHAT? I stumbled across one in Cape Terrigan last night on one of my alts! Was too surprised to take a screenshot of the actual tablet but here's the turn-in dialogue! #ffxi
February 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Waaaay back when Final Fantasy XI first launched the Mog Tablet quest, I thought it'd be really cool to find one. WELL GUESS WHAT? I stumbled across one in Cape Terrigan last night on one of my alts! Was too surprised to take a screenshot of the actual tablet but here's the turn-in dialogue! #ffxi
also shout-out to the gentleman at the @ffdistantworlds.bsky.social concert today who shouted "IS THAT A CROCHETED ALISAIE?!" during intermission, you made my day. (She's knitted, and of COURSE I had to bring her, best girl deserves to enjoy a day out, too.) #distantworlds #finalfantasy
January 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
also shout-out to the gentleman at the @ffdistantworlds.bsky.social concert today who shouted "IS THAT A CROCHETED ALISAIE?!" during intermission, you made my day. (She's knitted, and of COURSE I had to bring her, best girl deserves to enjoy a day out, too.) #distantworlds #finalfantasy
When you've been to as many @ffdistantworlds.bsky.social concerts as I have, they can become a bit routine, but today's show knocked it out of the park. Kudos to conductor Arnie Roth and soloists Amanda Achen and RIKKI for an amazing concert. I had a fantastic time! #finalfantasy #distantworlds
January 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
When you've been to as many @ffdistantworlds.bsky.social concerts as I have, they can become a bit routine, but today's show knocked it out of the park. Kudos to conductor Arnie Roth and soloists Amanda Achen and RIKKI for an amazing concert. I had a fantastic time! #finalfantasy #distantworlds
Favorite projects of the year, post 3: Weaving
I started a Great Woven Blanket project, based on Florencia Campos Correa's "100 Pin Loom Squares" which I borrowed through the library <3 I'm just starting off with the basic weave in 2 grays and a pink, and think this combo is striking.
I started a Great Woven Blanket project, based on Florencia Campos Correa's "100 Pin Loom Squares" which I borrowed through the library <3 I'm just starting off with the basic weave in 2 grays and a pink, and think this combo is striking.
December 31, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Favorite projects of the year, post 3: Weaving
I started a Great Woven Blanket project, based on Florencia Campos Correa's "100 Pin Loom Squares" which I borrowed through the library <3 I'm just starting off with the basic weave in 2 grays and a pink, and think this combo is striking.
I started a Great Woven Blanket project, based on Florencia Campos Correa's "100 Pin Loom Squares" which I borrowed through the library <3 I'm just starting off with the basic weave in 2 grays and a pink, and think this combo is striking.
Favorite projects from this year, post 2: Knitting
It's a tie between Erenville (still gotta sew his clothes! and yes I know his skin tone isn't quite right, the skein looked different when I bought it) and the Gunbreaker square, which is very striking.
It's a tie between Erenville (still gotta sew his clothes! and yes I know his skin tone isn't quite right, the skein looked different when I bought it) and the Gunbreaker square, which is very striking.
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Favorite projects from this year, post 2: Knitting
It's a tie between Erenville (still gotta sew his clothes! and yes I know his skin tone isn't quite right, the skein looked different when I bought it) and the Gunbreaker square, which is very striking.
It's a tie between Erenville (still gotta sew his clothes! and yes I know his skin tone isn't quite right, the skein looked different when I bought it) and the Gunbreaker square, which is very striking.
Favorite projects from this year, post 1: Crochet
Gotta be Nordic Stripes, aka nephew's graduation blanket. I gave it to him at our family Christmas party and he really liked it and sat with it in his lap for the rest of the night. Said it was worth the wait!
Gotta be Nordic Stripes, aka nephew's graduation blanket. I gave it to him at our family Christmas party and he really liked it and sat with it in his lap for the rest of the night. Said it was worth the wait!
December 31, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Favorite projects from this year, post 1: Crochet
Gotta be Nordic Stripes, aka nephew's graduation blanket. I gave it to him at our family Christmas party and he really liked it and sat with it in his lap for the rest of the night. Said it was worth the wait!
Gotta be Nordic Stripes, aka nephew's graduation blanket. I gave it to him at our family Christmas party and he really liked it and sat with it in his lap for the rest of the night. Said it was worth the wait!
Also, while I'm posting, here's the blocked and finished crocheted wall hanging! 🧶
December 25, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Also, while I'm posting, here's the blocked and finished crocheted wall hanging! 🧶
Just in time for Christmas, mom's crocheted Poinsettia is DONE! 🧶
(I still need to make the leaves, but I'll do that leisurely over the next few weeks. Giving it to her this evening as is, and I think she'll be pleased. *I* am!)
(I still need to make the leaves, but I'll do that leisurely over the next few weeks. Giving it to her this evening as is, and I think she'll be pleased. *I* am!)
December 25, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Just in time for Christmas, mom's crocheted Poinsettia is DONE! 🧶
(I still need to make the leaves, but I'll do that leisurely over the next few weeks. Giving it to her this evening as is, and I think she'll be pleased. *I* am!)
(I still need to make the leaves, but I'll do that leisurely over the next few weeks. Giving it to her this evening as is, and I think she'll be pleased. *I* am!)
Crafting all day long / On a gift (or two or three)....
I need to block this, add the tassels, and crochet it onto a dowel, but I finished this wall hanging for a family member. (Ends aren't woven in on this pic but I did that earlier today.) I hope they like it! 🧶
I need to block this, add the tassels, and crochet it onto a dowel, but I finished this wall hanging for a family member. (Ends aren't woven in on this pic but I did that earlier today.) I hope they like it! 🧶
December 24, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Crafting all day long / On a gift (or two or three)....
I need to block this, add the tassels, and crochet it onto a dowel, but I finished this wall hanging for a family member. (Ends aren't woven in on this pic but I did that earlier today.) I hope they like it! 🧶
I need to block this, add the tassels, and crochet it onto a dowel, but I finished this wall hanging for a family member. (Ends aren't woven in on this pic but I did that earlier today.) I hope they like it! 🧶
*slams open door* HI BSKY! Been a while. I'm swamped with Christmas crafting. At the very least, I need to finish 3 more knit mini-stockings and mom's crochet poinsettia by the 29th. Can I do it? Really not sure, but gonna try! 🧶
December 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
*slams open door* HI BSKY! Been a while. I'm swamped with Christmas crafting. At the very least, I need to finish 3 more knit mini-stockings and mom's crochet poinsettia by the 29th. Can I do it? Really not sure, but gonna try! 🧶
here's another one of my #knit #amigurumi for the feed! I love these little cherries, they are cheerful and were fun to make.
November 19, 2024 at 9:56 PM
here's another one of my #knit #amigurumi for the feed! I love these little cherries, they are cheerful and were fun to make.
For my first post in the #amigurumi feed, here's a #knit doll of Alisaie, my favorite character from Final Fantasy XIV. One of these days I'll make her current outfit - this is her Shadowbringers one. Designed her myself based off her in-game model!
November 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
For my first post in the #amigurumi feed, here's a #knit doll of Alisaie, my favorite character from Final Fantasy XIV. One of these days I'll make her current outfit - this is her Shadowbringers one. Designed her myself based off her in-game model!
BEWARE OF THIS HORROR STORY!! #ShowMeYourKnits is featuring fingering weight yarn this week. I made the Eden Prairie Shawl, which I had long admired. Wore it once, then moths got to it. I had to throw it away. 😭
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM
BEWARE OF THIS HORROR STORY!! #ShowMeYourKnits is featuring fingering weight yarn this week. I made the Eden Prairie Shawl, which I had long admired. Wore it once, then moths got to it. I had to throw it away. 😭
I'd say I'm at a loss for words, except I'm not: I have decided to pull a @scalzi.com and make a donation to a charity for hitting this amount of followers. I chose The Trevor Project, as suicide prevention and LGBTQ rights are extremely important to me. Don't like this? Feel free to unfollow me.
November 15, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I'd say I'm at a loss for words, except I'm not: I have decided to pull a @scalzi.com and make a donation to a charity for hitting this amount of followers. I chose The Trevor Project, as suicide prevention and LGBTQ rights are extremely important to me. Don't like this? Feel free to unfollow me.