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americanadianto.bsky.social
AmericanadianTO
@americanadianto.bsky.social
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Knitter 🧶, kitten/cat foster 🐈‍⬛, former public health researcher, #MECFS 23 yrs, 🏳️‍🌈 😷 🤿
I mostly follow politics and health, mostly post knitting and kittens. Kittenknit on the big fibre site.
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Aspen and Alder, 15 months old, available for adoption in Toronto.
#CatsofBlueSky #FelineFriday #AdoptDontShop
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Aspen and Alder, nearly 15 months, available to adopt in Toronto. Both very affectionate, Aspen loves to fetch and has lots of personality, Alder is more laid back.
#AdoptDontShop #CatsofBlueSky
Two tabby and white cats sit on a tray on a bed.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Alder is also a lap cat.
#AdoptDontShop #Caturday
Face of another young tabby and white cat sitting on one side of the lap while the teal knitting is in the middle.
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Foster Aspen is a lap cat. 13 months old, available to adopt in Toronto with her sister Alder.
#AdoptDontShop #Caturday
Tabby and white cat sitting in a lap of someone wearing grey yoga pants, on top of a teal sweater in process of being knit. Cone of teal yarn is to the side of one leg.
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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My next door neighbour admired my sweater and commented that grey is her favourite colour, so I used the rest of my yarn to make her this beret.
Free pattern is Classic French Beret and yarn is Colurmart 2/28 cashmere-silk wound x4. 47 grams.
#showyourknits #knitting #SkyKnitters #KnittersofBlueSky
October 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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I did a SF->TO trip some years ago (no portaging or backpacking because I'm disabled) and made myself campsites on the far sides of lakes and rivers, the only person in many places. It was near perfect. Your trip looks so too.
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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I made a hat for my next door neighbour. We also cook for each other.
grey beret blocking on a plate
September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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I finished a sweater, took 4 months. Liv Sweater by Moreca in 2/28nm x4 cashmere-silk to get DK weight for a worsted weight pattern. Very happy with the progress I've made on my tubular bind offs, or maybe the yarn is forgiving.
#knitting #KnittersofBlueSky
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Still waiting for their forever home in Toronto.
September 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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We're adopted!!
July 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Call us.
June 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Emory and Rue, 9½ months, are still waiting for their forever home in Toronto.
#kittens #kittensofBlueSky #adoptdontshop #fosters #whiskerswednesday
May 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I finished a sweater, Harlow Sweater V Neck by Caidree in Colourmart 18/40nm cashmere silk. My first sewn bind-off on 2x2 rib. 🧶
#knitting
May 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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My 9-month-old rescue kittens are still waiting for a forever home in Toronto.
#adoptdon'tshop #kittensofBlueSky
April 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I still have two waiting for their forever home. Nearly 9 months old now.
#adoptdontshop
April 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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April 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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FYI
The puzzle piece is considered offensive by many in the autistic community for several reasons. Initially, the symbol was created in 1963 by the National Autistic Society and featured a crying child inside the puzzle piece, representing "the sadness from the burden that Autism put on a child’s life." This design implied that autism was a tragic and burdensome condition, which many autistic individuals find dehumanizing and stigmatizing. Additionally, the puzzle piece symbol has been associated with the organization Autism Speaks, which has been criticized for its negative portrayal of autism and its focus on finding a cure rather than acceptance and support. The idea that autistic individuals are "missing pieces" or need to be fixed is seen as reinforcing harmful stereotypes and a deficit model of autism, rather than recognizing the unique strengths and challenges of neurodiversity. The symbol also perpetuates the notion that autistic people are mysterious or puzzling, which can lead to misunderstanding and marginalization. Many autistic self-advocacy groups and individuals prefer symbols like the infinity symbol, which represents neurodiversity and the infinite variations of human minds, emphasizing the idea that people with autism are not broken or in need of fixing, but rather have unique strengths and challenges. In summary, the puzzle piece is often seen as offensive because it reinforces negative stereotypes, implies that autistic individuals are incomplete or in need of fixing, and has been used by organizations that promote a cure-focused rather than acceptance-focused approach to autism.
April 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Two of my kittens were adopted today! I had them from 5 weeks old; they're 8 months now.
They liked to help me with my knitting, in this case, an Italian tubular bind off.
#kittens #kittensofBlueSky #tailsday #adoptdontshop
April 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Kittens helping with my Italian tubular bind-off. 🧶
Available to adopt in Toronto (the kittens, not the sweater), 8 months old.
#knitting #FelineFriday #kittens #adoptdontshop #kittensofBlueSky
April 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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April 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Is that near Hungry Horse Dam? I camped there once.
March 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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My kittens, 7 months. Available for adoption in Toronto.
#Caturday #kittens #kittensofBlueSky #adoptdontshop
Collage of 4 kittens. The top two are grey tabbies looking into the camera. The bottom two are grey and white tabbies looking up through a window, which is out of frame. All have gold eyes.
March 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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They make pins for it and I have one, but I prefer the paper clips.
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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I actually hook 2 paperclips together and hang them from the front of my shirt.
February 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM