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arienh.bsky.social
Arien (Arrrrr-ee-en)
@arienh.bsky.social
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Obnoxiously obsessed with wool, food, books. 🏳️‍🌈🍉 Assigned Crafter At Birth

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My Arachne pullover is one of my spookiest knits! But the Necromancer Mitts are one of my all time faves.

#ShowMeYourKnits
A Latina person with short dark hair wears a spiderweb themed colorwork yoke sweater in front of a winter landscape Back view of a colorwork yoke sweater with a spiderweb motif. The main color is rich variegated black-purple-red with a bright white contrast A pair of colorwork mitts in charcoal and silver. Each mitt features half of a realistic skull image.
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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If wpi too skinny, why gauge so chunky in knitted swatch? (I know, I know, keep sampling and swatching)
Handspun yarn, a bright purple pink and natural chocolate
October 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A vicious predator spies her natural prey
A tabby kitten approaches a coffee cup
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A bright spindle turtle of neon sunset colors sits on a table in front of a planter
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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We have a new trouble maker
A long haired tabby kitten delicately laps at the rim of a coffee cup
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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September is peak food season in the PNW. Very grateful for a mostly successful harvest season, including loads of peppers and tomatillos. #pnwfarming #localfood
A tray of broiled tomatillos and onions ready for blending A Pyrex pan holds sliced sweet peppers
September 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Get partners who send you frog pics. That's it. That's my life advice.
A small frog perches on a plastic pot edge A small green frog clings to a mint leaf A frog faces the camera head on, perching on a plastic bucket edge A small gray frog blends into wet concrete
August 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Dumb little hobbies connecting us in a deeply fucked up world! I'm ready for #TourDeFleece2025, trying to finish up some spindle spins. Coincidentally, all the fiber I'm working on comes from rad, sustainably minded businesses.
A green Turkish spindle with green fiber and singles sits on an oilcloth tablecloth next to a tumbler of jamaica
July 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Ready to go pet some sheep at @blacksheepgathering , let's gooo!!!

Please say hi if you're a fiber friend! Will probably be wearing a pink mask, but really I think the crop top plus mohawk should be distinctive enough 😆 #blacksheepgathering #handspinning #fiberfestival
A Latina woman with a very cropped mohawk wearing a speckled handknit Ripple Crop Top in gray yarn stands in front of a bookshelf
June 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Fiber from @fionakayknits.bsky.social and a sweet tote from Ex Libris / @weirdsistersyarn.bsky.social
A blue green braid of dyed Shaniko wool and a canvas tote that says "bury me in books and yarn"
June 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Budgeting is sexy, right? Getting my plans in order for Black Sheep Gathering let's goooo

#blacksheepgathering #wool 🧶🐑
A very simple monthly spending list on a dot journal background. January through June total $242 spent out of $600 budgeted
June 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Happy, furious pride!
A mohawked femme/afab person poses wearing a rainbow, mosaic/slip stitch knit cowl
June 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Behold! A finished #gridgambitcowl

This was really fun and easy, using under 200 yards of each yarn. Handspun MC.

#handspunyarn 🧶🐑
A large kerchief style cowl lies on a small table. Bright neon handspun and plain white yarn form a 3x3 slipped stitch grid.
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Carding colored merino with a little help from Carrot

#fiberprep #handspinning #rolags
A top down view of an orange tabby car draped over my lap, with a carder loaded with dark gray merino wool on my knee
May 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Spring springeth
Fava beans almost ready to pick A row of flowering potato plants in a hoophouse Healthy, stocky trellised tomato plants in a hoophouse
May 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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This #gridgambitcowl is stupid fun. #handspunyarn
A bright mosaic cowl with a grid pattern in bright neons and warm white contrast colors
May 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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So close to being done with my gray Romney spin! Couldn't resist blending up a little of the top I'm using as an accent

#fiberprep #handspinning 🐑🧶
A gradient of messy, purple-gray to orange rolags
May 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I match my fiber
A ball of handdyed wool fiber in a lap. The rich teal, orange, and umber colors are mirrored in the sitter's teal cargo pants and orange sweater
May 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Sorry bluesky! These past few weeks have been a lot. Mostly good? Eh. But I did get to see Konza prairie for the first time!

#konzaprairie
A moody shot of fluffy clouds over a Vista of lightly wooded hills leading down to prairie
May 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Always reassuring when you manage to actually grow food.
A hand holding a small yellow potato with a bucket of weeds in the background
May 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Unaesthetic spinning shots ftw! Still enjoying this Shetland from Dyers Fibers in Colorado. Once I fill up this spindle I can wind a new plying ball. 😁 🧶🐑
A supported spindle rests on a ceramic bowl in a lap. The spindle has dark dark brown Shetland wool on it.
April 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Trying to self soothe with spinning. Not sure it's working, but I do have a cat now.
Blue, brown, and gold yarn singles on an e-spinner Person spinning sideways long draw on a couch, drafting horizontally across their body
April 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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I realize this is a dick thing to do, but every time I see a plant seedling photo (and I love all of you for sharing), I want to pull a "knife? THIS is a knife" move
Several rows of greenhouse benches c covered in nursery trays of young plants
April 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Proper fiber storage is very important. Glubs is willing to offer her services as a consultant. #wool #fiberpreparation
A gorgeous, very symmetric tuxedo cat perches inside a shoebox full of wool rolags, just crushing the lovingly prepared fiber
April 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Wow, another FO! Really liked working with this Mota yarn from Wooldreamers. I had to tweak the filters to try to get the color to show, but it's a really vibrant, heathered orange red. #knitting #knitsky 🧶
A fiery orange knit hat with a lace leaf motif. The pattern is Foliage by Iryna Dmytriieva
April 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM