Michelle Lyons-McFarland
@biblioscholar.bsky.social
Lecturer @ CWRU. Cleveland is my adopted home. 18th-Century Brit Lit, composition, bibliography, material culture, digital humanities, book history, Charlotte Lennox. Knitter, gamer, reader, baker. Married, 2 sons, 2 stepsons, 3 dogs.
I got my bracelet from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social and I love it so much!
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I got my bracelet from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social and I love it so much!
One blackberry pie, to be served tomorrow on the occasion of my friend’s birthday. :)
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
One blackberry pie, to be served tomorrow on the occasion of my friend’s birthday. :)
Finished blanket! The blue here seems more green in the photos than it does in person, though admittedly it is a bit on the teal spectrum.
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Finished blanket! The blue here seems more green in the photos than it does in person, though admittedly it is a bit on the teal spectrum.
Current project: wedding blanket for my oldest—hoping to get it done before school starts again.
July 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Current project: wedding blanket for my oldest—hoping to get it done before school starts again.
April 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
All right, friends, help me figure out what this is.
April 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
All right, friends, help me figure out what this is.
#WIPWednesday This is the Solar Flare Shawl by VeryBusyMonkey on Ravelry. It’s going pretty well. The yarn has a long, fairly subtle shift from orangey red to bright cool red, so I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product.
April 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#WIPWednesday This is the Solar Flare Shawl by VeryBusyMonkey on Ravelry. It’s going pretty well. The yarn has a long, fairly subtle shift from orangey red to bright cool red, so I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product.
My favorite Richard Chamberlain role was the lead in the TV movie Man in the Iron Mask from 1977. His Louis XIV, the Sun King, lives in my head rent free.
March 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My favorite Richard Chamberlain role was the lead in the TV movie Man in the Iron Mask from 1977. His Louis XIV, the Sun King, lives in my head rent free.
This is the Eventide pattern by Dawn Barker, using assigned pooling to make a long loop scarf. I just finished it and I really super love it.
March 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is the Eventide pattern by Dawn Barker, using assigned pooling to make a long loop scarf. I just finished it and I really super love it.
In this case, the pattern is called Eventide, and it makes a garter stitch scarf with aster stitches for the CC, and I LOVE it. In the end it'll be an infinity scarf, but for now it's just super relaxing and pretty.
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In this case, the pattern is called Eventide, and it makes a garter stitch scarf with aster stitches for the CC, and I LOVE it. In the end it'll be an infinity scarf, but for now it's just super relaxing and pretty.
My darling stripey idiot Sandy is at the emergency vet with my husband because she's still sick after a very long night, and according to reports she's ruthlessly suppressing her barfing symptoms in the presence of strangers even as she's trembling like a leaf. Argh, dog. Good thoughts, please.
December 22, 2024 at 5:26 PM
My darling stripey idiot Sandy is at the emergency vet with my husband because she's still sick after a very long night, and according to reports she's ruthlessly suppressing her barfing symptoms in the presence of strangers even as she's trembling like a leaf. Argh, dog. Good thoughts, please.
Two sock heels, alike in dignity but unlike each other and I just now realized it. Argh
December 18, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Two sock heels, alike in dignity but unlike each other and I just now realized it. Argh
I should be grading, but my dog has a vet check up so I can’t! Oh no! Whatever shall I do! Sandy has opinions, clearly.
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I should be grading, but my dog has a vet check up so I can’t! Oh no! Whatever shall I do! Sandy has opinions, clearly.
Noodle just wants you to know how very unfair it is that bedtime is interrupting his couch nap, despite his very clever camouflage.
December 12, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Noodle just wants you to know how very unfair it is that bedtime is interrupting his couch nap, despite his very clever camouflage.
Back left paw stretched out and comfy, belonging to Noodle.
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Back left paw stretched out and comfy, belonging to Noodle.
Current pair of socks I’m working on. Just started sock #2. Love this yarn!
December 8, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Current pair of socks I’m working on. Just started sock #2. Love this yarn!
This is this holiday’s pecan pie. I’m rather pleased with it.
November 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM
This is this holiday’s pecan pie. I’m rather pleased with it.
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
November 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
This is Sandy. She's happy to see you, at least after she figures out you're not a monster or a evil spirit sent to... well, she's not sure, but it wouldn't be good. She is not bright, but she means well, and by means well I mean licks everything as her primary form of contact. She says hi.
November 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
This is Sandy. She's happy to see you, at least after she figures out you're not a monster or a evil spirit sent to... well, she's not sure, but it wouldn't be good. She is not bright, but she means well, and by means well I mean licks everything as her primary form of contact. She says hi.
This dog, one Noodle by name, is clearly the picture of offended innocence. Yet as his body processes the beefsteak tomato he stole off the counter yesterday, we can clearly tell that he is LYING thanks to his farts. I understand that tomatoes are delicious, but seriously, doggo.
November 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
This dog, one Noodle by name, is clearly the picture of offended innocence. Yet as his body processes the beefsteak tomato he stole off the counter yesterday, we can clearly tell that he is LYING thanks to his farts. I understand that tomatoes are delicious, but seriously, doggo.