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Black Yarn Club
@blackyarnclub.bsky.social
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Rachel.
Knitter, mostly in black.
Dabbling in crochet, sewing, and weaving.
Also in black.

...socks don't count.

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Much better
Multi colored piece of knitting on a brown desk
March 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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There's a reason why people tell you to weave your ends as you go 🤦🏻‍♀️

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Say what you will about seed stitch, I kind of love it. I love the texture and I don't mind the purling. Can't wait to start the next step of this pattern, which is welts.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #wip
March 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Started the Pengweeno cardigan by Stephen West for a friend's baby. I pulled out a bunch of scraps and I'm actually really excited to see how it will turn out! I have a pretty tight deadline of 2.5 weeks 😬 so I'm hoping I can make it in time if I commit really hard to it.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
A piece of knitted fabric in seed stitch with grey, green, and yellow stripes against a grey sheet.
March 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Hello, please validate me, I was responsible and started my second sock like I was going to instead of running headfirst into the gusset of my first sock. No second sock syndrome for this guy.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
A multi colored knitted toe of a sock against a brown background
February 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Here's my Joann's haul. I was thinking that even though every thing was picked over that there would be at least some black left. I was right! I got a sweater quantity of wool/cotton and some sw merino that is single ply, which usually isn't my thing but it felt really nice.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
February 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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HE CAME OUT

#CAT
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Bummer. Gonna have to frog the sock... Again. I really wanted this pattern to work and it would if the stretches of neon were longer... But they're not. It would have worked if the blue was lighter... But it's not. Back to the drawing board.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #knittingfail
Part of a slip stitch patterned multicolor knitted sock held up against a brown desk.
February 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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This is my favorite sock cast on and I didn't know it was called the German twisted cast on until like, 20 minutes ago.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #caston
February 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Pattern has been chosen and reviewed. Yarn has been wound. Project bag picked. Needles acquired. Time to cast on.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #sockknitting
A beige, yellow, and grey project bag containing 2 balls of multicolor yarn, knitting needles, and notions.
February 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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FO!! Finally finished the Bloomtrail hat (by @foxfig.bsky.social). Love it. A lot. Super fun knit, the crown is beautiful. I should block it but have been wearing it since it came off the needles this morning. Hard to get a pic of the crown, watch my last vid to see it!

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #FO
Person in a purple shirt looking away to show a back view of a grey knitted hat.
February 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Does it count as an 2025 FO if I just had to weave in the ends?

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February 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Kallias cardigan (by @isabellkraemer.bsky.social) back is forming slowly but surely. Worried I didn't pick up the neckband stitches wide enough but... I'm sure it'll work out 😅

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A black Tweed knitted fabric on a wood table
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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What's everyone's favorite patterns/techniques for socks with highly variegated yarn? I have this and I want to sock it. Not in the mood for juggling multiple colors. I usually do some sort of slip stitch but I was curious if anyone else has a trick up their sleeve!

🧶 #sockknitting
A skein of yarn against a colorful patchwork curtain. The yarn is navy blue with pops of hot pink, neon purple, and yellow.
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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So these socks are probably 6 years old, they've been in the washer AND the dryer and never had a hole and minimal pilling. The yarn is fiberstory sock and I seriously stand by this yarn for socks. Pattern is Prettified Thrash by Rich Ensor from @knitty.com fall 2016.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
Grey and purple socks with a mock cable pattern. Also cat feet to the right side.
February 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I'm really loving how the pattern is developing in my Bloomtrail hat (by @foxfig.bsky.social)

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #wip
Holding a partially finished knitted blue ribbed hat with a grey cat in the background
February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Just realized I should have been alternating skeins on this 🤦🏻‍♀️

Going to start alternating now and hope it doesn't look weird? I really don't want to frog this 😑

#knitting #knitsky #knittingproblems
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This yarn looks so much better in stockinette. I like the fabric too, hope it meets gauge for the sweater I want to knit. I'm a total garment knitting beginner. I'm not really confident that I know how to adapt a pattern to fit my body.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky
January 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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The reason why I shouldn't buy another interchangable set 🤣🤣🤣

#knitting #knitsky 🧶
A mess of knitting needles
January 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Well now I'm paranoid that the crag hat is too long and wondering if I should frog the crown and half of one of the cable repeats and reknit it 🤦🏻‍♀️

#knitting #knitsky #knittingproblems 🧶
Woman standing to the side wearing a knitted blue hat
January 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #skykal #finishedobject
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Just a little knitting POV of my crag hat which is almost (!!) finished. Yes I purl backwards, yes it's through the back loop, I knit combination and it works really well for me 😎

#knitting #knitsky 🧶 #combinationknitting
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Currently swatching and unsure if I like this yarn for this project. It's Kelbourne Woolens Lucky Tweed, I have a sweater quantity of it, and so far 1 failed attempt at knitting something with it. Going to keep knitting, maybe after blocking I'll have a better idea.

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January 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Really loving this texture!

#knitting #knitsky #skykal 🧶
January 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Once I got over the hump, this has actually started to become a pleasurable knit. This is how nuts I am: I'm cabling without a needle for the right leaning cable and with a needle for the left leaning cable. This is how stubborn I am about cable needles.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #skykal
January 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM