Jessica BA
braveheidi.bsky.social
Jessica BA
@braveheidi.bsky.social
🏊🇨🇭🇬🇧🧶Giving unsolicited 😌 knitting advice on... unsolicitedknittingadvice.com. Not selling anything over there. I'm just passionate about knitting, anything woolly+ history. I take my science evidence-based. I stand with JK Rowling.
The proof her explanations are real good! This is my first ever toe up socks! #knitting
June 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
First ever #knitalong I am taking part in and first ever toe up socks I actually managed to cast on the proper way. It is the Pixel socks from Maryna Shevchenko from @10rowsaday.bsky.social. I am not following all her advice, so the tension issues are on me! Really enjoying the whole experience!
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Grey knit: half mitts I'm currently blocking. The right side dog is on a pin diet to look more like his neighbour. #knitting 😅
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Finished object. Self-design. Leg warmers. Wool is Rauma Garn Finull. 100% Norwegian wool.#knitting
April 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
More like for spring. Slip stitch patterns create a far more dense pattern than stockinette. Aka I had to repurpose my project into sth for spring/autumn.
March 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Mental health crisis this Monday. Husband on the phone sees me in distress. "Phone your psychiatrist asap. Do you have a knit with you?".
My husband knows me well 🤗!
Went ❄️ water swimming, saw psychiatrist and now have a 🧶. Feeling much better!
February 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I highly trust him! Evidenced-based psychiatry and the interest of patients at the heart of his books and content creation 🤗👍
January 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Having a little wool meditation. My final take: we should have some neutrals such as dark blue, grey or white. Because elsewise knitting your stash becomes really hard. Also, I don't want to be part of the Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy creed. Also, I don't want to knit blankets. Also, ...
January 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Inaugurating a new Christmas gift #knitting trend: not sewing in the threads so you can easily custom-fit your knit to the recipient's taste and measure.I like using my stash for little Xmas gifts but the downside is that you don't have plenty of extra wool to make changes.

Merry Christmas 🌲✝️⛪🐴🐂👼
December 25, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Really nice colours! Let's hope this knit works out fine. If it doesn't however, keep in mind that working fair isle with slippery yarn is very challenging. Below is a traditional Norwegian Selbu knit and it was not going well at all. Stranded colourwork with more grippy yarn, is easier. #knitting
December 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
So to end up this deep #sockmeditation I would need a man with a 43 shoe size jus like my dad. My man is 47, my son 41 and me 36.5, so we're not getting anywhere near a "let's see if it fits situation". You can't ask someone to test of sock of you have no 1/2
December 13, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The dark green wool is Regia 6ply and the other colours are all from Rama (a Norwegian brand). Quite a Xmasy combo, aren't there? I like using my stash by knitting socks. #knitting #giftknitting
December 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
This poor deer looks such a mess before the loose threads being sewn in and getting a good block! 🤭 I went for a mix of some intarsia and some stranded knitting, thus the bulk. #knitting
December 13, 2024 at 2:53 PM