Donna Spencer 🔄🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🍉
@donnaspencer.bsky.social
Language, music, lefty politics and theology, Appalachia, road trips, cocktails, pie, and yarn. Knoxville, Tennessee. she/her
Happy Socktober! I loved making a couple of pairs from Opal’s Van Gogh yarns—one for my brother with colors from “The Red Vineyards” and one for a friend from “Café Terrace at Night.” #showmeyourknits 🧶
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Happy Socktober! I loved making a couple of pairs from Opal’s Van Gogh yarns—one for my brother with colors from “The Red Vineyards” and one for a friend from “Café Terrace at Night.” #showmeyourknits 🧶
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September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's so good
A beautiful night to spend hearing @tylerchilders.bsky.social (and the always amazing Food Stamps) and soaking up the positivity and love at #HealingAppalachia
September 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A beautiful night to spend hearing @tylerchilders.bsky.social (and the always amazing Food Stamps) and soaking up the positivity and love at #HealingAppalachia
Happy to be working on these socks for my uncle. The pattern is Petty Harbour by Rayna Curtis, with the most wonderful texture. And I love love love this yarn, a 4-ply 75/25 superwash merino/nylon from Conjure Yarns. #showmeyourknits 🧶
September 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Happy to be working on these socks for my uncle. The pattern is Petty Harbour by Rayna Curtis, with the most wonderful texture. And I love love love this yarn, a 4-ply 75/25 superwash merino/nylon from Conjure Yarns. #showmeyourknits 🧶
A favorite sign (held by a vet) from today's protest in Knoxville
September 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A favorite sign (held by a vet) from today's protest in Knoxville
For #showmeyourknits baby week—my first baby sweater, finished last month. The photo doesn’t do justice to the gorgeous yarn, from a local Knoxville dyer, Kathy Made It.
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For #showmeyourknits baby week—my first baby sweater, finished last month. The photo doesn’t do justice to the gorgeous yarn, from a local Knoxville dyer, Kathy Made It.
For stripes week on #showmeyourknits, Purl Soho's Super Easy Baby Blanket made with their glorious Morning yarn. Much of this was done in a Florida hospital after my sister had a stroke at Disney World—thankfully she's fine now.
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For stripes week on #showmeyourknits, Purl Soho's Super Easy Baby Blanket made with their glorious Morning yarn. Much of this was done in a Florida hospital after my sister had a stroke at Disney World—thankfully she's fine now.
My favorite shawl for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits: Joji Locatelli's Lightweight Hipster in Magpie Fiber Swanky Sock, modeled by the gorgeous Kate Fox (who received it for Christmas a few years ago)
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My favorite shawl for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits: Joji Locatelli's Lightweight Hipster in Magpie Fiber Swanky Sock, modeled by the gorgeous Kate Fox (who received it for Christmas a few years ago)
I made such a raccoon last year—like knitting a pelt. It was a bit above my abilities, and there was so much sewing! But except for a wonky back leg it turned out OK. I love your colorway.
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I made such a raccoon last year—like knitting a pelt. It was a bit above my abilities, and there was so much sewing! But except for a wonky back leg it turned out OK. I love your colorway.
This week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt is gray. This was my first go at any kind of lace work, Joji Locatelli's lightweight hipster shawl in Swanky Sock yarn (a gift for my lovely BFF Kate Fox, modeling it here).
April 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt is gray. This was my first go at any kind of lace work, Joji Locatelli's lightweight hipster shawl in Swanky Sock yarn (a gift for my lovely BFF Kate Fox, modeling it here).
Loving Knoxville today—big and enthusiastic turnout for Hands Off, spread out over five or six blocks of some of the main roads into downtown. High spirits from everyone, including drivers passing by. #HandsOff #Indivisible #Knoxville #Tennessee
April 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Loving Knoxville today—big and enthusiastic turnout for Hands Off, spread out over five or six blocks of some of the main roads into downtown. High spirits from everyone, including drivers passing by. #HandsOff #Indivisible #Knoxville #Tennessee
Tonks overcomes a cluttered room, bad lighting, and her own goofball nature to strike a rare demure pose.
March 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tonks overcomes a cluttered room, bad lighting, and her own goofball nature to strike a rare demure pose.
I made these last fall for my sweet 13yo niece—they're adapted from Florence Miller's Petal Drop Socks. #ShowUsYourKnits
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I made these last fall for my sweet 13yo niece—they're adapted from Florence Miller's Petal Drop Socks. #ShowUsYourKnits
That's beautiful! This was my first.
March 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
That's beautiful! This was my first.
I haven't done many knitted stripes and this is pretty basic (Purl Soho's Super Easy Baby Blanket), but I love the colors. #showmeyourknits
February 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I haven't done many knitted stripes and this is pretty basic (Purl Soho's Super Easy Baby Blanket), but I love the colors. #showmeyourknits
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January 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I rearrange commas and lowercase job titles.