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emilyknits.bsky.social
Emily the knitter
@emilyknits.bsky.social
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Knitter, quilter, social worker, researcher, writer, educator, immigrant, race traitor. Cat person. Queer. AuDHD. Married GenX parent of a GenZ. #sts133 NASATweetup alum.

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Saw this little guy in Paris years ago and I still think about him all the time. He understands.
A small bronze sculpture of an imaginary creature squatting back on its haunches. It has wide flat feet and no discernible arms. The humanish face has a broad nose, a furrowed brow, and a scowl.
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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One of Leonard’s standard poses. My friend Johanna says that he is the feline version of Stanley Tucci.
#caturday
A brown tabby cat lies on a burgundy rug with his paws neatly crossed. He is looking at the camera. His ears are enormous.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I think about this all the time.
This is especially true when those people are neurodivergent.
Black text on a white background. It's a kindness to let people know when they're alienating you and what they can do to stop. -Carolyn Hax
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Realizing that I am autistic, reframing my entire life with this new understanding, has made my autistic traits do this. (Apparently this is a thing. I am not enjoying it.)
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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A black and white cartoon from the New Yorker by Bruce Eric Kaplan. A woman and man are talking to each other in a living room, with a few other people on the edges of the image. They are both holding martinis. The woman says, "I was reading somewhere that people are stupid."
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Harriet and Leonard. (Leo is the one with The Ears.) Siblings, born under a back porch on Mother’s Day 2022. Far too smart for anyone’s good. We love them so much.
Two brown tabby cats lie on a pink velvet chair with their bodies facing each other. They are staring intently at something to the left. A brown tabby cat lies on a pink velvet chair with colourful knitted blankets behind him. His right front paw is neatly crossed over his left one. He has bright eyes and huge ears, and he is looking up towards the right. A large brown tabby cat lies on her side on the reverse of a bright yellow quilt top. She is looking up towards the right. Her eyes are bright and she looks content.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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A visual representation of autism from u/Nyx_light on Reddit. I have never felt so seen. One big raw nerve, trying to hide.
A line drawing of a nervous system and brain with big eyes and a slightly stunned expression. The system is holding up a face mask with a pleasant expression and a ponytail.
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I liked this iris so much last summer that I finally got myself off the couch to propagate it. Perfect weather to work outside today as long as the sun is out.
A richly coloured iris in full bloom. It is a dark pinkish red with orange highlights. The corner of a weathered wooden shed. In front of it are three plants with long, pale green leaves. The plants are in rich black soil. The surrounding ground has grass and fallen leaves.
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Today we finally planted the potted blue spruce that we got as a Christmas tree at least seven years ago. (2nd pic is 2020.) It lived on our city balcony for years. It took root in the wrong place here because we took so long to plant it. But now it never has to move again. Live long, faithful tree.
A short, rather sparse blue spruce tree in front of some vegetation and a wooden fence. The base of the tree is surrounded by dark mulch. The same blue spruce in a pot, inside a home and decorated with lights and ornaments for Christmas. There are wrapped presents and a stuffed snowman doll at the bottom.
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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We put out chickadee-specific birdseed and now our house is Chickadee Central.

Related: both cats are riveted to the porch door.
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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I turned two of the tomatoes from our yard into enchilada sauce. Filling: roasted poblanos and shredded cheese. Next year I want to grow the poblanos too.
Ripe quartered tomatoes on a bamboo cutting board, with a bunch of cilantro on the left and more homegrown tomatoes behind. A pan of cheesy enchiladas fresh out of the oven. They are on an old white stove and there are a cast iron skillet and a large pot behind them.
October 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I’M ON A BOAT
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Happy #Caturday from Harriet.
A closeup of a brown tabby cat in a white bowl. Her head is slightly tilted and she is looking placidly at the camera.
October 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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We often ask our cats, “What’s it like to not be self-aware?” They never answer.
#CatsOfBlueSky
Leonard, a sleek brown tabby cat, stands mostly silhouetted in a window at golden hour. He is looking over his shoulder and his face is lit beautifully. Outside the window there are trees, an open field, and an electrical wire and pole.
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Please enjoy my favourite picture of Leonard as a kitten.
A small brown tabby kitten sits on top of a 4” slice of railroad track. He has spiky kitten fur and huge ears and a blurry kitten tail.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Leonard and Harriet went to the vet this morning. Leo has had digestive issues for his whole life, and his stinky farts (honestly they can just about peel paint) are about to cost us a lot of money for a specialist. Rotten beast. Rotten, beloved beast.
A brown tabby cat with bright eyes is lying on an off-white cotton blanket. He is looking toward the right.
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Harriet contemplates another #Caturday.
A large brown tabby cat lies on her back in a white bowl. Her feet are pointing in all directions while she stares placidly to the right.
September 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Harriet’s bowl is the best thing we’ve ever bought.
#CatsOfBluesky
A large brown tabby cat sits facing the viewer in a wide white bowl. She is in front of bright windows, a fireplace, and a bookshelf. She stares vacantly upward.
September 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Listening to the Klangphonics and hand stitching a big quilt that a dear friend helped me put on the frame. Better for my mental health than doomscrolling.
Closeup of a colourful quilt being hand quilted. The blocks are big trapezoids, and the quilting is happening in an off-white thread near the outside edges of each one.
September 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Harriet and her belly wish you a happy #Caturday.
A large brown tabby cat with white on her belly is lying on her back in an empty laundry hamper, her head bent around so that it’s upside down.
September 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Happy #Caturday from Leonard and Harriet.
A brown tabby cat sits in a large, shallow box looking towards the right. A large brown tabby cat lies on her back in a big white bowl. She is looking at the camera.
August 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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I have finished the quilt top whose colours prompted me to repaint the bedroom.
A quilt top on top of a queen size bed in a room with dark red walls. The quilt is composed of triangular “flying geese” blocks in reds and oranges and mustards, set against an off white. The five vertical strips of blocks are separated by dark brown sashing. Wider dark brown borders frame the left and right sides.
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Pinning the last seam of a new quilt top. The help through the whole process has been indispensable.
Two strips of flying geese quilt blocks with triangles in darker red and rust colours, set against an off-white background. A dark brown strip separates them. A brown tabby cat is asleep on top.
August 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Want to work on a quilt? Harriet Hazel(nut) Noodle(s) is THERE.
A large brown tabby cat is lying on top of strips of flying geese quilt blocks spread on a bed. The cat is staring at the camera. A large brown tabby cat is lying on top of a cutting mat and quilt ruler in a table. She is staring at the camera.
August 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I will never get tired of seeing my handknits on TV.

Diamond Fantasy shawl on Murdoch Mysteries. Pattern by Sivia Harding. Yarn is Handmaiden Sea Silk in the Straw colourway.
#knitting #knitsky
A flatscreen television showing a young woman saying “I think I’ve seen the costume before.” Her hair is up and she is wearing a high-necked blouse with a gold shawl. A gold triangular handknit shawl with patterns of diamonds in lace. It is hanging in front of a red background.
August 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM