Dr Rachel McCloy
@fidgitpig.bsky.social
Behavioural Scientist and food obsessive. She/Her. Knits. Quite a lot. Views my own.
Coffee break upgraded with food samples from our @foodsequal.bsky.social partners!
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Coffee break upgraded with food samples from our @foodsequal.bsky.social partners!
@foodsequal.bsky.social annual assembly fun at Cranflield! Supporting the Plymouth Fish Finger
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@foodsequal.bsky.social annual assembly fun at Cranflield! Supporting the Plymouth Fish Finger
A second “Simply scrappy” cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of l miniskeins from her fade club in “leaf fall”- more super-autumnal joy!
October 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A second “Simply scrappy” cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of l miniskeins from her fade club in “leaf fall”- more super-autumnal joy!
Simply scrappy cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of Halloween miniskeins - lovely, cosy and autumnal!
October 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Simply scrappy cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of Halloween miniskeins - lovely, cosy and autumnal!
Have just finished this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack - better pictures when I can face weaving in the million ends!
October 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Have just finished this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack - better pictures when I can face weaving in the million ends!
Catching up on weaving in ends on mindless dishcloths 🧶
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Catching up on weaving in ends on mindless dishcloths 🧶
Feeling autumnal 🧶
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Feeling autumnal 🧶
Might have missed out on going to Germany with my other half, but I did manage to get some souvenirs 😃 🧶🧶🧶
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Might have missed out on going to Germany with my other half, but I did manage to get some souvenirs 😃 🧶🧶🧶
Eugene‘s away presenting our work on FoodSEqual at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) in Mainz, Germany
August 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Eugene‘s away presenting our work on FoodSEqual at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) in Mainz, Germany
More holiday knitting! A second Sick Day shawl (Kate Atherley), this time in Wollmeise DK in Mitternacht 🧶
August 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
More holiday knitting! A second Sick Day shawl (Kate Atherley), this time in Wollmeise DK in Mitternacht 🧶
Sick day shawl by Kate Atherley - a simple pattern that lets pretty yarn 🧶 shine!
August 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Sick day shawl by Kate Atherley - a simple pattern that lets pretty yarn 🧶 shine!
Enjoying the whimsy of Doagh
August 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Enjoying the whimsy of Doagh
Last year I was lucky enough to join the frog rainbow yarn club from @mothy.and.the.squid - I saved up all of my skeins over the year and in January set myself the challenge of knitting up the full rainbow into matching socks („Monkey“ by Cookie A). Completed just in time for summer hols! 🧶
July 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Last year I was lucky enough to join the frog rainbow yarn club from @mothy.and.the.squid - I saved up all of my skeins over the year and in January set myself the challenge of knitting up the full rainbow into matching socks („Monkey“ by Cookie A). Completed just in time for summer hols! 🧶
You know you are in need of a holiday when you realise that your addled brain has had you add a second heel flap to your sock….time to tink and knit the toe! #knittingfail 🧶
July 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You know you are in need of a holiday when you realise that your addled brain has had you add a second heel flap to your sock….time to tink and knit the toe! #knittingfail 🧶
@philbeaman.bsky.social prepping for bunkfest!
June 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@philbeaman.bsky.social prepping for bunkfest!
Have made a start on this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie. Using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack this year.
May 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Have made a start on this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie. Using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack this year.
My Shetland wool week hat kit has arrived (a pay day treat!) 🧶 - pretty yarn from Jamieson‘s of Shetland
May 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My Shetland wool week hat kit has arrived (a pay day treat!) 🧶 - pretty yarn from Jamieson‘s of Shetland
This „owl“ knit (sort of) to a Santa pattern when I didn‘t have yarn the right colour…I’m 50 and it‘s been on the family Christmas tree for over 40 years
April 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This „owl“ knit (sort of) to a Santa pattern when I didn‘t have yarn the right colour…I’m 50 and it‘s been on the family Christmas tree for over 40 years
Four more gorgeous British birds yarns 🧶 from @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social - crested tit, kingfisher, capercaillie and chaffinch
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Four more gorgeous British birds yarns 🧶 from @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social - crested tit, kingfisher, capercaillie and chaffinch
Great morning collecting data with the community in Brighton and Hove for @foodsequal - lots of fun figuring out how to get multiple trackers up and running at the same time and getting the community researchers involved
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Great morning collecting data with the community in Brighton and Hove for @foodsequal - lots of fun figuring out how to get multiple trackers up and running at the same time and getting the community researchers involved
Excellent day of interdisciplinary perspectives on #Utopias - from communes to video games, historical and literary utopias to language and insects (and the annoyance of flying cars from me)
April 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Excellent day of interdisciplinary perspectives on #Utopias - from communes to video games, historical and literary utopias to language and insects (and the annoyance of flying cars from me)
A late night photo - finished my #sockmadness socks for this round, but not quickly nor mistake-free enough to qualify for the next round. Still, will enjoy knitting along as a cheerleader 🧶
April 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A late night photo - finished my #sockmadness socks for this round, but not quickly nor mistake-free enough to qualify for the next round. Still, will enjoy knitting along as a cheerleader 🧶
More beautiful British birds yarn from @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
More beautiful British birds yarn from @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social
#sockmadness Round 2 finally complete! 🧶
March 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#sockmadness Round 2 finally complete! 🧶
Sock progress! 🧶 #sockmadness
Just one more sole/toe combo to go!
Just one more sole/toe combo to go!
March 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sock progress! 🧶 #sockmadness
Just one more sole/toe combo to go!
Just one more sole/toe combo to go!