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Flavi Makes
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Knitting pattern designer selling size-inclusive patterns 💜
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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · Jan 17
Hello, I'm Flavia! I am a pattern designer who strives to produce high-quality instructions for designs centering size inclusion. I am also a microbiologist training to become a professor at a research university one day. I have two cats and love 🧶, 🪴, 📚, ⛰️, and 🎮 in my free time.
A femme person with medium length brown hair wears black-rimmed glasses and is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a blue handmade sweater with beige colorwork, a design by Tif Neilan called Sprout.
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Supporting small businesses truly matters, and we’re so grateful for every single person who has rocked with us for the last 10+ years. You’re the reason we’re still here.

#LolaBeanYarnCo #SmallBusinessSaturday
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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My most recent #handspun, fresh off of my EEW 6.0 wheel! 🧶
It is a fractal ply / barber pole combination. I spun the blue and brown top as is and split the green and brown top and spun end over end and then spun them together.
505 yds and 232 g, I'm really happy with the twist on this one!
A skein of brown, green, and blue yarn is laid on a white wooden background A skein of handspun yarn is wrapped in a ball on a white wooden background A green and brown merino top in a spiral is laid out on a wooden background. It is Greensleeves dyed by Pan's Garden. A blue and brown top is laid in a spiral on a wooden background. It is the colorway Zaddy dyed by Ajem Fiber Arts
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I’m a 59-year-old Learning & Development professional. After a year of daily job applications & a short contract, I’m still seeking full-time work. Savings & benefits are gone—your kindness can help my family stay afloat as I keep searching.

#JobSearch #CommunitySupport

gofund.me/c4cbf74e4
Donate to Help Scott’s Family Stay Afloat, organized by Scott Strong-Wallace
I am a 59-year-old Learning and Development professional with over 20 years of ex… Scott Strong-Wallace needs your support for Help Scott’s Family Stay Afloat
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November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The Fasten Off YAL starts tonight! Check out @fastenoffyal.bsky.social for more details and join in on the fun!
#makealong #knitalong #crochetalong #knitting #crochet
A ball of yarn with two needles is depicted. Above the image it reads "Fasten Off YAL, Designer, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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There are 4 Limited Edition Majacraft Luna spinning wheels that I painted! They are available from Majacraft - if you’re interested please visit the Majacraft.co.nz blog and get your name in the list for a chance to purchase one - names drawn 29th! Loved painting these awesome wheels :)
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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🧶 So what IS the Fasten Off Yarnalong?

This is an online stitchalong event (crochet and knitting) where, to participate, you make a project using a for-pay pattern from one of our participating designers. It starts at 9pmET on November 21 (Friday!), and runs until the end of 2025.

#FastenOffYAL
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.<br>I...
www.fastenoffyal.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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We’re supposed to finally get our first non-mountains snow tomorrow, so in honor of that, here’s some wintergloom on Cinestill 400D.
My beloved Nikon FE; I think this was the 35mm Nikkor lens from the 60s; developed by State Film Lab. 🎞️ #believeinfilm
Bare trees and part of a streetlight silhouetted over a murky greyish sky, with glowing lights sprinkled among them A glowing streetlight and silhouette of power lines over a murky grey sky. Some grain overall Light scribbles lost in the fog
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Finally finished Clue 2 of the #MusiKAL. For Clue 3, I had the idea to pre-measure out yarn for each color block to reduce ends to weave in (See annotated photo for what I am going for).
Any suggestions on how many grams I should set aside for each color stripe?
#musikal2025
A photo attributed to Stephen West is depicted. He is holding a shawl in shades of purple. A red arrow indicates the intended goal of reducing ends that need to be woven in
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Recently wore my first hole in a pair of handknit socks. The mend looks pretty good, I think! I repeated my repairs on the other sock since it was wearing thin.

#mending #swissdarning
A pair of handknit socks are on a leafy design surface. One of the socks has a hole where the yarn wore thin from use. A pair of handknit socks are on a leafy design surface. Both socks have been mended to reinforce thin spots and to fix holes.
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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I’m angry about the Goodreads choice awards for a lot of reasons but one BRIGHTSIDE is: not one but TWO BINDERY BOOKS were nominated. A new, independent publisher? HUGE! Excited for these books, the authors,the tastemakers, all of us!
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The progression of the #auora just outside the twin cities last night was insane

#Photography #Northernlights #Minnesota #Nature #natureisfcknlit #SaintPaul
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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This is why during pattern writing, I will pull gauge swatch data from dozens of other patterns with the same yarn weight and look at the spread of those data and compare it to my gauge. For example, this is data I've collected so far for worsted weight on US6.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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My second #knitathon in the books!! Had a wonderful time with friends that I miss dearly, and glad that Athens Area Homeless Shelter is continuing to host this fundraising event to fund stable housing and economic advancement for Athens families 💜
Three people are standing next to am outdoor shelter, smiling at the camera.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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And also because you'd be disappointed if I hadn't.... 🧶
"Just make a swatch for the love of god" in the Zohran sign style
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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This is the seminal paper written by Watson & Crick outlining the structure of DNA.

Rosalind Franklin should have been co-author on this publication.

She was just given a meager acknowledgement.
Original paper on the structure of DNA pg 1 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid https://dosequis.colorado.edu/Courses/MethodsLogic/papers/WatsonCrick1953.pdf Original paper on the structure of DNA pg 2 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid https://dosequis.colorado.edu/Courses/MethodsLogic/papers/WatsonCrick1953.pdf
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Starting another Musselburgh - my third one this year! Not for me though 🥰
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I’m really loving water reflections and ducks
#Duck #Bird #🪶 #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Birdsofbsky #Nature #Wildlife #Autumn #Minnesota
Two ducks swim away on Orange and yellow water
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Here's a link to Jefferson County resources:
www.jeffco.us/faq.aspx?TID...
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Today’s the last day you can pre-order Cry, Voidbringer! So please do! I’d love to see our pre-order number grow until the very last possible moment! This anarchist dark fantasy is exactly what a lot of people need to be reading right now. Pre-ordering helps us get it into more hands and bookstores!
Cry, Voidbringer
Check out Cry, Voidbringer - <p><strong>In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for the people you love?</strong></p><br><p>With the godspower waning, the queen of Ashvi has had to find anot...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I've already fallen behind, but sooo close to finishing Clue 1 of the #westknitsMKAL #musikal ! The colors that really took the spotlight for this section are Raspberry Truffle dyed by Ryan Yarn and Toasted Marshmallow by Republica Unicornia. 🧶
Five of the six scallops from Clue 1 of the Westknits Musikal are laid on a wooden background. Each scallop has three beige welts with intricate designs knit in between in red and dark beige yarns.
October 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Just added 400+ skeins to the shop across a bunch of bases. So if you’ve been hunting for a skein or two to round out a project (or start a new one 👀), I’ve got you covered.

lolabeanyarnco.com 🧶🫶🏾

#LolaBeanYarnCo
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Love my newest #Musselburgh made in LolaBean Yarn Company's Moonshine on the Wax Bean base.

I LOVE this base! The 20% silk gives the yarn a drape and a sheen that is gorgeous when paired with this colorway. This is easily my favorite hat now 🧶

#lolabeanyarnco #Moonshine #handknit #handdyedyarn
A double-layered hat is laid flat on a wooden surface. The hat is knit with handyed yarn in gray with neon yellow and pink speckles. A double-layered hat is laid flat on a wooden surface, the brim is folded up. The hat is knit with handyed yarn in gray with neon yellow and pink speckles. A woman with brown hair and black round glasses is looking at the camera and smiling. She is wearing a gray beanie hat.
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Bunny has a big sibling - I tried the modified pattern again with a 5.5 mm hook to see how they compare in floppiness and size :)

The larger bunny uses Premier Parfait Chunky in the colorway Almond Butter and Marshmallow for the tips of his arms.
Two crocheted bunnies are perched against a pillow on a sofa. They are wearing velvet bow ties on their necks.
October 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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I got the hang of right-handed crocheting and decided that the obvious first project should be worked in chenille yarn 😂😂😂 many curses and swear words were involved.

Cute pattern! I made some modifications. For the next one I will use a 5.5 mm hook instead of a 4 mm one for more squishiness.
A bunny crocheted in Chenille yarn with a dusty rose color is laying on a gray woven blanket. It has two black safety eyes and one black safety nose attached to the face.
September 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I'm so excited to start the #westknits #musikal! I've got my yarn picked out (100% from stash) and checked how they knit up. 🥰
Four skeins of hand-dyed yarn from different dyers are laid out on a wooden background. From left to right is a burnt brick red skein, a brownish purple skein, a taupe skein, and a beige skein with brown speckles. A handknit gauge swatch using each of the four colors selected is laid on a wooden background. The gauge swatch is knitted in garter stitch.
September 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM