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Galaxy 🌌🧶
@galaxyknits.bsky.social
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(they/them) Astrophysicist | Fiber Artist | Knitting Tech Editor | Board Game Enthusiast | Bibliophile
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I'm interpreting the floof prompt for #ShowMeYourKnits this week as a floof wearing things I've knit. This is my aunt's dog Buddy in the two sweaters I made for him!
A white poodle sitting in someone's lap wearing an orange dog sweater with yellow Norwegian stars and ribbed cuffs. A white poodle being held up wearing a bright green cabled dog sweater.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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What's on my needles this week? It's another Effervescent scarf! #ShowMeYourKnits #WIPs
A person with a black and white geometric dress, rainbow glasses, and short brown hair holding up the start of a white lacy scarf on knitting needles.
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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My presentation is officially live today! I'm demonstrating Portuguese knitting at the Knit Happy Summit, you don't want to miss it! galaxyknits--doublethestitches.thrivecart.com/knithappysum...
A banner at the top left corner reads "Nov 7" there is a circle with my headshot with text below reading "Galaxy Nova Salo Around the Neck, Around the World: Discover Portuguese Knitting, Knit Happy Summit"
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The Knit Happy Summit officially starts tomorrow! I hope to see you all there!
galaxyknits--doublethestitches.thrivecart.com/knithappysum...
Text reading "Introducing your speakers for the Knit Happy! Summit" with a cartoon yarn ball with a smiley face, below are 29 circles with headshots of each speaker. A green box is in the bottom right corner reading "Join us from November 6-9"
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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It's cable week for #ShowMeYourKnits and I love doing cables!
A white poodle in a bright green cabled dog sweater. A person facing away from the camera wearing a purple dress wrapped in a shawl with purple cables over stripes of purple, dark pink, and blue. A pair of hands held out wearing purple tonal knit gloves with an intricate cable design. A pink, white, and gray striped cabled cowl laying flat on a desk.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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@thecleanupstep.com and I took a watercolor class at the bunny cafe in Vancouver with another friend. It was so much fun!
A man in a gray shirt and jeans from the side smiling and facing the camera with a nonbinary person in a black and purple dress smiling and facing the camera, they are in a bunny cafe with a tray of hay in the bottom corner. A black and white Dutch rabbit laying on a striped rug with their front paws sticking out. Several painted bunnies in multiple colors in various poses next to a pencil and a stack of watercolor palettes. A person in a black and purple dress with a cane smiling, facing the camera, sitting next to a tray of hay with a black and white Dutch rabbit.
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I'll be demonstrating Portuguese knitting at the Knit Happy Summit, happening Nov 6-9, you don't want to miss it! galaxyknits--doublethestitches.thrivecart.com/knithappysum...
A basket filled with balls of yarn in a variety of colors with knitting needles sticking out. Above the image, the text reads "Join me for the Knit Happy! Summit November 6-9" Below the image is a green button that says "Grab your free ticket!"
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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It's time for a #ShowMeYourKnits horror story! It turned out ok in the end, but as I was weaving in my ends on this scarf, the cast-on edge broke! I was beyond upset 😭
A person wearing a black and white geometric dress and a hand knit blue tonal lace scarf
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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I am officially certified as a tech editor! 🎉
A person with short brown hair and rainbow glasses smiling holding a certificate from The Knitting Guild Association for completing their technical editor certification course.
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Join me at the Knit Happy Summit November 6-9! I'll be demonstrating Portuguese knitting, you don't want to miss it! galaxyknits--doublethestitches.thrivecart.com/knithappysum...
A light green ball of yarn with a happy face, with text underneath reading "The Knit Happy! Summit is BACK November 6-9" with an arrow pointing to the link knithappysummit.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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It's time for #ShowMeYourKnits hats week! Here's the first hat I ever made, my first lace project, and my first design! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
A person with glasses wearing a dark blue knit hat with earflaps and a white Norwegian star design. A person with glasses facing to the left wearing a yellow lace knit hat. A person with rainbow glasses looking down wearing a purple knit hat with the cool S logo in pink.
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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My presentation is live today! Let me know what you think! I'll also be on the panel for the Q&A session at 11 am PDT!
knityourownadventure.com/galaxy-nova-...
A person with rainbow glasses and short brown hair smiling with text reading "Day 3" and "Knit Like a Scientist: How To Turn Mistakes Into Confidence-Boosting Discoveries with Galaxy Nova Salo"
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The Knit Your Own Adventure Summit kick-off call is tomorrow, with presentations officially starting on Tuesday! It's not too late to register, here's my affiliate link: galaxyknits--ashleighwempe.thrivecart.com/expedition-p...
Text on a white background reading "Imagine finally having the courage to cast on that brioche shawl or lace cardigan you've been dreaming of. It's time." Below is the Knit Your Own Adventure logo with a mountain and knitting needles and text reading "Register for free"
October 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I got a galaxy tattoo yesterday from Ash at Laughing Fox Tattoo!
A tattoo on a person's upper arm with tons of colors inspired by the Phantom Galaxy, with lots of white stars throughout
September 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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It's joy and care week for #ShowMeYourKnits and it brings me joy to knit for knit worthy people, so I wanted to share a couple projects I made for others. The hats I made for my choir carpool friends last season, the shawl I made for my grandma, and the double knit scarf was for my aunt.
Two gradient knit hats, one with black on the bottom gradually changing to red on the top, one with dark purple on the bottom gradually changing to light purple on the top. A white lace knit triangle shawl on a purple background. A double knit scarf with a filigree pattern, one side shows the design in white, beige, gray, and blue shades on a black background, the other side has the same design with the colors reversed.
September 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Perfection isn't the goal with knitting, we knit to bring us joy! Join me at the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit Oct 7-10 to gain knitting confidence! Here's my affiliate link:
galaxyknits--ashleighwempe.thrivecart.com/expedition-p...
Orange text on a white background reading "The goal isn't to be flawless. It's to be confident." Below the text is the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit logo with mountains and knitting needles. Below that is text reading "Register for free"
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Did you know that I unknowingly twisted my stitches for years? I'll be talking about it along with other mistakes I've learned from during my knitting journey! Learn how to knit like a scientist with me at the free KYOA Summit!
galaxyknits--ashleighwempe.thrivecart.com/expedition-p... (aff link)
A close-up photo of someone's hand touching a knit sweater with text reading "The Knit Your Own Adventure Summit | Learn to create genuinely stunning knit masterpieces (and fix your mistakes along the way!) happening Oct. 7-10"
September 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Book #16 of 2025: Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands by Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez

This seemed like an appropriate read since I'll be demonstrating Portuguese knitting at an event coming up. This really makes me want to try spinning and weaving again!
September 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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I love autumn, so it's surprising I don't have many autumnal projects for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. These are the closest I could find, clearly I need more autumn-themed knits!
A person facing away from the camera holding out a semicircle shawl with yellow, orange, and green lace sections striped with brown tweed. A person smiling wearing a blue dress, a black and white checkered cardigan, and a brown and light sage green brioche scarf.
September 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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It's time for scarves for #ShowMeYourKnits this week! Here are some of my favorites. The first one is a gigantic arm knit scarf, third one was my first brioche project, the other two are double knit. Tap the last one to see the whole thing!
A person smiling wearing rainbow glasses and a gigantic arm knit light purple scarf over a black and white dress. A double knit scarf with a filigree design, one side is a background of black with the design in a variegated yarn of blue shades, tan, gray, and white, while the other side has the opposite colors. A person wearing a blue dress, a black and white checkered cardigan, and a wavy brown and light sage green brioche knit scarf. A scarf with 5 sections of colors: green, red, gray, light blue, and white, with their corresponding mana symbols from Magic the Gathering knit in black.
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Book #15 of 2025: Pronoun Trouble by John McWhorter.

This book was really interesting! My only complaint is that I wish the author were more on board with neopronouns and using "it" for people who want to be referred to that way.
Book cover for Pronoun Trouble by John McWhorter. The background is purple with large darker purple text reading "Me? They? Who??" And text in a circle in the top corner reading "The Story of Us in Seven Little Words"
September 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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I finished my Effervescent scarf! I love how it came out, and the algorithmic knitting aspect of it is really cool too! 🧶
A person facing the camera smiling wearing a black and white geometric dress and a blue tonal knit scarf around their neck. The scarf has lots of eyelets at the bottom edge with fewer and fewer going towards the middle. A person facing the camera smiling wearing a black and white geometric dress and holding out the ends of a blue tonal knit scarf. The scarf has lots of eyelets at the edges with fewer and fewer going towards the middle.
September 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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I'm trying to finish knitting my Effervescent scarf in time for the last KAL zoom call tonight! 60 more rows, let's see if I make it! 🧶
A person with rainbow glasses and a black fishnet dress on holding up a lacy blue scarf still on the needles
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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This is the only pic I have of the only baby item I've knit for #ShowMeYourKnits this week, and I hadn't even woven in the ends 😭
A gray baby cardigan knit in garter stitch, with some ends still sticking out and two holes in the front for buttons.
August 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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@thecleanupstep.com and I went on an Alaskan cruise with some of my family. We saw bears, we saw whales, we saw glaciers, we had perfect weather all week, and I acquired some gorgeous hand painted qiviut yarn!
A nonbinary person sitting in a bar wearing a marble blue, purple, and gold dress and a blue, purple, and pink striped shawl with a mojito on the table in front of them. A nonbinary person wearing a blue and white brioche shawl and rainbow glasses standing in front of a man wearing a gray shirt with a piranha plant who has a hand on their shoulder. Behind them is water below mountains and a glacier. A man with a purple Kirby tshirt and a nonbinary person wearing a black dress with a rainbow cardigan standing in a brick building in front of a rock formation with a mini tree and waterfall. A twisted hank of qiviut yarn with blues and purples sitting on white tissue paper, wrapped in a white label with a musk ox on it.
August 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM