Gemma Yates
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Gemma Yates
@gemstone21.bsky.social
Proud dachshund mum, book lover, knitter and occasional gamer. Love Taylor Swift and fantasy and sci-fi films and TV. Love an adult Lego set. So many interests since the kids left home. Work for the NHS.
🤣 love this
January 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I do both, I use Knit Companion on my iPad for digital patterns but occasionally I’ll print patterns so I can highlight and write on. Honestly depends on how I’m feeling at the time.
January 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
You’re brave, I dread winding mohair lace even with a ball winder and yarn swift let alone without being caffeinated first 😅
January 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Oh no! Mine did that once as a puppy but never since which I’m very glad of. They’re like a toddler when awake - have to be watched and any silence is suspicious 😂
January 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Oh your doxy is beautiful 😍
January 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There’s a crochet and knitting 🧶 feed and the use of #knitting 🧶 when you post. For books there’s a feed called Booksky.
January 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hello, knitter and nerd here. Currently knitting on either a sweater, socks or advent wrap depending on my mood. Currently reading The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson and loving it.
January 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
That’s beautiful. I’m finding knitting time hard to find at the minute, always something going on after work or at weekends. It’s becoming a case of sneaking an odd row here and there 😞
December 21, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I actually don’t mind dpns or magic loop. I’ve also tried the 9” circulars too. I’ve never tried the 2 needles method though.
December 17, 2024 at 9:27 AM
I found watching YouTube videos really helpful. Plus finding patterns with tutorials too.
December 17, 2024 at 6:24 AM
I haven’t tried two at a time. Maybe when I finish off all my half done pairs I’ll give that a try.
December 17, 2024 at 6:22 AM
I’ve never tried toe up socks to compare but I do love how quick top down goes after the gusset. I just find the heel itself tedious.
December 16, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Love them!
December 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I use the Knit companion iPad app too, find it really helpful. If I do use a paper pattern I use different colour pens and mark or highlight the bits of the pattern relevant for my size and check off my progress as I go.
December 15, 2024 at 8:15 AM
I relate to this 🤣
December 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I try to have a pair of vanilla socks for TV knitting or after work knitting if I’m tired. I find knitting without a pattern gets to me if I do too much though and end up casting on something with a pattern 🙄 I swear half of my lace pattern knits were started because of vanilla socks.
December 12, 2024 at 7:45 PM