Helena
helenatkalez.bsky.social
Helena
@helenatkalez.bsky.social
Knits, spins, weaves, crochets, takes photos and lives in BC, Canada.
Refilling my portable spindle kit with more glorious red fibre (a wool/silk blend) #supportedspindles #spinningwool #handspun 🧶
February 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Raising money for SOBC by having a plunge in the Pacific Ocean!
PolarPlunge SOBC
plunge4specialolympics.crowdchange.ca
February 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Wearing my recently finished Throwback cardigan - made with my handspun yarn 🧶 #handspun #knitting #knitsky
February 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I'm starting to think it was a mistake to no longer require every 15 year old to memorize four Shakespeare plays about kings gone mad
February 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yup, time to buy Canadian wherever possible! And from the EU, UK, Mexico, Japan…pretty much most countries except one.
Canadian knitters and crocheters:

Canada has several excellent yarn companies, local yarn shops, and indie dyers. Check labels before you buy so we can support Canadian businesses and yarn producers. 🧶 🇨🇦

#knitting #crocheting #tariffs
February 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Good morning!

It’s day 11 of #RadicalizingMySheep & you know what? It took all of about 6 seconds to convince them that the people who live & work here & make up our communities should be treated with respect & appreciation. After all, they love fresh food. Also basic human rights & decency.
February 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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There is no such fucking thing as being “too woman” to pilot a helicopter, “too gay” to land a plane or “too black” to be an air traffic controller.

There is however, such a thing as being too hateful, too stupid & too sociopathic to be president.

And we call that Donald Trump.
February 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Beautiful snowy day in Vancouver!
February 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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So much winning.
February 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
First time joining #showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧶 Wearing some favourite striped socks today
February 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What do you do with 50g of spindle spun 100% cashmere? Knit a delicate scarf with the most delicate cable texture… 🧶 #knitting #handspun
February 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Another challenging week, another small section of weaving completed regardless. This week, houndstooth. I’m planning to weave more houndstooth soon, it’s just so satisfying. #weaving #craftsky 🧶
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Did my shopping locally at #reasonstolivegibsons (they’re not on bsky yet…) and couldn’t leave without this copy of Endymion, the cover is incredible. Looking forward getting back to the Hyperion world. #booksky #bookcovers #dansimmons #scifi
January 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Will never get old #severance
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Blocked and dry, ready for the bands and sleeves to be finished. It feels amazing, it’s all my handspun and it’s so lofty! I not sure if my remaining yarn will do the bands and cuffs, so may end up with striped cuffs to match the colourwork. #throwbackcardigan #handspun 🧶
January 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."

She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Next section of my silk cowl woven today, enjoyed this subtle twill pattern a lot! #weaving 🧶
January 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Weaving a sampler cowl of several different twill patterns at the moment, weaving very slowly one section a week. #weaving
January 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
January sunsets 🔥
January 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
January 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trying something new, will be posting mainly about arts and craft and places I love. Finished my first project of the year this week. Heartnut socks #knitting
January 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM