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Melanie
@hellofibre.bsky.social
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Dietitian by day, knitter by night, IBD + PSC warrior all the time. Fibre's kinda my thing. 🧶🇨🇦 She/her
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We celebrate #Christmakkah so here are some of my favourite holiday knits for this week's #showmeyourknits 🧶
A handknit cushion cover with a menorah motif in cream. Pattern: Menorah pillow by Suzanne Atkinson. A colourwork toque knit in navy blue, grey, pink and white with a snowflake pattern and faux fur pompom. Pattern: Christmas Cracker by Faye Kennington A hand knit ornament of a cay hanging onto a Christmas ball hanging from a Christmas tree. Pattern: Swinging Kitty Ornament by Justyna Kacprzak
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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These innocent looking mitts are lined with angora floof for the softest, coziest mitts ever.#showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧶
A pair of mittens knit in self striping yarn that resembles watermelon with stripes of pink, red and green and little black seeds. The watermelon mitten has an attached liner knit in a bright mint green pure angora.
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Just got in from a ❄️sno-ccer❄️ game. CPL finals being played in 10s of cm of snow. We lasted 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Watching the end of the game from the warmth of our living room. Go Atletico go!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Hats this week for #showmeyourknits. I curated a few favs in green and orange to share 💚🧡🧶
A hand knit hat with green ribbing and a pattern of trees in black and white topped with a fluffy white pompom. Pattern: Cathedral Grove by Faye Kennington A toque with a light green brim, dark green background a white robots and some orange accents. The robots are knit in glow in the dark yarn. Pattern: Robot Hat by Jane Sharp. An orange and black striped hat with a tiger face and ears, modified from a plain Earflap hat pattern for my kid going through a tiger phase. Pattern: Earflap hat by Jane Richmond. A sage green textured knit toque. Pattern: Constellate by Hunter Hammersen. Yarn: Sweet Paprika Designs Messa di Voce in Cardamon
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Boo👻! Here's my contribution of a spooky knit for this week's #showmeyourknits theme. #knitsky 🧶
6 small felted ghosts out on the grass amongst the fall leaves.
October 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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It's #socktober for #showmeyourknits this week! Nothing is more cozy than these thick socks knit with three strands including one strand of Samoyed dog yarn 🐶🧶#knitsky
Thick blue and white speckled hand knit socks. The halo that can be seen is from Samoyed dog fur which was carried through the whole sock. Pattern: Winter Wooly Socks by Ashley Ratnam Yarns: Poppy and the Professor Samoyed DK, Red Sock Blue Sock Nubby and Comfort Sock. A pair of fluffy blue and white socks on a woman's feet, resting on a grey sofa.
October 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Great theme this week for #showmeyourknits: knits that bring JOY 🎉 or knits to CARE 💕 for others! My most joyful knit was fruits and veggies for my kiddos. For knits to show care, this table full of hats was knit by my knitting group for our annual gift for female refugees newly living in Canada. 🧶
A plate covered in various knit fruits and vegetables. Two dozen hand knit hats laid out on a table with a black table cloth.
September 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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All these projects give me 🍂🍁 autumn vibes. Ok, the dog sweater is more about the background than the knitwear exactly, but who can resist a pup in a sweater?
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Hand knit orange shawlette with lace trim. Pattern: Annis by Susanna IC A very twirly hand knit skirt with picot castoff for a little person knit in deep purple with a gold coloured cabled band. Pattern: Sand Dance Skirt by Elena Nodel A hand knit cotton baby sweater knit in deep orange with a yellow asymmetrical star on the front and striped sleeves. Pattern: Star by Mags Kandis A cream and golden miniature poodle puppy posing in a royal blue cabled doggie sweater sitting on the ground which is carpeted with fall leaves. Pattern: Cozy Cables Little Dog Sweater by Wee Sandy
September 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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As many others have said, I'm not much of a scarf knitter as I find myself doing more shawls and cowls. I'm sharing these two scarves for this week's #showmeyourknits prompt since they are among the very few I have done. Yarn was dyed by me with food colouring. #knitsky 🧶
Garter stitch scarf for a kid knit in bright candy coloured tones using random number generator for the stripe sequence. Ribbed hand knit scarf for a child with colour blocks of bright candy-coloured tones.
September 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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#WIP week for #showmeyourknits. My main project at the moment is Comebackigan by Andrea Mowry which starts with the sleeves.
One finished sleeve and one sleeve in progress in a textured knit stitch in deep rust coloured yarn. One day they will belong to a cardigan.
September 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Here's a sweater I haven't shown here before for sweater week #showmeyourknits. This one is Snowflake by tincanknits. #knitsky 🧶
August 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I'm going to be sentimental this week for the baby knits theme of #showmeyourknits. This was by far my most used handknit 🧶 for kid #2 since he wore his sleep sack every night for at least a year. Next weekend he leaves for university(!!) Where does the time go?
A laughing baby in his crib wearing a blue and green striped handknit sleep sack.
August 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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#showmeyourknits stripes edition. Some of these stripes were made by me and others were made by the yarn. Details in the alt text #knitsky 🧶
A red and pink striped garter stitch shawl draped on a hanger. Pattern: Surge by Lisa Mutch Yarn: Fleece Artist Somoko and Estelle Cadenza. A cream sweater with multi coloured horizontal stripes. Pattern: Minimalist Rainbow by Ewelina Murach Yarns: various Socks with pink, blue and white stripes, reminiscent of 🏳️‍⚧️. Self striping yarn arranged to be opposite stripes instead of matching. Pattern: Trusty Toe Up Socks by Tanis Lavallee Yarn: Biscotte Bis-Sock in Berceuse Watermelon striped mittens for a taste of summer in the middle of winter. These are lined with an angora knit liner. Pattern: Michele's Mittens by Sarah H Arnold Yarn: Biscotte Yarns Felix and Diamond Angorissima for the liner.
August 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Two of my favourite scrappy knit projects for this week's #showmeyourknits. Sprocket socks and a Snap hat. There will be more of both of these projects in my future.
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Men's handknit socks in stripes of green, red, grey and black. A marled handknit toque in shades of blue to black.
August 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I'm knitting some sunshine 🌞 #WIPWednesday #knitsky 🧶
August 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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For shawl week for this week's #showmeyourknits, I decided to share a shawl I knit years ago because it's pretty and I don't think I've shared it here before.
Pattern: Live Oak Shawlette by @romidesigns.bsky.social
Yarn: Knit Picks Gloss.
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A red lace shawl draped over a wicker chair. The same red lace shawl on a deck where you can see the angled rectangular shaping. Again the red shawl, this time hanging from the clothesline in an attempt to let the light through the lace.
August 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Happy 1st birthday #showmeyourknits from 🇨🇦. I love to play along every week! For knitter's choice, I decided to bring knitted 🧶 food to the party 🧁🍦🍎🍉🍐🌽🍋🍆🍊🍓
A plate full of knitted vegetables and fruit including strawberries, an orange, a slice of watermelon, a Pear, an eggplant, an apple, a carrot, a corn cob, a piece of celery and two peas in a pod. Two knitted ice cream cones with chocolate and vanilla soft serve. A knitted pink confetti style cupcake.
July 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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My son has shown me yet again that I have not made the right choices in life. He paid $17 (!!!) for this stick for his aquarium today. To think I could have been killing it in the stick resale market all these years.
A stick with "character" in a pot of water on the stove.
July 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Nothing says summer knits 😎🧶 more than a 🏖️ beach bag! I love how the knot tie in this pattern is offset so it doesn't dig into your shoulder. #showmeyourknits #knitsky
Pattern: Medano beach by Heidi Kirrmaier
Yarn: Idena cotton lux
A cotton handknit beach bag in multicoloured stripes is hanging from the knobs of a dresser.
July 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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#FOFriday: I finally got the buttons sewn on to this wee baby sweater. The pattern is Baby Sophisticate by Linden Down using some very old stash of Rowan All Seasons Cotton. #knitsky 🧶
A handknit baby cardigan with shawl collar in colour block sections of light blue, taupe, teal and light grey.
July 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Nothing but blue skies today here too to celebrate 💙 blue 💙 knits for this weeks #showmeyourknits. Here are some of my favs for babies and dogs.
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A tan coloured mini poodle wearing a colourwork sweater in navy blue, bright blue, cream and pickle juice green. The dog is outside in the snow. Pattern: Dachsie Hug by Faye Kennington Yarns: scraps from stash A handknit baby cardigan knit in blue speckled yarn with a lace motif up the sides of the button band and hem. Pattern: Old Shale Cardigan by Anne B Hanssen Yarn: Knit Picks Hawthorne fingering speckle in Aquatic Speckle. A baby cardigan knit with alternating rows of slipped stitch in shades of teal blue, Tiffany blue and grey. Pattern: Jess and Taylor by Elena Nodel Yarn: scraps from stash A tan mini poodle wearing a royal blue cabled sweater. Pattern: Cozy Cables Little Dog Sweater by Wee Sandy Yarn: Patti's Shetland Chunky
July 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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My current WIPs for #showmeyourknits: a wee Baby Sophisticate with buttons to sew on and ends to weave in and then I'll be swatching for the latest installment of @sweetpaprikadesigns.com Skill Builder Box.
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A knitting pattern, small ball of light blue yarn and a colour block baby cardigan with shawl collar are lying on a dotted tablecloth.
July 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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My initial reaction to this week's theme, was "I don't have any garter projects", and then I remembered all my shawls! Here are a few with large garter sections.
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A handknit shawl knit with one ball of gold coloured yarn and one ball of cream/peach/purple yarn. A close up of some of the stitch sections including garter stitch. Pattern:Exordium by Rebecca Picoult Yarns: Knit Picks Essential Kettle Dyed in gold and Studio de Laine Cactus Yarn Studio Hug me CACTUS! Fingering in Reflets sur neige. A turquoise shawl with eyelet lace rows running in different directions. Pattern: Imagine When by Joji Locatelli Yarn: Araucania Yarns Ranco Solid A mauve, blue and grey tone shawl with lace sections between wavy garter sections. Pattern: Five Roses by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne Yarns: Red Sock Blue Sock Yarn Comfort Sock in Couche de Neige and Araucania Yarns Ranco Solid in light grey.
June 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Here comes the sun 🌞🌻😎 for this week's #showmeyourknits game. See alt text for project details. #knitsky 🧶
A woman wearing a mustard yellow shawl with front pockets standing amongst fall leaves in front of a cedar hedge. Pattern: 238-04 Lang Yarns Yara Yarn: Berocco Vintage Wee golden yellow baby socks with cables up the front. Pattern: Better-Than-Booties Baby Socks by Ann Budd Yarn: Messa di Voce from Sweet Paprika Designs Yellow, cream and grey striped socks with a heel made from concentric increases and decreases. Pattern: Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher Yarn: Bis-Sock from Biscotte Yarns A sunny yellow child's balaclava with a cluster of pink knitted flowers on the front. Pattern: wee balaclava by mama cerise Yarn: Cascade 220 superwash
June 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I knit in public at least once a week at my weekly coffee shop knitting group, but I don't have any pictures of that. For this week's #showmeyourknits, here I am enjoying the fine weather knitting on my back deck. #knitsky 🧶
In the foreground is a light and dark green mosaic knitting project with a diamond pattern which is laying across a woman's legs. Her feet are up on an outdoor coffee table which has flowers and beverages on it as well.
June 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM