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Corin Purifoy
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audhd knit and crochet designer, jeopardy 2nd place loser & level 4 archfey warlock | she/they

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Pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it b&w!
A black and white selfie of Corin, a black fat nonbinary person with dreadlocks in an updo, a flower crown, and a white mini dress with long bell sleeves. She is posing in a way that suggests she feels pretty, ethereal and playful.
May 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I have discovered the joys of sealing wax: delivering a handwritten letter to my younger sibling with an affected, “Yourrrrr letter, my liege,” which, when painstakingly opened to save the seal, read only “youse a bitch”
A closeup of a yellow envelope with a hot pink, turquoise and purple wax seal on the flap. The colors are swirled and the seal is a golden pressing of a cat surrounded by stars.
May 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Yesterday while on a mental health walk, I met a man in a tree. Literally. He was fascinating. He graciously agreed to let me take his portrait while he was chilling in this tree, and told me all about how in 1985 he turned into this very tree. He is one of the best people I've ever met.
An elderly man in jeans, a t-shirt and a bucket hat sits on a sturdy tree branch. He is jovial and laughing.
May 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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oh my goddddd my crotchety 18 year old cat is named Peanut Butter Jelly With a Baseball Bat because I am a product of my time
May 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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my neighbor: why is this girl taking close-up pictures of our plants from the sidewalk?
me: WELL MAYBE YOUR PLANTS SHOULDN'T BE SO PRETTY, DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?
my neighbor: Greg, call the police, she's getting belligerent
A close-up picture of bright green grass and leaves with raindrops from an earlier storm resting on them. A close-up picture of a bright yellow daffodil blooming in a sea of green grass.
May 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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This morning, if you subscribe to Lion Brand Yarn's emails, you may have seen ME and my Oakland Avenue Shawl listed under "Discover a New Designer" which I'm pretty sure means I'm famous no paparazzi please
A screenshot of a promotional email from Lion Brand Yarn. The headline reads, "Discover a New Designer: The LBY Pattern Marketplace." Next to that is an illustration of a ball of yarn. Under that reads, "Have you browsed the Pattern Marketplace yet?! Support your favorite designers, discover new ones, and choose whether to buy just the pattern or grab everything you need for your next knit or crochet project in one easy step!" Three pictures are visible under the paragraph: a crochet tote bag, two crochet crossbody bags, and the one important to this post, Corin modeling her Oakland Avenue Shawl, a white, lacy crocheted shawl with a lot of fringe.
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Today is the fourth anniversary of the release of my crochet Skylines Shawl, and today it (and my Oakland Avenue Shawl) was approved to be added to the pattern marketplace on Lion Brand's website DO YOU BELIEVE IN SERENDIPITY BECAUSE I DO
Corin, a black femme-presenting nonbinary person with dreadlocks in a black a-line dress, stands in a downtown intersection holding a textured and lacy golden-colored shawl.
April 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This is exactly what I told the producers to get on #Jeopardy what a coincidence
Brennan Lee Mulligan, a white man with light hair, is sitting and smiling, in the process of talking. The subtitles say, “Man, I only know like one thing about a lot of things.”
April 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I realized today that my #ChronicPain has been around for 17 years. 17 years, every day, with no breaks, I have been in horrible pain, extremely fatigued, struggling with brain fog, in addition to the sprains, strains and subluxations from childhood on. My fibromyalgia can almost vote. Wild.
Ben Affleck is standing wearing a blue shirt in front of a door. He has a look on his face and a stance of absolute exhaustion.
April 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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An older picture, taken after Riley overdosed on catnip and recursed into herself into the Eternal Infinicat. She saw everything, and I don't think she liked what she saw.
An orange and white tabby lying on her back on top of a cardboard scratcher. Her arms are held up in the air and blurred with movement. Her eyes are wide in a look of fear. Catnip is slightly visible on the floor and scratcher beneath her.
April 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The last four albums you've listened to! #last4albums
Garden State Motion Picture Soundtrack Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Hot Hot Heat - Make Up the Breakdown
April 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Definitely not me burning sage in my craft office and specifically on the shawl I'm designing because I'm having so much trouble with it that it HAS to be bad energy that's found its way into the yarn. Never me.

Anyway, my office smells really good now.
A muted picture of a white desk with two computer monitors and a selection of knit and crochet projects and trinket dishes. The walls behind the desk are filled with various pictures and small shelves with more trinkets.
April 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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when I'm writing a knitting pattern, my brain regresses to a two-month-old's understanding of math, leading my soul to evacuate my body when I have to frog days of work because I can't count to three #knitting #knittingproblems
A gray and white kitten lies on its back, eyes closed and mouth open, one paw resting on its stomach. It gives the impression that the cat is humorously on the brink of death.
April 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I did, however, finish a sweater like a week ago! And it only took me a few days! Yay ADHD hyperfocus!
Corin, a fat Black femme-leaning person with dreadlocks, stands on a sidewalk leaning forward. She is wearing a pink skirt, black tights and a pink striped crocheted sweater with wide sleeves. She is smiling and holding up a peace sign. Corin, a fat Black femme-leaning person with dreadlocks, stands on a sidewalk. She is wearing a pink skirt, black tights and a pink striped crocheted sweater with wide sleeves. Her arms are held out to her sides just slightly to show them off. She is smiling brightly.
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Breaking news: New Song Makes Autism Brain Go Brrrr, Is Placed On Repeat For Foreseeable Future, More* at 8

*(more plays of the song, I mean)
A screenshot of the user's Last.FM recent tracks from the last hour, all of which are Wire walks by Amy Millan
February 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Riley was kicked out of not one but two rooms tonight and you would think she’s been banished to Siberia with all the sighs I’m hearing from across the room
An orange and white cat lays awake and dejected on a circular blue chair.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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I forgot how much merino grows when you soak it to block it and now I maybe might have a shawl that is bigger than my bedroom. Alternative uses include:
A group of children and adults play with a large rainbow parachute outside. Two young children are running under it.
February 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM