Kirsti
@intrepidredhead.bsky.social
Berners. Fiber arts. A stereotype defying Australian Shepherd. Scotland. Homeschool. Yeah, that about covers it.
Hooray for squishy mail! All set for the Westknits MKAL. This'll be my first; I'm not really a neon person. With these colours, though, I'm looking forward to the challenge. Many thanks to Eden Cottage Yarns, with whom I've been low key obsessed for her gentle palette and wonderful fiber blends.
September 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Hooray for squishy mail! All set for the Westknits MKAL. This'll be my first; I'm not really a neon person. With these colours, though, I'm looking forward to the challenge. Many thanks to Eden Cottage Yarns, with whom I've been low key obsessed for her gentle palette and wonderful fiber blends.
Thenie approves of this autumn weather long sleeve technology.
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thenie approves of this autumn weather long sleeve technology.
It's cool this morning and Thenie, my Berner puppy, has the devil in her. She rip snorted into the room, grabbed my working yarns in her mouth, and RAN. I had to chase her to get them back. She found a way to get me to play chase!
It's a good thing this jumper will be washed before I wear it. 🤦🏼♀️
It's a good thing this jumper will be washed before I wear it. 🤦🏼♀️
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It's cool this morning and Thenie, my Berner puppy, has the devil in her. She rip snorted into the room, grabbed my working yarns in her mouth, and RAN. I had to chase her to get them back. She found a way to get me to play chase!
It's a good thing this jumper will be washed before I wear it. 🤦🏼♀️
It's a good thing this jumper will be washed before I wear it. 🤦🏼♀️
Here she is, all blocked and looking pretty!
August 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Here she is, all blocked and looking pretty!
That's my outfit for the Scottish Yarn Festival sorted! I'll be volunteering; feel free to say hi!
August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
That's my outfit for the Scottish Yarn Festival sorted! I'll be volunteering; feel free to say hi!
Thenie says she's not even one yet and she and Mammoth were scared of the dark. Can she cuddle? She knows it's 2 am, but she was really very delicate about shoving Mammoth in your face...
August 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thenie says she's not even one yet and she and Mammoth were scared of the dark. Can she cuddle? She knows it's 2 am, but she was really very delicate about shoving Mammoth in your face...
Starting the school year off right!
August 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Starting the school year off right!
Thenie is adorable. That is all.
August 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thenie is adorable. That is all.
I already have an appointment to have this painful lump on my finger inspected, but I'm kind of bummed that the logical thing to do is to rest that hand--no fiber arts until at least Monday. 😭
July 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I already have an appointment to have this painful lump on my finger inspected, but I'm kind of bummed that the logical thing to do is to rest that hand--no fiber arts until at least Monday. 😭
Reasons Thenie is barking, #533678: this thing SPINS. In lots of different ways! And Mom is paying attention to it, not me!
July 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reasons Thenie is barking, #533678: this thing SPINS. In lots of different ways! And Mom is paying attention to it, not me!
I really like the colours on the new project, especially where they blend into each other. After working with Shetland, this Bluefaced Leicester feels open and loose! I can get it much finer, though, which is something I need to work on with the Shetland.
July 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I really like the colours on the new project, especially where they blend into each other. After working with Shetland, this Bluefaced Leicester feels open and loose! I can get it much finer, though, which is something I need to work on with the Shetland.
I finished my Tour de Fleece project a wee bit early, so now I need to decide whether to start something new for the last 4 days or rest on my laurels. Oh, who am I kidding? I'll have something new on the wheel by bedtime tonight. 😆
July 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I finished my Tour de Fleece project a wee bit early, so now I need to decide whether to start something new for the last 4 days or rest on my laurels. Oh, who am I kidding? I'll have something new on the wheel by bedtime tonight. 😆
I woke up in a F O U L mood. I tried to interact, but retreated because I was too prickly (thanks, perimenopause!). Instead, I caked alpaca from Eden Cottage Yarns and cashmere from ULA+LIA and started on a shawl from booknits. The softness melted my grump. Texture is everything for my knitting!
July 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I woke up in a F O U L mood. I tried to interact, but retreated because I was too prickly (thanks, perimenopause!). Instead, I caked alpaca from Eden Cottage Yarns and cashmere from ULA+LIA and started on a shawl from booknits. The softness melted my grump. Texture is everything for my knitting!
My father just moved into an assisted living situation. My brother said the walls were bare, so I set to work. We've got a complicated relationship, but I guess I still have some compassion left for him.
June 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My father just moved into an assisted living situation. My brother said the walls were bare, so I set to work. We've got a complicated relationship, but I guess I still have some compassion left for him.
So I finished a Thing. Hopefully, with the final clue out and folks starting to finish, a potential spoiler is ok. #RomiMystery25
June 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
So I finished a Thing. Hopefully, with the final clue out and folks starting to finish, a potential spoiler is ok. #RomiMystery25
Having a pup named Athena reminds me never to show hubris in the fiber arts, but I am cautiously very pleased with how this art batt from Sealy Macwheely is spinning up. She outdid herself with this gorgeous colour!
June 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Having a pup named Athena reminds me never to show hubris in the fiber arts, but I am cautiously very pleased with how this art batt from Sealy Macwheely is spinning up. She outdid herself with this gorgeous colour!
Please try to listen to Steve's speech. He's doing his best.
June 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Please try to listen to Steve's speech. He's doing his best.
I made this from yarn I also made from an art batt I bought from Sealy Macwheely in Wales despite attending a weekly knit and natter at her shop in Kirky until she went on maternity leave.
May 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I made this from yarn I also made from an art batt I bought from Sealy Macwheely in Wales despite attending a weekly knit and natter at her shop in Kirky until she went on maternity leave.
Lest anyone make the mistake of thinking I'm smart, this is what I cut from my mother's jeans to make a coat for a bunny for my niece. I don't have the fabric to recut it from denim. 🤦🏼♀️
Fortunately, I got extra meterage on the fabric I bought for dresses. This bunny will just be extra matchy-matchy.
Fortunately, I got extra meterage on the fabric I bought for dresses. This bunny will just be extra matchy-matchy.
May 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Lest anyone make the mistake of thinking I'm smart, this is what I cut from my mother's jeans to make a coat for a bunny for my niece. I don't have the fabric to recut it from denim. 🤦🏼♀️
Fortunately, I got extra meterage on the fabric I bought for dresses. This bunny will just be extra matchy-matchy.
Fortunately, I got extra meterage on the fabric I bought for dresses. This bunny will just be extra matchy-matchy.
I've figured out that spinning is a meditative break, so I decided to start playing with the various wheel sizes on Elissa. This is the smaller drive wheel, bigger side of the bobbin. I'm pretty pleased with it. It's just undyed BFL as I'm playing and not working towards anything.
May 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I've figured out that spinning is a meditative break, so I decided to start playing with the various wheel sizes on Elissa. This is the smaller drive wheel, bigger side of the bobbin. I'm pretty pleased with it. It's just undyed BFL as I'm playing and not working towards anything.
My pretty girl. Fifteen years young and accompanying me to Wales for a yarn festival as a break from the Berner juggernauts. ❤️
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My pretty girl. Fifteen years young and accompanying me to Wales for a yarn festival as a break from the Berner juggernauts. ❤️
Well, this was a...start to a shawl called Radical Acceptance (by Romi Hill). The center post of my swift came unscrewed. 🤦🏼♀️
April 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Well, this was a...start to a shawl called Radical Acceptance (by Romi Hill). The center post of my swift came unscrewed. 🤦🏼♀️
I've been kind of nervous about how open this platform is, but look! I did a thing! This is Elissa, and we are a great match. ❤️
April 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I've been kind of nervous about how open this platform is, but look! I did a thing! This is Elissa, and we are a great match. ❤️
This girl takes mud and makes it an art form.
January 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This girl takes mud and makes it an art form.
She does this to people she loves--she's not actually biting or pulling. She just holds your sleeve in her mouth while you're petting her.
November 19, 2024 at 6:36 AM
She does this to people she loves--she's not actually biting or pulling. She just holds your sleeve in her mouth while you're petting her.