Jen
@jenparmeley.bsky.social
Caffeinated geographer, tree hugger, knitter, homestead style farmher, mom, book hoarder, fair weather cyclist. Fluent in sarcasm, @sshole intolerant, allergic to everything. My GIS career funds my yarn addiction and farm. Arcade is my love language.
Took a fabulous, fast trip 1/2 way across the US to see the Pacific, Portland, and a random pig. Road trips with teen age drivers - yes! More please!!
June 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Took a fabulous, fast trip 1/2 way across the US to see the Pacific, Portland, and a random pig. Road trips with teen age drivers - yes! More please!!
Guess which bookstore I supported today? Hint, the other one didn’t have this sign and isn’t pictured.
June 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Guess which bookstore I supported today? Hint, the other one didn’t have this sign and isn’t pictured.
Tiny and fast. Also very cute.
March 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Tiny and fast. Also very cute.
Yes, absolutely procrastinating.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Yes, absolutely procrastinating.
Blizzard Warning. Thankful for the NOAA folks doing the work. 🙌🏻 Not looking forward to PM chores. I should have hauled hay this AM. 🤦🏼♀️
March 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Blizzard Warning. Thankful for the NOAA folks doing the work. 🙌🏻 Not looking forward to PM chores. I should have hauled hay this AM. 🤦🏼♀️
Trying to take new baby pictures and last years babies wouldn’t let me be.
March 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Trying to take new baby pictures and last years babies wouldn’t let me be.
March 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There’s a Bald Eagle sitting in the tree above our chicken barn. It’s a massive bird. I don’t mind it coming to visit if it takes one of our many roosters.
February 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There’s a Bald Eagle sitting in the tree above our chicken barn. It’s a massive bird. I don’t mind it coming to visit if it takes one of our many roosters.
I couple pictures of the antique one. I got it because it was cool and because my husband and big feet.
February 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I couple pictures of the antique one. I got it because it was cool and because my husband and big feet.
Feeling completely unsettled, with another winter storm moving in, I pulled out my spinning wheel for a mood boost. #fiberuarychallege win! A bit of poor planning meant I had to finished some grey, but now for pink! From the Color in Winter spinning pack by @knitspinfarm.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Feeling completely unsettled, with another winter storm moving in, I pulled out my spinning wheel for a mood boost. #fiberuarychallege win! A bit of poor planning meant I had to finished some grey, but now for pink! From the Color in Winter spinning pack by @knitspinfarm.bsky.social
I pulled out this WIP with stripes and tiny pops of color tonight. Spent most of my time counting stitches, trying to remember how brioche works, and cursing dropped stitches, but overall happy to have it out again. It will be a Base Camp Shrug pattern by Sosu Knits, yarn by Tippy Tree Yarns. 🧶 knit
February 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I pulled out this WIP with stripes and tiny pops of color tonight. Spent most of my time counting stitches, trying to remember how brioche works, and cursing dropped stitches, but overall happy to have it out again. It will be a Base Camp Shrug pattern by Sosu Knits, yarn by Tippy Tree Yarns. 🧶 knit
Catch up #fiberuarychallege
Inspiration is something I’m struggling with. I got this sticker in the mail last night and remembered that there are good people doing good work, you just have to find them. I don’t think Maddie is on bsky yet, but you can find the BadAss Quilters Community on Patreon.
Inspiration is something I’m struggling with. I got this sticker in the mail last night and remembered that there are good people doing good work, you just have to find them. I don’t think Maddie is on bsky yet, but you can find the BadAss Quilters Community on Patreon.
February 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Catch up #fiberuarychallege
Inspiration is something I’m struggling with. I got this sticker in the mail last night and remembered that there are good people doing good work, you just have to find them. I don’t think Maddie is on bsky yet, but you can find the BadAss Quilters Community on Patreon.
Inspiration is something I’m struggling with. I got this sticker in the mail last night and remembered that there are good people doing good work, you just have to find them. I don’t think Maddie is on bsky yet, but you can find the BadAss Quilters Community on Patreon.
My #fiberuarychallenge WIP. I’m doing a stash sock of the month club with yarn from one of my favorite dyers, Birch Grove. This is the color Hearthstone.
February 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
My #fiberuarychallenge WIP. I’m doing a stash sock of the month club with yarn from one of my favorite dyers, Birch Grove. This is the color Hearthstone.
Monday Morning for #fiberuarychallenge
The best part of any morning is coffee and picking out hand knit socks. These socks have the same brilliant pink as the top I wore today, so they were the chosen ones.
The best part of any morning is coffee and picking out hand knit socks. These socks have the same brilliant pink as the top I wore today, so they were the chosen ones.
February 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Monday Morning for #fiberuarychallenge
The best part of any morning is coffee and picking out hand knit socks. These socks have the same brilliant pink as the top I wore today, so they were the chosen ones.
The best part of any morning is coffee and picking out hand knit socks. These socks have the same brilliant pink as the top I wore today, so they were the chosen ones.
Day 2, #fiberuarychalleng I’m looking forward to this pink fluff (I love pink!) AND connecting with more knitters, spinners, and quilters.
February 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Day 2, #fiberuarychalleng I’m looking forward to this pink fluff (I love pink!) AND connecting with more knitters, spinners, and quilters.
I finished knitting 🧶 these last night. Jeff’s Groovy 70s Socks. Pattern and yarn from Anne Vally at LittleSkein.com
A few stripes for #showmeyourknits
A few stripes for #showmeyourknits
February 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I finished knitting 🧶 these last night. Jeff’s Groovy 70s Socks. Pattern and yarn from Anne Vally at LittleSkein.com
A few stripes for #showmeyourknits
A few stripes for #showmeyourknits
January knit 🧶 socks. Finished early, washed, blocked, and even worn a bit already.
Yarn is colorway Fable from Birch Grove (Canadian dyer on Etsy). Pattern is Morning Coffee Socks by Kay Litton modified to use a Fleegle heel.
Yarn is colorway Fable from Birch Grove (Canadian dyer on Etsy). Pattern is Morning Coffee Socks by Kay Litton modified to use a Fleegle heel.
January 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
January knit 🧶 socks. Finished early, washed, blocked, and even worn a bit already.
Yarn is colorway Fable from Birch Grove (Canadian dyer on Etsy). Pattern is Morning Coffee Socks by Kay Litton modified to use a Fleegle heel.
Yarn is colorway Fable from Birch Grove (Canadian dyer on Etsy). Pattern is Morning Coffee Socks by Kay Litton modified to use a Fleegle heel.
January 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’ve got one strand too tight up near the ribbing, so these don’t fit. Bummer. Anyone know how to fix without frogging?
Pattern: You Silly Goose by Stone Knits
Yarn is a kit from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers
Pattern: You Silly Goose by Stone Knits
Yarn is a kit from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’ve got one strand too tight up near the ribbing, so these don’t fit. Bummer. Anyone know how to fix without frogging?
Pattern: You Silly Goose by Stone Knits
Yarn is a kit from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers
Pattern: You Silly Goose by Stone Knits
Yarn is a kit from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers
#showmeyourknits cables! I adore cables. Most recent cable project was this hat for my husband. I used Harrisville Yarn Nightshades in Dashboard and the pattern is Morgan by Emily Greene.
January 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#showmeyourknits cables! I adore cables. Most recent cable project was this hat for my husband. I used Harrisville Yarn Nightshades in Dashboard and the pattern is Morgan by Emily Greene.
When you buy a farm, accumulate animal friends, and then so many animal friends pass in a short period of time because they are all older. 😭
Lost my favorite goat last night. She was 11.5
Lost my favorite goat last night. She was 11.5
January 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When you buy a farm, accumulate animal friends, and then so many animal friends pass in a short period of time because they are all older. 😭
Lost my favorite goat last night. She was 11.5
Lost my favorite goat last night. She was 11.5
Finished knitting my husband’s spare mittens just in time for the most recent cold snap. His favorite are these convertible kind that he calls glittens.
Pattern is loosely The Soldier’s Glomitt, I used US5 needles and Brown Sheep Lanaloft worsted weight for a dense fabric.
🧶
Pattern is loosely The Soldier’s Glomitt, I used US5 needles and Brown Sheep Lanaloft worsted weight for a dense fabric.
🧶
January 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Finished knitting my husband’s spare mittens just in time for the most recent cold snap. His favorite are these convertible kind that he calls glittens.
Pattern is loosely The Soldier’s Glomitt, I used US5 needles and Brown Sheep Lanaloft worsted weight for a dense fabric.
🧶
Pattern is loosely The Soldier’s Glomitt, I used US5 needles and Brown Sheep Lanaloft worsted weight for a dense fabric.
🧶
The sheep babies belly up to the hay bar tonight. It’s warm here and we have no snow, so I’m feeding them just enough … they think they are starving.
January 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The sheep babies belly up to the hay bar tonight. It’s warm here and we have no snow, so I’m feeding them just enough … they think they are starving.