Kate Atherley
@kateatherley.bsky.social
Knitter, teacher, editor, writer, designer. She/her. Craft, food & feminism. Love is love. Abortions are healthcare. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Opinions my own. Sharing a life and a very good dog with @normwilner. www.kateatherley.com
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Let’s all get each other
pitchforks for Christmas
pitchforks for Christmas
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let’s all get each other
pitchforks for Christmas
pitchforks for Christmas
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do you think we could ask them to start early
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
do you think we could ask them to start early
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Excellent article by @laurenpelley.bsky.social explaining why the flu shot remains important (and if you haven't gotten the shot yet, now is the time - infections are rising). #vaccineswork
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News
Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Excellent article by @laurenpelley.bsky.social explaining why the flu shot remains important (and if you haven't gotten the shot yet, now is the time - infections are rising). #vaccineswork
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
I've a fair few online classes lined up between now and the end of the year, on a variety of topics. Class list here: kateatherley.com/upcoming-eng... 🧶
Events & Teaching Engagements - KateAtherley.com
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I've a fair few online classes lined up between now and the end of the year, on a variety of topics. Class list here: kateatherley.com/upcoming-eng... 🧶
If you're interested in learning more about my book Math for Knitters and my easier-than-you-expect approach to alterations, visit with me and @vickiehowell.bsky.social in the next session of StitchWell social club, Wednesday, Nov 19th, at 7pm CT. More info at www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellso... 🧶
Stitchwell Social Club
Stitchwell Social Club is an inclusive craft community of curious and compassionate knitters and crocheters of all levels.
www.vickiehowell.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you're interested in learning more about my book Math for Knitters and my easier-than-you-expect approach to alterations, visit with me and @vickiehowell.bsky.social in the next session of StitchWell social club, Wednesday, Nov 19th, at 7pm CT. More info at www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellso... 🧶
If anyone is looking for a Toronto-based product photographer, I can highly recommend www.alaataherphotography.com/atp-gallery/
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If anyone is looking for a Toronto-based product photographer, I can highly recommend www.alaataherphotography.com/atp-gallery/
Current status... Because I really do like writing books.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Current status... Because I really do like writing books.
So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So many great questions... This one is aimed at knitters rather than designers, but am getting the sense there might be an interest in a more advanced book, that covers grading? ... Should I?
One question that comes up a lot... "I am a tight/loose knitter so I need to adjust the pattern". Without being dismissive, the answer is no. It doesn't matter if you knit tight or loose! Just swatch to determine the needle size that is right for you to hit gauge, no adjustments needed.
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
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November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One question that comes up a lot... "I am a tight/loose knitter so I need to adjust the pattern". Without being dismissive, the answer is no. It doesn't matter if you knit tight or loose! Just swatch to determine the needle size that is right for you to hit gauge, no adjustments needed.
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Patty Lyons is doing an IG giveaway for a copy of my Math for Knitters book - hint hint... To enter, you need to leave a comment talking about what math you want to learn. The questions are great, I love it! www.instagram.com/p/DQ12wfbEu35/ 🧶
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Ngl - I *rarely* swatch. But I was just reading Math for Knitters and the section about swatching and this pops up 👇😂🧶
And also because you'd be disappointed if I hadn't.... 🧶
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ngl - I *rarely* swatch. But I was just reading Math for Knitters and the section about swatching and this pops up 👇😂🧶
And also because you'd be disappointed if I hadn't.... 🧶
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
And also because you'd be disappointed if I hadn't.... 🧶
I have one thing to say about the weather in Toronto this morning...
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I have one thing to say about the weather in Toronto this morning...
This is a lovely piece of writing about joy and heartbreak and being open to it all.
I wrote about the Blue Jays, and how I'm grateful to have been open to the possibility of something hurting this much, because it means I was ready for the joy, too. ruheedewji.com/2025/11/06/f...
Fanfare for these uncommon men
It's a game of inches, and of lifetimes
ruheedewji.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is a lovely piece of writing about joy and heartbreak and being open to it all.
Toronto friends: a long shot, but I'm looking for recommendations for a good manicure spot in/near Cabbagetown. LMK? Thank you!
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Toronto friends: a long shot, but I'm looking for recommendations for a good manicure spot in/near Cabbagetown. LMK? Thank you!
Update: as someone else said, this is astonishingly good and easy. Sorcery, I tell you.
Unexpectedly home for dinner tonight and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. Seems like the right day to try this legendary and slightly incomprehensible recipe. food52.com/recipes/1372...
Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter
Food52 Site.
food52.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Update: as someone else said, this is astonishingly good and easy. Sorcery, I tell you.
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In all my years of inhabiting craft spaces, I learned this: when people meet and hands are busy creating, minds are changed.
That is why some of the most radical policies can be traced back through quilts, needle points, and lacemaking.
That tradition is alive & kicking.
That is why some of the most radical policies can be traced back through quilts, needle points, and lacemaking.
That tradition is alive & kicking.
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In all my years of inhabiting craft spaces, I learned this: when people meet and hands are busy creating, minds are changed.
That is why some of the most radical policies can be traced back through quilts, needle points, and lacemaking.
That tradition is alive & kicking.
That is why some of the most radical policies can be traced back through quilts, needle points, and lacemaking.
That tradition is alive & kicking.
Unexpectedly home for dinner tonight and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. Seems like the right day to try this legendary and slightly incomprehensible recipe. food52.com/recipes/1372...
Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter
Food52 Site.
food52.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Unexpectedly home for dinner tonight and there isn't a lot in the cupboard. Seems like the right day to try this legendary and slightly incomprehensible recipe. food52.com/recipes/1372...
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@kateatherley.bsky.social thank you so much for writing these books. I just received Math for Knitters and I’m feeling much more confident in my ability to adapt a sweater pattern for my next project.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Or, Broken Social Scene during a Toronto winter?
Bavarian landsturm infantrymen in Russia, 1915
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www.flickr.com/photos/drake...
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Or, Broken Social Scene during a Toronto winter?
As if zip-lining wasn't scary enough 😱
An American father and his teenage son died after being stung by swarms of venomous wasps on a zip-lining tour through the tropical forests of northern Laos last month.
Attacked by Swarm of Wasps, American Father and Son Die in Laos
Daniel Owen, 47, and his son, Cooper, 15, died after being stung dozens of times last month by what appeared to be so-called murder hornets.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As if zip-lining wasn't scary enough 😱
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Saw a video saying "If your yarns are twisting when you're working stranded colourwork, it's a sure sign you are messing up your colour dominance" GOOD GRIEF NO. It's a sign that you're making your life harder in the way you are handling your yarns, but it's got NOTHING to do with colour dominance.
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Saw a video saying "If your yarns are twisting when you're working stranded colourwork, it's a sure sign you are messing up your colour dominance" GOOD GRIEF NO. It's a sign that you're making your life harder in the way you are handling your yarns, but it's got NOTHING to do with colour dominance.
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What absolute horseshit.
Embarrassing country
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What absolute horseshit.
We have different strategies for dealing with the time change @normwilner.bsky.social changes all the (not-automated) clocks before going to bed. I think I prefer to change them in the morning. N wants an extra hour sleep, I want an extra hour in my day.
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We have different strategies for dealing with the time change @normwilner.bsky.social changes all the (not-automated) clocks before going to bed. I think I prefer to change them in the morning. N wants an extra hour sleep, I want an extra hour in my day.