Ken deBoer
@kendeboer.bsky.social
Retired from many things, pastor, consultant, farmer. Woodworker, knitter, traveller, gardener. Micah 6:8
Just finished these two endgrain cutting boards. The styles are very different. Which is your favourite?
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just finished these two endgrain cutting boards. The styles are very different. Which is your favourite?
Sand until the pencil lines are gone #woodworking #cuttingboard
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sand until the pencil lines are gone #woodworking #cuttingboard
Airport knitting. Needles and a bit of yarn are often conversation starters. 🧶
July 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Airport knitting. Needles and a bit of yarn are often conversation starters. 🧶
These socks are made of leftovers from at least five other projects. Little balls. Helical knitting with a spiral rib. #showmeyourknits #knitting #menwhoknit
May 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
These socks are made of leftovers from at least five other projects. Little balls. Helical knitting with a spiral rib. #showmeyourknits #knitting #menwhoknit
Reposted by Ken deBoer
O Canada, you done good. The world can sleep soundly tonight. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
April 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
O Canada, you done good. The world can sleep soundly tonight. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I finally finished the Day and Night socks that were the first round of #sockmadness They are the second most complicated socks I’ve attempted. #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknitting #knitting
April 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I finally finished the Day and Night socks that were the first round of #sockmadness They are the second most complicated socks I’ve attempted. #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknitting #knitting
Reposted by Ken deBoer
Canada is ranked 1 in education, 3 in safety, 4 in justice, 4 in overall best country.
We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade.
Our existence is in the balance.
Vote.
We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade.
Our existence is in the balance.
Vote.
April 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Canada is ranked 1 in education, 3 in safety, 4 in justice, 4 in overall best country.
We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade.
Our existence is in the balance.
Vote.
We are not a broken country. We have not suffered a lost decade.
Our existence is in the balance.
Vote.
I’m a woodworking knitter. These sock blockers are off to the local yarn store tomorrow. #knitting #woodworking #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknitting
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m a woodworking knitter. These sock blockers are off to the local yarn store tomorrow. #knitting #woodworking #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknitting
While everyone else, still knitting in #sockmadness, has moved on to the next sock, I’ve finally finished one of the Day and Night socks from the last round. Knitting at a much more sedate pace, I’m on to the next one.
March 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
While everyone else, still knitting in #sockmadness, has moved on to the next sock, I’ve finally finished one of the Day and Night socks from the last round. Knitting at a much more sedate pace, I’m on to the next one.
#sockmadness is going to be done for me. This week’s schedule,and last week’s just aren’t giving me enough hours, and I’ve made too many errors, pulled out stitches, tried again. There is still an error that the judges may judge to be fatal. So, I’ll finish these socks less intensely and maybe 2026.
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
#sockmadness is going to be done for me. This week’s schedule,and last week’s just aren’t giving me enough hours, and I’ve made too many errors, pulled out stitches, tried again. There is still an error that the judges may judge to be fatal. So, I’ll finish these socks less intensely and maybe 2026.
36 hours into the first competition sock in #sockmadness. It’s going to be a slog. #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit
March 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
36 hours into the first competition sock in #sockmadness. It’s going to be a slog. #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit
I’ve qualified for #sockmadness ! To join the competition, the qualifying socks need to be made, and approved, in less than two weeks. I started these 11 days ago. They’re called Conjoined Sock Twins and were designed by Katherine Richmond.
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’ve qualified for #sockmadness ! To join the competition, the qualifying socks need to be made, and approved, in less than two weeks. I started these 11 days ago. They’re called Conjoined Sock Twins and were designed by Katherine Richmond.
At the end of day 10 of this qualifying sock for #sockmadness Just the toe to go and then the two socks are separated. This picture is required by the competition to prove that the two socks were knitted as one.
February 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
At the end of day 10 of this qualifying sock for #sockmadness Just the toe to go and then the two socks are separated. This picture is required by the competition to prove that the two socks were knitted as one.
Day 7 of this knit has me almost through the cables. I’ve got a week to finish the socks to qualify for #sockmadness Certainly doable now. The two socks are knit together and cut apart as the last step. One is toe up and the other top down… #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
February 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Day 7 of this knit has me almost through the cables. I’ve got a week to finish the socks to qualify for #sockmadness Certainly doable now. The two socks are knit together and cut apart as the last step. One is toe up and the other top down… #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
Delivered and installed this art piece yesterday. It’s the focal point of a consultation room in a psychotherapy clinic. #art #woodworking #woodart #officedecor #oneofakind
February 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Delivered and installed this art piece yesterday. It’s the focal point of a consultation room in a psychotherapy clinic. #art #woodworking #woodart #officedecor #oneofakind
Sometimes life gets in the way of knitting. Day 6 of the qualifying knit for #sockmadness was like that. Still on track to finish before next Sunday though. #showmeyourknits #knitting #sockknitting #guyswhoknit
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sometimes life gets in the way of knitting. Day 6 of the qualifying knit for #sockmadness was like that. Still on track to finish before next Sunday though. #showmeyourknits #knitting #sockknitting #guyswhoknit
Day 5 on this #sockmadness qualifier. The first sock is finished and the second one started. The pattern is called Conjoined Sock Twins. The second sock is knit top down, attached to the first one. You can see the line between the two. #knitting #showmeyourmknits #guyswhoknit #socks
February 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Day 5 on this #sockmadness qualifier. The first sock is finished and the second one started. The pattern is called Conjoined Sock Twins. The second sock is knit top down, attached to the first one. You can see the line between the two. #knitting #showmeyourmknits #guyswhoknit #socks
At the end of day 4 of the qualifying sock for #sockmadness I think I can do this!!! #socknitting #showmeyourknits #guyswhoknit #menwhoknit #wip
February 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
At the end of day 4 of the qualifying sock for #sockmadness I think I can do this!!! #socknitting #showmeyourknits #guyswhoknit #menwhoknit #wip
WIP Day three of the qualifying sock for #sockmadness Had to pull back a few rows to solve an error. Happy with the progress but it is filling a lot of time. #knitting #showmeyourknits #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
February 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
WIP Day three of the qualifying sock for #sockmadness Had to pull back a few rows to solve an error. Happy with the progress but it is filling a lot of time. #knitting #showmeyourknits #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
WIP after day two on the qualifying sock for #sockmadness I’ve got two weeks to finish the pair to get into the speed knitting competition. I’m really not that fast….#showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
February 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
WIP after day two on the qualifying sock for #sockmadness I’ve got two weeks to finish the pair to get into the speed knitting competition. I’m really not that fast….#showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
So, I’m going to try to qualify for #sockmadness. It’s a speed knitting completion. I’ve got two weeks to finish a pair of socks while following the pattern explicitly. Yesterday’s progress gives me some hope. #knitting #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknits
February 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
So, I’m going to try to qualify for #sockmadness. It’s a speed knitting completion. I’ve got two weeks to finish a pair of socks while following the pattern explicitly. Yesterday’s progress gives me some hope. #knitting #guyswhoknit #showmeyourknits
WIP Knitting these socks tandem but not two at a time with fits of leftover yarn. They’re ready for heels. Setting them aside so that I can try to qualify for Sock Madness! #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
February 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
WIP Knitting these socks tandem but not two at a time with fits of leftover yarn. They’re ready for heels. Setting them aside so that I can try to qualify for Sock Madness! #showmeyourknits #knitting #guyswhoknit #sockknitting
This blog post is hard to read. It illustrates, again, the devastating effects of the decrees coming from the pen (and mind) of the president. If the richest country in the world has no room for refugees, what hope do they have?
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Aftermath: In the days following January 20
I imagined that mom and dad gathering their children in their camp in Pakistan. “It is time. We are going to Iowa."
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February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This blog post is hard to read. It illustrates, again, the devastating effects of the decrees coming from the pen (and mind) of the president. If the richest country in the world has no room for refugees, what hope do they have?
reformedjournal.com/2025/02/12/a...
reformedjournal.com/2025/02/12/a...