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The Knit Elf (she/her)
@knitelf.bsky.social
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Family is important and not always blood. Stage 4 cancer survivor, PhD chemist, Master of Divinity, member of the disability community.
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Some days you just have to make something cute. #showmeyourknits
A small handknit purple puppy sitting in a planner with a colorful pen by its side.
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
Today’s episode features Nick from We Are Blood even if you aren’t in Cancerworld this is worth a listen. #cancersucks #hopeisreal
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
April 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
knitelf.bsky.social
Today we talk to Andrea fro BlueFaery take a listen to learn more about preventing liver cancer! #hopeisreal
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
April 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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petramichaela.bsky.social
This work of art was created by Anja Rozen, a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Slovenia. She was chosen from over 600,000 children worldwide to create a picture of peace - a shining symbol in an often torn world. Anja is the proud winner of the international Poster Miru competition - the poster of peace.
April 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
knitelf.bsky.social
Today we are talking to Joe from MAN UP TO CANCER. They are doing amazing work! #cancersucks #hopeinaction
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
April 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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It’s podcast day (link in comments. Thanks to Inheritance of Hope for all they do for us. #cancersucks #hopeisalive
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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It’s podcast day! #cancersucks #hope #imermanangels #mentoring
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
It’s podcast day! #cancersucks #hope #hopelodge
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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It’s podcast day! #cancersucks #hope #podcasthon #kesem
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
March 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
It’s podcast day! #cancersucks #hope
Predawn light on a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
March 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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It’s podcast day. Today we are talking about the Colorectal Cancer Alliance #cancersucks #hope #CCA (link in comments)
Predawn light a copse of trees in the left mid ground under grey skies. The left foreground is a grassy knoll. A wooden fence, strangely illuminated, fills the right side of the picture. The words “Notes from Cancerworld” have been added to the top of the photo.
March 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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It’s podcast day. (Link in comments.) #cancersucks #hope #lookforthehelpers
Predawn light. Grass in foreground, copse of trees in midground, grey sky in background,, illuminated wood fence on right side. Photo has words “notes from Cancerworld” at the top.
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
Slowly moving into the day. #showmeyourknits.
Hand knit snail. Snail body in cream yarn. Snail shell in sparkly blue yarn. Snail (about 6” long) is sitting on arm of chair.
February 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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It’s podcast day! (Link in comments) #cancersucks #colontown #practicaladvice #encouragement
In the gray hazy predawn light a copse of trees stands in the middle ground on the left side of the photo while a wooden fence, illuminated by a flash stands in the foreground on the right hand side of the photo. The words “notes from Cancerworld” (in all caps) have been added to the top of the photo.
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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When you get yourself together…with a little help. #showmeyourknits
A bowl of hand knit tiger parts in mostly orange yarn with bits of white, green and burgundy in a ceramic bowl sitting atop a table in front of a window. Two hand knit tigers (about 16” tall). The tigers are orange with bits of white, green, and burgundy. They are sitting atop a table in front of a white background.
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Tigers emerging…. #showmeyourknits #knittingfortheresistance
A handknit tiger in shades of orange with a little orange and burgundy thrown in. Sitting in a bowl with other hand knit tiger parts. White tissue in the background.
February 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
A tub of tiger bits…scary or hopeful? #showmeyourknits
A bowl filled with orange hand knit tiger parts (think body, heads, legs, arms) on a table in front of a window.
February 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Don’t know if I’m falling apart or getting myself together.
Hand knit legs (9”) and arms (6”) in orange yarn with green and burgundy/cream strips. Legs have feet attached. Bottom of the feet is white yarn. The arms and legs are on a grey textured background.
February 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Season 4 launches today. This season we are focused on #nonprofits #cancer #hope

(Link in comments.)
In the pre-dawn light a fence to the right is brightly displayed while on the left grass in the foreground and treees in the mid ground. With the words, “notes from Cancerworld” at the top of the photo.
February 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The duck on the water colored blanket. Off to our newest little. #showmeyourknits
Handknit duck in white wool with orange beak and feet on a hand knit blanket knit in the colors of water.
February 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Duck loading… #showmeyourknits
An orange duck bill (hand knit) among white yarn, knitting needles, a darning needle and the edge of a calendar on a green plaid cloth.
February 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Morning wonders. #resist
The text, “it prompts me to wonder how much easier it is to create a new enemy than to develop a new partner” (quote attribution: Rachel Hackenberg) overlaid on a picture of two black and white dogs (one small, one large) in separate grey dog beds on a tan carpet floor.
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Morning wonders. #resist
Pre-dawn gray sky with tree tops one with green lights and one with orange lights overlaid with the text: perhaps I am spending too much time trying to be clever and not enough trying to be kind.
January 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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cait.bsky.social
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
knitelf.bsky.social
Making progress.
Two black and white dogs (one 12 pounds, one 65 pounds) with nearly identical markings in two separate dog beds on a carpeted floor.
January 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM