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Mara McTavish
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Reader, writer, crow admirer, knitter, and wholesome badass. Please tell your pet I said hello. She/They.
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Made a couple of dishcloths to practice doing an alternating eyelet stitch - I’m pretty pleased with the result! Estelle Sudz yarn, 4mm needles

#KnittedDishcloth #Eyelets #EstelleSudzYarn #Handmade #Knitting
Two knitted dishcloths - one bright green, the other purple and white, folded in half and laid out in sort fan. The dishcloths both have small eyelet holes that alternate on each row.
June 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Finished repairing my friend’s work pants, and am now working on a Speedweve mend on his hoodie. He said he wanted visible, so bright pink and green it is! 🩷💚

#VisibleMending #Speedweve #RepairDontReplace #NoWaste
Two fabric patches (fabric is red, gold, and black) that have been stitched in gold with the rice stitch on mustard coloured work pants to cover two small holes. A blue hoodie that has an in-progress Speedweve loom attached with a pink warp and green weft to cover a tear in the fabric.
April 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Mended a friend’s pair of Dickie’s - a long vertical rip from mid-pocket down. I backed this with denim for a sturdy mend, and now these pants can get on with their second life.

#VisibleMending #RepairDontReplace #SlowStitching
A pair of mustard coloured Dickie’s work pants with a large vertical patch of fabric sewn onto the front of the thigh. The fabric is different shades of red with gold, and off-white squared with black rabbits in them. Fabric is sewn down with a series of straight stitches in pale gold running across the fabric.
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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My little Freya having the coziest of snoozes.

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky
A grey tabby cat tucked under a grey blanket, with only her face exposed. She is sleeping and looks very cozy. Grey tabby cat curled on her right side on a fuzzy grey blanket with part of her upper body exposed. Hee eyes are closed and she is very cozy.
April 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Freya today on our morning walk around the yard. I love this little butt so much.

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky
Grey tabby cat wearing a plaid harness and looking up at the overcast sky from her perch on the deck railing.
March 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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More patches for my jacket!

#RepairDontReplace #VisibleMending #SlowStitching
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Moss! Glorious green and amazing moss! Right here in my yard!

#Moss #Spring
March 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Repairing jeans for a friend, and Freya is doing QA by sitting and loafing on the finished pair.

#RepairDontReplace #SlowStitching #FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky #CatBoss #CatLoaf #StampOfApproval
March 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky #Caturday #CatnipToy
March 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Same with my Freya - it’s so calming!
March 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This little butt is annoyed with me taking pics of her. But… her little face is so cute!

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky #RBF #YesImBeautiful #NowGoAway
March 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Grain Shawl by Tin Can Knits.

Yarn: Mountain Soul Fibers
Colourway: OOAK #07
Needle: 3.50mm

#TinCanKnits #GrainShawl #knitting #HandKnit #SoftAndSmooshy #CozyKnits
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Freya is feeling resigned to her beloved grass (and weeds, let’s be honest) being covered in snow, and has decided to explore.

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Repaired yet another pair of socks - just strengthening the soles for more wear-and-tear.

#SwissDarning #RepairDontReplace #VisibleMending #GonneBeSadWhenIRunOutOfSocks
February 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Being a lap cat is hard work!

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBluesky #BigYawn #SoSleepy
February 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Bought this very cool piece from @selkie_lady (Insta) and hung it up in my bedroom immediately.

#LocalArtistHRM #NovaScotiaArt #WeirdArtIsMyJam
February 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Before and after of a Swiss darn on some socks.

#VisibleMending #SwissDarn #ThreadbareNoMore #RepairDontReplace
February 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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More of the top stitching on this tea towel is coming up, so I stitched it down again with some rainbow sashiko thread.

#RepairDontReplace #SlowStitching #VisibleMending
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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She’d like her 10pm kibbles right this minute please.

#FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBsky
February 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Made myself a phone case with pieces of an old quilt, and some bits of sewn together fabric with some slow stitching.

#HandSewing #SlowStitching #HandMade
February 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The crime and the criminal:

#NoRemorseDetected #FreyaTheCat #CatsOfBsky #DestroyerOfYarn
February 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Another two pairs of socks strengthened / repaired with Swiss darning. I love these repairs - extra squishiness and warmth? Yes please!

#VisibleMending #RepairDontReplace #SwissDarn
February 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Mended a shirt for a friend - turned the holes into little windows for a trash panda and a kitty to peek out from!

#VisibleMending #RepairDontReplace #SlowStitching
A plaid shirt with two small holes. The holes have been mended with printed fabric; top hole has a raccoon, bottom hole has a black cat.
February 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Freya, snoozing on one of her many blankets.
February 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Just admiring a sock repair I did a few days back. Swiss darning is a comfortable repair and it looks pretty cool, too!

#RepairDontReplace #SwissDarn #VisibleMending
February 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM