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Moss Piglet
@mosspiglet.bsky.social
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I quite like tardigrades. There will probably be quite a bit of crochet, dressmaking and maybe some science. Also cat.
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Halloween what, now?
A packet of three orange persimmons from Marks and Spencer. The packaging has a picture of a bat and says HALLOWEEN PERSIMMON
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Not sure why I didn't post this on the day, but I felt a bit weird about it. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I ran the Manchester Half. My first since colorectal cancer surgery earlier this year. Felt amazing to be back, and I ran much quicker than I expected!
#running #RunSky
A tired but happy me, in my green and white Manchester Road Runners race vest, proudly holding up my hexagonal 2025 Manchester Half Marathon medal by its yellow ribbon
October 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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...it's just a pineapple.
#halloween #marketing
Two normal, everyday pineapples in an orange cardboard box on a supermarket shelf. The pineapple in the foreground has a label that says "Scary Halloween Pineapple"
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Also Gove:
Transcript excerpt from House of Commons, Oral Evidence Taken Before the Education Committee, The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education 31 January 2012, RT HON Michael Gove MP: Q98 Chair: One is: if "good" requires pupil performance to exceed the national average, and if all schools must be good, how is this mathematically possible? Michael Gove: By getting better all the time. Q99 Chair: So it is possible, is it? Michael Gove: It is possible to get better all the time. Q100 Chair: Were you better at literacy than numeracy, Secretary of State? Michael Gove: I cannot remember.
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Oh my goodness, they are both very like Captain except for her little nose smudge
A black and white cat is snoozing curled up on a navy blue sofa
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Not that she's spoiled or anything, but I crocheted Captain a sofa. Pattern by Candy Clayton on Ravelry. #catsofbluesky #crochet #crochetsky
A black and white cat lounges on a grey, cat-sized crocheted sofa.
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Dolly is feeling fruity🍌 in Margo dress by Merchant & Mills in a fab banana denim from Ginger Twist Studio! I'm pleased with my pattern matching on this one! Also pictured: My Precious Cardigan, #crochet pattern by Catalina Ungureanu, in WYS Wool Revival recycled yarn. #sewing #crochetsky #sewsky
Composite image. Left: a red dress form wearing a pinafore dress with dungaree fastenings in banana print denim from the front. Top right: the back of the dress. Bottom right: a crochet cardigan over the dress, in aubergine yarn with raglan sleeves and a diamond pattern.
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Many spooky returns! Spidery flower skull finished just in time for the youngest's birthday. Pattern by Fluffy Tummy on Ravelry. Yarn is Scheepjes Catona. #craftsky #crochet #crochetsky
Crochet skull with red, black and cream roses on top. The cream roses have spiders on them.
May 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Bracket #fungi on sycamore at the allotment.
Close up of the bole of a sycamore tree with two hollows from which grow large bracket fungi. Ivy grows up the trunk at the bottom of the picture
May 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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No, of course I didn't lick your plate! Oh, this? It's a...necklace?
Side by side pictures of a black and white cat. She has a fork stuck to the catflap magnet on her collar. On the left side she is licking her lips and on the right she's staring impassively at the photographer.
May 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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"Curry? What curry?"
Two photos of a back and white cat sitting on a sofa. A fork is stuck to the catflap magnet on her collar. On the last she's licking her lips. On the right she's looking impassively at the photographer.
May 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Some of Captain's best moments
Collage of nine photos of Captain the black and white cat doing weird Captain stuff. Left to right and top to bottom: 1. In cone of shame waiting patiently by catflap she can't fit through; 2. Gazing into the loo; 3. Foot lick; 4. Caught red-handed after stealing my curry. My fork has stuck to the catflap magnet on her collar and she's wearing it like a medal and licking her lips; 5. Sitting like a human, goofy face; 6. Startled but refusing to move while I change the sheets; 7. She's stolen a pack of treat sticks and is endeavouring to bite them open; 8. Stuck in the recess behind the piano and re-evaluating her life choices; 9. Sneeze.
May 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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It's still cold and damp from blocking so it can't be a pleasant place to sit. Captain is on it purely because she knows it's mine. #cats #catsky #crochet #crochetsky
A black and white cat sits on a lovingly crafted crochet blanket that is carefully laid out flat on towels to dry during blocking. She knows what she is doing.
May 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Spirit of Flora finished and blocking. I really enjoyed making this one and I'm pleased with the end result. Pattern by Jane Crowfoot. #Yarn is Stylecraft Naturals Bamboo and Cotton. #Crochet #CrochetSky #Craftsky
Square crochet blanket in muted colours, made up of 6 x 6 square tiles with floral motifs
May 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Eft(s)
Two perfect, tiny palmate newt efts crawling over each other on some pebbles. They are speckled brown and orange, with an orange stripe running down their back from neck to tail.
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Captain has had a busy week doing cat stuff. #Cats #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky
A black and white cat snoozes on a sofa. Her head is resting on a crochet headband and there is a brightly coloured crochet blanket behind her, over the back of the sofa.
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Flipping heck!
AI Overview: The saying "every eagle has a carpet" is often used to explain the Cherokee belief about eagles and their relationship to the earth. The Cherokee believe that eagles are masters of the sky and are not meant to walk on the earth. Therefore, eagle mothers line their nests with a soft carpet of fur, but remove it once the eaglet is fully feathered, forcing them to walk on rough twigs and thorns, encouraging them to fly and take their place in the sky. This symbolizes the idea of not being pampered but being pushed to grow and reach one's full potential.
April 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Monday vibes. Old photos, but this is still one of her favourite ways to doze. #Catsky #Catsofbluesky
Composite of two photos of a black and white cat sleeping on her front, face down. From the side (bottom image) and the front (top image)
April 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Captain knows exactly what she is doing. #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky #Crochetsky #Crochet
Crochet squares with floral designs in muted colours are laid out ready for joining into a blanket. A black and white cat is lying on top of the arrangement in the bottom left corner.
April 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Captain said to say hi. #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky #Cat #Crochet
A black and white cat with a black smudge on her nose and a somewhat tatty left ear lies on a bed on a coral coloured throw with a pattern of coral in white. Behind her is a little cushion with a pattern of coral and shells in matching colours. Over the foot of the bed hangs a crocheted grey blanket with flowers in muted colours. The cat is looking at the photographer.
April 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Yesterday's #allotment friend hanging around in the hope that I'll unearth something delicious. #robin
A robin surrounded by blossom in a cherry tree
April 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The pause is where she weighs up whether the treat I'm offering is worth the effort #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky
April 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Is it the weekend yet? #catsky #catsofbluesky
A black and white cat snoozes on a bed. She is curled up on a blue duvet with a pattern of circles, and on the left side she is lying on a coverlet in orange with a white coral pattern.
April 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Harnessed tiger moth. Pattern by Vanessa Mooncie from her book, Crocheted Bees, Bugs & Butterflies. Made in Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat #crochet thread, with a teeny tiny hook. For my youngest who loves #moths. #Craftsky #crochetsky
Crochet harnessed tiger moth. Made in orange-red,black and white thread, with black and white upper wings and red lower wings with black spots
April 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM