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Windy McHindenburg
@oldtrout.bsky.social
Old. Gassy. Community Knitter. Pro-democracy.
These baby sweaters and vests will be going to Jordan an Lebanon for Syrian refugees, through Salaam Cultural Museum:
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October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spooky socks for this week's #showmeyourknits! I made this pair for my son 12 years ago, using motifs from the "Deathflake Mittens" pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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#strandedcolorwork
October 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I don't know what these are. The edges are more gold in real life than in the photos.
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#pnw
#HarstineIsland
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I just finished this brown, orange, and gold sweater for a little kid, and it's in Fall colors!
#ShowMeYourKnits
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#strandedcolorwork
September 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Something blue for this week's #showmeyourknits - Starnkeeker by @katedaviesdesigns.com, modified to fit a child:
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#strandedcolorwork
July 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A toddler vest using garter stitch intarsia:
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#communityknitting
June 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I knitted up three teddy bears and dressed them in flag scarves; they will be donated to organizations that help refugees from Ukraine and Palestine:
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#HappyPrideMonth
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June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A rainbow of proud little bears for charity:
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#Pride
June 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For a 3-year-old, this will be sent to Lifting Hands Int'l. The transition motif is from Winter's Morning Hat, www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
The sweater is a Nalgar, by Elizabeth Zimmermann, and the mittens are Panda Man's Paw Warmers,
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An elephant in purple boxer shorts that I made a few years ago:
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May 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Here's a hat and mitt set that's headed for Lifting Hands International, made in DROPS Alaska and DROPS Nepal yarns:
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#FairIsle
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May 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My third version of this pattern, the 2025 Shetland Wool Week hat, www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib.... This one is done in Faux Isle, using Knit Picks Chroma fingering in a solid (black) and a self-striping colorway.
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#ShetlandWoolWeekHat2025
#ShetlandWoolWeek
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April 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another Shetland Wool Week hat, the Aal Ower Toorie www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib..., this one is in @katedaviesdesigns.bsky.social's Milarrochy Tweed:
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#strandedcolorwork
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It's Spring, so that means it's time for the 2025 Shetland Wool Week hat pattern! It's called Aal Ower Toorie, and is available at www.shetlandwoolweek.com/knitting-pat...
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#fairisleknitting

Here's my version:
April 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#showmeyourknits A toddler-sized stranded colorwork vest with a little matching doll to go with:
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March 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
#showmeyourknits Here's a little vest in shades of green (plus an orange highlight here and there)
March 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A couple of projects to keep a couple of necks (and faces) warm:
March 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here's a stranded, steeked dickey with a seamed edge and knitted, sewn-down facing. The pattern is Bringeduk Cowl, www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

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March 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I just finished a hat, to be donated to an org that distributes to Ukraine, but honestly, I made it from shame, not pride. But I AM proud of my current project, which is challenging me to knit facings for a steek. Me, knitting facings. Then, sewing them down. I'll be so chuffed if I can do it!
March 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This hat will be donated to the organization, Lifting Hands International, for distribution to Ukrainian refugees (pattern can be found here):
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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#FairIsleKnitting
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March 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This textured hat is another pattern from @katedaviesdesigns.bsky.social's new collection, Making Light. I've used mirrored lifted increases instead of the original yarnovers, for a denser fabric suitable for donation. Wool and Alpaca.
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#Dirken
#MakingLight
March 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Three vests for babies, in bulky weight yarn, much of it handspun; these will most likely go to Gaza, Ukraine, or Jordan through organizations that don't rely on federal funding:
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February 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Another couple of fabulous patterns from @katedaviesdesigns.bsky.social's current club, Making Light. I've made them into a toddler vest and a hat (the patterns are for an adult sweater and mittens).
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#makinglight
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#strandedcolorwork
#BlueMonk
#Monk'sDream
February 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This toddler vest was inspired by another pattern from the @katedaviesdesigns.bsky.social's "Making Light" collection. I had hoped to include a hood, as in the published pattern, but I couldn't work out the numbers!
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#makingligh#katedavies
#Clanframjie
February 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another pattern (modified) from @katedaviesdesigns.bsky.social's new collection, this one is called Sun Pillars and is a seamless yoke riff on the Ciar motif. This is my riff on it for a child's size, and appropriate for donation:
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#katedavies
February 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM