Riles (they/them/elle)
@rileslovesyall.bsky.social
Fiber artist, leftist, yapper. Always knitting, designing knitwear, or otherwise creating. Day job in climate education.
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🇺🇸 immigrant in 🇪🇸
https://softheartstudio.com/pages/soft-heart-studio-links-bsky
To figure out the needle size for my lace wedding skirt, I knit the same, open lace pattern with the same yarn (the blue is just a different color), & three different size needles: 3mm, 3.25mm, & 3.5mm. I chose the 3mm because it feels like a nice balance between open-ness & structure. 🧶 #Knitting
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
To figure out the needle size for my lace wedding skirt, I knit the same, open lace pattern with the same yarn (the blue is just a different color), & three different size needles: 3mm, 3.25mm, & 3.5mm. I chose the 3mm because it feels like a nice balance between open-ness & structure. 🧶 #Knitting
In the end, I decided on 4 wedges, + a section at the bottom that will round out the bottom of the wedge, + a knitted on hem that will connect all the wedges along the bottom.
Up next: swatching for the first motif & casting on the first wedge!
Up next: swatching for the first motif & casting on the first wedge!
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In the end, I decided on 4 wedges, + a section at the bottom that will round out the bottom of the wedge, + a knitted on hem that will connect all the wedges along the bottom.
Up next: swatching for the first motif & casting on the first wedge!
Up next: swatching for the first motif & casting on the first wedge!
Here's my quick (non-expert!) sketch. I decided to focus on the skirt first, as it will be the focal point of the design. And as I'm 5'10" (178cm) that skirt is gonna be a LOT of fabric. Let's get this done first, and then see how much time we have left to figure out what to do with the bodice.
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here's my quick (non-expert!) sketch. I decided to focus on the skirt first, as it will be the focal point of the design. And as I'm 5'10" (178cm) that skirt is gonna be a LOT of fabric. Let's get this done first, and then see how much time we have left to figure out what to do with the bodice.
Back to the planning notebook we go. I had a few ideas. I pulled together my favorite dresses from Ravelry into my planning notebook, jotting down what I liked and what I didn't from each.
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Back to the planning notebook we go. I had a few ideas. I pulled together my favorite dresses from Ravelry into my planning notebook, jotting down what I liked and what I didn't from each.
Finally I found what I was looking for at @apmezga -- a 2-ply lace weight silk yarn. Beautifully shiny, and they had the perfect shade of white. (Did I buy some other shades as well, to use for other projects? Yes, yes I did. 🤫)
I picked up 6 skeins, and now we're ready to test beads and lace!
I picked up 6 skeins, and now we're ready to test beads and lace!
December 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Finally I found what I was looking for at @apmezga -- a 2-ply lace weight silk yarn. Beautifully shiny, and they had the perfect shade of white. (Did I buy some other shades as well, to use for other projects? Yes, yes I did. 🤫)
I picked up 6 skeins, and now we're ready to test beads and lace!
I picked up 6 skeins, and now we're ready to test beads and lace!
She just brought it out today and asked me if I could fix it, so she could wear it again next winter. It was just a small break in the yarn on the hem, so a quick spit splice & minor weaving in of the ends, and we’re back in business baby!
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
She just brought it out today and asked me if I could fix it, so she could wear it again next winter. It was just a small break in the yarn on the hem, so a quick spit splice & minor weaving in of the ends, and we’re back in business baby!
Back in 2023, I made this shawl for mi suegra, and she ✨loves✨ it. She wears it all winter & enjoys telling me how many people ask her where they can buy one 🤣 Then she caught it on something and thought it might be broken, so she had to put it away for the season 😭
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Back in 2023, I made this shawl for mi suegra, and she ✨loves✨ it. She wears it all winter & enjoys telling me how many people ask her where they can buy one 🤣 Then she caught it on something and thought it might be broken, so she had to put it away for the season 😭
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
February 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here's a poem about snowdrops, this month's flower for #AYearOfBooksAndFlowers , by William Wordsworth:
January 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Here's a poem about snowdrops, this month's flower for #AYearOfBooksAndFlowers , by William Wordsworth:
This month's flower for #AYearOfBooksAndFlowers is the snowdrop. These lil guys are often the first to bloom in the northern hemisphere, peeking up through the snow and ice. The bounty of the flowers of spring is still far off, but something is stirring...
January 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This month's flower for #AYearOfBooksAndFlowers is the snowdrop. These lil guys are often the first to bloom in the northern hemisphere, peeking up through the snow and ice. The bounty of the flowers of spring is still far off, but something is stirring...
January 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Para vos 😅
December 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Para vos 😅
Painting some snowdrops as I prep for my monthly flower project. January’s flower is the humble snowdrop: often the first flower of the year, signifying new beginning and hope, something we’ll need a lot of in the year to come.
#Art #ArtSky #Watercolor
#Art #ArtSky #Watercolor
December 30, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Painting some snowdrops as I prep for my monthly flower project. January’s flower is the humble snowdrop: often the first flower of the year, signifying new beginning and hope, something we’ll need a lot of in the year to come.
#Art #ArtSky #Watercolor
#Art #ArtSky #Watercolor
December 27, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Getting a little DIY with Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar — here are some dinosaur figurines that I’ve painted and will be making into earrings. I used to have a pair and I lost one, so I’ve decided to make a few more friends 💜
#Art #Crafts #DIY
#Art #Crafts #DIY
December 22, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Getting a little DIY with Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar — here are some dinosaur figurines that I’ve painted and will be making into earrings. I used to have a pair and I lost one, so I’ve decided to make a few more friends 💜
#Art #Crafts #DIY
#Art #Crafts #DIY
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 20, here is me putting up some wheat pastes at Venice Beach back in 2018
#StreetArt #Art #ArtSky
#StreetArt #Art #ArtSky
December 21, 2024 at 8:16 AM
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 20, here is me putting up some wheat pastes at Venice Beach back in 2018
#StreetArt #Art #ArtSky
#StreetArt #Art #ArtSky
Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar and here is a sunset I’m currently painting in my weekly art class.
I started attending class as a way to improve my drawing, practice Spanish (it’s a local class in Spanish or Catalan), & meet folks around me. I’ve definitely done all of those things!
#Art #Watercolor
I started attending class as a way to improve my drawing, practice Spanish (it’s a local class in Spanish or Catalan), & meet folks around me. I’ve definitely done all of those things!
#Art #Watercolor
December 19, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar and here is a sunset I’m currently painting in my weekly art class.
I started attending class as a way to improve my drawing, practice Spanish (it’s a local class in Spanish or Catalan), & meet folks around me. I’ve definitely done all of those things!
#Art #Watercolor
I started attending class as a way to improve my drawing, practice Spanish (it’s a local class in Spanish or Catalan), & meet folks around me. I’ve definitely done all of those things!
#Art #Watercolor
It’s Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar and here is a collage poem that I hope serves to inspire you to find joy as you make your way through life.
#Poetry #CollagePoem #Art #Books #BookSky
#Poetry #CollagePoem #Art #Books #BookSky
December 17, 2024 at 9:27 PM
It’s Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar and here is a collage poem that I hope serves to inspire you to find joy as you make your way through life.
#Poetry #CollagePoem #Art #Books #BookSky
#Poetry #CollagePoem #Art #Books #BookSky