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Sarah-Beth 🦇
@sarahbatbradley.bsky.social
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Science communicator, bat lover, artist and knitter
MSc. Conservation Behaviour

Science/ art blog https://artesetnaturam.home.blog/
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A bit of floof (Fingerless Mittens by Iris H) plus a second pair of Ardently socks (Kitchen Sink Shop) currently gracing my needles for #ShowMeYourKnits
First time knitting with floofy yarn!
🧶 #knitsky
A pair of fingerless mittens knitted in a tweedy maroon yarn held together with pink and purple mohair. There is also a petrol blue sock WIP on a pair of circular knitting needles.
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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My first FO of 2025 for #ShowMeYourKnits - I like it but there's something about the fit that feels off to me still 😅
A dark brown cable knit jumper laid on a wood floor. There is a brooch shaped like a leaf of Lòrien on the chest, and the right side arm is folded over a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Close up of the body and sleeve of a dark brown knitted jumper with cables. The sleeve is folded over a copy of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen with similar brown tones.
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hoping to finish knitting a second pair of socks for #Socktober - am about to start the heel of the second Ardently Sock by the Kitchen Sink Shop (yes, it's inspired by Pride and Prejudice)
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A hand knit ankle sock. It is turquoise and has a lace motif running from cuff to toe.
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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I unfortunately do have something for #ShowMeYourKnitting horror stories- see this beautiful jumper?
I washed my bedsheets, took them out of the dryer, and out came some of the prettiest felt in the world. Only got to wear it two or three times 😭
SB wearing a very fine and detailed hand knit jumper. It is dark green and light brown with fairisle colourwork everywhere but the sleeves
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Does it have bats... why yes, yes it absolutely does 🦇
SB wearing a handknit jumper with bats around the chest and shoulders Beige hand knit socks with brown bats on them A hand knit cowl with bats, ghosts, and cats on it A hand knit cowl covered in nature themed motifs including bats
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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This week's #ShowMeYourKnitting and conveniently today's museum knitting is socks!
It's fun to do bright colours for gift knits because I never really wear them myself
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3/4 of a knitted sock in progress. It is predominantly pink with stripes of white and pastels. The cuff and heel are white
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Current knitting WIP #knitsky 🧶
Affric sweater by The Creabea (in testing)
Mirror selfie of SB wearing a hand knit jumper that is close to completion. The main colour is ivy green and there are repeated abstract fair isle motifs in brown and beige forming horizontal stripes across the jumper.
September 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Another quick WIP for #ShowMeYourKnitting - pink socks!
A knitted sock in progress. It has a white 2x1 ribbed cuff and the leg is a deep pink with multicoloured pastel colour pooling forming stripes
September 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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From #WIP to FO!
Hibernal socks in Ballyhoura Fibres Snowdonia National Park sock set
#ShowMeYourKnitting 🧶 #knitsky
Pair of socks knitted in variegated yarn in shades of green and brown with grey contrast toes. The socks have a ribbed and mock cable texture
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Urrent pair of socks for #ShowMeYourKnitting WIPs
Pattern is Hibernal socks by Summer Lee and yarn is inspired by Snowdonia National Park and is from @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social
Photo of 1.75 knitted socks with a mock cable texture knitted in yarn with varying shades of green, grey, and brown.
September 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The jumpers I'm most excited to be able to wear as it comes into autumn for #ShowMeYourKnits sweater week!
SB wearing a green and light brown fair-isle hand knit jumper Flat lay of a black knitted jumper with bats on a white background around the chest and shoulders SB wearing a yellow hand knit jumper with a textured honeycomb motif SB wearing a dark blue hand knit jumper with a yellow colourwork motif around the chest and shoulders
September 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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At knit night so here's my #WIPWednesday and second sock week!
Photo of a table with a teapot, teacup and saucer, and 1.5 knitted socks
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Finished my first test knit! This was definitely one of the best things I've knitted and I'm so happy with the end result.
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Photo of SB wearing a light brown and dark green fair isle knitted jumper. There is a lot of greenery in the background.
August 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Ooh it looks fab!

Also reminds me of a jumper I saw today that would be so easy to recreate using her charts:
Photo of a jumper with dogs and related motifs in a fair isle style
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Sock WIP in between jumper projects- this yarn from @ballyhourafibres.bsky.social is so gorgeous

Pattern is Hibernal socks by Summer Lee
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A work in progress knitted sock. The yarn is variegated with shades of green, brown, and grey
August 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Stripes for #ShowMeYourKnits - my first two actually wearable socks, still fine-tuning what I need to get the perfect fit
A pair of brown striped handknit socks A pair of handknit blue striped socks
August 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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I try to do pattern first, however I was left unattended near teal merino yarn in Avoca yesterday and now I'm scrambling for a pattern 😅
A basket filled with skeins of teal merino yarn with subtle barber poling
August 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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I never know what to do with my knitting scraps, but I love the idea of making matching accessories after finishing a garment. I made this scrunchie with scraps from my beloved Wool and Honey jumper, even though my hair isn't quite long enough to use it
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A warm yellow knitted scrunchie in garter stitch
August 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Sharing my Vesper shawl for #ShowMeYourKnits
The only shawl I've knitted, bat inspired and finished just in time to wear it to a bat themed ball 🥰
Mirror selfie of SB wearing a brown shawl over a black top and rust skirt. It is pinned at the shoulder with a leaf of Lòrien brooch. Photo of a brown dark-to-light fade shawl Photo of SB wearing a brown shawl wrapped over a white dress. There is dramatic red lighting in the background A dark-to-light brown fade shawl spread out on a wooden floor. The shape of the shawl is inspired by bat wings
August 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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If I stand in the right way it looks finished...

First sleeve done, I now have just under a week to finish the second sleeve before the test knit deadline!

Gleniff sweater by Tania Barley, releasing in the next two weeks 👀

#knitsky 🧶
Mirror selfie of SB wearing a dark green and light brown handknit jumper, which is a work-in-progress. The right sleeve is finished and visible but the left arm is mostly out of frame to obscure the fact there is very little of the left sleeve knitted.
August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Current WIP for #ShowMeYourKnits this week! I have just over 2 weeks to finish up the sleeves and block before the pattern is released 😅 🧶 #knitsky
Mirror selfie of SB trying on a handknit jumper in progress. The yoke is predominantly a light cool brown with forest green colourwork, and the body has the same colours reversed. The left sleeve is solid forest green from the yoke down and so far reaches down to the elbow.
July 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Doesn't look the most summery but I've been wearing this on all my bat walks this summer #ShowMeYourKnits #knitsky 🧶🦇
Photo of a black hand-knit jumper. There is a white band with bats and a decorative border in black around the chest and shoulders.
July 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Of course I wore my vampire bat skull pin from @galacticcoffee.bsky.social on my bat walk last night
Photo of a silver metal pin badge in the shape of a vampire bat skull with a black square background. It is on a dark purple backing card that reads "Galactic Coffee - metal pin" above, and "Bat skull" below the pin.
July 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Silverlining sweater by Jennifer Steingass for #ShowMeYourKnits blue - just the one project! 🧶 #knitsky
Mirror selfie of SB wearing a hand knit blue jumper with an abstract yellow motif around the yoke
July 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Current knitting at the museum!
Gleniff test for Tania Barley 🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits #Knitsky
Photo of a jumper knitting project in progress. The neckband and main body are forest green with a band of light brown across the shoulders filled with forest green fairisle motifs.
July 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM