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physically: texas, spiritually: lilith fair 1997

knitting, pottery, writing, working to turn TX blue, CO Avs

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First pair of socks, in all their happy, lumpy glory!

Husband’s toes are extra cozy in the 100-degree Austin heat 🤪🧶

I’m so grateful to #knitsky for inspiring me to finally try socks. I still can’t believe these came off my needles. (And of course, next pair are already cast on! lol)
A pair of colorful hand knit socks resting flat on a wooden table
August 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Increasingly close portraits of STRAWBERRY POP TART PIE (!!), because she deserves to feel glamorous
A home baked pie with a red strawberry filling and white icing with rainbow non-pareil sprinkles Closer pie Even closer pie
August 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Pollen bender 🤭

#garden #gardening
A giant yellow, black, and orange bumblebee takes a nap in the center of a yellow flower in a garden. There are little white dots of pollen all over the flower and the bee’s fuzzy head.
July 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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A new bombshell has entered the villa
A blue jay is perched on the side of a low birdbath in a backyard. The bird is very fluffed up from its bath, like a popped popcorn kernel. Behind the bird is a planter with flowers and greenery, and a small fountain. A blue jay perched on the side of a low birdbath in a backyard. The bird is looking directly at the camera. Its feathers are fluffed from its bath, so it looks round, like a tennis ball. Behind the bird is a planter with flowers, greenery, and a small fountain.
July 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Just turned my first-ever sock heel! It felt every bit as magical as everyone always says. 😍

I did end up with a little hole off the gusset (whoops!), so I’ll need to learn how to fix that later. Lol.

This might be the beginning of a new obsession… 🧶🧦
A knitted sock in progress lays on a glass table. The sock yarn is a creamy white with random flecks of hot pink, blue, green, and yellow, and the sock has a chartreuse-colored ribbing along the ankle. A printed sock pattern rests behind the knitting.
July 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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I'm reorganizing my craft closet and just found my ancient #knitting needle roll!! I remember sewing it in my very first (teeeeny tiny) studio apt from a pile of free fabric. 😂 🧶

It's not the most functional, but it still makes me smile. Do y'all have #crafting storage hacks? I need inspo!
A long, rolled-up fabric case for storing knitting needles. It's made from a red and gold old-fashioned upholstery fabric, with a blue silk ribbon tied around the middle of the case to keep it closed. A rectangular fabric case for storing knitting needles is unrolled on a table. There are pockets across the case that keep each set of needles tidy. The fabric is embroidered with red and brown stripes of thread, and features a small pocket made out of a red poppy print fabric.
June 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The Saturday Top is finally done!

This one showed me the joy of #knitting a repeatable pattern — just enough movement to stay interesting, and simple enough to watch The Gilded Age at the same time lol.

Next, maybe my first pair of socks. Does anyone have a fave beginner pattern? 🧶
A woman stands in front of a mirror. She is wearing a handmade, light blue knit camisole. The camisole features a simple, repeated lace pattern that from a distance looks like diamond-shaped flowers.
June 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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A new #knitting adventure to bolster my psyche against the horrors. This is the Saturday Top by WAK, in pima cotton. It’s my first time knitting with a chart, which has been SO fun.

Having a bit of a tension issue, but happy to always be learning. Can’t wait to get to the neck shaping!! 🧶
A knitting work in progress laying on a table next to a cup of coffee. The knitting features a lacy pattern with holes that form flower-like shapes. There’s a paper chart showing the knitting pattern, and a ball of light blue yarn.
May 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Fiiiiiinally finished this oversized, drop stitch marshmallow! It sat forever in pieces, because if there’s one thing I’ll put off every time… it’s assembling. And blocking, which was not done here. Lol. (🧶 Ginkgo sweater by WAK)
A woman stands in front of a mirror, wearing a handmade knit sweater that features long, drapey rows of stitches
May 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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TINY BABY BUNNY
Profile of a small brown baby bunny sitting in front of a tree stump in a backyard. On the tree stump is a terra cotta planter full of colorful petunia flowers.
May 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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When you go to the dog park AND the pet food store in the same day
A black and white greyhound sleeping blissfully on a fuzzy dog bed, resting its head on a giant rainbow-colored caterpillar toy like a pillow. There’s a little alien toy resting on top of the dog’s body.
May 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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New kiln babies! I’m in like, not love, but the element of surprise is always so fun #pottery
Two pieces of stoneware pottery being held in front of a white counter. They are shallow, small dishes with a light wash of white glaze with brown speckles, with a few splashes of pale lavender. A stoneware bowl being held in front of a white counter the bowl has a white glaze with brown speckles, and a light wash of lavender over top
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Oh captain, my captain #goavsgo
April 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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The garden is providing its first strawberries! Little joys 🍓
A ripe, red strawberry with a long stem, fresh from the garden
April 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Photo of a greyhound dog taken underneath his chin, pointing up at the ceiling so you see under his snoot. His front teeth are showing because off his overbite.
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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SO ANYWAY THEN I SAID
Close-up picture of a standing greyhound dog facing the camera, with his nose and open mouth close to the lens. He looks like he’s smiling and trying to eat the camera
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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True Detective Season 5
A still from the HBO series White Lotus. Actors Sam Rockwell and Walter Goggins sit next to each other in a boat, wearing sunglasses and looking very cool.
March 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Remembering favorite morning coffee views. Berg, Rudelzhausen, 2023 ❄️
An old farmhouse dining table, topped with coffee cups, jams, butter, and bread. Sunlight comes through windows and snow is on the ground outside. The vibe is warm and cozy.
February 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Sweet little goats in the rain. Hi, Flashes! 🐐💕
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Taking a mental health break from the latest horrors to work on a nice, easy, meditative drop stitch. It’s been comforting to see how many of us are leaning into our projects right now. Thanks #knitsky for the inspo to take some breaths and have a little fun 💕
Close up of a mushroom grey knitting project in progress, with hockey on television in the background
January 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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As a Bluesky newcomer, I’m hoping to connect with a #knitting community here. I have a goal to find my way back to it after years of ignoring my needles. Garments are a brand new adventure — excited to keep learning! First Q: do y’all really swatch before starting a new pattern?! 😅
chunky knit rainbow sweater clearly knit by a beginner
January 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A force of nature. RIP Cecile Richards — you and your mother’s powerful legacies have kept this Texas transplant hopeful. THANK YOU.
January 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM