Viridian Archer
@viridianarcher.bsky.social
Librarian, musician and crocheter.
Random number generator made me do it - here's Spearow! 🧶
August 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Random number generator made me do it - here's Spearow! 🧶
Number 59 in my quest to crochet all gen 1 pokemon: Seadra! 🧶
August 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Number 59 in my quest to crochet all gen 1 pokemon: Seadra! 🧶
Fearow took 15 months on and off to complete. I'm now counting up hope many birds I have left to make and weeping 🤣 but maybe there'll be some patterns for the others?! 🧶
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Fearow took 15 months on and off to complete. I'm now counting up hope many birds I have left to make and weeping 🤣 but maybe there'll be some patterns for the others?! 🧶
Tomorrow (Saturday) - if you're in Cambridge and like the idea of a free concert: Scheherezade at St Clements church at 1pm! fb.me/e/3s4v4wXdc
June 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Tomorrow (Saturday) - if you're in Cambridge and like the idea of a free concert: Scheherezade at St Clements church at 1pm! fb.me/e/3s4v4wXdc
I think enough Cambridge people follow me to make it worth publicising my free 1-hr concert at St Clements church on Saturday afternoon at 1pm - so come! Scheherezade is gert lush! fb.me/e/3s4v4wXdc
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I think enough Cambridge people follow me to make it worth publicising my free 1-hr concert at St Clements church on Saturday afternoon at 1pm - so come! Scheherezade is gert lush! fb.me/e/3s4v4wXdc
Maaaaaybe we shouldn't have preceded no-mow May with no-mow October to April, but dang, hope the wildlife are having fun in there!
May 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Maaaaaybe we shouldn't have preceded no-mow May with no-mow October to April, but dang, hope the wildlife are having fun in there!
Oh hai, I have not been bothered to say much, nor do much, because <gestures vaguely at the state of everything>
But while at a conference I did finish crocheting a balloon sausage dog. Here it is, with its buddy 🐕 🧶
But while at a conference I did finish crocheting a balloon sausage dog. Here it is, with its buddy 🐕 🧶
May 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Oh hai, I have not been bothered to say much, nor do much, because <gestures vaguely at the state of everything>
But while at a conference I did finish crocheting a balloon sausage dog. Here it is, with its buddy 🐕 🧶
But while at a conference I did finish crocheting a balloon sausage dog. Here it is, with its buddy 🐕 🧶
Had a go at making a worry worm today, ahead of running some crochet sessions with the students - it will be awesome if any show up!! 🧶
January 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Had a go at making a worry worm today, ahead of running some crochet sessions with the students - it will be awesome if any show up!! 🧶
I turned my @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social yarn advent calendar (a gift from me to me) into this gorgeous wrap over Xmas, and here is one of the snowflakes I made for my colleagues being blocked (the ❄️ not the colleagues!) just before being glitter-glued (still the ❄️ not the colleagues) 😊🧶
January 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I turned my @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social yarn advent calendar (a gift from me to me) into this gorgeous wrap over Xmas, and here is one of the snowflakes I made for my colleagues being blocked (the ❄️ not the colleagues!) just before being glitter-glued (still the ❄️ not the colleagues) 😊🧶
Is this the critical mass we needed? In which case maybe I need to blow the dust off and post a bit more! Have some pictures of recent(ish) crochet projects 🧶😊
November 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Is this the critical mass we needed? In which case maybe I need to blow the dust off and post a bit more! Have some pictures of recent(ish) crochet projects 🧶😊
Half-hour snail-cat yesterday!
July 28, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Half-hour snail-cat yesterday!
I've not been working on my crochet pokemon (hit a rubbish one and feeling uninspired) but I've been catching up on some other projects instead. Made a deer to be a library mascot recently and exhibited it!
June 19, 2024 at 6:05 AM
I've not been working on my crochet pokemon (hit a rubbish one and feeling uninspired) but I've been catching up on some other projects instead. Made a deer to be a library mascot recently and exhibited it!
Proud of being able to keep this going so long! One day I want to take Welsh gcse (but I'm not quite there yet)
May 15, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Proud of being able to keep this going so long! One day I want to take Welsh gcse (but I'm not quite there yet)
I was in New York this week - we'd booked it not even realising that we'd get a 91% eclipse while we were there. Didn't notice the earthquake a few days before as I was on the subway, but got a few good pictures (and sunburn) from the eclipse!
April 10, 2024 at 10:25 AM
I was in New York this week - we'd booked it not even realising that we'd get a 91% eclipse while we were there. Didn't notice the earthquake a few days before as I was on the subway, but got a few good pictures (and sunburn) from the eclipse!
Beyond delighted to have finally finished Magmar! Had to write a pattern for this one, so took a long time to produce, but I'm quite proud of the result! 🧶 #Pokemoncrochet
March 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Beyond delighted to have finally finished Magmar! Had to write a pattern for this one, so took a long time to produce, but I'm quite proud of the result! 🧶 #Pokemoncrochet
Just come from a marvellous workshop on Cambridge book bindings led by David Pearson - lots of things to know to look out for now! Many thanks to @liamsims.bsky.social and everyone involved, always such a treat to handle these treasures!
March 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Just come from a marvellous workshop on Cambridge book bindings led by David Pearson - lots of things to know to look out for now! Many thanks to @liamsims.bsky.social and everyone involved, always such a treat to handle these treasures!
At home sick with tonsillitis this week, so my inability to do nothing has resulted in another finished project and 8 - yes, 8 - brownie badges sewn onto a camp blanket. (Seriously, I don't know how to ill.)
March 6, 2024 at 10:48 PM
At home sick with tonsillitis this week, so my inability to do nothing has resulted in another finished project and 8 - yes, 8 - brownie badges sewn onto a camp blanket. (Seriously, I don't know how to ill.)
It was definitely worth redoing the legs. I think I'm in love! Dead chuffed how this one came out! #PokemonCrochet #CrochetMon
March 4, 2024 at 8:35 PM
It was definitely worth redoing the legs. I think I'm in love! Dead chuffed how this one came out! #PokemonCrochet #CrochetMon
Calamity!! Having spent all afternoon attaching all those horribly fiddly toes and fingers, I decided I *hate* the legs and I'm going to redo them to look more like the arms. SIGH.
March 3, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Calamity!! Having spent all afternoon attaching all those horribly fiddly toes and fingers, I decided I *hate* the legs and I'm going to redo them to look more like the arms. SIGH.
The back is complete! Fairly happy with it so far, but still 20 pieces to attach.. #PokemonCrochet #CrochetMon
March 3, 2024 at 12:56 PM
The back is complete! Fairly happy with it so far, but still 20 pieces to attach.. #PokemonCrochet #CrochetMon
Ta-da! The spine is done, eight more spikes (4 either side) and that will be the whole of the back. Then only arms, fingers, legs, feet, toes and eyebrows to go...
March 2, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Ta-da! The spine is done, eight more spikes (4 either side) and that will be the whole of the back. Then only arms, fingers, legs, feet, toes and eyebrows to go...
I know sewing is always quicker than I imagine it's going to be, but it's just *not* crochet. Still, a little bit more progress made, and hopefully time this weekend to finish off!
March 1, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I know sewing is always quicker than I imagine it's going to be, but it's just *not* crochet. Still, a little bit more progress made, and hopefully time this weekend to finish off!
Been busy with rehearsals (Brahms 3, Brahms 2, Egmont, and a whole host of wind band stuff) so not much progress made these last few days, but hopefully finished Sunday??
February 29, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Been busy with rehearsals (Brahms 3, Brahms 2, Egmont, and a whole host of wind band stuff) so not much progress made these last few days, but hopefully finished Sunday??
All pieces made, construction begins tomorrow!
February 25, 2024 at 9:31 PM
All pieces made, construction begins tomorrow!
After 30 individual pieces, it's starting to become a bit clearer which pokemon this is going to be, but 11 pieces still to go and I'm rehearsing all afternoon tomorrow, so it's not going to be finished this weekend *sob*
February 24, 2024 at 10:35 PM
After 30 individual pieces, it's starting to become a bit clearer which pokemon this is going to be, but 11 pieces still to go and I'm rehearsing all afternoon tomorrow, so it's not going to be finished this weekend *sob*