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grayelk.bsky.social
All of the squares for my Berroco #vintageMKAL25 are done! Now I just have to sew them together. Actually they've been done for more than a month, but this year has had a lot of life things and I have been bad about posting. The big things:

Good: I'm changing careers! I'm an editor!
Twenty knitted squares laid out on the seat of a couch. There are a wide variety of techniques and textures. The squares are colored as different pride flags.
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#ShowMeYourKnits Cables week! I don't love cables but I currently have 2 cabled projects going. Honeycomb Socks, and the #VintageMKAL25 year long mystery blanket which has *tons* of cabled blocks. I only have 2 done because I am way behind. 😂 🧶 #knit
A knitted block in medium blue is shown. It has two large center cables and many small cables on either side. A dark blue knitted block is shown. It has 3 cables and four blocks of ridges in between them. A pair of bright orangey yellow socks are show. They are the Honeycomb socks by Emily Bolduan.
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits is WIP week again & mine haven't changed. Still working on a pair of bed socks (6+ mos old), yet another Stealth Pride hat, decade old hexie blanket, #VintageMKAL25, and #ResplendenceShawl. It's time to frog the bed socks & start over with a pattern that I don't hate! 🧶 #knitting
A scrappy Resplendence Shawl is shown. Waves of wildly different colors are shown against a background of human legs, a brown chair, and a navy rug with gray flowers. Two squares from the Berrocco vintage mystery blanket are shown. One has mosaic knitted diamonds in light blue and gray. The other has a pattern of 3 cables separated by ridges, in navy blue. Hexagons in charcoal gray and chartreuse wool are shown in a pale green basket. The wool is Paton's. A hand in a dark gray sleeve holds the ribbed brim of a knitted hat in dark gray. The pants under the hat are also dark gray. It's possible this photographer is slightly colorblind and prefers to play it safe in her wardrobe. 😂
July 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Decided to skip block 10 to take a break from cables so here's block 11. Mosaic knitting! Somehow I lost an entire 9 inch long metal needle (my couch EATS needles!) and had to switch to my wooden ones.... hopefully the change won't be visible in the tension. 😕 #VintageMKAL25 #knitting 🧶
A small block of knitting is sitting on top of its pattern. It has a blue background with diamonds of gray.
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
FINALLY finished with the second May square (they were both cables) and I'm ready for the first June square, which is... cables. 😬 #VintageMKAL25
A navy blue knitted square is shown. It has 3 cabled braids, separated and bracketed by ridges of knitting.
June 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
It is possible I'm just too stressed for cables right now. 😒 Attempt 5 (!) is going okay but it's taking 3 colors of stitch markers and a row counter to keep me in line. It's not that complicated! I'm just unable to concentrate. Possibly because the world is on fire and my kid is being hunted.
A pair of purple knitting needles rests on top of a chart. There is a small amount of navy yarn knitted up on one needle. It is festooned with gold, pink, and blue stitch markers. This is a free pattern or I would not show the chart. The pattern is square 9 from the 2025 Berrocco Vintage Blanket Make Along. #vintageMKAL25 🧶 yarn ball emoji #knitting #knit
June 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
northernishere.bsky.social
I remembered to bring my knitting today. Cables don’t look great in cotton yarn, but I’m sure the variety in the blanket will be nice. 🧶 #VintageMKAL25
The start of a large cabled blanket square in white cotton yarn draped over a work desk. The printed out pattern is seen on the lid of a laptop.
May 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
grayelk.bsky.social
I actually finished March's squares for the Berroco mystery knit along only slightly into April, but didn't take pictures in a timely manner. The intarsia square was so close to the Pride flag that I made an extra one. Downside: so many ends to weave in... 🧶 🌈 #berrocoYarn #vintageMKAL25
Three knitted squares on a wood floor. One has a diamond texture pattern, and is striped black, purple, white, and yellow. The other two are stockinette, one with large triangles of blue, pink, and green, and the other of the modern pride flag with stripes of purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red next to a concentric triangle of yellow, white, pink, blue, brown, and black. The edges of the squares are rolling, and there are lots of ends to weave in.
May 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Blocking. It's going to be seamed to a thousand other blocks so the ripples around the edges won't matter. #VintageMKAL25 🧶 #knitting
A square of knitting is shown pinned out onto a blocking mat. It is knitted in a bullseye pattern- the center is aqua, the next layer is bright blue, and the edges are dark gray. It is a square from the Berrocco Vintage Mystery Blanket project.
April 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
I am now caught up with the #VintageMKAL25 yaaaaaaay! Heading back to the new place this week so I can finally block everything and determine which ⏹️ needs to be reknit- the biggest or the smallest! 😂 One of them is inevitable. Deep sigh. 🧶
12 various squares of knitted fabric are shown. Six of them are bull's-eye patterns in 3 colors each. Two of them are lace patterns. Three of them are textured patterns. One is an intarsia pattern. The colors are an aqua, a pale gray, a sapphire blue, a charcoal gray, and a navy blue. 🧶 #knitting #knit #showmeyourknits Two knitted squares are stacked. On the bottom is a checkerboard patterned aqua square, and on top is a light gray lace pattern.
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Done!! It is a tiny bit undersized but as my knitting role model always tells me "that shit will block right out!" 😂 🧶 #knitting #VintageMKAL25 And this brings me up to date- just need to block them all and then I'm ready for the May squares.
A square of gray Knitting is shown. It forms a lace pattern that really reminds me of clematis for some reason. 🧶 yarn emoji
April 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
More Gray for #showmeyourknits is this #vintageMKAL25 lace square which has outgrown the only dpns I have with me- which are mismatched! 3 7s and a 6- & i don't have a circular 7 atm. Might move it to my circ 6 and just think BIG. 😂 Also can I just say I think the pinhole cast on is ugly? B/c I do.
A square of knitting is shown on double pointed needles. It has an ugly little circle in the middle that looks like a cat butt. Around it is growing a flower shape in light gray yarn. This is the second square from the April patterns in the 2025 Berrocco Vintage mystery blanket knit along. Many people reported it comes out smaller than it should so I'm extra concerned about having to do it on a size 6 circular needle but that's all I have with me. #knit #knitting 🧶
April 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits is Greys this week! One of my favorite colors! 🩶🩶🩶 🧶 #knit
Intarsia square from the #VintageMKAL25 Alaska hat Arboreal sweater Self-patterned #mst3k hat
April 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits What's on my needles tonight is the March intarsia block from the #VintageMKAL25 What's UNDER my needles is an extremely relaxed corgi. Every once in awhile she opens her eyes, licks my foot for a minute, and then goes back to sleep. 🤣 🧶 🐶
A hand holding a square of knitting is shown with 3 triangles of color- a large blue triangle, a smaller gray triangle, and a smaller aqua triangle. Under the knitting is a corgi lying on her back with her little stumps in the air. She looks very comfortable. #knitting 🧶 #corgi
April 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Oh, that's right. I remember now! Intarsia is a pain in the ass. And this square managed to be way too small, after threatening to be way too big, so I will have to do it again. But I'm not bitter. 🙂 🧶 #knitting #swatchesLIE #lyingbastardswatches
A square of knitting is shown, held in place by a hand. There are three triangles of color. At the bottom is a medium blue triangle. On the right side is a smaller aqua green triangle. At the top left, forming nearly half the square, is a light gray triangle. No ruler is shown, but this square SHOULD have been 12 inches square, and it is not. Even though I swatched and adjusted my count accordingly. #VintageMKAL25 #knit
April 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
knittingcentipede.bsky.social
February's blocks for the Berroco Vintage MKAL 2025

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April 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Everything is terrible and casting on the 6th (and final, thank dog!!!) identical freaking square in a row is not cheering me up. I should've spread the damned things out across the year instead of doing them all at once. #VintageMKAL25 #BORED 🧶 #knitting
A visibly annoyed hand is casting on TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN STITCHES for the 6th time using a modified cable cast on. (I go through the loop rather than between them. It looks neater and I like it.) In the background a TV shows the program "Hand Tool Rescue", which is infinitely more interesting than this stupid square. 🧶 #knit
April 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits WIPs week! I have almost nothing to show- fewest wips I have ever had in my life. 😂 #VintageMKAL25 , weaving in ends on a scrappy 10 stitch blanket, and my second #Unfreeshawl. 🧶 #knit
A selection of knitted squares on various designs are shown. One is still on the needle being created. This is the first few months of the Berrocco Vintage Mystery Knit along blanket. Free pattern! The back side of a blanket is shown. It circles out from the center and each corner turned becomes a new color. There are many loose ends visible. The pattern is Frankie's Ten Stitch Blanket. Highly recommend. Not only does it eat scraps like popcorn, you'll never fear short rows again. A pale gray triangle shawl with a double chain pattern is shown.
April 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
#wipwednesday 3 textured squares from my #VintageMKAL25 I think I should've made the navy one a needle size down but am relying on blocking to save me. 🤞🤞🤞#knitting
Three different knitted squares are shown. On top is a navy blue square with a trellis pattern. Under that to the left is an aqua colored square with a checkerboard pattern. Under the navy to the right is a charcoal gray square with an X pattern worked in purl bumps. #knit #yarn
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
Working on my #VintageMKAL25 which I'm starting to think might actually be cursed... luckily my lovely assistant is very supportive. 🧶 #knitting
A corgi gazes down sympathetically at a knitted square that the human holds up. She is very cute. #berrocovintagemysteryblanket 🧶 #knit #knitting
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
queenofthecorgis.bsky.social
This (FINALLY) is all of my yarn 🧶 for the Berrocco Vintage mystery blanket. But I hate the green, which was supposed to be my c2. 😱 It's too bright compared to the other colors. It just doesn't blend at all. Going to try to replace it with a light gray, if one of the LYSs has some. 🤞#VintageMKAL25
A large pile of yarn is shown, in blues and greens and one dark gray. At the bottom is a notepad showing a small strand of each of the yarns and it's proper name and colorway number. #knit #knitting 🧶 #BerroccoVintage #knitsky
March 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
grayelk.bsky.social
February's squares for my Berroco MKAL-as-Pride-flags. There are supposed to be 6 of this pattern, but I got bored and will probably make two extra in a different pattern. I'm mostly confident that the curling edges will be fine once I sew the blocks together. 🧶 🌈 #berrocoYarn #vintageMKAL25
Four knitted squares in a patch of sunlight on a wood floor. The edges of the squares are curling inwards, and they all have concentric stripes. The colors are: purple, white, gray, black; purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red; yellow, purple (thin stripe), yellow; and blue, pink, white, pink, blue.
March 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
klamore4.bsky.social
Getting there! Don't have a pic of the other 2 yet but they are done #vintagemkal25
Collage of 4 hand knitted blanket squares. Striped from the outside to the center in several neutral colors.
February 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
klamore4.bsky.social
If you're using the chart the right side rows are left to right which I really didn't like, I also think the repeat section was a bit confusing
2 knitting blanket squares cream color on top left, tan color bottom right. January blocks for #VintageMkal25
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
mindseyeyarns.bsky.social
What the heck is it that’s so frustrating about the second square in the #vintagemkal25? This is my second time knitting it and it’s STILL driving me nuts. 🧶
Pink knitting on a grey table
January 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM