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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

How it was going vs how it's now going. Friday evening my cable snapped. Luckily there are yarn shops in London that sell the same make, so I'm on a longer cable. Starting to look like a doily! #knitsky 🧶

Fancy lave knitting against a train seat a finger points at the end of the snapped cable. The other end of the break is at the top of the piece

The same lace knitting, happily back on the needles and rather more spread out.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Those are lovely. Do you mean Jean Greenhowe? I knitted a lot of her creatures, the Hedgehog is my favourite, but I haven't tried the dinosaur pattern on my shelf for years.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

An excellent place to start and your first few rows look great

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Children's needles are the best! And, as you've discovered, the pony ones have teddy bear faces (and Addi short ones have hearts). How not to stab your neighbour or catch your chair arm.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I've had a surprisingly good start of the year, finishing three things. Obviously my next finish will be a while away! The Passerine Hat by Erica Heusser, and the Karen Washington Cowl and Frances Perkins shawl, both by @bunnymuff.bsky.social #ShowMeYourKnits because two out of three are pink. 🧶

A pale pink knitted hat with a row of burgundy birds sitting on twigs round it. The pale pink has flashes of green and yellow, like childhood sweets

A rectangle of knitting sits on a yellow blocking mat. The knitting has stripes of pink, a bright light blue and navy blue, sme with colourwork motifs. The central stripe has blue sheep on a bink background. You can make out the pink heads of a row of hares on the bottom blue stripe, and the bodies of squirrels on the top blue stripe.

A large green, blue and white shawl sits on a variety of mats. The shawl is triangular and covered in colourwork animals, going up to mountains and clouds along the long top edge. The animals include a beaver, various birds, some deer, a bear, a fox, a bat and a dragon. It's framed with a border of leaves and berries.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I like your colour choices!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

That lace scarf is wonderful. How did you acheive random lace? (I can come up wth ideas, but they all involve wobbly edges and massive holes)

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

That caption kinda implies less wholesome images of reproduction of your delightful creatures! (Although with that backdrop, you need a green one next)

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

That was absolutely fascinating, thank you! (Love the style, with proper research and reading papers and everything)

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I decided to go for it. I'm away this weekend, so blocking would be challenging. I spent a merry hour over a pint creating ramen yarn last night.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I would argue MBAs should also be on the outlier list for being net unhelpful.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Ok knitsky friends, do I rip back 15 rows of colourwork and do it again because it's bumpy. It's bad Ladder Back Jacquard every three stitches, but I might go for 2 or even ouble knit. #knit 🧶

A sideways shot of a partially knitted hat on double pointed needles. The background is pale pink with flecks of green, blue and yellow. There are twigs and the bottom of birds appearing in dark pink knitted colourwork

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I'm wondering if you could add the embroidery as you go (would need to be between stitches rather than up the middle of them). Then again, you might spend more time untangling ends than it took you to sew it!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Can I be the devil on your shoulder and whisper "start the grand plan" and "buy more yarn!"

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Put it to hibernate, then decide. Or find a person to give it to who will sew it together and love it. I think you've done a beautiful job and it will look better with blocking. I saw the WYS book after your first post of this and instantly recognised it. Not sure it's the best design ever though.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Oi @bangface.bsky.social, thanks for the fantastic party, see you next year! I was the one sat at the back knitting a lot, especially on Sunday after dancing my legs out on Saturday.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I photographed another one! Herbert Niebling's Morgenrot knit in DMC cordnnet special no. 60. Possibly a bit silly, but the texture feels so nice. I may need to keepthe finished item as a stim toy rather than display it! 🧶

A round of off-white knitting sits on a navy background. The knitted is crumpled because of the circular needle, but one side is pulled out to show fine lace leaves. Big leaves cone drom the centre with frilly tops and small leaves come off stems.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Oh how dangerous. I didn't know Second City did fibre. She's my most local dyer. Time to work down my spinning stash so I can go shopping!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I currently have 4 WIPs, but photos of only the most recent two. Both MKALs of course. Wisterious by Nim Teesdale in some goreous Finnish four ply. Karen Washington by @bunnymuff.bsky.social in WYS Bo Peep. DK goes so fast! 🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits

Grey-green yarn with beads worked unto lace knitting with leaf-like triangles and wisteria petals.

Coulourwork knitting with pink hares against turquoise background and leaves in the opposite colours. Dark blue stripes divide the oattern sections

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Garter stitch rectangles. Sew the cast on to the cast off, leaving a hole in the seam and voila, you have a wrist warmer with a hole for the thumb.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

It's art. It's only craft because it's functional or done by women. Both of these use recommended yarn and follow the pattern but I will fight anyone who doesn't consider them art.

White kace knitting with many-petaled flowers is stretched in a hoop against a background of trees

A mottled green-grey semicircle of knitting sits on a red leather stool. The knitting has lace sections and shiny greenish beads in it.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I much prefer them less than 30 g or lighter still. I like spinning fine!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

You're a long way ahead of me!

Grey-green knitting in progress, including shiny beads and lace. It sits on a red chair arm against a messy backdrop of yarn things

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I've got 7 drops and 2 supported. I'll let myself buy more once I've used them all. I bought 10 g samples of a load of different breeds and am basically playing lucky dip to try out each (humbug jacobs with a cross arm was a delight). Go forth and enjoy buying spindles!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I need to make a similar list for next weekend. Apart from the drop spindle. I still have one unused from April because my spinning mojo went walkies

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

So exciting! If they are smallish blocks I would forgo bobbins and just occasionally untangle the mess. I do enjoy silly intarsia!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This is glorious. Very innovative.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I'm fortunate in this job that I can get away with knitting in in-person meetings. Keeps me alert, less distracting than a phone and at the end I have a thing. Go for it!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hiya Hiyas do down to 0.7 (I think) mm in fixed circs! I hope you can get them over there (I saw your latest attempt so went through your posts and realised you're the cool recreate stockings person, so sorry for replying to an old thing)

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Flax has a much longer staple than cotton, so does not need quite the same technique. While yes, try all the combinations of fibre and tool, I would instinctively go for a drop spindle for linen as it doesn't need a woolen spin. A super light drop spindle, of course!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It looks like factory spinning mules automated out the experience needed of how much fibre to let through each cycle as well as the rate one pulls back the arm and the length of pause, affecting how much spin is added before winding on. Thank you for introducing me to this rabbit hole! 3/3

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

and the cotton was prepared on cards, so that matches with drafting the fibre while it's being spun. Wiki also notes that the original thread was coarse and weak, and lots of developments were made. The American video you linked had no drafting of the roving at all, hence thick thread. 2/

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I reckon the determining factor is how far on the back stroke the clamp closes. If it's open all the way, there's no drafting happening, so you spin the thickness of the roving. If you close it part way you draft out the roving (like long draw). Wikipedia comments that it's good for woolen spins 1/

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

West Yorkshire Spinners do a dk sock range. I would find this easier as I'd be getting everything tangled or accidentally knit the two stitches separately if I tried to hold some double.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Where are you based? I found Popplestone studio in the UK which does cool ones.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

My only attempt at sprang was two dowels sticking out of a piece of wood. There were so many amazing patterns and art things I wanted to try. But then the next obsession happened.

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

That looks like it will be so much fun!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Hot off the needles, a jumper for my baby nephew. Both his parents are geologists, so obviously I used the Fossil Frenzy dinosaur designs. Just got to sew it all together. 🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits

A small bright lime green knit. The body has a dark blue t-rex skull in the middle and footprints round above the welt. The sleeves are not attached and also have footprints just above the cuff. All three sit on top of a pattern book called Knitting Fashion

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

This is why I enjoy following knitting patterns so much, and then get mad if they're Wrong. I could design them so much better, but thst isn't my hobby. Crochet away! Enjoy yourself!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I'm on team steek it! I think Tunisian crochet has similar sideways behaviour to knitting, and the denser fabric is only going to be a problem if you can't get your needle or crochet hook through when pre-sewing. Also, the pattern looks super stunning!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I too have a bag of random Adaleide Walker breeds. It's so much fun playing lucky dip (so far Jacobs has been my favourite)

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Baggie (with top sealing) plus centre pull ball works best. My other solution is to make a giant know at periodically untangle, but that's only possible if the intarsia is small sections

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I mean, I know the theory, but don't necessarily put it into practice!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Yes. Take it slow, and pause when you get too annoyed. Alternatively, you probably have a friend who likes untangling things. Good luck!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I look forward to seeing what you produce! Not everyone needs to create the same things

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I'm in the pink camp, although I use the little round counters that are meant to sit on your needle but instead are on a loop of crochet cotton that acts as a stitch marker. I have completed x rows. Not every project needs one and sometimes I don't end up using it, but it's reassuring to have!

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Case @caselace.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Don't leave us hanging! What book? (Unless it wasn't about knitting)

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