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@duckymom.bsky.social
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Retired, lifelong knitter and still learning new techniques, finding new hiking trails with my dogs. 🐕

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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky Finally Finished It! My prayer shawl grp was asked to make a christening poncho for a 3yr old. I adapted the Dance in the Rain poncho (Stunning String Studio, Ravelry) using Soft Alpaca Lace (hobbi). Exquisite yarn. I hope it fits!!!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky IFFI (I finally finished it)! Unhappy w/ the nupps (too limp) so added a bit of cornstarch to the soaking & pinned the nupps for blocking. Still soft for christening & hope the nupps will stay firm when parents wash it. I think superwash makes yrn sl slippery for nupps.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oh dear, this is so very lovely! Now I have to make it for my sister-in-law. I promised myself that I’d only make small Xmas gifts this year. I should have known better than to make impossibly promises. 🤪
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I agree. I love the feel of double knitting. My sister said it best: it feels like butter!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky For WIP Wednesday a Dble knit scarf for horse-mad daughter. Horses will go on the ends (both sides in photos ), & designing horseshoes to be staggered up the body. Will graft cntr. Tried 2 sizes: Small one too small, & lger one maybe too lg & a bit squat. Suggestions?
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
At least Zelenskyy owes Trump all kinds of favors after the warmth and support Trump has shown over the past couple of years. Oh wait…
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great tip! Thanks! I agree about knitting flat. Double knitting is so much easier in the round!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When you change rows, the pattern & backgrnd colors reverse! It makes u crazy when the backgrnd color is white but the chart has backgrnd squares dark & pattern squares white. The book ‘Demystifying Dble Knitting’ by N. Taylor has been my bible! But I’m designing a dble knit scarf w/ horses on it. 😝
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My sister grows & sells hundreds of cut dahlias & dahlia bulbs across NH. As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it for her. As I told her, it was the hardest pattern ever, and my head would spin around after just 4 rows. But the encouragement from people on this site made it possible.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky IFFI!!! (I finally finished it). Thanks to the encouragement I received from so many of you, it’s done and in the hands of my sister, the Queen of NH dahlias. She loves it, and I couldn’t have done it without the pep texts. You’re a great support group!😘
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
But so VERY insistent!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I wrote nupps but autocorrect made it nips. Damn technology!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky My WIP is going to be a Christening blanket for my Prayer Shawl group , but I’m struggling to get the nips to stand out properly. I wimped out & am making them from 5 sts instead of 7. Suggestions anyone?
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just don’t let Trump see it. He’d name it Trump Yarn Tower!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky Some baby outfits are just too cute for words!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky I have 2 WIP’s (I have no willpwr) that feature stripes. The Mitered Magic (Rav’lry) uses Coloorburst by Universal & the fair isle on right is a patt by A&E Bourgeois using a chunky alpaca I’ve been holding onto for yrs trying to find the right pattern for it. 😜
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
That’s a great tip. Also, when making a stitch, you know how knitting into the Back of the bar between sts tightens it. When it looks like a st I’m picking up will leave a hole underneath it, I knit into the back of edge I’m working into so that there’s no hole. Sometimes it really helps. Good luck!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky This is my Finally Finished It Friday (FFIF) contribution. Not sure why I took so long to dig this Sublime cashmere merino silk yarn out of my stash, or use this classic Sirdar pattern (#5705). I’ll just have to treat myself to some new yarn 😜
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thank you so much! If you didn’t see my addendum, the yarn is Palette from Knit Picks and the pattern is part of the Fair Isle booklet they put out featuring Palette. The sell a great color card for Palette, and I’m making a fair isle shawl from it that has an insane # of colors. 🤪
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you. I gabbed so much in my original post that I didn’t have room to source the pattern/yarn. The yarn is Palette from Knit Picks and the pattern is in their Fair Isle pamphlet featuring Palette.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
You’ve got that right!!! For me it’s audiobooks and archived baseball games. Keep your mind occupied & let your fingers do the mindless stuff. And now that I’m older & recall is in the toilet I listen to the same audiobooks again and again 🤪
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky For WIP Wednesday, I finished the fun part, now it’s Hide The Ends time. I promised myself that I’d hide 20 ends/day, & the Goddess of Knitting says that she’ll hold me to it. Tough taskmaster, but judging by what I’ve seen on this website, she gets results!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky I realized that the sweaters I doubled up on were ‘comfort sweaters’. Like comfort food but 0 calories. The alpaca boucle ones (left) are so soft I get stares walking around stroking my own arm. On the right, they’re so cozy that it’s like wearing a sweatshirt only nicer. 😊
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky It’s very important to have a fierce guard over your favorite knitting projects.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Me too! I have about 4 post-it notes in there for other sweaters on my bucket list. So many great patterns. Do you think I could learn to knit with my feet so I could multitask? 😉
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thanks! Now I need better knitting weather. It’s toooo hot 🥵
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky My fav textured Aran by L Stanfield in Bliss’ bk, Traditional Knitting. I’m turning into my mother: ‘It’s too nice to wear except for special occasions. I’ll just look at it in the drawer’. 😝
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Oh dear. Now I have a new knitting technique to master. Tell Nathan that he needs to put this in his next book. I’ll pre-order.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thanks so much, but real kudos go to the designer. The Ravelry site is Jade Hummingbird Designs. Do you think the designer’s name is Jade Hummingbird? I kinda hope so!😉
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
When I close my eyes at nite I see black & white boxes. Did an elf paste a grid inside my eyelids? If your Nathan is N Taylor of Demystifying Dble Kttng fame, tell him I’ve been hawking his bk. Not sure how dbl kttng & brioche relate, but I have a brioche project in my stash so I may find out! 😉
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You’ll know when yr ready, but get Demystifying Dble Knitting by Nathan Taylor. He explains it clearly & has great photos too. Also, a project in the rnd like a hat/headband is easier than flat knttg. The scarf I’m struggling w/ is way beyond my skills , but so perfect 4 my sister I had 2 try it. 🤪
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You have to hang in there. Your brioche crochet is so beautiful! I showed the photo to the crochetors (is that a word?) in my craft grp, and they were in just in awe over it! They were inspired to look it up and I bet by next week they’ll be fighting their way thru the instructions too! 😜
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sorry I took a bit rsvp’ing to U. It’s a dbl knttng patt on Ravelry. It’s by Jade Hummingbird Designs. The patt is fairly OK, tho the graph is tricky, as it’s done in black & white, which means that every other row you’re working black boxes w/ white yarn. So my head spins around after 4-6 rows.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Almost done w/ 1st sleeve. Put 2 rows of stitches each side of cut line, a running backstitch & the smallest sts I could manage. Also bought tiny scissors & cut 1 st at a time. Am I paranoid? U bet, but it’s holding. Do u think I can stop breathing into the paper bag? Maybe 🤢
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You’re absolutely right. And if I frog every 4th row, I just get to enjoy the process a bit longer 🤪
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You’re sooo nice! It’s amazing how much encouragement fellow knitters on this site have shown me. It reinforces what I’ve always maintained: knitters are some of the best people on earth. And we’ve all hit that wall when it doesn’t seem like you’re making any progress. You all are an inspiration!
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I dunno, looks pretty straightforward
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Such a great post! I’m still laughing. I’ll come back to this photo every time I get frustrated and chuckle every single time 🥳
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I hear you! I’m lucky if I can get 6 rows a day done on my scarf. If my mind wanders the least little bit I make a mistake. I’m in planning a scarf for my daughter that features a horse on both sides. I need my head examined!!!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It is definitely hard to master. I found a book called‘Demystifying Double-Knitting’ by Nathan Taylor to be incredibly helpful. He takes a step by step with excellent pictures. It makes knitting a bit tricky, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. Let me know how things go 🤞
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You’re so kind! But the real kudos go to the designer. I got the pattern from Jade Hummingbird designs on Ravelry.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
OMG! Brioche knitting is challenging enough. I can’t imagine doing brioche crochet. Or anything harder than a chain stitch! As a good friend used to say, ‘I don’t crawchet’. With a Maine accent, no less. She was a character. Good luck, & don’t let the frogs get you down :)
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Believe me, I’ll take all the help I can get! Got any eye of newt? I gave toe of frog a try, but realized that the only frogging I could use was to take out the row I’d just knit. Sigh.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
‘Demystifying Double-Knitting’ by Nathan Taylor is a great resource. I made hats for my bros & dble-knttng in the round is way easier than flat knttg, where on 1 side the backgrnd is blue & the pattern white, and on the opposite side they reverse. And every row changes the dahlia petals’ sizes. Ugh!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I marvel at the creativity & variety of knitting talents, lace from Shetland isles, Estonia, Ohrenburg, color work - fair isle, Icelandic, & Norwegian, Irish texture, & I haven’t even mentioned modern geniuses like K Fassett, H Niebling & others I haven’t room to mention. I want 2 knit them all!
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It’s so refreshing getting a boost from fellow knitters like you a@liquidknit.bsky.social. When I bring it to my senior cntr knitting group, everyone gets snotty. It’s not a competition. I (usually) enjoy challenging myself, tho it can be frustrating at times. Knit at whatever level makes u happy.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Thanks so much. I should have said straight into a straitjacket. I think I’m showing my age in too many ways to count :( I appreciate the encouragement more than I can say! My sister is a Dahlia Queen and dyes her hair blue, so I think she’ll love it as much as I do.
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky I’ve posted this dble-knit WIP sev’l mos ago, but need mojo help. It’s 2/3 done, but find it so challenging that I can only do 6 rows b4 my head spins around. Regan of Exorcist fame has nothing on me after 30’ staring at the graph! I’m ’pacing myself’ into a straight jacket
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Wow! Great site. Thanks
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duckymom.bsky.social @duckymom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits #KnitSky Am I blue You’d be too 4 more in my stash I’ve yet to do 😜
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