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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Me: “I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions.” Also me: Registers for a half marathon at 10:00pm on December 31st Also, also me: Goes for a run at 7:00am on January 1st (after a 12 week break)

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 24: #ArtAdventCalendar I crocheted this blanket to honor my late grandma who inspired me to crochet. She had an afghan similar to this one in her living room when I was growing up. Merry Christmas everyone!

A crocheted blanket with a chevron stripe pattern. Its medium width stripes are blue, white, and gray.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 23: #ArtAdventCalendar Throughout the month of December, I’ve been posting photos of my crochet projects. Today, however, I’m highlighting one from the person who taught me to crochet, my grandmother-in-law.

A crocheted blanket with stripes of white alternating with stripes of dark, medium, and light blue.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Day 20: #ArtAdventCalendar An adaptation of Toni Lipsey’s Quinn blanket pattern

A crocheted blanket made with solid square blocks of navy blue, teal, red, white, gray, and gold. It is framed by a teal picot border.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Day 19: #ArtAdventCalendar An infinity scarf that I should get serious about gifting this holiday season as it doesn’t suit my personal style at all

A charcoal gray, crocheted infinity scarf with a lacework stitch pattern

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Day 18: #ArtAdventCalendar My initial attempts at Tunisian crochet

A matching pair of Tunisian crocheted washcloths made with a variegated yarn (in three shades of blue plus white). Each has a loop in one corner for hanging. The one on the left displays the front side’s Tunisian simple stitches; the one on the right shows the back side’s horizontal stripes.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Day 17: #ArtAdventCalendar My friend and local yarn shop owner called this colorway “Oopsie” after she added the indigo dye to a different tub of yarn than she intended.

A triangle-shaped, crocheted shawl made with a variegated yarn that oscillates between pink/peach and indigo

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Day 16: #ArtAdventCalendar My introduction to the world of hand dyed, superwash merino wool yarn

A crocheted, merino wool scarf in an open lacework stitch pattern. The colorway of the yarn is “Tutti Frutti”: its main color is natural off white with flecks of pink, orange, yellow, and green.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Day 15: #ArtAdventCalendar A self striping yarn and the Azuma Bukuro method/style make this bag a lot easier to make than it might look!

A crocheted, azuma bukuro style bag with diagonal stripes of coral, pink, off-white, tan, and brown

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Day 13: #ArtAdventCalendar A seasonally out of time pumpkin By this time next year, I hope to have completed an entire cornucopia to go with it.

A small, crocheted, amigurumi pumpkin—orange with a dark green stem

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Day 12: #ArtAdventCalendar A return to the sort of project where all fiber artists start: the washcloth/potholder

A crocheted washcloth made with a variegated yarn (in three shades of blue plus white). It has a loop in one corner for hanging.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Day 11: #ArtAdventCalendar My largest completed project (at approximately 6’ x 5’)

A crocheted blanket made from joined granny hexagons. The motifs are in four colors (jewel tones of red, green, blue, and yellow) and arranged in four horizontal stripes.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Day 10: #ArtAdventCalendar Perhaps my favorite completed shawl to date. I love how the texture turned out with this pattern’s shells and front post stitches.

A triangular, blue-gray, crocheted shawl

A close up shot of a blue-gray, crocheted shawl showing the texture of its stitch pattern

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Day 5: #ArtAdventCalendar A granny square baby blanket that I wish I had blocked before photographing

A crocheted baby blanket made using granny squares. Each square includes a floral motif; squares are solid pink, solid yellow, and green with pink flowers with yellow centers; squares are arranged in a three color checkered pattern.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Day 4: #ArtAdventCalendar My first amigurumi project from a few years ago

A crocheted amigurumi sea turtle. Its shell is dark brown with white lines; its head and legs are dark green.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Day 2: #ArtAdventCalendar Easily my favorite amigurumi project to date. (Pattern from Irene Strange’s “Curious Crochet Creatures”)

A crocheted amigurumi pufferfish with an orange body and white belly. Its red mouth is agape as if it has been surprised. It rests on a dark blue fleece blanket background.

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Eric Billings @ebbillings.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Allow me to introduce myself: Name: Eric Pronouns: he/him Hobbies: running, crochet, instrumental music (trombone, handbells, ukulele, etc.) Fandoms: Nerdfighteria, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Twins

A man and a woman running side by side during a 26km road race. Fallen leaves litter the ground, and the background includes trees with yellow leaves.

A man wearing a green, Green Bay Packers jersey (#52) eagerly awaits the kickoff of a preseason game from the stands.

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