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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

These are turning out so well - using one of my @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social rainbow fish skeins from last year - love them! 🧶

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Sad loss - awesome in Buffy, in many fun radio comedies, and an excellent Frank-n-furter

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Pretty wisteria at Greys Court today - nicely matched to my wisteria yarn! 🧶

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

🧶 yarn arrived all ready for this year’s Shetland Wool Week hat!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

First pattern in this year’s curious knits handmade shawl society - serpentine shawl in Lottieknits Wisteria 2.0 🧶

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Short, but fun visit to Newcastle for EPS - congrats to Louisa on her excellent talk!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

🧶 finished socks (Monkey by Cookie A) knitted in lovely yarn themed on Icelandic landscapes by Wollmeise

A pair of blue and grey knitted socks with a lace pattern

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I discovered today that Groningen mustard is made in a mill! Will keep you up to date on how the project goes and looking forward to seeing more of your work!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

@maraoliva.bsky.social very successful talk about our Mills project in Groningen today - the conference have taken “Mills are everywhere” to heart, and started pointing out mill sightings in the restaurant during dinner (see pic)

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sock madness begins again. Qualifying round. #sockmadness #SM20 🧶

The beginning of a knitted sock in yellow and blues

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Finally onto the yoke of my winter sweater 🧶

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Coffee break upgraded with food samples from our @foodsequal.bsky.social partners!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

@foodsequal.bsky.social annual assembly fun at Cranflield! Supporting the Plymouth Fish Finger

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

A second “Simply scrappy” cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of l miniskeins from her fade club in “leaf fall”- more super-autumnal joy!

A cowl knit in the colours of autumn leaves from green to deep red

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Simply scrappy cowl 🧶 using a @lottieknits.bsky.social set of Halloween miniskeins - lovely, cosy and autumnal!

A colourful knitted cowl, in the colours of autumn leaves

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Have just finished this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack - better pictures when I can face weaving in the million ends!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Catching up on weaving in ends on mindless dishcloths 🧶

A stack of colourful knitted cotton dishcloths

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Might have missed out on going to Germany with my other half, but I did manage to get some souvenirs 😃 🧶🧶🧶

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Eugene‘s away presenting our work on FoodSEqual at the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) in Mainz, Germany

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

More holiday knitting! A second Sick Day shawl (Kate Atherley), this time in Wollmeise DK in Mitternacht 🧶

Chunky knitted lace shawl in shades of lighter and darker blue

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Sick day shawl by Kate Atherley - a simple pattern that lets pretty yarn 🧶 shine!

A knitted semicircular shawl in grey with hints of purple and green

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Last year I was lucky enough to join the frog rainbow yarn club from @mothy.and.the.squid - I saved up all of my skeins over the year and in January set myself the challenge of knitting up the full rainbow into matching socks („Monkey“ by Cookie A). Completed just in time for summer hols! 🧶

12 pairs of hand knit socks, each in a different colour of the rainbow

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

You know you are in need of a holiday when you realise that your addled brain has had you add a second heel flap to your sock….time to tink and knit the toe! #knittingfail 🧶

Partially knitted sock, with a second heel flap in place of the toe

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Have made a start on this year‘s Shetland Wool 🧶 Week hat - the Aal Ower Toorie. Using the Jamieson‘s yarn pack this year.

The start of a knitted hat with a multicoloured pattern on a brown background

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My Shetland wool week hat kit has arrived (a pay day treat!) 🧶 - pretty yarn from Jamieson‘s of Shetland

A packet containing 8 different colours balls of yarn

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

This „owl“ knit (sort of) to a Santa pattern when I didn‘t have yarn the right colour…I’m 50 and it‘s been on the family Christmas tree for over 40 years

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Four more gorgeous British birds yarns 🧶 from @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social - crested tit, kingfisher, capercaillie and chaffinch

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Great morning collecting data with the community in Brighton and Hove for @foodsequal - lots of fun figuring out how to get multiple trackers up and running at the same time and getting the community researchers involved

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Excellent day of interdisciplinary perspectives on #Utopias - from communes to video games, historical and literary utopias to language and insects (and the annoyance of flying cars from me)

Slide from a talk on the psychology of utopias

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A late night photo - finished my #sockmadness socks for this round, but not quickly nor mistake-free enough to qualify for the next round. Still, will enjoy knitting along as a cheerleader 🧶

A pair of bright pink lacey knitted socks modelled on feet

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Sock progress! 🧶 #sockmadness Just one more sole/toe combo to go!

A rainbow coloured sock with a bright orange sole and toe shown from the front

A rainbow coloured sock with a bright orange sole and toe shown from the side

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

🧶 #sockmadness progress - it‘s beginnt to look a lot more sock-like!

Knitting in rainbow colours yarn with a chevron pattern

Partially knitted chevron-patterned sock shown on foot

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🧶 #sockmadness continues with a garter stitch bias construction - no idea what I’m doing, but here goes!

Rainbow striped knitting in a chevron pattern that will hopefully magically turn into a sock!

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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Great St Patrick’s Day trip to London to chat to @nutritionorguk.bsky.social about behaviour change - good to showcase our work on the FoodSEqual project!