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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week on #showmeyourknits: The knit I am most proud of is my first sweater quantity purchase of handdyed yarn, my first cabled sweater, and the first time I riffed a pattern and did cabling in the ribbing as well. Still one of my favorite sweaters.

A woman poses in a handknit burnt red sweater. A snowy landscape can be seen in the background with snow falling in the foreground.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Plz read: on how monied interests have installed academics to defend profit over public health: “Climate and energy research are primary targets because evidence-based climate policy threatens the fossil-fuel interests historically at the center of this capture. Faculty are a critical counterforce.”

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What. A. Day. NIH grant-making was paused for several hours today. Not sure who gave the order. But in light of the Friday night Bhattacharya-Vought feud & threatened EO to implement #ScienceDeathPanels, my money is on Russell Vought. I learned of the pause from a colleague around 11:30. 🧵

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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's new pattern release day! This is my Celtic Hares for Kids pattern - for ages 1-8 years. Knit top down, seamless, in the round. 🧶 Fingering weight yarn. The hares chase each other all round the yoke. 🐇 www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Childrens sweaters, one in teal and yellow, the other in magenta and cream. Both with a motif of celtic hares racing around the yoke.

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Lavish Craft @lavishcraft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A quick video texture tour of my newest design Forward Motion 💜☮️. Introductory Price USD5.25 through midnight Monday Sept 21 #knitting #knitsky 🧶

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This week on #showmeyourknits: Gold and Amber I know this was recently on here but I love it so much: the Weekend Cami designed by Aimee Sher

A woman with brown hair and wearing glasses is smiling at the camera. She is wearing blue jeans and a yellow tank top.

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Fromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#booksky #diversebooksky #h #horror What Feeds Below releases in 16 days and we have 1260 preorders. I believe we can get to 1500. A horror with a Kirkus Star, a Publisher’s Weekly Star and maybe a best seller? Help us: bookshop.org/a/99626/9781...

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am loving how this is working up! The Snake Garter Cowl by @lavanyapatricella.bsky.social knit in yarn from Fully Spun (discontinued) and Malabrigo 🥰 🧶 #gartersnakecowl

A handknitted brioche cowl in navy and a multicolor yarn is in front of a navy cake of yarn and a green project bag with owls on it.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Loved going to Salida Fiber Fest with my friend this weekend!! 🥰 I did bring back lots of fibery goodies! Some from favorites @yarnbaby.bsky.social, @yankyouryarn.bsky.social, and @huckandraefs.bsky.social and a couple new to me! 😍😍😍🧶 #salidafiberfest

A woman with brown hair and wearing a handknit yellow and green sweater is standing in front of a giant rock covered in a colorful knitted and crocheted yarnbomb.

An array of handdyed fibers and yarn are laid on a wooden background.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finished my second travel Musselburgh this year, this time I used a skein of @roadtripsockyarn.bsky.social I picked up at Fancy Tiger (rip) 7.5 sts/in on US2 needles, knit the adult medium and used 95 g of yarn :) 🧶

A double-knitted beanie is laid flat on a wooden surface with a folded brim. The yarn is pink and yellow with blue and pink speckles.

A double-knitted beanie is laid flat on a wooden surface. The yarn is pink and yellow with blue and pink speckles.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Had to stop being on the computer around 5:30 PM due to a horrible headache, thankfully I had gotten most everything done by then! It is getting better with two ibuprofens but I'm still gonna take it easy and maybe finish my latest Musselburgh using Road Trip Sock Yarn :) 🧶

A partially finished double-layered beanie is held up length-wise on the right side of the photo. In the background is a TV screen with a show on and a dresser

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 22/08/2026

In a small case series, combined phage therapy and faecal microbiota transplantation was safe and led to sustained reductions in recurrence, severity and antibiotic use in women with recurrent urinary tract infections, according to a paper in Nature Microbiology. go.nature.com/4gh0yyS #microsky 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the treatment overview.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I had so much fun spinning this Falkland fiber. 2 oz of fiber became a lustrous 2-ply worsted/aran weight. Will definitely look for more Falkland fiber to spin in the future! #handspun 🧶

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Ness @yarnandcameras.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Absolutely *fascinating.* excited to start looking for these!

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The conclusion of a fun #handspun experiment I started during #tourdefleece! Same fiber - half spun from the fold (left), the other half spun with short forward draw (right). Both were chain plied. It is so cool to me how different a fiber can look when spun a different way! 🧶

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/08/2026

"An ongoing research grant for a structural racism study by an Emory University team had been killed. NIH sources indicated it was the first of more planned terminations. Now, Jay Bhattacharya is ending two more grants, both for health disparities research." zurl.co/H04Rb

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NIH Director Bhattacharya kills more health disparities grants

Letter says agency is “adjusting its extramural research portfolio, which includes terminating grant awards”

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Felt like - no, I HAVE been running at breakneck speed from one obligation to the next deadline in the last couple of weeks. So it was really good to take an hour today to just spin, and not think or worry about anything. I did forget about and miss a haircut appointment though 😭 🧶 #handspun

A Schacht Ladybug spinning wheel is sitting in a living room space. It has a black bobbin on it loaded with a gray and teal ply.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A couple of weeks ago I finished the #PlaidRomance by Carrissa Browning using some new colorways dyed by Viking Fiber Arts :)

A handknit shawl is laying on a brown leather couch

A woman with gray-brown hair and glasses is smiling at the camera. She is holding up a handknitted shawl

Two handdyed skeins of yarn in mauve and goldenrod colors are laying on a carpet.

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MJM @alwayscastingon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fellow #Canadians, Please take the time to sign this petition to make U.S Ambassador Pete Hoekstra "persona non grata" in #Canada. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #CanadianPolitics #CanadianPetition #OhCanada #ManyThanksFromANastyCanadian

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Petition e-7531 - Petitions

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How are y'all dealing with authors submitting revised manuscripts generated by AI? Bc If it took me hours to give feedback on v1, and v2 is a completely different manuscript riddled with *different* errors, my kneejerk response is to light it on fire and tell the editor to go find another sucker.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/07/2026

Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn

The graphic displays an image of Russell Vought and the logos of Stand Up for Science, teh American Association of University Professors, and the American Federation of Teachers. The graphic reads: "VIRTUAL & ACCESSIBLE, REGISTRATION LINK IN BIO! OMB DEADLINE DAY, Monday, July 13th, 2 - 3PM ET, The Fight is Just Beginnig, Learn what comes next in the fight, Hear from scientists, experts, and MoCs, Learn how the proposal will effect you".

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Have you ever wanted to give your lungs a good rinse? Or is that just something asthmatics feel during wildfire season?

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Had a fantastic time spinning with friends! For the first half of this project I spun from the fold. The second half is being spun with the short draw method. I'll chain ply both to keep one variable consistent - it fascinates me how different techniques can change the appearance of a spin so much!

A bobbin with handspun yarn is resting on a Lazy Kate. This bobbin was spun from the fold which kept the blue and gray fibers separated and brighter.

A bobbin with handspun yarn is resting on a Lazy Kate. This bobbin was spun using short draw which blended the blue and gray fibers together more.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Tour de Fleece started yesterday, and today we have our first TdF a la goober meeting over on my Discord server at 3 PM EST. Come hang out, spin some fiber, and learn some fun spinning facts! Message me for an invite link :))

A braid of roving is laid in a spiral on a white distressed wood background. Dark and light gray wool is combined with bright blue silk

Some of the roving from the first picture spun onto a Schacht ladybug wheel.

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Saw #Birdoftheday is #wildmotion which was perfect timing because I shot this #greenheron earlier today fishing! #birdphotography #herons

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 29/06/2026

If you aren't fired up and taking action on the new OMB rule change that would put science funding decisions in the hands of political hacks, get fired up. Lastest episode of @audiommunity.org, with links to resources for taking action in the post 🧪 audiommunity.substack.com/p/episode-56...

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Episode 56 - It's the institutions

We were going to talk about gut microbes and pregnancy immunology, but the power grab for government grant-making is taking our whole attention

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Sleep eluded me, so I worked on a sample knit for some new Viking Fiber colorways and finished Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. 🧶 Pattern is Plaid Romance by Carissa Browning released this past May

A black and white photo depicts a handknitted shawl worked in a plaid pattern laid out on a woven wool blanket

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Knit in public day on Saturday was a success! Perfect outdoor knitting weather 🥰🧶

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Update: Finally had time to see The Sheep Detectives and adored it. I identify with the Winter lamb. ❤️❤️❤️

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My Sunday shaping up to be a day of cleaning, getting groceries, and starting to work on this woven bookmark. 🖤🖤💙🖤🖤🧶

A bookmark loom with a partially completed black and blue woven bookmark is laying on a green deskpad with leaf outlines. A white keyboard can be seen in the background.

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Fromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#booksky #diversebooksky Climbing the preorder mountain is tough. What Feeds Below, the first book from my imprint is at 361! I want this book to hit a best seller list. It was rejected everywhere, yet has 459 Netgalley reviews with a 5⭐️ avg. ebook is 3.99 everywhere. Can you help us hit a bestsellr

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Finished my #lightitupMAL project! Love the fit of the #weekendcami designed by Aimee Sher. I knit mine up in Juniper Moon Farms Summer Solstice I picked up at Tangled Ball :) 🧶

A woman with long brown hair and glasses is standing and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a handknit yellow top and blue jeans.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

My most recent handspun - a 4 ply aran weight floof called Grey Suffolk that I got from @thefiberists.bsky.social 🥰 This is absolutely going to become a nice cozy skiing hat 🧶 #handspun #spinningyarn

A hand is holding up a skein of greyish-brown handspun yarn up against a white background.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Last month I hit the dye pots again and dyed some yarn 🥰 that is officially the last of the 100g skeins I purchased at a steep discount from a friend who closed shop. Next dye session will be exploring worsted weight base options 💜

Five skeins of salmon-colored yarn with green speckles are laid on a white distressed wood background.

Two larger skeins of gray yarn with green speckles, and three small skeins in gray, saffron orange, and moss green are laying on a white distressed wood background

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My #lightitupMAL is this lovely #weekendcami design by @aimeeshermakes.bsky.social. I am using a summery blend fiber I picked up at my favorite LYS Tangled Ball 🥰 this dark mustardy yellow and the promised drape of the fabric with wear is making every day a bit brighter for me 🌞

A partially knit yellow tank top is laid out on a dark taupe, textured carpet. Next to the tank top is a ball of unknit yarn.

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Samantha West @samantha-west.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It’s official, I’ll be hosting the Light it up MAL this May! The MAL will run from 4th May – 30th May 2026, with the general theme of making something that brings joy or gratitude in your life. Any knitting or crochet project, including WIPs, are eligible, please use the #lightitupMAL to join in 1/3

A flat lay photo, of 8 skeins of yarn, and two ceramic bowls, one with a white ring doughnut, and another filled with knitting notions.
There are two mini skeins, one orange and one green. Then 4 full sized skeins, 1 light green, 1 dark turquoise and two dark variegated skeins, and two doughnuts shaped white skeins at the bottom of the image.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

My #musselburgh made for @fennelandfiber Musselburgh KAL is complete! Made with @northwoodsfibers Explorer's Club colorway this is such an amazing variegated yarn. Kind of sad I only got one skein at The Yarnery such a spectacular colorway

A multicolor handknit hat with a folded brim is laying on a gray wooden background

A multicolor handknit hat is laying on a gray wooden background

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Last piece before the shower complete! This is the Bear Cub Hooded Cardigan by Mon Petit Violon, knit with Premier Yarns Anti-pill Bamboo Chunky. #monpetitviolon #premieryarns #antipillbamboochunky

A cream handknit baby cardigan is laying flat on a brown leather sofa. The cardigan has four brown wooden buttons along the front.

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when IS it going to be his turn!!!!!!!!!!!!! @compilingyestrdays.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

If you've seen this piece before, "The New American Gothic" by Criselda Vasquez, Then heartbreakingly, I have to inform you that—according to Vasquez's Instagram as of 4/03/26—Vasquez's father has been taken by ICE. GoFundMe below to help financially support their family.

A painting of a Mexican American couple, a woman and a man in their 30s to 50s, in front of a red Chevy. The woman holds a bucket with cleaning supplies hanging off of it, and the man holds a garden hoe in the same way the pitchfork is held in the original 1930 painting American Gothic. They hold themselves with a sense of dignity.

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

First baby shower gift is done and making good progress on the second one 🥰 This is the baby sloth pattern by Ekaterina Chirkova (chirka_toys on IG). Pattern was really well done and the YouTube tutorials were really helpful too! #crochet #crochetedsloth

A crocheted sloth stuffy in dusty pink is sitting on a wooden table

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Athena Akrami @athenaakrami.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Pasteur Institute of Iran, founded in 1920 now destroyed by Israel-US bombing😞 It played a pivotal role in developing vaccines & public health services, for over a century, now gone😞 A few days ago a pharmaceutical plant was bombed, accused of making anesthetic fentanyl #War #PasteurInstituteIran

Rubble and ruins -- Iran Pasteur Institute in Tehran, bombed by US-Isreal

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Olivia @oliviacosta.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My succulent has given me flowers 🥰 #succulent #macrophotography #flowers #photography

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Finished my #westknits #MusiKAL 🥰 its huge! Also, Allister kindly modeled it for the cat tax 🥰🥰🥰

A woman with brown hair is holding up a handknit shawl in colors of red and beige.

A grey cat with green eyes is sitting on the couch. It is wrapped in a red and beige handknit shawl.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 19/02/2026

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation. Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

Keep Minnesota Housed!
Much of the medía has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction.
Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds!
#keepMNhoused

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Flavi Makes @flavimakes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Finally finished Clue 3 of the #musiKAL. Excited to move on to Clue 4 and hoping I don't have nearly as many ends to weave in from now on because that was a lot 😅

An in progress handknit shawl is shown knitted in yarn with shades of red and beige. It is laying flat on a gray carpet.

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CJ @cjeanmartini.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE 🇵🇷🇺🇸🌎💙💙🫶💙💙 #BadBunny #SuperBowl #PuertoRico

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/01/2026

I’m glad that Congresswoman Omar is safe. Our state has been shattered by political violence in the last year. The cruel, inflammatory, dehumanizing rhetoric by our nation’s leaders needs to stop immediately. www.startribune.com/man-tackled-...

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Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall

A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration e...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.

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Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization

It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

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