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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s almost cool enough inside my house today for a long sleeved shirt and I don’t even have the air conditioning or fans on. This may be the happiest I’ve been all year. #happyautumn

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Autumnal colors are kinda my thing! 🧡💛❤️ For #showmeyourknits this week, here are three of my most favorite shawls/scarves. Clockwise, (yellow actually light orange) the Spiced Ginger Shawl by Maria Greene, Twisted Edge scarf ( cannot find pattern), & Marlia shawl. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

Three shawls/scarves lie on a wooden table top in a sort of intentional pile. At the top is a light orange, bobble-edged and lace shawl (Farners Daughter Fibers in Pishkun DK, Hacer colorway). On the right is a dusky red scarf in garter stitch with a cabled edge (Knitty Gritty sock yarn). The bottom scarf is a lace edged garter knit in variegated burnt orange to aqua blue-green (Poema cashmere yarn)

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Vaila Jean was kind enough to not lie directly on my notebook while coworking today. She even refrained from attacking my pen. #caturday #catsky

A fluffy tabby cat lies curled in a ball asleep on a white desk next to art supplies, a stuffed bear, and a Halloween skeleton cat.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For this week’s #showmeyourknits, another WIP: a Favorite Simple Hat in WYS Croft DK (picked up in Edinburgh years ago) held with Yarn Citizen Trinity Cashmere. Also pictured is my new project bag made by a friend. Feeling the autumn vibes. Pattern by Susan B Anderson 🧶 #WIPWednesday #knitsky

A partially knit hat in burnt orange yarns sits on a wooden table next to a handmade cotton project bag. The bag also features burnt orange fabric with a white flower pattern and black and white stripes on either side.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One of my #WIPs for #showmeyourknits this week. Soccer Mitts pattern by Erica Lueder in this lovely Smooshy Dream in Color. Colorway is Cabaret. 🩷🩵💚💜 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A knit work in progress sits on a wooden table next to ball of yarn. The yarn is variegated in bright turquoise, pinks, purples, and green. One fingerless mitten is completed except for the thumb and the other is 2/3 way complete.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This lovely sweater is taking forever because I just cannot be a monogamous knitter. 😁 But the body is done! Now onto the sleeves. Going for long, I think. Pattern: Dido Tee by Sari Nordlund Yarn: Navia Silkiull 🧶 #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

A hand knit sweater work in progress laid out flat on a wooden table. The sweater still needs the sleeves knitted. It features a cable and lace pattern on a central panel that runs the length of the body. Knit in gray-blue yarn. A gray notions pouch sits on the sweater to one side.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

How To Be a Writer: First, obtain a writing-desk carved from a single ironwood tree a pen made from a lyre-bird's feather a ream of hand-made paper, embellished with moonflower petals a special writer's hat. Burn them all to ashes Try to read what's in the smoke Write down what you see in blood Tea.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I know it’s hard to watch all these beautiful things be carried away by time and see the wrong things growing in their place. But listen. Listen. We have to be the beautiful things now. It has to be us. It has to be us. Courage.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

'Fox, on the way to a fox’s wedding'- Watercolour and white gold by Jackie Morris, artist, author & illustrator who lives and works in a small cottage by the sea in Wales #WomensArt #Saturday

Painting of a fox walking on its hind legs to the right holding a parasol against a silver background

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The FDA has confirmed that the only safe thing left to eat is The Rich. With Duck sauce.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A striped entry for #FOFriday and this week’s #showmeyourknits featuring a frogged and corrected the heal on the second sock. I don’t know if I would’ve put these colors together myself but I’m pleasantly surprised by how well they go together. Yarn is Laines du Nord color 20. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A pair of hand knit socks sit on a wooden table next to a copy of the book, “Writing Wild.” The socks have a red to orange to yellow fade on the cuff and yellow, green, purple, teal, and brown stripes on the foot.

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JewInACanoe.bsky.social 🎗️ @jewinacanoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I googled my symptoms and it turns out I need a cottage on a quiet lake, a stack of books and a case of wine.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Pauline Cumming, Scottish creator of quirky ceramics with feminist themes and humour #womensart

Rounded odd shaped white plate with blue painted image of the head and shoulders of a white woman surrounded by a text stating 'How did we let this shitshow happen'

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Helen Ahpornsiri, an artist who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flora and foliage #WomensAr

Four images, a heron, a fox, a mouse and a toad, all created with a collage of tiny leaves snd flowers against a white background

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It’s me. I needed to hear this. 🍁

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I finally finished this beauty and I’m totally in love! 🖤🩷 The very best axolotl image you ever did see in knit! Pattern is The Axolotl Cowl by the brilliant @samantha-west.bsky.social Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in Scorpio & Rosalinda 🧶 #FOFriday #FinishedObjectFriday #knitsky #knitting

Image of hand knit cowl depicting a cartoonish axolotl surrounded by stripes and lattice motifs. The axolotl and motifs are knit in a lightly variegated pink color and the background is a dark charcoal gray-black color. The cowl is laid on a wooden table with leftover yarn next to it to one side and a rose quartz and a white stone to the other side.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Was closing in on finishing this pair of socks when I realized that I’d forgotten to turn the heel on the second sock. Got all the way through the gusset before I realized it. This is a first for me. 🤦‍♀️ #WIPWednesday #knitsky #knitting

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For #showmeyourknits reuse or mend week: my mom’s favorite socks that she’s worn to death. First time mending a knit. I really enjoyed the process & I’m sure I’ll get better with practice. Now I just need to learn to mend all my own clothes. #knitsky 🧶 #knitting

A White woman’s hand holds a gray and red sock that is in the process of being mended.

A White woman’s hand holds a gray and red knit sock showing the sections mended with red yarn.

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Breakfast 🍩☕️🍑 @donutscoffeeme.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Accidentally had avocado toast for lunch instead of paying my mortgage again.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Another pattern I’ve knit twice. The Sunset Mesa Cowl (Jennifer Berg). Her patterns are so fun and engaging and I love how playing with the colors produces such different results. Thanks to @livrunsfast.bsky.social for hosting #showmeyourknits for 2 years! I’m so inspired by it. 🧶 #knitsky

A hand knit cowl in turquoise and variegated maroon/purple yarn with a geometric colorwork pattern sits on a wooden table.

A hand knit cowl of the same design as in image 1 sits on multicolored blocking mats. This cowl is knit in orange and cream yarns.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Turns out the most punk rock things you can do are support your local library, be brave enough to make bad human art, and love the bees

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Happy 2nd anniversary to #showmeyourknits ! The theme is items you’ve made 2 or more times. Aside from a vanilla sock, the #musselboroughhat is one I’ve knit most - & will continue to knit. Such a good project to have on the go. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

Three hand knit beanie hats lie one on top of the other on a wooden table. The bottom layer hat is knit in turquoise and black stripes. The middle hat is knit in blue variegated and yellow yarns, and the top hat is knit in pink variegated and mauve yarns.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Some of the things I love the most in my collection of tools and bits and bobs for this week’s #showmeyourknits ! Locally made project bags & notions pouch, a cheeky tin stores my stitch markers & tapestry needles, & I always have a cute measuring tape & stoppers on hand. #knitsky #knitting

Image shows parts of two multicolored project bags (other sections of bags are out of frame), a small canvass notions pouch featuring a printed image of cacti, a black tin, a panda face tape measure, a small wooden apple box which contains stitch markers, a pair of highland cow stitch stoppers, and a length of rubber cord used for extending the capacity of circular needles so garments can be tried on.

On the tin is printed, “I don’t want to look skinny. I want to look like I could kick your ass.”

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Queen of Diamonds (1909) by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, one of the defining artists of the "Glasgow Style" #womensart

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#WIPWednesday & texture week on #showmeyourknits ! Working away on my Dido tee (pattern by Sari Nordlund). Learning some new to me techniques and doing more purling than I love, but I’m digging the result. Yarn is Navia Silkiull 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A hand knit sweater in progress laid on a wooden table. The knit is in gray yarn and features cables and lace. A pair of light blue and white French bulldog stitch stoppers sit on the table below the sweater.

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

After an especially wildfire smoky day here yesterday, I’d like to give a special shout out to all my neighbors who felt the need to send aerials up for 3 hours after the sun went down last night. I hope you stub your toe really hard today.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Did I cast on this project just so I would have something new to show for #showmeyourknits blue week? Maybe. But seriously, this is the squishiest, softest yarn. Loving knitting up the Sherbet Bandana with this alpaca-silk Lamb & Kid Big Birdie yarn. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A work in progress hand knit bandana shawlette is draped around the working yarn ball on top of a wooden table. Above the yarn ball is a Lamb & Kid label and below the shawlette is a small shard of beach pottery with a blue, white and brown motif. The yarn is a bright navy blue color.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

'Backyard washing" by Pamela Grace, contemporary artist and printmaker living and working in Galloway, Scotland #WomensArt

Artwork featuring a line of drying washing in a garden in front of a large building

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy #caturday from this adorable menace who could not resist the drying and blocking newly finished Sky Cardi. In fairness to Vaila, I knew I was creating an irresistible temptation for a kitty. #catsky #knisky 🧶

A light brown-gray fluffy tabby cat is in the foreground of the image lying on a wooden table. Behind and under the cat is a dark green cardigan laid flat over foam blocking mats.

Cardigan design is by Cari Bostick Hoge

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

*Whispers* Amazon doesn't need your money, but your local independent bookstore does.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My light and dark contribution for solstice week on #showmeyourknits - my most recent finished project, the Bousta Beanie by Gudrun Johnston in yarn gradient minis I’ve had forever (label long since lost). Another try at making my dad the perfect cap for under his sun hat. 🤞 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A hand knit beanie in an aqua-blue, light gray, and dark gray squiggle pattern laid on a wooden table top. To the upper right of the beaner are a gray sandstone, a blue polished stone, and a tan ammonite fissile.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I am once again begging folks to understand the difference between ‘I don’t like this’ and ‘Nobody likes this’. You are not the main character of the world. Readers and authors have different tastes. You are not the arbiter of what authors should and should not put into books.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have a #FOFriday on a pair of socks that I think I’ve been knitting (read: not knitting) for over a year and a half. I used to knit socks constantly and I guess I’ve moved away from that desire a bit, but I love how these turned out! Pattern/yarn info in alt text. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A pair of hand knit socks in green speckled yarn and stretched on metal sock blockers sit on a wooden table. Also on the table are a copy of The Salt Path book by Raynor Winn and a rose quartz crystal.

Pattern is a vanilla sock with broken rib and the yarn is from Backloop Yarn Company.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

During the 2 World Wars, women in Europe used knitting for spying, including encoding messages with combinations of knits/purls...find out more in #UnravellingWomensArt the 1st @womensart1 book, along with many more wonderful and sometimes weird textile art facts....!

Monochrome photograph of the mid section of a woman in thd act of knitting

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I mean, just look at this cutie! Leopold is now ready for winter…in 6 months. Knitting this pattern brought me so much joy! Thanks for hosting the #lightitupMAL @samantha-west.bsky.social 🧶 #knitsky #knitting #knittoys

A hand knit bear toy sits on a shelf next to a framed photograph of a mountain trail and a polished piece of mountain mahogany. The bear is wearing a cream colored sweater with red and blue colorwork, blue pants, a burnt orange collared jacket, and a blue and gray beanie.

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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It’s not that the president has some mysterious ability to “do whatever he wants” It’s that Senators are choosing not to stop him, even though they could

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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Yes, the cashier should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their one paycheck. And the janitor. And the waitress. And the fry cook. And the teacher.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#showmeyourknits stockinette week. Here’s some of my Musselburgh hats. A favorite stockinette project to have on the go. Pattern by Ysolda Teague Knit in various sock yarns. 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

A hand knit hat in turquoise and black speckled yarn. The bottom of the hat has thin black stripes. The har is sitting on a wooden table next to a mini pumpkin.

A hand knit hat in blue, yellow, and white variegated yarn with a yellow brim sits on a blue surface next to a small mushroom shaped dish. Above the hat in the image are the base of a yellow water pitcher and a pink, blue, and yellow crochet doily. To the top left is a crystal candle holder with a dark green candle in it.

A hand knit hat in variegated blue, pink, purple yarn with pink colorwork sits on a wooden table

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

An update for the #lightitupMAL hosted by @samantha-west.bsky.social I am shamelessly a multiple project knitter so Leopold’s clothes are coming slowly, but they’re coming. And bringing so much joy! Pattern: Susan B Anderson Yarn: Barrett Wool 🧶 #knitsky #knitting

Image shows a hand knit stuffed bear in gray yarn sitting on a sofa. Laid out on the sofa next to the bear are a hand knit pair of blue pants and a partially knit sweater in cream colored yarn. The sweater is still connected to double pointed needles. The clothes are sized to fit the bear. Behind the bear on the back of the couch is a multi-colored crochet blanket and to the left of the bear is a white project bag.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"Can you explain this gap in your resume?" Me:

Illustration by Lily Seika Jones depicting a wizard bunny in the woods.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Took myself on a much needed getaway. Despite it being Hades-hot in Tucson, I found a LYS, Birdhouse Yarns, & got some yarn for summertime tops. I plan to make a Tolsta Tee (Rebecca Clow) with the green & an Irene Top (Sari Nordlund) with the blue. The sock set is called “Mr. Tumnus.” 🥰 🧶 #knitsky

Image of a pile of yarn displayed on a wooden countertop. From left to right: a sock yarn set with a teal mini skein and a bright pint mini skein bundled with a tan, cream, and equal colored skein; three skeins of blue/gray linen and wool blend yarn; four skeins of dusty green wool and cotton yarn. On top of the linen blend yarn are a sticker showing multi-colored yarn balls piles in a pyramid and a wooden stitch marker with a bird image etched on it.

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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I planned on taking progress pics of this lil guy for the #lightitupMAL but oh my gosh, I was completely addicted to watching his little body knit up and I couldn’t stop! I’m calling him Leopold. Pattern details in alt text. On to his clothes. MAL hosted by @samantha-west.bsky.social 🧶 #knitsky

A white hand holds a hand knit stuffed bear. The bear is dark gray with a light gray snout knit in Barrett Wool Co. yarn. The face of the bear has an embroidered nose and mouth with a pseudo-smirky smile. Pattern is Good Bear by Susan B Anderson. Background of the pick is living room furniture in blues and orange.

A white hand holds a gray hand knit stuffed bear toy. The image shows the backside of the bear featuring a small nub tail. Background of the image is the same as in the first image description.

The Good Bear knit in progress. A white hand holds up a partially knit gray bear toy. The body, head, and face of the bear have been completed and double pointed needles hold live stitches where the left arm of the bear is being knit. The background of the image shows a multicolored crochet blanket on the back of a couch.

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