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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tis the season for praline-topped apple bread! Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. 1/2 the sugar in the batter - plenty of sweetness in the topping. 8x8 pan instead of loaf pan to improve topping-to-bread/cake ratio when eating it. 🍁🍎🍁

Square apple bread/cake on a white plate with butter/brown sugar praline on the top and dripping down the sides. The plate is on a granite-like countertop.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some trees really like to show off this time of year!

A large tree with red and orange leaves in front of trees with green leaves. The tree is on the side of a rural road in Medina County, Ohio. The sun is shining and there are some clouds in the blue sky.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today is Ohio Pint Day - which I have not heard of before. But I saw breweries were going to have these pretty glasses! The one near me opens at 4 on Tuesdays so I got there soon after they opened. (Paper towel inside the glass to show the design.)

Three views of a special beer glass to celebrate craft breweries in Ohio. The clear glass is decorated in black and gold - stylized feathers; a person with an arm extended, holding a glass; the shape of the state with “drink beer made here” on it; and a rectangle that says “Ohio craft beer.”

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I hope everything is okay with @livrunsfast.bsky.social No new #ShowMeYourKnits yet so here’s a #WhatsOnYourNeedles - This Musselburgh Hat lives in my purse to work on while waiting. So slow progress on it. But I’ve switched to the second color now. Had a hard time deciding what to use.

A Musselburgh Hat photographed on a wood table. Just over halfway - the first end is Hedgehog Fibres sock 🧶 in “Urchin” and the second half is going to be knit with the same yarn in the “Morello” colorway. Urchin is white/off-white with small blips of pink, purple, blue, and other colors. Morello is variegated off-white, pink, though several shades of red.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some of the colors in my Anthology work for the #ShowMeYourKnits theme this week. 🍁 Row 177/212. Happy how it’s knitting up and great to have a project like this that’s easy to pick up and put down.

A round shawl/throw based on Pi for knitting in the round. Each round is 576 stitches but will double again to 1152 on round 197. The yarn is Deep Yak Silk Fingering by An Caitin Dubh. 50/50 yak/silk. This is a 2022 advent set I bought on destash. The center starts with reds and moves through purples, blues, a little green, and then into golds and starting to move into a rosy rust. Chilly rainy day so the shawl is draped across my lap and legs as I knit with my feet up on an ottoman.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🍁 The leaves are starting to change colors and #ShowMeYourKnits is showcasing golds and ambers to celebrate the Equinox. 🍁 This is Beeswax Hat (designed by @baroquepurls.bsky.social). 🧶 in Malabrigo Rios in Frank Ochre.

A yellow-gold hat that uses crossed stitches and 1/1 cables to replicate the cells in honeycomb. The photo is taken outside on a metal bench on a concrete patio.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A bit beaten down by the week so I went to Blooming Roots Farm and got a $20 bouquet off the flower wagon in their yard. Their flowers are always beautiful!

A mixed flower bouquet of dahlias, zinnias, other flowers, and vegetation in a glass vase. The vase is on a wood side table with a small bowl with a dragonfly in the bottom and a white handblown conch shell with gray highlights.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I actually have something for #FOFriday this week! 🤍 Pattern is Dane Shawl by Jane Tanner. (Free pattern on Ravelry) 🧶 is my mom’s handspun. I’ll give it to her for her birthday next month.

A finished white lace shawl pinned out on gray blocking mats. The yarn is handspun from Romney fleece. Spun in 1999 by my mom.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sharing this Taylor (from Berroco #221 Simple Pleasures) for #ShowMeYourKnits SCARVES week! We used to always go to Hilton Head for Thanksgiving. I always stopped in the yarn/book store to see what was new. One year, I bought the booklet and yarn for this!

A multicolored long scarf photographed on a metal bench on a concrete patio. The main colors are purples, black, and a little red. A large number of stitches are cast on and the scarf is knitted from side to side. Many of the yarns are eyelash or have sequins. Yarns are held double and the ends are left long to serve as fringe.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What’s on your needles for #ShowMeYourKnits - Had cast on with gray handspun but wasn’t happy the pattern was showing up. So I cast on with some natural handspun yesterday and think this will be okay. Pattern is Dane Shawl, free on Ravelry. 🧶 spun by my mom in 1999. Will be a gift for her #93

The beginning of a Dane Shawl with the ball of yarn, photographed on a wood table. Pattern through 28 rows. It is a traditional Danish heart-shaped shawl.
Yarn is handspun - fleece from Romney sheep owned by her friend, Roni.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I always enjoy seeing “what’s on your needles” when that’s the theme for #ShowMeYourKnits I finished this Dip3b bag cover last night and pinned it out. Some of my mom’s handspun 🧶. This is the 7th I’ve made - the finished 5th and 6th in the photo, too.

Two finished zippered bags and the cover of a third one pinned out on a gray/beige blocking mat. The bottom one is gray, white, and purple. The middle one is white, gray, and pink. Both are handspun yarns. The tope on is Mal Rios in Scorpio, Libra, and Glitter (blue/black, red, and dark gold). The top one has a dragonfly charm on the zipper pull. The bottom one has star charm on the zipper pull.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Saw a glow in the east as the sun set - someone is getting storms!

Looking east - a large cloud formation framed by trees, glowing red/orange at 8:02 pm as the sun set.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ah, technology. August is always busy with a big project I work on for a client. The screen on the SurfacePro4, that I’ve used since 2017, started to bulge on the left edge on Friday. (Where the battery is.) I bought a new laptop a few months ago but hadn’t moved all my software. All moved now.

SurfacePro4 i5 computer photographed on wire shelving. The left edge of the screen has separated from the case and shows a 1/2” / 1.25cm gap.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Progress photo of the Anthology Throw (design by Curious Handmade). Not a lot of knitting time but I try to get some stitches in most days. I’ve not used a couple skeins - there was a green that seemed too bright compared to the colors on each side. But happy how it’s knitting up! 🧶 info in ALT text

In-progress photo of a large round throw, taken on a patio. The knitting, 576 stitches each round at this point, is scrunched up on 40”/100cm US5/3.75mm circular needles.the center is shades of red before moving to purples and then blues. A little green and then greenish gold. The yarn the 2022 Advent set in is An Caitin Dubh Deep Yak Silk.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sweater weather is coming! #ShowMeYourKnits theme is sweaters this week. This is Perseids Cardigan. The yarn is Malabrigo Rios - colorway is Scorpio and is a mix of blues, grays, and black. i have worn this a lot - as recently as the other morning I put it on instead of clicking the heat on!

Perseids Cardigan is photographed on a concrete patio - a little dappled sunshine on the one side of the photo. Pattern is by Heidi Kirrmaier. The yarn colorway is Scorpio and is a mix of blues, grays, and black. The cardigan has an overall lace pattern including on the sleeves.

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

And another Musselburgh hat! This 🧶 is Berroco Ultra Wool DK in Navy and Snow.

Two views of the same hat, photographed on a wood table. One shows the Navy blue side with a white brim and the other is the white side with a blue brim.

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

We’re doing baby knits for # ShowMeYourKnits this week! Coincidentally, I’ve just knitted two baby hats in the last couple weeks. Both are Hedgehog Fibres Sock yarn held double. Left - Rialto hat in Dark Concrete Right - Top Knot Baby Hat in Morello

Two baby hats photographed on a wood table. Both hats have small I-cord top knots. The one on the left is a mix of pinks, purples, blues, and grays and has a ribbed brim. The one on the right is a mix of reds and pinks and has a rolled brim.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The theme is STRIPES for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. I don’t knit a lot of stripes so I’ll just show this Musselburgh Hat again. The beautiful 🧶 is from @makerwool.bsky.social

A finished Musselburgh Hat, photographed on a wood table. The one end of the hat is a solid gray and the rest is self-striping yarn. The color sequence of the self-striping yarn is gray, grayish white, beige/brown, beigeish white. Four views of how to wear the hat - the gray cap with a turned up brim of stripes, a striped cap with a turned up brim of stripes, and both versions with no turned up brim - making a longer slouchy hat.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I modified one of Sarah Schira’s gnome patterns to knit a fireman for my niece, a textile engineer and VP of R&D for a company that makes PPE for firefighters. I had to order the jacket yarn online and I wasn’t happy with it at first but in the end, I’m happy how he turned out. Mailed him today.

A 7 1/2”/19cm gnome that resembles a firefighter. The hat is black and had a pin that says fire and rescue in the center. The jacket is beige and the body and sleeves have stripes of yellow yarn, silver silk yarn, and yellow yarn. An icord “hose” is flemished and tucked under the one arm. The other arm has a bit of wire so it can be posed and he is holding a small gray and red ax in his hand. He is photographed on a sunny patio with a Mandevilla flower behind him.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Better photos of the ‘Tales from the Isle of Purbeck’ lce shawl from my earlier photo. Designer is Annie Rowden. I think the yarn is Fiber Optics Yarns, Unified Gradient in ‘Steampunk.’ #ShowMeYourKnits

Close up of a knitted shawl - the yarn is a gradient that goes from coppe to bronze to steel gray shades.

A triangle-shaped lace shawl spread out on a concrete patio - the one side is scrunched up. The top of the shawl starts with shades of copper and bronze and then ends with a steel gray edge.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A couple more shawl for #ShowMeYourKnits I have already posted a lot of shawls I’ve made. This is a Slumber Shawls that was folded up in the earlier photo. Starflake is another Stephen West design. And a bonus Spiderman blanket photo - because I came across it when I was looking at photos!

A medium-sized shawl spread on a concrete patio. The body of the shawl is garter stitch ridges and stockinette sections. The Feather and Fan border makes the edge ripple. The body yarn is a brownish purple with copper MadTosh single. The border yarn is DyeForYarn mohair fluff called ‘Cat’s Hairball Problem’

Two views of the Starflake shawl. The yarns are DyeForWool merino silk fingering in purplish and rose shades. It’s a very large shawl that starts like a split star and builds out with ridges and stripes. In one view, the shawl is on a dress form, showing how it looks being worn. The other view is the shawl spread out on a metal bench on a patio.

A Spiderman Blanket with a red center, blue sections, and red outer sections. Ridges of black yarn separate the sections. It’s spread out on blocking mats. I sent this to my niece’s son.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

SHAWLS is the #ShowMeYourKnits theme and I could post many examples. Even though I’ve given a lot away, and not including the 8-10 I keep out and wear, I have this box of shawls in my closet. I forgot about the ’Tales from the Isle of Purbeck’ I knitted with a gradient. More info in ALT text.

Front one - Pierre I overdyed after knitting.
All the Angles and two Slumber Shawls - all are Stephen West designs.
Several beaded silk lace shawls in there, too.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits turns 2! 🎉 The theme, patterns knitted at least twice, is an easy one for me. I pulled out the Mutsch shawls and Musselburgh hats I’ve knitted.

Four versions on the Mutsch shawl, designed by Isabell Kraemer. Starting in the upper right -
A red shawl in Malabrigo Rios
A dark blue one in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted
A light gray one - the first I knitted - in Manchelopis
A dark gray on in handspun

Seven Musselburgh hats, designer is @ysoldaknits.bsky.social
A variety of colors and fingering-weight yarn

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Guardians are a home run machine tonight! ⚾️

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Knitting-adjacent items for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. I have seen a yarn bowl I covet - and I have never used a yarn bowl! Fun to see the tools people use, too. I don’t really have anything special. I do love this bag a friend sent me a few years ago. Also an update on my Anthology Throw.

A zippered bag I use as a project bag for knitting. Three magnificent birds with feathered headwear - all ready for Friday Night, as noted in writing on the front of the bag. Th photo is taken on a patio bench.

In-progress photo of a large round throw, taken on a patio bench. The knitting, 576 stitches, is scrunched up on 40”/100cm US5/3.75mm circular needles.the center is shades of red before moving to purples and then blues. The yarn the 2022 Advent set in is An Caitin Dubh Deep Yak Silk.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last fall, I made a connection with a teacher working with at-risk kids at a school in the city system. She and her mom were going to a discount grocery store so she could buy things to support the kids and their families. I gave her some money. And then each month, I gave her some money. 1/5

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Texture is the #ShowMeYourKnits theme this week. This is an early sweater knit for me. Pattern was in a magazine, pre-internet times. I remember buying the yarn at a shop in western North Carolina. Texture + nubby yarn. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Mixed feelings, I guess.

A dark beige sweater spread out on a bed. Pattern name is lost to time - but it was in a knitting magazine. Yarn is Classic Elite Believe, 77% cotton and 23% rayon. At the time - $4.95 for 50g skein.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I was surprised how many shishito peppers I had when I picked them this morning! And a few jalapeños, too. Lots of little datil peppers coming along, too. Keeping everything watered during this heat.

16 shishito peppers and three jalapeños on a granite countertop.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits is a Blue theme this week to celebrate 100 weeks of this tag and knitting community that has grown around it! Well done, @livrunsfast.bsky.social, for pulling us together! 💙 Here is a Slumber Shawl (design by Stephen West), knit is a variety of Mal Rios yarns.

A blue and beige shawl, in the process of being bound off, spread out on a beige carpet.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Quite a lot of Canada Geese in parking lots and streets these days. This morning, this large group was walking toward a pond. All the spring babies have grown up!

A group of 27 Canada Geese walking through a shopping plaza parking lot. This is a busy shopping area in Montrose with several restaurants and adjoining shopping plazas.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Meals on Wheels for my mom - potato and onion pierogi with sautéed onions. Two and some onions in each container - to stash in her freezer.

A large skillet on a stove with a lot of sautéed onions and two plates with browned pierogi on a countertop.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits is travel knits, game-watching, coffee-having projects. Perfect for Knit in Public Day! Since I finished my cashmere Musselburgh, I’ve been working on my Anthology Throw. My Urchin Musselburgh is in my purse - doc appts and car repair knitting. Cast on a DK Musselburgh today.

Anthology Throw - a Pi-inspired round shawl. An Caitin Dubh’s Deep Ya Silk Fingering yarn, 2022 Advent set - editing out some colors. The shawl starts with shades of red and moved into purples and the blues are starting now. It’s photographed on a wood-like floor.

The cap part of an in-progress hat photographed on a wood table with the ball of yarn and a cloth project bag that says “Winter is coming, knit faster.” The yarn is Hedgehog Fibres Sock in the Urchin colorway which is a slightly off-white base with splashes of pink, purple, and brown.

The start of a hat, knitted from the center out on double-point needles, photographed on a wood table. The yarn is Berroco Ultra Wool DK in Navy. The skein of Navy yarn and the Snow (white) yarn is also on the table.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Finished knitting a Musselburgh Hat (designer @ysoldaknits.bsky.social). Purple yarn is cashmere/silk Miss Babs Sojourn, 2018 Rhinebeck colorway. The charcoal yarn is BFL/silk dyed by me. Should have knit about 2 more rows of charcoal. Unsurprisingly, the cashmere stretched a bit more than the BFL.

Four ways to wear a Musselburgh Hat, photographed on a wood table. The yarn for one side is a purple variegated cashmere and silk yarn. The other side is a charcoal variegated Bluefaced Leicester.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits is STRIPES this week. i don’t always enjoy carrying yarns for knitting stripes but self-striping yarn is fun to knit! Musselburgh Hat with yarn from @makerwool.bsky.social All the Angles shawl Habitation Throw baby blanket Enjoying seeing everyones projects!

Habitation Throw - Knitting garter stitch and eyelet baby blanket in a gray/blue yarn with off-white stripes.

All the Angles - A large handknit shawl spread out on a concrete patio with a pot of red mandevilla. The yarns are gray/brown and white. The knitting is oriented in three different directions - a section is knit and stitches are picked up to knit a different direction. And then a third section is picked up and knitted. There is a picot bindoff around all edges of the shawl.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Made another Dip3b bag. This one uses some of my mom’s handspun yarn. This will be a gift for her cousin who is also a knitter. I had planned to give one of the bags I already made to her for her birthday but I know she will like this handspun one. 🧶

A 6” x 9” (16cm x 23cm) zippered bag with a knitted cover attached. The handspun yarn colors are gray, white, and pink. The bag is photographed on a wood table. There’s a small white flower charm attached to the zipper pull.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

@buckeyemama.bsky.social Terri, was that a ’Hello’ to you from Kenny on Fox8 this morning when he was highlighting the Downtown Cleveland events?

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Happy to be making some progress on my Musselburgh Hat (designer: @ysoldaknits.bsky.social). Charcoal yarn is BFL/silk dyed by me. Purple yarn is Miss Babs Sojourn (cashmere/silk).

In-progress photo of a knitted Musselburgh Hat, photographed on a wood table. One half of the hat is a purple variegated yarn. The other half, still being knitted, is various shades of charcoal.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Deep dive for yellow week for #ShowMeYourKnits. Not a color I normally use but the very *first* thing I made when I learn to knit (1994) is this cotton sweater. I used the same yarn to weave fabric and made this skirt to match the sweater. (headed to the donation box. doesn’t fit now) see ALT text

A yellow sweater and skirt spread out on a red Oriental-style rug. The sweater is handknit with several strands of yarn. The skirt fabric was woven with a single strand of yellow and there are narrow dark green stripes.
Not sure why I didn’t donate this when I lived in Florida. But it’s been in a box and will go to Goodwill soon.
The yarns came from Lion Knitting Mill in Cleveland. The mill produced high-quality knit goods for many years, selling to Pendelton, LL Bean, Eddie Bauer, etc. It closed in 1990. My mom and people in her weaving guild made multiple trips to buy cones of yarn after they closed.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs this week. I’m making some progress on my cashmere-silk 🧶 Musselburgh hat. Some former WIPSs, recently completed - another Dip3b bag and also did the bear-inspired gnome MKAL. A fun knit and I have no idea what I’ll do with it! But whimsy is good sometimes.

Progress photo of a partly completed purple variegated hat. It’s on a metal bench on a patio. Miss Babs Sojourn yarn in 2018 Rhinebeck colorway,

Two small zippered bags with red, gold, dark purple, gray-brown yarn in a patterned repeat, alternating the different colors. There’s a small rose charm on one zipper pull and a small bear charm on the other one. They are on a metal bench on a patio. There’s also a stuffed bear-like gnome in red, gold and white. The gnome is quite plump and has a pocket on the beard. This photo has arms wrap around with the hands in the pocket.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

May 4 is always about Kent State for me. I didn’t see much mention of it yesterday. Glad to see this today. Gift link - share.inquirer.com/gmo1D8

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Kent State and the silence of American campuses | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, a grim World Press Freedom Day for America

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Attached the knitted cover to the zippered bag. Skimmed along the yarn and bag covering. Only two very small blips of the black thread - thought I had hidden the stitches but going to let my perfectionism rest today. Happy how it turned out and it will be a gift. Have another one planned.

Two photos of a knitted covering that has been sewn onto a small, zippered bag I purchased. Yarn is Malabrigo Rios in Libra, Illusion/Ilusion, and Pearl Ten. In the photos, the bag is on a metal bench on a concrete patio.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Happy to see killdeer babies again this year. I also have a robin tapping on my sliding glass door. I can’t have a feeder here so it isn’t like they expect seed or water here. The first day she just got up to the glass and looked in. 🤷🏻‍♀️

An adult and baby killdeer on a green, weedy hillside. Another baby is upthe hill a bit and not in the photo.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A knitter in Isabell Kraemer‘s group adapted her Bao Bao Cowl pattern to make a small bag. I don’t have the pattern but I knit the shawl. I made a cover for a bag using the same 🧶. Learning from that, I knit a second - smaller needles, more stitches. It will be a better fit. More info in alt text.

Bao Bao Shawl with a small, matching zippered bag photographed on a metal bench. Yarn is Rios in Libra and Scorpio and an undyed wool, yak, silk yarn. The Dip3b stitch used in the shawl is repeated in the bag covering. Bag is purchased - don’t have the mental bandwidth to get my sewing machine out right now.

Two knitted covers and a small, zippered bag (purchased) on a blocking mat with a small ruler and a box of t-pins. The bottom bag cover is the same one as in the previous photo - Rios in Libra and Scorpio and undyed wool, yak, silk yarn. The top bag is blocked and drying. Learning from the first one, this has more stitches, tighter gauge, and a better fit for the bag. Yarn is Rios in Libra, Illusion/Ilusion, and Pearl Ten.

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heidiblough.bsky.social @heidiblough.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The rain has stopped but it’s a chilly, dreary day. Just baked some chocolate chip blondies - let me cut them and you can have one with your glass of chardonnay.

A slab of uncut blondies on parchment paper, just lifted out of a baking pan, on a cooling rack on a stone-like countertop.

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