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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s the pattern title!

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m a couple of days late for #ShowMeYourKnits this week, but here are the Frank Lloyd Wright socks I just finished.

Turquoise colored hand knitted socks with ribbed pattern

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My hometown! (Sort of. Technically it’s Swampscott but it’s right next to Salem and my parents lived in Salem for 20 years).

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What I’m proud of/what’s on my needles: the latest sock (the pattern is Handpaint Highlights), and my Ebba pullover. Have finished the body and started a sleeve. #ShowMeYourKnits

Handknit navy blue pullover in progress with a lace pattern on the front and one sleeve started

Handknit blue, purple, and black socks in progress just past the heel turn.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And my brother Jason. (Also, happy birthday).

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

September 22: officially the first day of Cold Kitty Season.

Gray and white cat snuggling on a blue floral comforter between her human’s legs

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Had to go into the archives for amber or gold colors. This is an Ogee Pullover by Norah Gaughan that I knit in 2012. #ShowMeYourKnits

Handknit pullover sweater with a cable pattern on the front in a gold color

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/09/2026

Abortion bans are killing women.

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Every flyer for every event in Thurmont. 🙄

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Currently on the needles: two Sari Nordland patterns. The gray-purple one is the Juno tee and the navy one is the Ebba pullover. #ShowMeYourKnits

Gray-purple handknit tee in progress with lace sleeves

Handknit navy blue lace pullover in progress

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Not until next week. 😫

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“If I sit on her shoes, she can’t go anywhere!” - Violet, using cat logic.

Gray and white cat, sitting on a pair of flip flops

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I say tees count as sweaters, so here’s the Prospect Tee I just finished. #ShowMeYourKnits

Blue green handknit short sleeve sweater tee with purl stripes modeled

Blue green handknit short sleeve sweater tee with purl stripes

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

First holiday-themed ad seen today, August 20.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The knit along shawl I just finished has a lot of stripes. This is Way Ahead Wrap. #ShowMeYourKnits

Hand knit dark green and cream shawl with stripes and mosaic block sections

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Sign I have become an old person: filled out a survey about financial webinars at work and all the topics I checked were related to retirement, estate planning, social security, and Medicare.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Official house sock yarn selector. She chose the one on the right for my next pair of socks, with the middle one as her second choice.

A gray and white cat standing next to 5 hanks of hand dyed sock yarn in various colors

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That might be part of why it bothers me.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That was just an example but I’ve seen it a lot lately. I think maybe I find it too vague. “Crafting,” maybe.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Maybe it’s the scope - like if you’re really talking about multiple art forms/crafts, fine. But if it’s really one specific type, like knitting, then just say “knitting.”

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I do get that it’s one word that encompasses everything but it still really annoys me for some reason.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Like I wasn’t sitting on the couch “making” earlier, I was knitting. Anyway I hereby announce a one-woman crusade against “making.”

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Maybe that’s it? Pretentious and not specific enough. Like knitting and cooking are both “making,” but two very different things?

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

An example, 10 seconds after opening Instagram.

Post about a talk at Flock Fiber Festival with “keep making” and “able to make for a lifetime” highlighted.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Something about “maker” and “making” instead of knitter/knitting (or whatever the specific craft is) really annoys me and I can’t put my finger on why.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I have definitely noticed a disparity in the last couple of years and am currently watching a man defeat two women and get all the daily doubles.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It doesn’t actually say when it is.

AI designed flyer for a local peach festival

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Don’t live your life so that when you die people say “oh I was hoping it’d be the other guy, but I’ll take it”

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ribbing counts as texture, right? This is my current sock in progress (Frank Lloyd Wright socks). #ShowMeYourKnits

Blue green handknit sock in progress with ribbing

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Happy “no more David Trone ads” to all who celebrate

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It appears that I’m going to Ireland for a knitting-themed tour in October of next year. 🍀 🇮🇪

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fakesharrows @fakesharrows.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

gearing up for a day of totally out of pocket takes, but a few reminders: 1. Home rule should never be contingent on which way DC votes and anyone saying otherwise can eat shit 2. DC is a real place with its own issues for real people, not a stand in for national politics writ large

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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Introverts stay up very late at night because it’s the only time they truly get to be alone

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I have done my part to make the Maryland political ads stop.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It was a lot. Two groups of 4 in/around Metro Center and one group of 6 near the mall.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

June 23, although I already voted. Am also annoyed by our own ads and look forward to them ending.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Kennedy's behavior always makes sense if you assume two things: 1) He's a eugenicist who believes viruses are a good thing, because — he believes — they purge the gene pool of weaker members. 2) He believes.... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/u...

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Kennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Guess who’s been sitting on a train at Shady Grove for 20 minutes.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This is my Sharon’s Glamping Blanket from a few years ago. It was a fun knit and I love it, but don’t use it much (at all), because it’s not usually cold enough. #ShowMeYourKnits

Handknit blanket in red, white, and gray stripes with different texture patterns

Closeup of handknit blanket with red, white, and gray stripes and different texture patterns

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Current status: being forced to play endless rounds of family feud at work for “team building.” Actual current status: hiding in bathroom.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I have so many. The sites that email you after you browse like “you have great taste!” “Do you need help checking out?” When I look at an ad and then my entire instagram feed is endless ads for that item. Articles where an AI “reading assistant” pops up. I can read, thanks.

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

One of the few things I’ve knit with yellow in it in my entire knitting career (am not a yellow fan): a Buccaneer shawl from 2017ish. #ShowMeYourKnits

Handknit shawl in gray with lace bands in blue and yellow

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Me, wearing my Fairweather sweater at Rhinebeck in 2024. #ShowMeYourKnits

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Going back 15 years for this one: my purple Strafford tee. #ShowMeYourKnits

Purple handknit cap sleeve tee with a lace pattern on the upper third

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Jean R @jerdlngr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Agree! Although would be happy with a 10-day limit. It’s not fun to watch if it’s not competitive.

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