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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I made myself a merino, silk, and mohair scrunchie because I am just that *extra*. It's also a great way to use up a very small amount of super luxury yarn. Pupu Scrunchie by Sari Nordlund, in Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Merino Silk and Purl Soho Tussock. #knitting #knit #knitsky 🧶

A hand knitted scrunchie laid on top of a book, which is in turn on top of a sticker bedecked laptop. The scrunchie is knit in rich burgundy yarn that has a shine from the silk content and a halo of mohair, and has an attached bow or tails tied on one side.

The same scrunchie, now on a person's wrist. The person's nails are painted a shimmery green and burgundy, and a tattoo of a tiger kitten playing with burgundy/pink yarn is visible on their forearm.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

First of two preorders to arrive this month, Platform Decay by @marthawells.com! Now for a tough decision - do I finish the current batch of library books first, or abandon them for a shiny new #murderbot? Either way, Amos is performing excellently as a book rest. #booksky

A copy of Platform Decay by Martha Wells. The cover of the book is a picture of Murderbot floating in front of a gray background suggesting a space ship or station. Behind the book is an orange tabby cat on a person's lap, and the thumb nail on the hand holding the book is painted shimmery bright green.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

And this, friends, is why we bring at least 3 projects on vacation. I finished the baby sweater 2 hours into a 4 hour drive, then switched to the cabled sweater, and ran out of usable yarn at hour 3. I rested my hands instead of working on my socks, but it was comforting to know they were there.

A stack of hand knits on the lap of a person sitting in a car. The bottom layer is a cabled sweater, still in several pieces, one sleeve on the needles, in a tweedy dark red yarn. On top of that is a mostly finished raspberry colored baby sweater with a lacy raglan detail.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Me and my knitting buddy working on a baby sweater. It's the teens' first time watching the Dune movies so we have the lights turned down low for the full cinematic experience. I love that my kids have turned out to be the type of people who watch a great movie, and immediately ask for the book.

An unfinished raspberry colored hand knit baby sweater, draped across an orange and white cat. The sweater is the Norwegian Fir pattern by Oge Knitwear Designs, and the yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash in Razzleberry Heather. The body of the sweater is complete, and a person's hand is holding up the almost complete right sleeve of the sweater. The cat is sleeping soundly.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our washer broke, so while I am stuck at the laundromat without my knitting (yes, it's as horrible as it sounds), I'll share the handspun Musselburgh that I finished this weekend. This is a merino silk blend, dyed by @wonderlanddyeworks.bsky.social and spun as a 2 ply fractal. 🧶 #spinning #knitsky

An unfolded Musselburgh hat dangling from a person's hand. The hat resembles a very long tube with a dome at each end, and the yarn created varying width stripes in shades of lavender, navy, and pale muted green, the colors sometimes solid, sometimes marled. In the background is a large bright window and an old fashioned wooden spinning wheel.

The same hat folded into a hat shape. Assembled, the hat is double thickness on top with a deep, quadruple thickness cuff. The hat is again held up by one corner, and in the background is a staircase, a black grand piano, and a bright yellow and white couch.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Spring cleaning, yarn edition. I have been long overdue in organizing all of my chaos, and have found 4 active WIPs, 2 inactive WIPs, 1 untouched kit, 7 stray skeins of yarn, 1 freezer bag of scraps, 4 sets of DPNs, 1 circular needle, 1 crochet hook, and 7 empty project bags. 🧶

A jumbled pile of yarn and knitting paraphernalia, including multiple large to medium sized project bags, a stack of various skeins of yarn, two different socks, neither of which has a pair, and a variety of needles and hooks.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I inadvertently bought the yarn from my tattoo! My youngest picked this out online for a gift for his teacher, but I am charmed by the coincidence and might have to buy more to keep for myself. #knitting #yarn

A ball of raspberry colored yarn next to a tattoo of a fairy tiger kitten munching on a ball of yarn that is nearly a perfect color match to the actual yarn. The yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash in the color Razzleberry Heather.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

On to sleeves! The cable panel is much simpler than the body, so hopefully this visit to sleeve island will be brief. The Botanist by @theacolman.bsky.social in @purlsoho.bsky.social Hedgerow. #knitting #knitsky 🧶

The first few inches of an in progress knit sweater sleeve. The center of the sleeve features a braided cable flanked by mini alternating cables, all in a deep wine colored tweedy wool. The sleeve is resting on a person's lap, and in the background is a curled up orange cat.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

February nails! Documenting my weekly manis as a reminder that we already have polish at home. The magnetics are of course my favorite, but at almost two hours I just can't do it every week. 💅 #nailpolish #indienailpolish #lacquerista

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polishes used are Holo Taco Electrostatic, black with subtle linear holo, and a glitter topper with randomly placed silver star glitter from 10 Over 10. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is BKL I Put The Omen in Women, magnetized with a glass bead effect, showing a deep plum purple base with lime green shimmer at certain angles. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is Mooncat Freshly Bitten, a deep shimmery violet red. In the background is a car steering wheel.

A white skinned hand held to display painted nails. The polish is BKL Rebirth And Renew, magnetized with a glass bead effect, a navy base with turquoise and green shimmer. In the background is a wooden desk.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Binding off the back of this sweater, accompanied by Amos who is mostly (but not entirely) resisting the urge to assist. #knitsky #knitting #cozy #cat #catsofbluesky 🧶

A cozy scene of a cat snuggled up under a gray cable-knit blanket and an in-progress wine-colored knit sweater. Amos, the cat, is an orange tabby with a white face and pale green eyes. Only his head is visible. The left hand of the person knitting is resting on the bundled up sweater holding the silver knitting needles.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Snowy day ply-back test! I didn't spin or knit much for the last few months, due to the holidays and school and video games and, of course, The Horrors™, but today's spinning guild meeting brought a little bit of my mojo back. Now to pull out the drum carder and prep more of this Romney!

A small sample of yarn and unspun wool fiber held in front of a spinning wheel. The fiber and yarn are a murky blue teal color, and match the nail polish on the hand that is holding the sample. The scene is brightly lit from the white snow outside a window in the background.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

It took a little longer than a single day, but the koroks are finished! This pattern, while thorough, was a doozy and I will happily never make another. Now back to my winter activity of leveling alts in WoW...

Three crocheted koroks, small forest spirits from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The one on the left is swirled blue and brown and has a medium sized, heart shaped green leaf mask. The center korok is swirled pink and burnt orange, has a four-lobed leaf mask in a darker green, and is holding one arm up in a jaunty wave. The right-most korok is swirled peach and brown, and has a yellow, pale green, and bright orange mask shaped somewhat like a maple leaf. Each mask has a suggestion of a face embroidered in black and the korok's nose sticking out of its center.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

A little late but almost relevant, my tiger/kitten/fairy/yarn tattoo! This tattoo makes me so happy every time I see it (stupid winter requiring stupid long sleeves) and really lets everyone know I have a weird obsession with cats and yarn.

A white person's arm with their sleeve rolled up to show an illustrative style tattoo of a tiger kitten with butterfly wings enthusiastically chomping a ball of yarn. The kitten is orange with black stripes, their wings are green with black borders and mauve dots, and the ball of yarn is also mauve.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Today's snow day goal is to finish up these koroks, which were supposed to be last year's stocking stuffers. My crafting mojo has been elusive this month, but maybe checking these guys off my WIP list will bring it back... Colorful Spirits Amigurumi pattern by ElizettaCrafts. #crochet #zelda

Three incomplete crocheted korok amigurumi on a blue-jeaned lap. The one on the right is pink and orange swirled, the one in the middle is pink and brown, and on the left is blue and brown. The middle one has a yellow, green, and orange leaf mask with several trailing yarn tails sitting on top of it, and a person's hand is holding a green leaf mask in place on the leftmost korok. In the background are a small pair of red scissors, a yellow-handled crochet hook, and a chopstick for pushing stuffing into small areas. Ya ha!

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Helper cat never misses his chance to supervise sewing! I'm making dopp bags for my team at work and really feeling the loss of physical sewing stores since I can't run out for any notions I might be missing. I may add one more bag into the assembly line if I can find some nice scraps in my stash.

An orange tabby cat stands over three stacks of fabric and sewing notions. Each stack consists of two colors of coordinating fabric, one zipper and one spool of thread, all the materials to make a zippered dopp kit.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Dressed as a witch in a hand knit ghost sweater, watching Beetlejuice, munching candy, and spinning yarn - what could be better? Happy Halloween, yarny friends! #spinning #handspinning 🧶

A braid of spinning fiber, a cop of singles, and a Turkish spindle sitting on a purple velvet with hat. The spinning fiber is hand dyed with splotches of neon colors on a white background, and a golden moon charm dangles from the tip of the hat.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

When you knit a tiny pumpkin, you make your cat wear it as a hat, of course. Pattern is Teeny Tiny Pumpkins by Anna Tracy, available on Ravelry, yarn is Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight, cat is Amos. 🧶 🎃

An orange and white tabby with pale green eyes, sitting calmly and staring straight into the camera, with a tiny knitted orange pumpkin balanced on his head.

A close up picture of the tiny orange knitted pumpkin. It is held up by a white-skinned hand with purple painted nails, and using the hand for scale, you can see that the pumpkin is no more than an inch across. In the background are several blurry shelves of knock knacks against a dark teal wall.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

4 days of progress! I did a bit more after this and even though there's still room on the arms, I'm definitely feeling the extra weight, so it might be time to take off the cop and start again.

A Turkish drop spindle with a carefully wound turtle of neon yellow, orange, pink and purple hand spun yarn. In the background is the unspun wool fiber, which is mostly white with pops of bright colors.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

It's also a really lovely day for a mildly moody walk through the woods, just fyi.

A small clearing in the woods in autumn. The ground is thickly covered with leaf litter, and the leaves left on the trees are a mix of golden yellow and green. To the left is a campsite with a faintly smoking fire pit, and an adult, child, and dog are walking along the trail in the middle distance.

A small stream snaking through a sparse wood. Both banks are covered with orange and brown fallen leaves, with a few green ferns and patches of moss along the edges. The trees rising above the stream have lost most of their leaves, and the ones that are left are yellow against the dark branches. A man in a gray sweatshirt and a medium sized brown dog are walking next to the stream.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I am trying again to make friends with a drop spindle, and I think I have to accept that my 33g Turkish just can't do thin singles. Which is fine, because this Shaniko Tweed from 316 Dye Studios (in the appropriately named Lite-Brite color) will look pretty good as a DK/worsted 2-ply. #handspun 🧶

A Turkish drop spindle next to a braid of neon-dyed wool. A small amount of the wool has been spun into singles which are wound into a gods-eye style cop on the spindle, showing off pale neon blues, greens, purples and oranges, with tweedy bits of all different colors. The fiber braid is hand dyed in blotches of the same colors, only brighter and interspersed with white. Barely visible on the arms of the spindle are cutouts in the shape of cars playing.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Very lucky to have a husband who can print more bobbins when I run out! My current project has filled 4 of my 6 bobbins with no end in sight, so I may yet end up needing a few more, but not for a few weeks. #handspinning 🧶

A shiny teal-blue 3-D printed spinning wheel bobbin held close to the camera, with two more lying on a couch in the background. The bobbins have a small gear on each end, indicating they are for a Woollee Winder device.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Desperately trying to will sweater weather into existence with a new cast on. This is The Botanist by @theacolman.bsky.social in @purlsoho.bsky.social Hedgerow, a merino Donegal tweed with a smidge of cashmere and silk. #knitting 🧶

A swath of in-progress knitting, still on the needles and swirled into an A-shape, lying on a worn wooden table. The knitted fabric is a deep, rich burgundy with tweedy pops of lighter red, pink, and green, and the surface of the fabric is twisted into a complex cable texture.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Taking lunch in my car and knitting while parked outside a cemetery seems super appropriate for September. The Musselburgh hat seems never ending - this is only half a hat - but that was kind of the point, a project that is super easy to pick up and put down and will keep me busy for a while. 🧶

A hand holding up a long tubular piece on knitting. The knitting work in progress, which is going to be a hat, is striped in grey, tan, and burgundy and is over a foot long. The person holding the knitting has a tattoo of a tiger fairy kitten holding a ball of purple yarn. In the background is a concrete cemetery wall and a large gnarled tree with a canopy of green leaves

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Steeking and blocking done, all that's left to do is sew a few buttons! #knitting #handspinning 🧶

A close up of the button bands of a hand spun, hand knitted sweater. Three of the brown mother-of-pearl buttons are sewn on, and the fourth is in progress with a golden needle and purple thread sticking out of one of the button holes. The sweater is various muted shades of purple, blue, gray, green, and orange in a textured color work pattern. Lying on top of the sweater are a white card with purple and pink embroidery floss wound onto it, and a pair of gold and silver folding scissors.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Our camping trip was..not ideal (dog got injured at the sitters, car broke down two states away from home, and it was so cold and rainy that we left a day early), but we're having a nice do-over with hot dogs, s'mores and knitting by the fire pit in our own backyard. #knitting #handspinning 🧶

A knitting work-in-progress in front of a concrete block fire pit. The piece of knitting, which is actually the second sleeve of a sweater, is made of handspun yarn in various shades of purple, green, and tiny bits of orangey brown, and is being held up by a person's hand near the needles. A few flames and wisps of smoke are curling up from the fire pit, and further in the background is the setting sun peeking through out-of-focus pine trees.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My handspun sweater is trucking along! I have a hard deadline to finish because I preemptively entered it in the Big E, and entry drop off is on 9/2. That's cutting it a bit close for me, but I have grand knitting plans for my upcoming vacation week. #spinning #handspinning #knitting 🧶

A white woman with dark hair taking a selfie in a mirror while wearing an unfinished sweater. The sweater, which is knit out of self striping hand spun yarn, is knit in a simple textured color work pattern. The body of the sweater is complete, the right sleeve is nearly complete, and the left sleeve is still missing. The yarn shifts through many colors, including gray, brown, blue, purple, and green, all in muted dark shades. The woman is holding two balls of yarn in front of her body in her left hand, and her face is hidden behind her phone, which has a purple phone case.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I went to bed with the best intentions to work hard and get everything off my desk before vacation, but of course now that I'm here I'm totally checked out... Anyway, less work, more yarn. Here's a cute Louise Pullover Kids from Northside Knits in Knit Picks Heatherly that I made for a coworker. 🧶

A handknit baby sweater on a wooden table. The sweater has an all over bobble texture and is knit in a soft pastel sea-green color. The table under it is actually an ancient telephone wire reel, and the wood and metal are pleasantly worn and rustic.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I needed a break from socks so I started a Musselburgh hat by @ysoldaknits.bsky.social for my new travel project. Perfect for knitting on the deck until it got too dark to see! 🧶

A hand holding an in-progress knit hat in front of a weathered deck and blooming hydrangeas. The hat, which is being knit from the top down, is knit in hand dyed yarn that is pooling in uneven stripes of grey, burgundy, and tan. The hydrangeas are pink and white.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I fell off the #tourdefleece wagon so hard. My travel project for my work trip was no good - short staple wool that I wanted to spin thin for socks does not go with a heavy spindle - and I was swamped with homework when I got back. Still, I finished my handspun socks on the plane! #knitting 🧶

A pair of hand spun, hand knit socks laid out on a faded blue deck railing above a blooming hydrangea. The socks have short, rolled cuffs and a traditional heel flap. The yarn is blended shades of bright blue, brown, sea green, red-purple and dark blue, and is spun to create a striped or color blocked effect. The striping on the two socks does not match. The hydrangeas are in full bloom in pink, white, and pale green.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Nope, no actual spinning yesterday, but I'm not calling it a rest day because I dyed just over 3 pounds of fiber... Now the garage smells like vinegar and wet dog!

A multi-layered mesh drying rack hanging in a messy garage. The black drying rack, which is meant for herbs, has six levels, each with a bright green zippered opening, and all six levels are full of drying wool which can be glimpsed through the black mesh fabric.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Days 7 and 8 of #tourdefleece! I finished spinning the last of my dyed Romney last night, and decided to dye some more today. I took no measurements or notes for any of this - pure vibe dyeing! Not sure yet if any actual spinning will take place today... #handspinning #handdyeing 🧶

A metal strainer, sitting in a metal sink, full of brightly colored wool. The wool has not been processed besides scouring and dyeing, and is still mostly clumped in wavy locks. It has been dyed shades of turquoise, ocean green, lavender, and lilac.

A hand holding two bobbins of blueish yarn above a spinning wheel that holds a third bobbin of the same yarn. The spinning wheel, an old-style single treadle Schacht Matchless, is a warm honey colored wood, but the 3D printed bobbins are an incongruous shade of metallic silver with bright red gears on the end. The yarn is roughly DK to worsted weight singles in turquoise blue with hints of purple and gray. The person holding the two bobbins has a tattoo of a tiger kitten holding a ball of yarn on their arm.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Days 3-6 of #tourdefleece! Work and homework are seriously interfering with my spinning schedule, but I managed to finish another bobbin and start my travel project. I'm also now half way through Dungeon Crawler Carl 4, which I coincidentally started on day 1 of the tour. #handspinning 🧶

A top down view of a variety of yarn spinning paraphernalia. On the left is a spinning wheel on the floor, bearing a nearly full bobbin of muted turquoise yarn. On the table to the right is a spread out batt of wool, the same turquoise/gray/lavender/blue as the yarn on the spinning wheel, and there is another bobbin full of yarn sitting on the batt. Also sitting on the batt is a Turkish spindle with a small cop of pale green yarn.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Day 2 of #tourdefleece! I only spun for a half hour, and that might be it because it is unpleasantly hot and humid and I have homework due today. Still, I finished this bobbin of singles and weighed my remaining fiber. I'll do a bit more carding later to be ready for tomorrow. #handspinning 🧶

A bobbin of hand spun singles held by a person's hand. The singles are turquoise with hints of lilac and have a woolly, fuzzy texture.

A bowl of unspun, uncarded wool on a kitchen scale. The bowl is green, the scale is black and silver, and the fiber is varying shades of blue, green, and purple. The scale has been tared to remove the weight of the bowl, showing that the fiber weighs 232g.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Day one complete! The 3 batts I prepared ahead of time spun up in about 2 hours, which is much faster than I expected, and nearly filled 1 bobbin. I carded two more bats and probably have enough dyed wool for 8-10 more. Now to decide if I should dye the other 2 pounds or spin it as is...

A close up view of a bobbin on a spinning wheel, mostly full of turquoise yarn. The yarn has bits of lavender mixed in, and in the background is a pile of turquoise and purple dyed wool.

A drum carder loaded up with the turquoise and purple wool. The wool on the drum is mostly turquoise with a few streaks of darker teal. The feed tray has a layer of lightly fluffed wool ready to be added to the batt, which shows the various shades of lilac, blue, and sea green more clearly. After blending, the colors will mostly mix together into a muted haze.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Indie decided to join me for the #tourdefleece kick off. My goals are to spin every day, spin all of this Romney fleece, and get my new (to me) Country Craftsman wheel up and running. If I finish the Romney, I also have a pound of merino to dye and blend with sari silk. #handspinning #handspun 🧶

A dog lounging in a patch of sunlight streaming in through a skylight, next to a spinning wheel. Indie, the dog, is light tan, wearing a teal collar, and looks very relaxed. The spinning wheel, a Schacht Matchless, has a small amount of muted blue-green yarn on the bobbin.

A dyed sheep fleece spilling out of a white pillow case onto a wooden table. The portion on the left is uncarded, and the naturally silver-brown wool has been dyed shades of turquoise, teal, and lavender. On the right, some of it has been carded into batts, blending the colors into muted but still lovely shades. In the background is a drum carder and a cup of coffee.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Practicing core spinning onto fairy lights! USB lights are much brighter than battery lights, and while I'm very pleased I can plug them into a timer and not worry about batteries, the brightness overpowers the color of the fiber a bit. #handspinning #handspunyarn #artyarn 🧶

A Schacht Matchless spinning wheel with a bobbin partially full of brightly glowing fairy light yarn.

A hand wrapped in fairy light yarn. The lights are turned off to show the colors of the yarn, which is streaked with minty green and pink wool and silk.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

My first (successful, not-immediately-on-the-verge-of-disintegration) handspun sock! The opposing ply yarn really feels amazing and squishy, yet dense and sturdy. I do not usually suffer from second sock syndrome, but #tourdefleece starts soon... #sockcuterie #handspinning #knitsky #yarn 🧶

A nearly finished handspun, hand knit sock on a foot. The sock has a short rolled cuff, and shifts in color from blue/red marls at the ankle to turquoise to ocean green to brown to purple back to bright blue again at the toe. The only thing left to do is weave in the tail that dangles off the toe... And knit another sock, of course.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#sockcuterie has commenced! I'm knitting Rose City Rollers in yarn I dyed and spun. Most of this knitting has sadly been without snacks, but it was fun to put together a pretty board to accompany the cast on. Is anyone else knitting socks this month? #knitting #knitsky #handspun #handspunyarn 🧶

A half finished hand knit sock on a reddish purple background. The sock is being knit from the cuff down, and the yarn is striped and marled in shades of blue, green, brown, and purple. The fabric in the background is printed with stylized black mushrooms.

A small charcuterie board and a ball of yarn on a wooden table. The yarn looks predominantly blue in this picture but still has striations of other dark colors. The board has an appealing array of crackers, cheese, and cured meats, with a few blackberries and chocolate covered almonds for dessert. It's just enough for a meal for one person, or a snack for two.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Spinning workshops are my happy place 🥰 Today, Emily of @bricolagestudios.bsky.social taught the Nutmeg Spinners fiber blending and core spinning on wire, including spinning onto a fairy light core. This might be the coolest thing I have ever made! #handspinning #wool #silk #yarn 🧶

A pile of fiber and yarn on a pea-green table. In the back is a carded batt in shades of purple and pink, streaked with white and pink silk and sprinkled with tiny bits of multi-colored textile waste. In front of that is a silver 3D printed spinning wheel bobbin, partially filled with pale green and pink corespun yarn. The core is wire, giving the yarn a structural stiffness. In the front is yarn made from the purple and pink batt. It is corespun into a fairly light wire, which shines through the stiff, colorful yarn.

My hand holding the corespun fairy light yarn in front of a wood wall. In this dark area, the lights shine brilliantly through the pink and purple wool, illuminating my hand. The battery back for the lights hangs to the side.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

We have a swatch, perfectly 8 stitches per inch! It biases a tiny bit, which is not too surprising, and is wonderfully smooth and squishy.

A knitted swatch, still on the needles, on a gray background. The stitches are tiny and even, and subtly striped in purple, green, brown, and turquoise. The loose yarn to the side is energized and twisting back on itself, surprising given how smooth and even the surface of the swatch is.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Getting ready for #sockcuterie! This is #handspun superwash merino/nylon, 99g, 346y. I dyed the fiber myself and spun into an opposing ply. This is my first time using an opposing ply structure so I'm leaning towards plain vanilla ankle socks. Now to swatch! #knitting #knitsky #handspinning 🧶

A multicolored skein of yarn held in a hand in front of a weathered wooden table bearing a digital yardage counter.. The yarn is various dark shades of green, blue, and purple, and the visible fingernails are painted in a matching green shimmer. A tattoo of something yarn-like is partially visible on the person's arm.

The yarn spun into a cake, showing the subtle shaded stripes, sitting on the same battered table. In the background is a pair of folding gold scissors.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The FB marketplace gods have been kind to me lately! We just got back from picking up this Pat Green carder and I'm already putting her to work. My first batt is from a silver Romney fleece that I threw into a pot of random purple and turquoise dye on a whim. #handspinning #handspunyarn 🧶

A side view of a drum carder clamped to a table. The carder is made of honey-colored wood with metal accents. In the background is a muted blue-turquoise batt of fiber.

A close up view of the batt. The wool is light and fluffy, and is made of blended shades of purple and faded turquoise. The fiber was originally silver gray, giving the colors a muted dusty undertone.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Starting off a long weekend with coffee in one of my favorite mugs, peanut butter cookies, and knitting! I only have about an inch and a half to go on this sock, then I'm super excited to cast on a hand spun pair. #knitting #knitsky 🧶

A mug of coffee, a peanut butter cookie, and an in-progress hand knit sock arranged on a gray couch. The mug is white and has "Disneyland" printed near the rim, and is decorated with purple and yellow images of various Disney rides and characters. The sock is long and thin, knit in a ribbed pattern, and is black with speckles of neon pink, bright blue, and gray. There is a bite missing from the cookie.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Lots of lacrosse means lots of sock knitting. Saturday alone, we had tiny tots in the early morning, high school in the late morning, and a youth tournament afternoon into evening, all of which got me through this gusset and heel turn. #knitting #knitsky 🧶

A hand holding up an in-progress knitted sock. The pattern is the Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry, and the yarn is Knitted Wit Victory Sock in Nasty Woman. Nasty Woman, the color way of the yarn, is black with pops of neon pink, bright blue, and gray and is being knit using the magic loop method. A pale green circular needle loop is in front of the sock, and the visible thumb nail is painted iridescent pink and green. In the background are blue bleachers and an out of focus lacrosse game.

Two hand knit socks, one finished and one half finished, laid flat on the knitter's lap. The socks are black, neon pink, bright blue, and gray speckled, and knit in a ribbing pattern that makes them look very long and skinny.

A partially knit sock and a Dr. Who knitting bag on a park bench. The sock, a week prior to the other pictures, is only a few inches long.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Oops, I bought a new spinning wheel... This Country Craftsman popped up nearby for $50 and I couldn't help myself. She is from 1992, 4 years younger than my main wheel, and already spins remarkably well with just a bit of oil. Time to learn Blender and print more bobbins! #handspinning 🧶

A saxony-style spinning wheel in front of a cabinet full of yarn. The wheel is a medium brown wood and looks like a classic fairy tale spinning wheel, distaff and all.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

A very timely #showmeyourknits cardigan week since I just sewed the buttons on my Sinister Catdigan yesterday! The pattern is by @ancaitinbeag.bsky.social and the yarn is Jamieson of Shetland 2 Ply. I love each and every one of their judgey little faces. #knitting 🧶

A woman wearing a hand knit cardigan with a cat motif. The yoke of the sweater is purple with a band of off white repeating cats around the shoulders, and the body and sleeves are dark gray. She is wearing it with a plain black top and a navy and cream patterned skirt, and is standing in front of a glass fronted cabinet full of yarn. The picture is cropped so her face isn't visible.

A close up of the sweater showing the progress of sewing on buttons. The buttons are purple and flower shaped.

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

More progress on my hand spun sweater! Color 4 of 5 is now in play, and I can say with confidence that I will not be finishing in time for the March to May KAL. I will, however, be done in time for the state fair! #knitting #handspinning 🧶

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Making progress on my rainbow sparkle spin! The lighter bobbins will be piled with the dark purple for a stripey marl. #handspun #handspinning 🧶

Two 3-d printed bobbins of yarn on a spinning wheel. The bottom bobbin was just finished and is still on the flyer, and the yarn is a pale purple. The top bobbin is resting on the other bobbin at an angle, and the yarn is a mix of peach, raspberry, and pale yellow.

An in-progress bobbin of yarn on a spinning wheel. The bobbin is 3-d printed in silver PLA, and the yarn is a dark plummy purple. Up close there are glints of delicate subtle sparkle.

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