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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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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is not wrong.

dhuartson:

Don't let anyone talk you out of spending $15 on a new hobby. That $50 will be the best $400 you ever spent.

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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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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 14/04/2026

new bucket list unlocked for my adhd craft friends:

Critically endangered crafts
Crafts classified as 'critically endangered' are those at serious risk of no longer being practised. They m include crafts with a shrinking base of craftspeople, crafts with limited training opportunities, crafts wit financial viability, or crafts where there is no mechanism to pass on the skills and knowledge.
Arrowsmithing
Basketwork furniture making
Bell founding
Besom broom making MORE ENDANGERED
Bow making (musical)
Bowed-felt hat making
Chain making
Clay pipe making
Clog making
Coiled straw basket making
Coppersmithing (objects)
Copper wheel engraving
Currach making
Cut crystal glass making NEW
Devon stave basket making
Diamond cutting
Encaustic tile making
Engine turned engraving
Fabric pleating
Fair Isle chair making
Fan making
Figurehead carving NEW
Flower making (trade and manufacturing) NEW
Flute making (concert)
Fore-edge painting
Frame knitting
Glass eye making
Glove making MORE ENDANGERED
Hat block making
Hat plaiting
Horse collar making
Horsehair weaving
Linen beetling NEW
Linen damask weaving
Maille making
Matte painting (filmmaking) NEW
Metal thread making
Millwrighting
Northern Isles basket making
Orrery making
Paper making (trade and manufacturing)
Parchment and vellum making
Piano making
Pietra dura NEW
Plane making
Plume making
Pointe shoe making
Pottery (trade and manufacturing)
Quilting (frame NEW |
Rake making MORE ENDANGERED
Rattan furniture making NEW
Saw making
Scientific and optical instrument making
Scissor making
Sieve and riddle making
Silk ribbon weaving
Silver spinning
Spade making
Spinning wheel making
Straw hat making
Sussex trug making
Swill basket making
Tanning (oak bark)
Thatching (Irish vernacular) NEW
Thatching (Scottish vernacular)
Thatching (Welsh vernacular) NEW
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Tinsmithing
Wainwrighting
Watch face enamelling
Watch making
Whip making
Wooden fishing net making
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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 · 29/03/2026

Just got back from seeing Project Hail Mary, amaze amaze amaze! The three family members who listened to the audiobook all loved it, and the one who hasn't immediately asked me to pick up a copy.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 25/03/2026

I've been sick this week so I keep forgetting to boost this: Platform Decay, the next Murderbot book, is part of the Preorder 25% off sale at Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... So is the trade paperback of Queen Demon

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The Shire-Reckoning @shire-reckoning.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

‘I am glad that you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.’ Frodo is himself again. ‘We are lost in ruin and downfall, and there is no escape.’ ‘Well, Master, we could at least go further from this dangerous place here, from this Crack of Doom. Now couldn’t we?’

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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

And now the party continues with starting new WIPs - it's a wild Saturday night!

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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 · 18/03/2026

Thank you!! It is my favorite of my limited selection!

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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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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

us adults, foolish idiots: “but what does ‘six seven’ mean?” THE CHILDREN, harbingers tapping into the immortal zeitgeist: “$6 gas now, $7 gas tomorrow, hahahahHahahHAHAHAHAHA”

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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 · 19/02/2026

From a Julianna to a Juliana, hell yeah, fuck Trump! Wish I lived in your state so I could vote for you! ❤️🙌

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Julianna @joolsopolis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We feed our cats Blue Diamond Wilderness dry food. I don't know how much is luck or genetics vs. good quality food, but our last cat lived to 21 and was pretty healthy and spry right up to the end - hope we get just as much time with Amos!

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

I know exactly what newly released popular pattern you are talking about because I had the same thought! The stripes match across both sleeves and the body... That's not scrappy use-what-you-got spontaneity, that takes serious planning!

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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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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

If you were ever wondering what we're up against, this is a website book banners created to train people to get books banned in their own communities. I found my kids' school in here, and the books this website suggests I get banned from their library. www.takebacktheclassroom.com/school-detai...

takebacktheclassroom.com

Take Back the Classroom

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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

Ugh, yarn bleeding is so frustrating! But the pink and purple are so cute together that no one will guess they weren't supposed to be that color combo to begin with. 💜

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

I get it, cat-kind has a reputation of dignity and refinement to uphold, and wearing a pumpkin hat could be seen as a serious setback in that regard. I hope the good Admiral can accept my apology for subjecting his brethren to such disrespect!

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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

Agreed, it's very far outside my usual pallette, but it's bringing joy! 🌈

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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 · 21/10/2025

I think I would prefer a lighter spindle as well! I have another one that is about 28g, but it has a bit of a wobble (although I recently read some tips that might help). Still, this yarn is turning out quite serviceable, and I'll try for something thinner/lighter next time!

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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 did accidentally end up spinning it on the floor a few times, but even that needs work so I don't let the arms touch the floor. I'm sure with practice it will all get easier, and if not, I'll have to go shopping for a lighter spindle - not something I particularly mind!

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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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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2025

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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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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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Amélie is more of a detective movie than any Batman movie has ever been.

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

Okay, I think I can see it... It does look like it could be snaggy though, definitely an interesting design choice!

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

Re-reading Snow Crash and waiting for my preorder of Queen Demon to arrive!

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

Hmmm... That was my best I guess. I agree the color is pretty perfect, so hopefully it turns out to be something useful!

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