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Madame Kalash

@kalashnicore.bsky.social
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Game designer, writer, knitter. Queer culture and storytelling 🎉 There is a revolution in seeing yourself like your friends does. Random shouts into the void.

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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Pippi sweater is done and blocked! It was meant as a summer knit but didn't get finished for summer but for autumn. Pattern:Joo summer sweater. Made with Hjertegarn silk wool held double. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I've been miserably sick for six days and bored out of my mind. So I finally did a thing I've wanted to do for a good while - I redid the bottom half of my Bergman sweater. And lo anf behold, it got much nicer when I actually followed the pattern... Will I learn my lesson? Probably not. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
In the end they fared better as two separate shawls, one for me and one for my kiddo. So soft. So cozy. Like draping yourself with a cloud. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I made a shawl. Then I made one more. The thought was to put them together to make a poncho. But... should I? Or do they fare better separately? It's a wonderful mohair/silk mix and lovely to touch. Currently both of them is blocking and waiting for a decision from me. What to do? #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Remember the gansey i knit from an old 1850's pattern? I was not 100% happy with it. Turns out that was becasue it wasn't for me but for my mother. She tried it out on our vacation and it was clear this sweater was made for her. Sometimes you have no choice, it was already made for you.❤️ #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Behemoth cardigan update: I steeked and made a collar (I'm not 100% I'm in love with it though) and finished a third of the first sleeve. Paused due to it being too warm to knit with this heavy wool. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pippi sweater update: I ran out of white yean and my local cozy yarn store is closed for vacation. But almost doneee... #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Tell me you're on vacation without telling me you're on vacation... 😅 #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Summer knit! A variant of a Pippi sweater. The base pattern is Joo summer sweater by Novemberknits. The yarn is Hjertegarn Wool Silk held double. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I crocheted a lil beach bag from scrap cotton yarn. It's gonna hold book and water bottle on my vacation 😍 #chrochetsky #crochet
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Body done and now it's time for the scariest thing of all: steeking 😳😱 It all went well, and now I'm taking a bit of a break from this behemot, my wrists hurts after hyperfocusing while watching men's football world cup. 😅 #knitsky #steeking #léttlopi
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Soon time to break off for sleeves! #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Might have hyperfocused a bit... #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
First board done of Lulle's kofta. I know many find Léttlopi itchy and scrarchy, but my experience with Alafosslopi is that it turns soft and wonderful after blocking. I am hoping this will work the same. Loving the colors. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I'm starting a new project, based on a wall piece I inherited from my grandmother Lulle. It's the first time working in léttlopi, and I'm pretty ambitious, freehanding and steeking...😅 Follow along in the process of trying to make Lulle's kofta (kofta is cardigan in Swedish.) #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Knitted service vest from World War 2. Yarn: BC yarn Loch Lomond Fun and quick knit. My first v-neck! #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Taking the new sweater out for a spin. ❤️ #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I made a lil sweater, pattern was Kort Løvetannmamma by Strikkezilla. Yarn: Rauma finull. Pretty pleased with it. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Wip #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I finished the #roomyraglan and it turned out soo nice! The yarn is a locally spun from Åland held with a thin alpaca thread and it's so soft. This will be an everyday sweater for me, for sure! #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Calling #knitsky and anyone that knitted The Roomy raglan. Did I read the pattern wrong somewhere? My end count for the body was 180 stitches, while the sleeves was correct. How can I be 18 stitches wrong? Is it the pattern? I've followed it to a tee. 😅 Help! #theroomyraglan
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I finished the gansey! Pretty pleased with it, a perfect everyday sweater. But really hard to photograph though. Yarn: Rauma finull #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"Excuse me, I'm only trying to help" #catsky #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Garter stitch scarf #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Pictured: me in full 1918 gear including the Roseate sweater and the silly little beret I knitted to go with the ensemble. #knitsky #knittingyesterday #larp
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Rainbow tee for my daughter. Pattern: freehanded. Yarn: Sheepjes stone washed. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Gansey progress. It's starting to look so good! 😍 Also pictured: The pattern and my chaotic notes for recounting for my gauge. Luckily it's only me that need to make sense of it. 😅 #knitsky #knittingyesterday #gansey
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Gansey fisherman's sweater in the making. Pattern from 1850. #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My mother is turning 75 so I crocheted a lace shawl for her. Very pleased with the outcome. #crochetsky #knitsky #craftsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I finished the Roseate sweater from 1910. It was not a fun knit sadly, and I should have made the body longer. I'm gonna use it for a larp set in 1918 this March, so I skipped the standing collar to be able to match with lace collar. #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
New winter sport unlocked: snow volleyball. Even in -11 the amazing sailor sweater kept me warm. Wool = magic #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Finger of God #olympics2026 #curling #canada
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Sometimes you need to make some very niched memes about cheating Canadians. #olympics2026 #curling #sweeptheleg
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Took a break from my Roseate sweater to make a fluffy red beanie. Inspired by the motståndsluva/melt the ice hat. Pattern is the WW1 helmet liner, modified slightly by me. #knitsky #knittersagainstfaschism
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The Roseate Sweater, pattern from 1910, is slowly taking shape. I want to be doneee! Nect project is calling me 😅 #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
#knitsky #knittersagainstfaschism #nopasaran #motståndsluva
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Melt the ICE Hat Pattern
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal...
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Blocking is truly magic! I made this ribbed vest out of yarn from a frogged sweater. It looked horrible, wonky and uneven and I hated it. But after blocking - so pretty! #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
After Christmas I made a trade deal with an older relative that does wood work - if he made me a french hairpin I would knit him a beanie. Then this set of beautiful pins came in the mail. 🥹 Pics: The beanie, the hair pins and my messy hair as I tried one. They are exquisite. #knitsky #craftsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Guess what? It's semmelbun time in Sweden! #semla
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It's really hard to photograph, since it's so dark. But this is a sailor sweater from WW1 and it's ready to go to its new owner! Knitted flat (😅) in Rauma 3tr. #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I'm calling it. Biathlon is the best sport. God damn it this season is killing it! Can't wait for the Olympics! #biathlon
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The best stuff is the ones you don't get to keep. 🥲 modified the ww1 cap a bit for a bigger head size and it turned out so good! But alas, it is soon going to its new owner. #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
This might not be the most flattering picture, but I love knitting while laying down. Relaxed shoulders, support for elbows - perfect! #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I freehanded my Sophie shawl into a hood and accidentally made a medieval helmet #knitsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Ww1 beanie (sleeping cap, helmet liner) count so far: 4 #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Found another use for my ww1 balaclava: Winter running beanie with a space for ponytail! Now I'm tempted to modify this pattern with a smaller hole for this particular purpose. Should I? #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Hyperfocused a bit. Crochet still hurts my arm in a way knitting does not, so I'll have to pause this shawl for a bit to recover. #knitsky #crochetsky
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Finally! Biathlon season!
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Next item from A Knitters Guide to World War 1 is this almond colored balaclava. Gonna test it out under the bike helmet soon! #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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Madame Kalash @kalashnicore.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This weekend I started and finished this sleeping cap from the book Knitters Guide to World War 1. I'm very pleased. It worked up fast, was fun to knit. Will definitely knit more of these. #knitsky #knittingyesterday
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