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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am off for a flying visit to Amsterdam, wondering what #knitting project I should take with me. Socks are an eternal fave, but I want to knit lace not plain - which will make a project less 'commuter-friendly'. I could cast on a plain top/cardi etc as being more 'mindless'. Decisions, decisions.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#knitting #skyknits not sure the pick does justice to this sweater. It looks tiny but is a crop top with negative ease (and little puffy sleeves). Baby alpaca DK in dark blue, purple and green. Colourway is Engine Oil by Quack Yarns (UK etsy). It really does have that dark rainbow quality.

Sweater lying on a white sheet. The body has alt small and larger cables.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I really want a laundry room, esp as the weather is beginning to turn. I hold one in my dreams, a place to dry my hand knits. How sad is that? What a 1st world problem to have. My house is so badly designed (no woman would design such a layout) & there's really no way forward. Sigh.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So the Tories want to stop long-term unemployed spending money on booze, ciggies & gambling. How on earth are they going to police that? And, what is their evidence that money is being spent that way? Another example of making folks believe that's where money goes without supportive data.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Funny how short memories are. Wonder what locals made of RAF Barnham when previously occupied? Did they care that kids were roaming the village on foot, bike & moped at all hours, or that personnel were also out & about, making roads busy etc? Hubs lived there. Real issues or a matter of skintone?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just thought I might mention eastangliayarnfestival.com tickets now on sale. I don't think I'll be there this time, like many things these days, it's too expensive. I don't know how it compares to others. #knitting #skyknits

eastangliayarnfestival.com

East Anglia Yarn Festival

East Anglia’s premier fibre festival taking place 21st - 22nd March 2026 at the Norfolk Show Ground

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I spotted some lovely orangey yarn sitting in a WiP basket. Now I want to cast on another pair of socks. I don't need a) more WiPs or b) more socks. A #knitting thing.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#knitting the turtleneck is done but not yet caught down. My 1st ever Latvian braid is done. Now ready to start the yoke design. Had to adjust the maths on this pattern, but it doesn't detract from the fun of the process.

Image of the neck of a sweater, on a white sheet. Main yarn colour is brown, with patterning in orange. There are a number of stitch markers in place, ready for starting the main pattern.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"Responding to criticism and comments on his Facebook post about the incident, Madgwick denied the reaction to the cricketers' arrival had been racist." If it wasn't racist, then what was it? 30-40 people confronting under 19yr olds - because of their skin tone, alone? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants

Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#showmeyourknits #knitting what's on my needles? (Or what's on my knee!) Just cast on a sweater this morning by @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social This will be my slow-flow WIP to be completed over the next 6mths, inbetween finishing other WIPs - mainly due to needle size vs ambition 😆

Image of some knitting resting on the knee of a lady in white broderie anglaise pjamas, sitting on a white bed with a green and white striped crochet blanket by her feet. Knitting is a neck portion of a brown sweater with an orange ball and swirl design.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Last winter I knitted 🧶 my dad some socks. This summer he died, but my mum's started wearing them in the cooler eves (my dad had small feet). Today one of them are back at mine with a hole in!! Looks like they've been snagged by something, as it's in a very odd place.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@meerbuschknitter.bsky.social Hi - quick query. Just starting the neck of a dragon yoke sweater, but my count for the turtle neck pattern = 120 stiches, not 122? This may well be a labour of love as 2.25mm needles I usually reserve for socks!!! I think I shall enjoy this, slowly.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Tomorrow this beast gets blocked #knitting I am expecting some growth.

V neck t-shirt lying on a white sheet. Central cable pattern and diamond shaped lace sides. 4ply grey merino wool.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ooh, happy yarn 🧶 buying accident. I thought I was buying orangey red and grey. Nope, the grey is coffee. The two look good together. This sweater will be a labour of love, I think. #knitting

Image shows two balls of yarn on a multi stripe cloth. On the left are further yarn balls in a see through bag.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I've ordered an online shop for tomorrow morning, usual early time only, working has been cancelled for the morning so I'm getting up whether I want to or not! Humpf.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I can't live with a cable going the wrong way #knitting woes

Dark grey knitted top with cabling, lying on a lap. Knitting has been laddered down 12 rows with a cable needle in the middle of the image and some stitch holders preventing some stitches slipping too many rows

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#knitting #knitsky query - I'm doing a Tee pattern & it seems that the shape is very much a 'T', meaning there are no additional stitches to be made under the arm. In the pic, the sleeves don't sit quite right & I wonder if that's why. If I was sewing, I might do a direct T shape, but knitting?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

There is nothing more satisfying than hearing your brother & wife deserves meals paid for by mum because of all the work he's done since dad died. Well, it would be satisfying if he'd done even a quarter of what we've done 🤦‍♀️ Isn't it always the case when the absent one gets all the credit?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A pretty boring F1 followed by a pretty boring IndyCar. Thank goodness for #knitting. Current project doesn't photograph well at night, but it's a cable and lace v neck tee. Pics will follow at some point.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#knitting 🧶I've just done that thing where you're not so comfortable with the provisional cast on method, completed 2 sides & joined, gone to pick up the prov stitches & been really unhappy with them - so pulled the whole darn lot out! Now going to do that cast on method you use for toe-up socks.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Sussexes are moving back to the UK & their kids have been enrolled in schools here. Well, good for them & I hope they have a peaceful time here. However, I can't help wondering if Meghan will get the same sh*t she got last time, based in the main it seemed, on being a Black, succesful woman.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy with these @verybusymonkey.bsky.social socks. Now making a t-shirt in the same yarn to complete an outfit!

One pair of dark grey socks slightly overlapping. Yarn is merino / nylon fingering weight. Socks have an intricate diamond lace pattern made from multiple small cables.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Children on planes - tbh, if a child is too scared to fly, they shouldn't be forced to. If a child is simply refusing to buckle up, perhaps airlines could provide alternative harnesses (often used in cars) to ensure they are safely secured. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt

The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Is this more about feeding anxiety of the vulnerable to reduce the population? Only asking because research says vax saves lives. Also breaking MMR down to separate doses does not prevent ASD, it just means more doctor appointments.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#knitting doing a filler project. I don't need more socks, but I can't resist a @verybusymonkey.bsky.social design!

Image shows a pair of grey socks being knitted cuff down on a long circular needle.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Dad's funeral today. Eulogy gave a few giggles & the wake was a perfect summer's morning in a pub garden, with a continental breakfast style buffet. As far as funerals go, it was a good day. Dad would have liked it, I think. Son created a picture album thro the ages & we took wedding album too.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Had a Sunday gastro-pub lunch and yet again, left disappointed. Everywhere you go, the menu is all but identical, just like the way it's served. Home-made prices but deep-freeze (buy-in) offerings. Another place I wouldn't choose to return to. What happened to decent pub grub?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Having spent 3 nights in a hotel housing the Nigerian athletics team at the weekend, in Scotland (son's wedding), I shall be watching out for them at the Commonwealth Games. I think we met most of them & what was nice is that they were generally a very happy bunch who all said hello 🙂

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Third time knitting this shawl. I have one on wool (blues) another in cotton (also blues) which my mum now has, and this in black and dusky pink #knitting

Shawl lying on a white sheet. Panels of black and pink stripes in garter stitch, and lace panels in the same pink. Yarn is 4ply cotton.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My 1st born is getting married next week. I *ahem* accidentally bought a new outfit I didn't need. It was on the sale, but a size too big so out came the #sewing machine. It goes really well with a barely worn shawl I was thinking about frogging, so bonus! #knitting

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

2100 straight days on Duolingo and I've completed the course. Still far from fluent! Just wondering what to do next... more #knitting?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In the UK houses generally do not have air con. I bought a portable unit at the end of one summer years back. Currently on full pelt on my landing. The temp is dropping up here, but I can't hear the TV... now its beeping.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

What a sweaty old day. I understand that people coming into the UK from hotter countries say the heat is different here - well, maybe not Malaysia, where I understand the humidity is extremely high. El Nino next year will bring us more extreme weather. Prep now?

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

1st born is getting married next month in a wedding-not-wedding. What does one wear? He will have a 'proper' do later, this is a quickie formality as he's moving & can't take his g/f 'unwed'. As I get older, the less I understand the notion of a need for a wedding to share your life with a partner

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Have to say, if you rock up at a peaceful demonstration inciting violence & seek to hide your identity behind a mask, the police should be able to shoot your legs with rubber bullets, or even better, something that will turn your skin bright blue for a week ot two, so you can be held accountable.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Youngest is caught in the unemployment trap. What is he supposed to do? Got 1st class degree in emerging area. AI killed it. Can't get entry-level job 'has a degree' & no-one is hiring in any pivot areas (cut-backs, AI etc). Would go self-employed, but unlikely to be profitable - because of AI...

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Just watching TOTP from 1977. No bloody wonder why I liked punk so much. Virtually everything else was soo dreary.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This is absolutely hilarious. Reform UK appear to think that removing the Progress Pride flag means that somehow the council will save money??? Well, employees, it seems, like to support their rainbow colleagues and are taking a stand. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Norfolk council staff wear Pride badges after flags 'snub'

Rainbows appear on computer screens and lapels since Reform UK's flag ban at County Hall.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On the one hand, it's nice to watch nature unfold, as a small group of squirrels are having fun running up & down trees and across the lawn. On the downside, they are wrecking my new plants & veg beds! 😬

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Tomorrow is the last night of Tip Toe - UK gritty drama about hard fought freedoms being trampled on in the current world. It's a hard watch, not least because I like Alan Cumming as an actor/presenter. Not sure homophobia ever went away, not sure I have the stomach for the last episode.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

UK govt want to give guidance to parents about appropriate screen time for kids. Trouble is, no guidance to adults. Seems to me that a large group of adults are addicted. Kids copy adults. See the problem here? So many hours wasted scrolling online, let alone what content is being consumed.

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Liz @lizmakesit.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I agree using the Disabled toilets should not be a loophole, and I am angry* this has had to be suggested, but I also believe that under the social model of disability, trans people are being disabled by this putrid Code as it creates a systemic barrier and therefore they are eligible** to use them.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I keep a part-tidy, part-messy garden, to allow for nature to do what it does best. However, a suspicious hole made me wonder. We have had moles but rats (susp hole)? We do have a bird/squirrel feeder. One trail camera later - no sign of active rats, deffo mice and..... a big, fat hedgehog. Yay! 😁

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Oops, another one on the go & I haven't yet put buttons on the last one! Adding a lacy rib to this one.

Image of the start of a cardigan yoke, with a ball of wool, lying on a white sheet. Yarn is a dark blend of purples, pinks and peach.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Found myself in #Norwich #ChantryPlace the other day and needed to use the loo. Blue side for males, pink side for females. Can someone please remind me what bloody century we're in again? Jeez.

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Lunch is ready. This will last me a good long while. I like to prep in advance! Son looked horrified that I just dropped £60 on this, but eaten by a small handful, it works out cheap. I added some chocolate in this time furore fun 😋

Image of a 17 litre storage box full of mixed nuts, fruits and chocolate buttons. There's a pink mug on the top for decanting

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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#knitting sleeves! Two at a time. Seems easier to me, just like doing socks. Still unsure if the 2 skeins are the same wool, but they are the same colour, so that will do.

Image of the back of a cardigan with the sleeves lying on the back, sharing 2 circular needles. Yarn is blues, silver and peach.

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