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@knittingclassicist.bsky.social
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Knitter, docent, gamer

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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Sahara Desert formed after so many lions were captured and shipped to Rome's Coliseum, that antelope overran and destroyed North Africa's grasslands.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Thanks so much @greekmythcomix.bsky.social for getting me in to Bluesky!
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🧶And this is why you can never have too much yarn🧶
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
THE ODYSSEY BY ELON MUSK SING, AI BRO, OF THE BIOHACKING ABSOLUTELY LEVERAGED ONION-LAYERED CRYPTO CHAD HOW HE SELF-DRIVING CYBERTRUCKED HOME AFTER BUSTING UNIONS AND DEFYING TAX LAWS IN TROY
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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
in a little over a week @joegoodkin.bsky.social will be doing this at @gettymuseum.bsky.social www.getty.edu/calendar/ody...
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The Odyssey Remix: Epic Tale, Modern Takes | Getty Events
An all-day event delving into the enduring inspiration of Odysseus’s journey and how it continues to reach new, modern audiences.
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 23/01/2026
"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?" "I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands." After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?" "This, too, is magic."
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Slightly diminish a game: The Duchy of Loathing
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If it doesn't go in the dishwasher then it must be single-use
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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Crimbo and our holiday discounts are all nearing their end -- get your Loathing while the Loathing is good!
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Elysian Fields pattern by Heatherly Walker
Lace and cables and a unique slip stitch, folded edge cuff.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
ravel.me/lethe #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Lethe pattern by Alison Green
This cardigan is shaped with raglans and has a lovely rib and cable collar. Body is worked in one piece to underarms, then divided for back and front. Sleeves are worked in the round to underarms, the...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
phobos and deimos went out for a walk phobos dared deimos to swallow some chalk deimos told phobos he rather would not so phobos and deimos sailed off on a yacht #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Greek Inscription (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
Greek Inscription (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 3rd century A.D.; Unknown; Lead; Object: 13.7 × 16.2 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.); 83.AI.244
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Phlegethon Shawl pattern by Francoise Danoy
Pay What Works: In an effort to find a
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Lamia pattern by Ema Fancher
Lamia Instant PDF download. Pattern includes instructions for creating the crochet piece and assumes a basic knowledge of crochet and amigurumi. This is a pattern, NOT a tutorial, I do not walk you th...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Cerberus Pup pattern by Megan Kreiner
Woof! Yip! BARK!! Little Cerberus will one day guard the gates of the underworld, but for now he is a lovable bundle of fur with sloppy kisses —times three! This triple-pupper spends his days fetching...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Acheron pattern by Casual Fashion Queen
Acheron is a knitted color work beanie starting at the brim and working it’s way up. The color work for this hat creates a Death’s-head Hawkmoth, of the genus Acherontia.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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The Beast Acheron (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
The Beast Acheron (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1475; Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489); Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink; Leaf: 36.3 × 26.2 cm (14 5/16 × 10 5/16
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
ravel.me/shade-6 #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober #FreePatternAlert
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Shade pattern by Galt House of Yarn
A garter & eyelet cowl, knit on the bias with an i-cord edge. Choose Small or Large (enough to double up) and make the most of your colourful mini skeins!
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Pluto, Charon and Companion Moons pattern by Butterflylove1
This pattern is currently available from Etsy - you can find it here:
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober2025
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Echidna pattern by Jazmo Tennant
An easy but laborious toy :)
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Relief fragments (44) (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
Relief fragments (44) (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 540–530 B.C.; Unknown; Gold and silver; Object: 8.4 × 28.7 cm (3 5/16 × 11 5/16 in.); 83.AM.343
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Cocytus (I got nothin' 😢) #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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River Bralette pattern by Brie Miklaucic
This bralette is knit from the bottom up with 6mm elastic band. First, the circumference is cast on and the bralette is knit in the round, folding the bottom to encase the elastic band. Next the back ...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Empousa #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Shapeshifter Scarf pattern by YIYO Designs
Metamorphosis! Three different lace knit patterns shift into one another seemingly seamlessly in this captivating textured scarf.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Ode to a typical #ClassicsTober ... A Lego Zeus made out of bricks Thetis dipping her son in the Styx The dark goddess Nyx is displayed on a pyxis All shown on an old iPhone 6 #ClassicsTober25
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober
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Styx pattern by Magdalena Lorentz
A half-circle shawl worked top-down with alternating color stripes which are formed by short-rows.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #ClassicsTober25 #ClassicsTober25
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Lamp in the Form of a Thyrsos or Torch (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
Lamp in the Form of a Thyrsos or Torch (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 25 B.C.–A.D. 79; Unknown; Bronze; Object: 30.5 cm (12 in.); 96.AQ.187
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
www.getty.edu/art/collecti... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Lamp (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
Lamp (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1st century B.C.–4th century A.D.; Unknown; Terracotta; Object: 2.3 × 9 × 14 cm (7/8 × 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.); 83.AQ.377.493
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Erebos pattern by Silke Terhorst
Erebos is an asymmetrical triangular shawl which makes use of the classical granny pattern. It is worked sideways and is easily adjustable to different yardages. So just take a dive into your stash, g...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25
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Sorceress pattern by Natalia Kolasa
Be mysterious and warm in this scarf and hood combination. The diagonal rib creates a geometric, double-sided texture that is mirrored at the hood seam. The pattern provides row by row instructions fo...
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... ClassicsTober ClassicsTober25
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Moirai pattern by Josh Ryks-Robinsky
The Moirai are the famous three Fates from Greek Mythology. According to legend, the three sisters each had a specific role in determining the fate or destiny of mankind.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Slenderman?
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #ClassicsTober25
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Thanatos (HADES) Amigurumi pattern by Q (hiimsparky)
An amigurumi of the character Thanatos from the game Hades. The finished doll is about 7 inches tall. The doll itself is worked in the round while the clothing is worked flat.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Hypnos said to Echidna (aquatic), "Yes, yeah, fair - my voice *is* 'hypnotic.' To complain that I'm making you sleepy is like calling a siren's song 'cheepy' -- A cliche -- calling Talos 'robotic.'" #ClsssicsTober2025
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Hypnos Square pattern by Agnieszka Ziemiec
Jest mi niezmiernie miło przedstawić swój autorski wzór na kocyk o nazwie Hypnos.
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If you add up the number of books in the Iliad and the Odyssey, then divide by the number of books in the Argonautica, you get the number of books in the Aeneid!
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
SASA, the Save Ancient Studies Alliance, looks to have just made the permanent move off of Twitter for Bluesky. Good follow if you're interested in Classics content.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
An interview with me just went up on the @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social patreon blog! You can join for as little as $1/month to support their work and get regular heartwarming rescue animal content delivered to your inbox. www.patreon.com/posts/volunt...
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Volunteer Insight! | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary
Get more from Merrymac Farm Sanctuary on Patreon
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Greek Myth Comix @greekmythcomix.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Classics Nerds NEW SPRING COLLECTION: EROTES💘 (Let’s *pretend* it’s Spring, ok?) 💕inspired by my favourite late-Classical red-figure paintings of Eros💕 Loungewear/pyjamas in red-figure, chinoiserie-blue, and romantic rose 😘 greekmythcomix-1-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp/
A woman wearing a cool cropped tshirt with red-figure Eros images all over it
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Nothin' to do for a couple weeks so may as well practice my Gimp skillz
Distracted Boyfriend meme with head swaps from a Thracian artifact currently on loan to the Getty Villa
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Greek hydria. A drawing of a cow is captioned "what's a cow's favorite activity? Going to the moo-seum!"
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty John Beazley: Ackshually, that "cup" is a κύαθος
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Knitter: The cup is in need of a cozy (or three)
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Brady Haran @bradyharan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
New Numberphile video today is about the mathematics of knots… and some crochet. youtu.be/OqjFylGwAj8
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Sharon of the Strange Times @sharonahill.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Before video killed the radio star, smooth rock ruled the airwaves. #music The new HBO Original Documentary Yacht Rock premieres November 29. youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ?...
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Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
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What a good boy
Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and ...
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 20/09/2024
If one of you knows Keanu Reeves and has a way to contact him, can you tell him to just say no?
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Amy @knittingclassicist.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Henry VIII cosplaying as a centurion?
Line drawing of a bearded Roman soldier with "SPQR" on his shield.   His helmet crest looks like a Tudor hat
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