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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thank you, Artemis II, for giving me a new appreciation of my own work. Pattern is Sleeping Satellite by yours truly. Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Moonshine. #knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl

Gray brioche lace shawl with multi-colored spots that is inspired by the moon.

The Edge of Darkness
(April 6, 2026) - As the Artemis II crew flew over the terminator, the astronauts described this boundary between day and night as "anything but a straight line." Crater rims along the terminator stand out as "islands" in the night. Giant chains of craters emanating from the 3.7-billion-year-old Orientale basin can be seen scouring the surface, stretching almost to the terminator. This tells a geologic story: these crater chains produced by the Orientale impact event mar the surface of the relatively flat Hertzsprung Basin (center of this image), which means that Hertzsprung Basin must be even older than Orientale!

Image Credit: NASA

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ctheworld510.bsky.social @ctheworld510.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A mindful purchase from 2025. Beautiful yarn hand dyed by @lolabeanyarnco.com #goodtrouble #paletteofresistance. My amateur photography skills don’t do this yarn justice. #yarn #knitting #knitsky #knittingfeed #johnlewis

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The Sleeping Satellite shawl is a crescent-shaped, brioche lace shawl in @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean. The small version uses one mega-skein in the colorway Moonshine. The large version uses two mega-skeins in the colorway Burgundy Beam. A photo tutorial of the lace is included with the download.🧶

Brioche lace shawl wrapped around a dressform. The yarn for the shawl is gray with multi-colored speckles.

Man holding a brioche lace shawl before a background of fall foliage. The yarn for the shawl is a tonal of burgundies.

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Thom @thomsinclair.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Have Georgia on my mind. Literally. Knitting a hat with @lolabeanyarnco.com and shaking my fist in the direction of the FBI’s illegal raid on Fulton County voting records.

A basketweave knit hat in progress using Lola Bean yarn.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 12/01/2026

Black and gray are the quiet foundation of every palette. Black anchors color with depth and strength, while gray allows colors to speak without shouting. It tempers intensity, adds nuance, and reminds us that balance is often more powerful than saturation. 🧵 #LolaBeanYarnCo #DellaQ #Shadow

A charcoal black Adella Q Maker’s Sling bag with an adjustable crossbody strap rests on the ledge of a brightly painted upright piano. The textured canvas bag features front pockets with metal snaps and grommet details. The piano artwork shows a colorful coastal scene with blue sky, clouds, water, trees, and buildings, creating a vivid contrast to the bag’s dark, muted tones.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 10/01/2026

Meet Shadow. 🖤 Shadow is a LIMITED EDITION Adella Q Maker’s Sling created in collaboration with dellaQ. 🧵

Charcoal un waxed canvas Adella Q Maker’s Sling shown from the front with an adjustable black strap and subtle curved shape.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 06/01/2026

Beloved. A birdie x bean collab

A close up of a layered heart pendant necklace resting on hand dyed yarn skeins. The yarn includes a rich red skein in the background, with soft pink, cream, and charcoal gray skeins in the foreground. The pendant features stacked heart shapes in red, soft pink, and silver with a knit stitch pattern on the smallest heart, hanging from a silver chain.

A layered heart pendant necklace resting on a warm wood surface engraved with “Birdie Parker Designs.” The pendant features three stacked heart shapes in red, soft pink, and silver, with the smallest heart showing a knit stitch pattern. The pendant hangs from a silver chain.

A pair of matching layered heart earrings displayed on a wooden surface engraved with “Birdie Parker Designs.” Each earring features stacked heart shapes in red, soft pink, and silver, with a knit stitch pattern on the smallest heart. The earrings hang from slender silver hoops

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 29/11/2025

Supporting small businesses truly matters, and we’re so grateful for every single person who has rocked with us for the last 10+ years. You’re the reason we’re still here. #LolaBeanYarnCo #SmallBusinessSaturday

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Rebecca Boston @rlboston14.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Woohoo! Happy Yule and Year End to me! @lolabeanyarnco.com @jimmythemodel.com Not opening yet.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This week's prompt for #showmeyourknits is indie dyers and designers. Well, I am an indie designer designing with indie dyer yarns! Pictured are some of my designs, using Fiber Optic Yarns, Into the Whirled, @lolabeanyarnco.com , and @29bridgesstudio.bsky.social . Available on Ravelry and Payhip. 🧶

Man wearing My Path Wrap, a two-color brioche wrap of gray and rainbow yarn, against a fall background.

Man holding Square Biz shawl, a mosaic knitting, triangular shawl.

Dressform wearing Don't Ewe Want Me Shawl, a crescent shaped shawl of marled knitting.

Man holding the Drift Cowl, a two-color brioche cowl, knit in two bases of the same colorway for a tone on tone effect.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 21/11/2025

Get 25% off when you spend $100 or more at lolabeanyarnco.com. No code required. #LolaBeanYarnCo 🧶

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 11/11/2025

Today we pause to honor the service, sacrifice, and steadfast courage of those who’ve worn our country’s uniform. Whether you stood watch abroad, trained stateside, or supported from home, we are deeply grateful for your service. 🧵

A young woman in a formal U.S. Air Force uniform poses in front of an American flag backdrop. She’s smiling warmly at the camera, representing strength, service, and pride.

A child’s colorful drawing featuring a bright orange sun, fluffy blue clouds, and two butterflies with smiling faces flying above a row of blue flowers. The words “mission blue skies” are handwritten in blue crayon, evoking hope and care.

A webpage from the Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation (BVMRF) displaying a portrait of a U.S. Air Force service member in uniform. The text below reads, “Join us in honoring the legacy of U.S. Air Force Veteran Matilde Cruz. Your gift ensures that Veterans battling cancer receive the most advanced and compassionate care available throughout their treatment journey.”

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 31/10/2025

Ghouls and gals, allow us to introduce the trio you didn’t know you needed. Wednesday, Enid, and Thang. Reimagined through the lens of the Black diaspora. Equal parts eerie and enchanting, they’re serving gothic grace with a side of unapologetic Black magic.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 28/10/2025

Good afternoon! I just wanted to pop in and let y’all know that there’s plenty of ready-to-ship yarn available in the shop. Everything from lace weight all the way up to bulky. 🧶 Shop link: lolabeanyarnco.com

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 23/10/2025

If you’re free tomorrow, 10/23, around 7:30 ET, grab your WIP, your drink of choice, and come hang out with us live on YouTube!

A home recording and streaming setup featuring an Apple iMac on a wooden desk with black metal legs and caster wheels. The computer screen displays a landscape wallpaper of green and gold hills. In front of the monitor sits an audio mixer with connected cables, a pair of white headphones, and a black microphone mounted on a boom arm extending toward the desk. The setup is positioned in front of white blinds and olive-green walls, with neatly coiled cords and a carpeted floor beneath.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 22/10/2025

Good morning! All Tryin’ To Tell You Somethin’ preorders (pictured below) are packed up and ready to go, as well as all ready-to-ship orders. Pickups with both UPS and USPS are scheduled for this morning.

A neatly stacked display of deep purple skeins of yarn, their smooth texture catching the light to reveal soft tonal variations. In front of the skeins lies black LolaBean Yarn Co. tissue paper printed with bright yellow logos in a repeating pattern, creating a bold contrast between the vivid purple yarn and the striking branded wrapping beneath.

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Katie (she/they) @imagine0enigami.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Instagram gave me a ton of amazing indie yarn dyers, the Queen of whom will always be @lolabeanyarnco.com. She’s amazing. Follow her on both places. Drool over her yarn.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 13/10/2025

Just added 400+ skeins to the shop across a bunch of bases. So if you’ve been hunting for a skein or two to round out a project (or start a new one 👀), I’ve got you covered. lolabeanyarnco.com 🧶🫶🏾 #LolaBeanYarnCo

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 05/10/2025

The Final Black Label Drop of 2025 Is Here! We’ve officially opened preorders for the last Black Label installment of the year and it’s available now at lolabeanyarnco.com! #LolaBeanYarnco #BlackLabel #BadBunny

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 30/09/2025

Twisting and labeling on repeat today, with plenty of yarn cooking in the ovens, too. The Strange & Unusual and The Juice Is Loose palettes shipped out yesterday, so they’re officially on their way. Wishing y’all a good one. 🫶🏾🧶 Shop: lolabeanyarnco.com #LolaBeanYarnCo

Close-up of bright purple and periwinkle skeins of hand-dyed yarn neatly stacked. The yarn labels read “LolaBean Yarn Co.” featuring an illustrated child holding yarn.

A box filled with skeins of dark, moody yarn in shades of charcoal, purple, and mossy green, with a pop of bright chartreuse on the right. Labels with the LolaBean illustration are visible on each skein.

Clear plastic bins full of hand-dyed yarn skeins in gray, cream, speckled pastels, and light purple tones. The skeins are tightly packed and organized by colorway.

A pile of vibrant, multicolored skeins of yarn in shades of red, blue, cream, green, and yellow. Each skein has the LolaBean Yarn Co. label with the illustrated child.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 27/09/2025

Got some studio time in today to work on a restock of the Three Crows Fiber bespoke colorway, Three Crows, along with a few coordinating shades. Hope y’all are having a good one. 🫶🏾 #LolaBeanYarnCo

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 21/09/2025

I didn’t get much content because we were BUSY! 🧶 Huge thanks to Trish & the @yarnsocialkc.bsky.social team, to my girl @knitterkim.bsky.social, and to every fiber friend who came out to the yarn crawl. I don’t leave my studio often, but when I do, it’s the people who make it worthwhile. 🫶🏾

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 20/09/2025

Landed safe and sound in Kansas City, MO! If you’re nearby, come hang out with me and my friend @knitterkim.bsky.social of Kim Dyes Yarn at @yarnsocialkc.bsky.social today. 🧶

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 18/09/2025

We’ve received quite a few emails from folks who missed out on the Calypso Cowl + Showtime Stripes Hat kit preorder we did to coincide with the release of the patterns designed by our friend Courtney of @flynnknit.bsky.social.

A man is shown from behind under blacklight, wearing the neon green and gray striped knit beanie and cowl. His t-shirt glows with a large Beetlejuice graphic printed on the back, highlighted by the blue light.

A man poses thoughtfully against a purple backdrop, wearing glasses, a striped knit beanie in shades of gray and mauve, and a coordinating mauve cowl. His hand rests on his chin as he looks downward.

A man poses against a purple wall wearing a hand-knit striped beanie and a matching patterned cowl. The hat features horizontal stripes in gray, white, and bright lime green, while the cowl is knit in a checkered design of white, gray, and speckled accents. He looks upward with a calm, thoughtful expression, dressed in a black shirt.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 17/09/2025

It’s not my body that’s tired, it’s my mind. Motherhood, marriage, business, surviving this burning world, steering clear of the worst people humanity offers, all while being Black. It’s heavy.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 11/09/2025

“Tryin’ To Tell You Somethin’” A deep purple shade inspired by the song “Maybe God Is Tryin’ To Tell You Somethin’” from the movie The Color Purple. Just like the music, this yarn carries warmth and richness, making it a beautiful choice for projects that deserve a little extra depth and glow. 🧶

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 11/09/2025

I see folks celebrating today’s headlines. That’s your business. But I’m not. We all know who pays the price when racist regimes go scorched earth after losing one of their own. So celebrate if you want, but make it quick. If you thought things were bad before, just wait…

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 11/09/2025

Shipping vibes. 😎 Calypso Cowl and Showtime Stripes Hat kits are heading out first thing tomorrow with UPS and USPS. Don’t forget to tag LBYC and @flynnknit.bsky.social when your squish arrives! 🧶 #LolaBeanYarnCo #FlynnKnit

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 08/09/2025

Hey friends, happy Monday. Things are pretty low-key over here at LBYC today. Mostly emails, twisting skeins, and scrubbing dye pans. 🧶🧵

A close-up of a large pile of cream-colored skeins hand-dyed with bright speckles in neon pink, neon green, turquoise, and black. The yarns are plump and neatly twisted, with more neutral gray skeins slightly blurred in the background. A printed page with yarn labels sits underneath the skeins.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 05/09/2025

September is here, and you know what that means, KC Yarn Crawl! 🧶 We’re packing up and heading to Kansas City, Missouri, and on Saturday, September 20, you’ll find me in person at @yarnsocialkc.bsky.social alongside my friend @knitterkim.bsky.social of Kim Dyes Yarn!

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 02/09/2025

We just want to pause and say a huge thank you to everyone who has picked up copies of @flynnknit.bsky.social patterns and to all of you who grabbed yarn kits to go along with them. Seeing the excitement and the way you’ve rallied around this collaboration has been such a gift.

A man in glasses poses thoughtfully, hand resting on his chin, against a purple wall. He wears a striped knit hat in mauve, speckled light gray, and charcoal, along with a matching mauve cowl. His T-shirt features a graphic print in black and white.

The same man is photographed from behind under black light. His striped knit hat and cowl glow in bright neon green tones. He wears a Beetlejuice T-shirt with glowing graphics of Beetlejuice sitting on a rock, surrounded by repeated text “Beetlejuice.”

A man poses against a purple wall, wearing a striped knit hat in speckled cream, gray, and neon green, along with a matching cowl in a plaid pattern of gray, cream with speckles of green, black and purple and neon green. He looks upward thoughtfully.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 01/09/2025

Kids are always bored until you recommend that they clean their room, read or study. Then they have so much shit to do. 🤣

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 01/09/2025

Class is officially in session, but this isn’t your average study hall, it’s straight out of the Netherworld. @jimmythemodel.com has returned as today’s “model with the most,” giving us another crash course in how to rock the Calypso Cowl and Showtime Stripe hat designed by @flynnknit.bsky.social.

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 01/09/2025

When @flynnknit.bsky.social first sent over photos of her Calypso Cowl and Showtime Stripes worked up in LBYC’s Strange & Unusual palette, I felt like Barbara and Adam stepping into the afterlife for the first time, completely enchanted. 🧶 🧵

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 28/08/2025

Working on a special something for a special fiber friend. Y’all see the vision? 🧶

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 28/08/2025

What started as Courtney Flynn of @flynnknit.bsky.social showing off her latest LolaBean yarn project quickly spiraled into something bigger, a full-blown Beetlejuice-inspired collaboration! 🧶 🧵 #LolaBeanYarnCo #FlynnKnit #BeetleJuice #CalypsoCowl #ShowtimeStripesHat

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 27/08/2025

You should definitely subscribe to the LBYC and @flynnknit.bsky.social newsletters if you haven’t already, before the curtain rises. Trust me… you don’t want to miss this haunting. 👻 Sign up at lolabeanyarnco.com. 🖤 #LolaBeanYarnCo #FlynnKnit #Beetlejuice

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 27/08/2025

Happy National Dog Day from the smallest members of Team LBYC. - Sunny & Cher #DogsOfBlueSky #DogSky 🐶🐾

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 25/08/2025

If you don’t mind a little spoiler, here’s a peek at the August installment of the Black Label x LolaBean subscription skeins that are on their way to everyone who took a leap of faith and placed an order. 🧶 #LolaBeanYarnCo #BlackLabelByLolaBean

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 25/08/2025

You, the tee and the jewelry are beautiful!

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Adella Colvin @lolabeanyarnco.com · 24/08/2025

While I don’t normally offer custom colors anymore, I absolutely had to dye one up for MY local yarn store. I thought I’d give you a little background on how it came to be and the inspiration behind “Three Crows.” 🧶 #LolaBeanYarnCo #ThreeCrowsFiber

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