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NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🧵US Weekly COVID update: Oct 5, 2026 🔸1 in 124 Actively Infectious 🔸396,000 Daily Infections 🔸2,890,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸118,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸145,000 to 580,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸700 to 1,300 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com

An image titled "COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data & Standard Levels," dated Oct 5, 2026 (data last updated Sep 26), by Michael Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA (@michael_hoerger) and pmc19.com. It features a color-coded map of the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Map Legend and Risk Tiers
• Very Low (Light Blue): PMC Prevalence Estimate <0.9%
• Low (Light Green): 1.2% (range 0.9-1.5%)
• Moderate (Orange): 2.0% (range 1.5-2.4%)
• High (Red): 2.9% (range 2.4-3.5%)
• Very High (Magenta): >3.5%
Summary Text
The text states that the US has at least 36 states and territories with COVID outbreaks. It notes that while the apparent wave peak has passed, transmission remains high across much of the country. A listed breakdown of states with observed outbreaks includes Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and South (text cuts off).
The top right corner indicates this is page number 3.

Based on the provided image from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, here is the detailed alternative text description:
An informational graphic titled "National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)" dated October 5, 2026, with the source URL pmc19.com listed. The data is broken down into three main sections:
Infections
• Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 124 (0.8%)
• New Daily Infections: 396,000
• Infections the Past Week: 2,890,000
• Infections in 2026: 118,000,000
• Cumulative Infections per Person: 5.44
Long COVID
• Long COVID Cases Resulting from New Daily Infections: 20,000 to 79,000
• Long COVID Cases Resulting from New Weekly Infections: 145,000 to 580,000
Excess Deaths
• Excess Deaths Resulting from New Daily Infections: 100 to 170
• Excess Deaths Resulting from New Weekly Infections: 700 to 1,300
The top right corner indicates this is slide or page number 8.

An image titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" from the PMC Model, dated Oct 5, 2026 (page 5). It shows a data table from pmc19.com detailing transmission statistics for U.S. states alphabetically from Alabama to Mississippi.
Table Columns:
• State name
• Standard CDC Level
• Revised CDC Level (Downshifted)
• PMC Estimate (% Actively Infectious)
• Chances anyone is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people
Key Highlights:
• Highest Infection Rates: California (3.4%), Connecticut (4.6%), Guam (4.3%), Hawaii (6.7%), Massachusetts (4.5%), and Mississippi (2.8%) are highlighted in red or pink rows indicating high risk.
• In Hawaii, the PMC estimate is 1 in 15 people actively infectious, with a >99% chance of someone being infectious in a room of 100 people.
Footnotes:
A note states that on August 14, 2026, the CDC revised descriptors downward without notice, a practice the author calls "bluewashing".

An image titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" from the PMC Model, dated Oct 5, 2026 (page 6). This is part two of a data table from pmc19.com, listing U.S. jurisdictions alphabetically from Missouri to Wyoming.
Table Columns:
• State name
• Standard CDC Level
• Revised CDC Level (Downshifted)
• PMC Estimate (% Actively Infectious)
• Chances anyone is infectious in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people
Key Highlights:
• Highest Infection Rates: Montana, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington are highlighted in red or pink rows indicating high risk.
• Texas shows 1 in 19 (5.4%) actively infectious, with a >99% chance of an infectious person in a room of 100.
• U.S. Virgin Islands shows 1 in 16 (6.2%) actively infectious, with a >99% chance in a room of 100.
Footnote:
Repeats the note about the CDC downshifting categorical risk descriptors on August 14, 2026.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20h

UK: COVID cases and hospitalisations surge in September • Cases: 1,374 → 4,589 (+230%) • Hospital admissions: 950 → 4,939 (+420%) • Hospital test positivity: 5.9% → 7% (+1.1%) • XFG: >50% of positive tests Cases are at their highest since October last year

A nurse in blue scrubs walks down a brightly lit hospital corridor, seen from behind. Other healthcare workers in scrubs and masks are visible further down the hallway, some standing near medical carts and equipment. The walls are white with blue protective trim and handrails. Above the image, a news headline reads, "What is the XFG Covid variant? Cases on rise as hospitalisations up more than 400% in a month," attributed to Rebecca Whittaker for The Independent, dated October 6, 2026.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 1 October 2026 Week ending 26 September 2026 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.8% (+0.6%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4 🔹COVID: 602 (+1.0%) 🔹Influenza: 5,797 (+6.9%) 🔹RSV: 695 (-18.0%) Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

An image showing Table 1 from an NSW Health respiratory report for the week ending 26 September 2026.
Data Structure & Layout
• Top Text Line: An interpretation line notes a 1% increase in COVID-19, a 6.9% increase in influenza, and an 18% decrease in RSV notifications.
• Table Header: A dark blue header columns divide data into COVID, Influenza, and RSV. Each virus breaks down into "Week ending 26 September 2026" and "Year to Date".
• Table Rows: Rows feature blue category bars: Gender, Age group (years), and Local Health District of residence. Alternating white and light blue data rows show case counts and percentages.
• Total Summary Row: A dark blue row at the bottom shows weekly totals: 602 COVID cases, 5,797 Influenza cases, and 695 RSV cases, alongside their respective year-to-date cumulative counts (34,143, 82,413, and 55,612).

An image containing three stacked bar charts labelled Figure 6, showing weekly notifications of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV in NSW from 1 March 2025 to 26 September 2026.
Chart Structure & Data Breakdown
• COVID-19 (Top Chart): Shows weekly cases peaking over 4,000 in July 2025, followed by a steady decline. Throughout 2026, cases remain relatively low and stable, fluctuating around 1,000 notifications weekly.
• Influenza (Middle Chart): Features a color-coded legend for virus subtypes (Influenza Type A, B, A&B, and untyped). It illustrates a prominent winter peak of roughly 8,000 cases in July 2025 and a slightly earlier, comparable peak approaching 8,000 cases in August/September 2026.
• RSV (Bottom Chart): Tracks respiratory syncytial virus notifications. It details distinct seasonal waves peaking around 3,000 cases in June/July 2025 and climbing to a similar level near 3,000 cases in June/July 2026 before sharply declining into September.

An image featuring Figure 13 and Table 2 from an NSW Health report, focusing on COVID-19 sentinel laboratory data from 1 March 2025 to 27 September 2026.
Data Structure & Layout
• Top Text Line: An interpretation states COVID-19 positivity increased to 2.8%, Influenza increased to 18.7%, and RSV decreased to 1.7%.
• Figure 13 (Top Chart): A combined bar and line graph tracking the number of positive COVID tests (light blue bars) against the percent positive rate (dark grey line). The rate fluctuates between 2.2% and 7.3% across 2025–2026, ending at 2.8% in late September 2026.
• Table 2 (Bottom Grid): A dark blue table breaking down metrics across four weeks ending in September 2026. Red circles highlight two key metrics for the week ending 27 September: a 2.8% positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 and 2 reporting laboratories.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#showmeyourknits For the theme ‘what are you most PROUD of’ - this constantly changes but at the mo’ it’s this costume piece that I knitted on commission 10yrs ago. The production is getting another run & I saw that it survived all those performances & is being used again. More in Alt Txt #knitsky

Photo stolen from some on-line publicity - a curtain call - a gent in a blue grey 3piece suit and boater hat is stepping forward to take a bow - various other characters are lined up - including a lady wearing a lemon yellow handknitted cardigan / blouse. I added a black arrow pointing to her …

Because it is that ‘1890s style blouse’ that I knitted 10yrs ago - it is Opera Australia’s production of My Fair Lady - based on the original Broadway Production - now 80yrs ago. So please note - not my design but it is my knitting and I developed my own pattern for it.

The show was popular and had a long run and tours 10yrs ago so that cardi has been danced & sweated in aplenty - but it’s been well looked after and I’m so happy that it is getting another run in the current revival.

4ply (sock wt) wool so lots of stitches!

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This photo shows the ‘1890s style blouse’ on a dressmaker’s mannequin in a garden - green leafy plants in the background. This was when the blouse was new / hot off the needles.

My mannequin has only one arm and I know that most of the ‘padding’ was taken out of the leg’o mutton sleeves - the character is an impoverished cockney and the garment was to look 2nd hand. I had made the sleeves a bit too ‘perky’ 😉

I knitted this 10yrs ago - for Opera Australia’s production of My Fair Lady - based on the original Broadway Production - then 70yrs ago & now 80yrs ago.
So please note - not my design but it is my knitting and I developed my own pattern for it.

4ply (sock wt) wool - Baby Cashmerino from Debbie Bliss - lots of stitches! And it is ribbing 1k 1p at the waist and lower sleeves also for the collar and shoulder sections - the rest was mostly 4k 1p. Ribbon facings, snaps under the buttons (fast changes!) boning in the collar, tulle and lining in the sleeves …

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Including this picture because I think the original design was based on this, rather famous at least with knitters, garment in the Met Museum (and I stole their photo)

Grey background - a cream ‘1890s bicycling sweater’ displayed on a mannequin.
Big leg’o mutton sleeves, high collar with buttons running down the collar at both sides and continuing along the shoulders … the Met Museum says this was machine knitted (mine is hand knit)

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 23/09/2026

Trump's speech at the United Nations was filled with "the kind of lies, contradictions, and unverifiable nonsense" that won't stand up to scrutiny, which is one reason why he is trying to ban the press from the White House.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#showmeyourknits This week it’s GOLDS & AMBERS - the Equinox - falling leaves in the Northern hemisphere 🍁& emerging blooms in the Southern 🌻 I’m in the southern half so I’m showing a golden Begonia shawl but also a prize winning autumnal cape in handspun yarns. More in Alt Txt #knitsky #handknit

A shawl is shown lying flat on a pale blue cloth - it’s being blocked so lots of glass head pins on the lower edge.

It’s a swirling design - lots of stocking stitch with swirling lines of lace holes - Lacey diamonds on the lower edge.
It’s an adapted ‘Begonia Swirl’ by Carfield Ma
on Ravelry
The yarn is 100% silk lace weight by ‘moseley park’
And the photo doesn’t do it justice - it’s a shiny golden colour … liquid gold 😁

This photo is a bit blurry as it was taken thru the glass of a display cabinet at the Bendigo Wool & Sheep Show some years ago when my autumnal cape won the 2nd prize.

Against a bright orange background is a little cape with polo collar knitted in chunky, rustic, thick & thin handspun yarn. It is alpaca (natural ginger fawn colour - from my sister-in-law’s sister’s farm) plied with sheep wool (natural dark brown)
knitted in the round in 2x2 rib
I asked Charly of Ixchel Fibres supplied the fibre for the Leaves which I spun and
Knitted to a leaf design that was very loosely based on a Noro Pattern.
My granddaughter helped with the leaf placement.

It was all made in quite a rush so I was delighted that it won a prize

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses" "Air sampling at 4 US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2 in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health." Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...

A news brief from CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) titled "Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses."
The article is by Mary Van Beusekom, MS and covers topics including COVID-19, Influenza, and General.
Below the text is a stock photo by Lya_Cattel / iStock showing yellow and green airport directional signage. The yellow sign points toward the "Arrivals hall", "Customs / Douane", and "First aid / Eerste hulp". The green sign shows an emergency exit graphic.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The U.S. has entered its 13th COVID wave, with an estimated 1 in 86 Americans currently infectious. Around 567,000 new infections are occurring daily, totalling 3.69 million in a week. PMC estimates a single week at this level could result in 900–1,600 excess deaths. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

A line graph titled "SARS-CoV-2 New Daily Infections, Wastewater-Derived Estimates (U.S.)" from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated September 7, 2026.
The graph plots estimated daily COVID-19 infections from 2020 through late 2026, with the y-axis ranging from 0 to over 5,000,000. Individual pandemic waves are numbered sequentially from 1 to 13, with a massive peak at wave 4 in early 2022. Wave 13 is shown ticking upwards at the far-right edge.
A central prominent box highlights the date Sep 7, 2026, with a note stating "Preliminary estimates for the past nine days." The graph is attributed to Michael Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA (@michael_hoerger) and references pmc19.com. A text box at the bottom states: "PMC identifies 12 SARS-CoV-2 waves and estimates averages of 5.4 infections per person and 14.5 months between infections."

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#showmeyourknits Scarf Week I’ve been knitting for almost 6 decades so I have made quite a few! Showing off my FoxPaws and one that was my own pattern - designed to be ‘unloseable’. Husband lost it. #knitsky #handknit

A multicoloured scarf is shown draped between 2 posts in a garden - leafy plants, a white wall and brick pavers can also be seen.

Hard to describe but this is a brilliant and challenging pattern by Xandy Peters called ‘Fox Paws’ - it is on Ravelry. It uses stacked increases & decreases to create dramatic chevrons, many of which have elaborate Tre-foils on the peaks or troughs & those trefoils do look like paws. Without all the incs & decs this would merely be another striped scarf.

I used a mix of 4ply (sock wt) yarns for my Fox Paws - Morris & Sons ‘Empire’ merino in white, orange and chartreuse. The maroon and black yarns were alpaca and that was more difficult to work with, doing the stacked incs & decs as it has less ‘give’.

I’m very proud of this scarf - and plan to make myself another - or one of Xandy Peter’s other similar patterns … one day !!

This scarf is shown round the neck of a mannequin in a garden - plants and a wooden fence in the background.

The yarn was a chunky weight from Manos del Uruguay called Maxina - not sure if it is still available. In a masculine but not completely daggy colourway of grey browns with bits of light grey blue.

My husband loses the things I knit him (I suspect it is deliberate) so I designed this scarf to be ‘un-lose-able’. About 1/4 from one end, there are 2 slits in the scarf and the other end gets threaded thru - in & out - so it can’t slip off … He lost it within 3 weeks.

The stitch pattern is my favourite for scarves - called ‘Seaweed Stitch’ in the Barbara Walker Treasuries. You see both sides of a scarf so I like a stitch that is either the same on both sides or looks different but still pleasant on both. No unpleasant ‘wrong’ side. Seaweed St is different but lovely on both sides. I put garter stitch on all the edges for neatness.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A study of 154 professional singers found COVID-19 had lasting effects on vocal health. After recovering from COVID, 53% reported persistent vocal changes and 44% new throat clearing. Researchers found COVID more than doubled the risk of voice impairment, highlighting the need for post-COVID care.

Screenshot of a ScienceDirect page showing a study published in the Journal of Voice, available online 26 August 2026. The study is titled “Persistent Vocal Alterations and Throat Clearing in Professional Singers Following COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study from China,” by Yuan Li and Jun Wang. The research examined persistent changes to vocal health and throat clearing among professional singers following COVID-19 infection.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#showmeyourknits - this week is WiPs. I’ve had a big commission come in so other things have to be put on hold. I can’t show you much of the commission (not my design) so that photo is B&W & the wrong side - but you can see the new technique I’ve learnt 😊 more info in Alt Text #knitsky #handknit

On a dressmakers mannequin in a garden, we see a hand knit in progress.
A partial sleeve is still on a circular needle and is slung about the mannequin’s neck with the cake of yarn perched on her shoulder.

The body is complete - it’ll be a spring/summer weight top with a Vneck and elbow length sleeves. A chevron-ing lace stitch in a wide border at the hem of the top and slightly less wide on the sleeves - the rest in Stocking Stitch.

It is worked in a variegated yarn (with lots of sparkle thread that doesn’t show in the photograph) - colours are blues and greens - rather marine (I’ll fancy myself a mermaid when I wear it !)
It’s a 4ply sock yarn hand painted / dyed by Ixchel Fibres
My own pattern

Here we see a close up of the inside / wrong side of some stranded colour-work knitting.

This is the commission and as it is not my design I can’t show you much detail. However, I wanted to show off the new technique I’ve learnt. One of the joys of knitting is that it endless - there is always something new to learn - even when you’ve been knitting for almost 60 yrs !!

They call this LadderBack knitting - a technique for when you have to carry a yarn for a long distance when working ‘stranded’ (‘fair-isle’) style colourwork. Instead of ‘weaving’ / ‘catching’ the unused colour, you do a form of Double Knitting. It does work - no pesky bits of unwanted colour showing thru on the right side and no distorted stitches - but as always with colour-work, you have to keep things loose to avoid puckering. Loosey goosey 🪿

Ok - I’m an old lady who plays with dolls. You are never too old to have a happy childhood.

This project is also on hold while I get the commission done.
I’m making my Petite Blythe dolls a ‘flower dress’ each.

These dolls are only 10cm (4”) tall and with their disproportionately large heads - their bodies are teeny tiny. I’m knitting the bodices & sleeves ( it is quite fiddly) and sewing those to petals stolen from fake flowers (beads to hide any messy stitches.

So going from the left of the photo we have Nerida - she has long Lt blue hair and her dress has a navy blue bodice, sky blue ‘rose’ petal skirt - pearls round the ‘waist’.
Nerida stands next to a ball of emerald green lace weight yarn with a dress in progress in front of it - there’s a pale green bodice mostly hidden by all the pink frilly ‘carnation’ petals.
Then we have 2 brunette petites.
Margaret has short bobbed hair and a short ‘red rose’ dress with an emerald green bodice.
Fenella has long hair in 2 ponytails, she has a little flower in her hair and a long ‘red rose’ dress with an emerald green bodice. Fenella’s dress has satin & organza petals, Margaret’s are velvety.

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Maxima @maxima-infinity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

. "The United States is ranked 64th out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, marking the nation's lowest ranking ever. Falling seven places from the previous year, the US remains in the index's "problematic" category." One of the poorest in the west.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief" #LongCOVID Archive link: archive.md/aajiu Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/m...

An article from Smithsonian Magazine titled "For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief" by Mike Mariani.
The subtitle explains that Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients who have little recourse to fight it, noting that a team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is actively looking for answers.
Below the text, a photograph taken by Rachel Bujalski and Kate Warren features a close-up of a laboratory setting. A pair of hands wearing white sterile gloves is carefully pouring liquid from a small laboratory vial into a clear plastic test tube. The test tube sits securely inside a bright orange, multi-tiered plastic test tube rack positioned on a metallic lab workspace.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#showmeyourknits Sweater Week. Where I live, we call them Jumpers & Cardigans. The current WiP - a commission for 3 extra large cardies & the first is growing far too slowly. Then a pattern I developed that I’m really proud of … batwing jumper for my daughter #knitsky #handknit see AltTxt for more

Dark purple knitting in progress - my hand on the left holding a yellow tape measure in place .
It’s 17cm almost 7” from cast on - but I’m working it in one piece to the armholes and it’s extra large so very slow to grow!

Not my design - a commission for a stage production.
8ply Estate from Morris & Sons (sheep wool)
My pattern & knitting

A soft brown jumper / sweater is shown on a dressmaker’s mannequin in a garden.
One arm is extended so you can see the ‘batwing’ sleeve shape.
The neckline is U shaped - stocking stitch with ribbing bands.
My design & pattern & knitting
Yarn is 8 ply sheep wool from Bendigo Woollen Mills- their ‘Classic’ in ‘Mineral Mix’.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

India: "Study reveals alarming 2.5x surge in cardiac emergencies post-COVID among youngsters" Before the pandemic in 2018–19, patients under 40 made up over 8% of cardiac emergencies. That figure has since escalated more than 2.5x to nearly 21% of cases. Source: archive.md/IPpPy

A screenshot of an online news article from The New Indian Express, updated on August 22, 2026. The headline reads, "Study reveals alarming 2.5x surge in cardiac emergencies post-COVID among youngsters." Below the headline, the subheading states, "Before the pandemic took hold in 2018–19, young patients aged 40 or younger made up just over 8% of total cardiac emergencies."
The article features a photograph of a young woman sitting at a wooden desk in front of a laptop, holding her face in her hands in a gesture of stress or exhaustion. A caption beneath the photo reads: "Medical experts urge young adults to maintain a minimum of 30 minutes of daily physical exercise, eliminate intoxicants, and undergo periodic cardiovascular screenings." The article byline attributes the piece to Ejaz Kaiser.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits the theme for the week is BABY KNITS. My granddaughter (for whom I knitted the white dress) is doing a French 🇫🇷 listening exam today - hence a tricolour of knits to vintage patterns - more info in Alt Texts #knitsky #handknit 🧶

A mid blue, hand knitted, m cardigan jacket is shown lying flat on a blue & white striped textile.

I made this one for my grandson - to a 1950s pattern - I think it was the size for a 6mth old.

Double breasted, no collar, long raglan sleeves, fancy stitch panels follow the raglan seams and the front edges (&round the back neck…)

4 contrasting buttons - plastic - shaped like ladybirds 🐞 but white with navy

4ply (sock weight) wool from Bendigo Woollen Mills

A once white (but now stained) sleeveless, hand knitted dress is shown lying flat on an emerald green mohair shawl.

This was adapted from a very old Patons pattern - 1920s or 30s - part of a large layette set, this sleeveless dress was meant to be a petticoat 😳. It fitted my granddaughter at about 3mths and it got a lot of wear …

The bodice is in 1x1 ribbing then it flares into a full skirt- top half in stocking stitch the rest in a lace pattern - panels with ears-of-wheat or fern fronds - the hem has a wavy edge.

I adapted to put buttons down the front of the bodice.

There simple crochet trim (scallops) round armholes and neck.

3ply wool from Bendigo Woollen Mills

Lying flat on a glass topped timber table is a bright red, lacy, hand knitted jacket for a baby. Made for a niece 15 yrs ago

Dropped shoulder set-in sleeves, buttons up the front, collar - and all in panels of lace (looking like fish tails - sort of )
5 red plastic buttons

This was to a 1980s pattern in the booklet -
Cleckheaton - 9 Baby Handknits

8ply (DK) wool ‘Classic’ from Bendigo Woollen Mills

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 21 August 2026 🔹TAS: ⬆️ (+51.1%) 🔹SA: ⬆️ (+40.6%) 🔹QLD: ⬆️ (+14.2%) 25 in hospital 🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+4.6%) 🔹VIC: ⬆️ (+4.0%) 🔹WA: ⬆️ (+3.9%) 39/day in hospital 🔸ACT: ⬇️ (-3.0%) 🔹Aged Care: The government ended weekly reporting

An "AUSTRALIAN Weekly COVID Update — 21 August 2026" summary dashboard page listing states and territories, case trends, percentage changes, and reporting notes.
Six jurisdictions show an upward trend:
• TAS: UP, +51.1% change. Fortnightly update, positivity rate 5.1%.
• SA: UP, +40.6% change. Weekly update, 1 death reported.
• QLD: UP, +14.2% change. Weekly update, 25 in hospital.
• NSW: UP, +4.6% change. Weekly update, positivity rate 2.9%.
• VIC: UP, +4.0% change. Fortnightly update, positivity rate 2.8%.
• WA: UP, +3.9% change. Weekly update, average of 39 per day in hospital, positivity rate 3.9%.
One jurisdiction shows a downward trend:
• ACT: DOWN, -3.0% change. Weekly update.
Two sections list discontinued data:
• NT: COVID data is no longer published on the NT Health's website.
• Aged care: The Australian Government no longer publishes weekly COVID-19 case data for Australian residential aged care facilities.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ok I will do it too. Describe your musical taste in three artists, no genres: 1. Olivier Messiaen 2. Arvo Pärt 3. Elena Kats-Chernin

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#showmeyourknits the theme this week is Stripes. Here are 2 that I knitted for little lads - a hoodie for my grandson made about 18yrs ago & an outfit in team colours for my niece’s bub. (AFL Bulldogs colours) more in Alt Txt #knitsky #handknit 🧶

A sky blue and white striped jumper with a hood is lying flat on a light blue and white striped ‘Turkish’ towel. It is toddler sized

The jumper has thin stripes (2rows of the alternating colours) with the blue used for the ribbing bands. Drop shoulders.
I don’t think it was worn much as it was a bit difficult to get on & off - if I knitted this again I would make the centre split longer and have it button up.
I can’t remember the pattern I used for this garment. The yarn was 4ply (sock weight) wool from Bendigo Woollen Mills.

A short sleeved top and shorts are lying flat on a mostly white ‘Turkish’ towel.

The garments would fit a 6 month old and are dark navy - the top has wide stripes red and white across the body. It has a V neck with 2 little buttons at the front (buttons are white and red). The shorts have 2 thin red stripes down the sides … like you see on sportswear (these stripes were embroidered on - chain stitch).
The colours & design are in imitation of a sports uniform - for the AFL team Footscray Bulldogs.
My own patterns
100% Cotton 8ply yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#showmeyourknits Mend/alter/frog is the prompt - #sustainability and it is my 2nd year of doing these so here are some Twice Mended things. Socks getting a 2nd darning session - they were at least 15yrs old. And a jumper getting a second )much needed) mending session. More in Alt Txt #knitsky #mend

A grey sock being held over a darning mushroom so you can see the just completed darn on the heel - the wool needle has been stuck in at the top. It’s not a very neat darn but my not-neat-darns work & that sock is still being worn 3yrs later. I’d knitted those socks at least 15 yrs before this - their 2nd darning session … I get about 20yrs wear from my hand knitted socks.
A glass topped, timber table is in the background, on which we see the sock’s partner, a small orange tin (my seeing needles live in that) and assorted stuff.

On a timber table is an ‘Alpaca’ jumper from the 80s - it is light blue & navy with some grey and the alpacas are white.
This is the sleeve and underarm and it is a mess - huge holes and some laddering - I’ve put my hand inside so you can see how big the area is … it is bigger than my hand.

And here is that Alpaca jumper with the mend done - we can see the mending as the yarn wasn’t a complete colour match - visible mending is a ‘Thing’ .
Lots of Duplicate Stitch (aka Swiss Darning) to strengthen and mend the area

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Australia: NSW hospitals faced a severe crisis on Monday after their busiest winter day ever pushed emergency departments past breaking point. Nearly 10,000 patients flooded facilities and over 4,000 ambulance calls were placed. Source: archive.md/z4fcT

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#blythedoll #knitsky I’ve been making flower dresses for my petite Blythe dolls. Because - why not! Knitted bodices & fake flower petals for the skirts. Petite Blythes are 6” (not) tall. More in the Alt Texts

Lined up on a timber table are 9 tiny dolls. They are in a garden so various plants , some in pots, and a brick wall with a green painted gate are in the background.

The dolls are Petite Blythes - mostly stock Takara petites … they are 6” tall, but their heads are oversized so the body’s are quite tiny. They’ve a variety of hairstyles and hair colours…
All wear dresses with the skirts made from fake flower petals.

The doll of the far left is a Takara ‘Denizens of the Lake - Lily Wild’ and she is wearing her stock dress (the one she came with) … this dress inspired me to make the others. But I’ve knitted the bodices as it seems easier than sewing things that are so tiny.

Lined up on a timber table are 6 tiny dolls. They are in a garden so various plants , some in pots, and a brick wall with a green painted gate are in the background. There are 3 more dolls behind the 6 … but we can only see the tops of their heads

The dolls are Petite Blythes - mostly stock Takara petites … they are 6” tall, but their heads are oversized so the body’s are quite tiny. They’ve a variety of hairstyles and hair colours…
All wear dresses with the skirts made from fake flower petals.

The doll of the far left is a Takara ‘Denizens of the Lake - Lily Wild’ and she is wearing her stock dress (the one she came with) … this dress inspired me to make the others. But I’ve knitted the bodices as it seems easier than sewing things that are so tiny.

The other 5 dresses are ones I’ve made in the last week - … I showed off the first one to be finished some days ago - the ‘carnation’ on the far right.

See other photos Alt Text for more info

This is Fenella - a Takara ‘Totally Tartan’ - she has long black wavy hair done in 2 ponytails and a wispy fringe (bangs). She has emerald green eyes and painted on black boots.
She is wearing a red rose 🥀 flower dress - emerald green knitted bodice - skirt of red satin and organza petals … there are green glass beads at the lower edge of the knitted bodice.

Fenella also has a tiny red flower in her hair - covering one ponytail tie …

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#blythedoll #knitsky today I made one of my petite Blythe dolls a flower dress. Knitted bodice & fake flower petals for the skirt. Penny is a ‘Treasure Hunt’ petite - she used to be a ‘pirate’ but she likes pretty dresses too 😉 petite Blythe dolls stand 6” (not) tall.

A tiny doll (her name is Penny) is in a garden - various leaves around her and a double mini daffodil in flower next to her (creamy white to yellow in the centre - 2 flowers).
Penny is 6” tall with an oversized head - this Takara release petite Blythe has bright pink hair cut into a short bob.
She wears a dress that has a light green bodice (hand knitted) with little cap sleeves and lots of petals from a fake flower as the skirt - it kinda looks like an upside down flower. The fake flower was a carnation so the petals have jagged edges and are bright purple/pink fading to white. I sewed glass beads around the waist and edged the petals with glitter glue … a little girl can never have too much sparkle ✨

I’m holding the doll’s stand & you can see my fingers at the bottom of the photo - stuck to the front of her stand is a parrot (cut out card) and we see the doll’s red&white striped stockings & black shoes (painted on) - this petite Blythe release came dressed as a pirate 🏴‍☠️

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#showmeyourknits this week it’s Shawls - so here is one I’m quite proud of - slightly adapted ‘Joyous Shawl’ by Leela Frankcombe on Ravelry. Yarn is Tweed by Ixchel fibres in ‘Nephrite’ & ‘Amethyst’. #knitsky #handknit

A green and purple/blue shawl is shown on a Dressmaker’s mannequin in a garden with plants etc in the background.
It is a semicircular shawl worked in a branching brioche - so lots of stripes that then form flowers that look like upside down waterlilies.
Being Brioche means that the design is green on a blue/purple background on one side and the colours reverse on the other. In this photo we see the shawl folded back at the fronts to show those reversed colours.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#showmeyourknits has been going for 2 yrs and to celebrate we are showing things we’ve knitted twice or more. I knit commissions for costume & that sometimes means multiples. I made 6 of these jumpers in 2 sizes for a horror movie & I made them all within a month. More in Alt Txt #knitsky #handknit

Lying flat on some floral fabric are 2 hand knitted jumpers - one on top of the other to show difference in size.

They are mostly a mouse brown with a band of soft grape and narrow bands of ‘fair isle’ colourwork in beige.

Long & loose fit (oversized) with drop shoulders and round neckline. There is a mish mash of design ideas in these with texture, the fair isle and some cabling as well. This was deliberate - the character was a pre teen girl and the costume designer wanted the jumper to look as if a fond but slightly batty relative had made it for her.
Interesting side note - whenever I’ve been commissioned to knit something in a Mousey brown colour - bad things happen to that character ! This was for a horror movie which I have not watched - I can’t watch horror!

Anyways - that’s why I had to make 6 of these jumpers - there are often ‘doubles’ made of costumes for movies … if a scene involves rain or falling in water, you can’t wait for a costume to be dried before you do another take … if there is ‘blood’ one costume gets art finished with red stuff …
Also for this movie there was a stunt double and she was adult … so larger. That was difficult - to get the larger size to still have the same proportions in all the design elements !!

And I had to do all that pattern making and adapting and get all 6 jumpers made - in a month.

not my design but - my patterns and knitting

On a dressmaker’s mannequin in a garden, we see a mostly brown, hand knitted jumper.

To fit a pre-teen girl but so oversized that it easily fits on my adult woman mannequin. Yes this is one of the 4 smaller jumpers I made

The sleeves and body have 3 bands of fair isle colourwork - and a wide band of a textured stitch (has a honey comb texture) in a soft purple. The chest to shoulder part has vertical cables - widely spaced - and these are on the top of the sleeves too.

8ply (DK) wool - mostly ‘estate’ by Morris & Sons

Not my design - but my pattern and knitting

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Even a doll’s dress can benefit from blocking - this one needed the points on the hem stretched a little and pinned till dry. The doll is a lightly customised Takara Blythe doll - her name is Léontine. #knitsky #handknit #blythedoll more in Alt Txt

A Blythe doll stands on the edge of a flower pot sundry plants behind her - a double jonquil or mini daffodil is in flower in the top LH corner.

Léontine (the doll) is wearing a hand knitted dress - fitted bodice, full skirt to the knee big short sleeves. Sleeves and hem of skirt are in a simple lace pattern that gives a wavy edge. Wide neck has decorative sequins & tiny pearls at the corners.

The yarn is variegated - light turquoise blue, yellow, spots of brown & white. It is a sock wt (4 ply ) from Ixchel fibres - hand dyed in colours inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ (I knitted a teddy a little while back from this yarn).
Pattern is my own. Doll is a customised Takara Blythe doll with alpaca hair.

A hand knitted doll’s dress is laid flat and pinned to a blue/grey towel.

The dress has a fitted bodice, full skirt to the knee, big short sleeves. Sleeves and hem of skirt are in a simple lace pattern that gives a wavy edge. Wide neck has decorative sequins (shapes like shells) & tiny pearls at the corners.

The yarn is variegated - light turquoise blue, yellow, spots of brown & white. It is a sock wt (4 ply ) from Ixchel fibres - hand dyed in colours inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ (I knitted a teddy a little while back from this yarn).
Pattern is my own.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The #showmeyourknits theme this week is - Tools & Notions that make knitting better, easier, more fun. I love my ‘pineapple ‘ yarn bowl & I’m lucky enough to have a matching pencil holder. Also - my wool needles - I love what I can do with them to elevate my hand knits from so-sew 😉 to Pro.

On a dark timber table are 2 ceramic vessels - very realistically made to look like pineapples. Unfortunately I don’t know the name of the ceramicist who made them… (if you are in Sydney - Morris and Sons might still sell them).
The one to the back is full of pens & pencils - the ‘pineapple’ to the front is a yarn bowl - the variegated sock yarn inside is by Ixchel fibres.
In front of the yarn bowl are 2 wool needles.

I teach knitting and encourage everyone to learn Mattress Stitching - and don’t be afraid of wool needles - they are our friends.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#TourDeFleece #handspinning - very ‘central Australia’ colours in this Ixchel batt club batt. Inspired by Charlene Carrington’s painting ‘Ngarrgarroon Country’. I was aiming for a thick-n-thin & went very ‘intuitive’ letting the fibre tell me what it wanted to do…

A bobbin loaded with hand spun yarn occupies the left half of this photo - on the right is the tag from Ixchel fibres.

The yarn is orange yellow browns going into black - it’s tightly spun in parts and quite loose and fluffy in other bits

The tag reads “Batt Club January 2026
Charlene Carrington - Ngarrgarroon Country (2006)
Ouessant-Cashmere-Blue Faced Leicester-Mulberry Silk-Guanaco-Wallaby”

Then we see the painting - which is the same colours as the yarn

Then at the bottom of the tag
“Ixchel Yarns & Fibres
Www.Ixchel.com.au

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#showmeyourknits This week is about TEXTURE and I’m always amazed by how much we can do from simple combinations of knit & purl. Here is a variation of Mistake Rib and a neat Lattice pattern - both found in the Barbara Walker ‘Treasuries’. More in Alt Txt #knitsky #handknit

A close up of beige hand knitting - mostly the body - part of a sleeve is on the LH side of the photo.

This was a commission - costume for the stage & the costume designer wanted a Rib - but it couldn’t be clingy to the body (so a regular Skinny Rib wasn’t an option).

After sampling a few stitches with rib textures we decided on “Seeded Rib Pattern” from the B Walker Treasuries - looks like a Mistake Rib but is less clingy. It should ‘read’ as a rib from at least Row D. 😁

Yarn - 8ply dyed ‘in house’ by the wardrobe dept.

not my design - but it is my pattern and my knitting

Close up of hand knitting in a dark teal colour - the knitting has a lattice-like texture - we can also see the ribbing band at the bottom (and a glimpse of garden plants.)

Thus is a vest I made hubby dear last year. We Stitch pattern from Barbara Walker’s ‘Treasury of Knitting Patterns’ called ‘Imitation Lattice’.
Yarn is from Bendigo Woollen Mills ‘Whisper 8 ply’ (that’s DK)
My adaptation from Patons Classics vest pattern.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#tourdeFleece #handspinning - finished spinning this braid from #Ixchel fibres last nite. It will be plyed with some matching lace weight… and will be part of a shawl … photo is making it a bit too yellow - indoor lights

Yarn on the bobbin on a spinning wheel. Single ply, quite thin (very thin for me!) it is a Cashmerino Silk blended and hand dyed by Ixchel Fibres - she calls this colourway “Shadows of Mordor”
Has golden honey & soft dark rose colours going thru warm browns to charcoal.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#showmeyourknits this week’s prompt - What is on your needles. This one is for me & my own design - it’ll be a top. The yarn is a delightful hand painted sock weight with lots of twinkle thread in it which doesn’t show in the photo. #knitsky #handknit

I bought myself this lovely twinkly yarn at the beginning of the year but then - I had a flood of commissions … the flood is tailing off now so … cast on happened.
And I’m getting ‘Five Bells’ vibes from the colours and twinkles … my favourite bit of poetry:

Deep and dissolving verticals of light
Ferry the falls of moonshine down.
Five bells

Poem by Kenneth Slessor
Yarn by Charly McCafferty of #ixchelyarnsandfibres - it’s a 4ply
Garment (if I get it finished - so many knits for myself languish as WiPs, UFOs and PHDs…) it will be a top - this lace as a wide border at the hem - probably on the sleeves (elbow length) and I’m thinking of a lace collar too 😉

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

100 weeks of #ShowMeYourKnits 😁 To celebrate this BlueSky milestone we are showing off our Blue knitting - so here is a Blythe doll wearing her new blue suit with whale tail cable front & back. #knitsky #handknit #BlytheDoll

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#FinishedObjectFriday 1st half of this year was busy with commissions - I was making an adult sized garment every 10days - working out the pattern & hand knitting (or crocheting) it. All costume pieces & not my designs so I can only show you glimpses but there’s also a teddy bear #knitsky #handknit

A collage of 12 rectangular very close-up photos of hand knitting and crochet.
A variety of colours - 3 in different shades of green, several are predominantly off-white to beige.
Lots of Stocking Stitch & reverse St St, one broken rib, one garter stitch.
Many have contrast colour on the edge - often it is crochet on the edge
One shows crochet that has knitting as the border
A couple show deliberate ‘distress’ - holes and tartness knitted in - so the garment looks old / well worn.

They are all costume pieces. My knitting and my patterns - but not my designs

I am holding a hand knitted teddy bear - it is sitting in my hand. The bear is made from variegated yarn bright light blue and sunny yellow with small amounts of brown and white … the bear’s embroidered eyes and nose are dark blue.

I showed a photo of this bear a few weeks ago when it was in progress …
Here it is all finished.
To a lovely and well written pattern by Annita Wilschut on Ravelry - called ‘Vera bear’
I used a 4ply sock yarn hand painted by Ixchel fibres - the colours being inspired by Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#showmeyourknits this week for the Solstice we are showing 2 pics, interpreting LIGHT 💡 and DARK 🕶️ Here are mine - a jacket for a baby adapted from a vintage pattern and some WiPs - a hat and a mitt - for an upcoming production of La Boheme. More in Alt Text #knitsky #handknit

Shown lying flat on a pale greenish background is a white jacket for a baby girl.

It was knitted from the neck down with a round yoke and it has a lot of textures. From the yoke down it has raised zigzagging stripes with a little lace stitch between.

It fastens with 4 pink pearlised heart-shaped buttons at the yoke

Adapted slightly from an early 60s Patons pattern in booklet No: 709 “Just for Babies”
yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills 3ply (Lt Fingering) ‘Classic ‘

Here is a confusion of knitting in black yarns.
Underneath is a hat about to be sewn up - it is knitted from a chunky yarn that is black with white neps (‘ bits’ ).

Sitting on top of that is a cake of black sock wt wool yarn and on top of that is an elbow length fingerless mitt - in progress - there’s only about 9cm / 3.5” done so far.

Both these are commissions - for a new production of La Boheme by Opera Australia

I’m not the designer - just the knitter

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It’s Stripes Week for #showmeyourknits 2 recent-ish ones - a jumper for my daughter and a cotton onesie for a nephew… more info in the Alt Txt #handknit #knitsky

A pink and white jumper is displayed on a dressmaker’s mannequin in a garden. The mannequin is slightly turned to the right with its left arm extended towards the camera.

I wanted to use a pink ombre yarn I had been gifted – it’s 70% cotton and 30% wool. I also wanted to experiment with Top-down Raglan shaping.

Using Barbara Walker’s book Knitting from the Top, I knitted this striped jumper inspired by the classic Breton knit top.

It features a boat neck with facings, hems on the 3/4-length sleeves and the lower edge. I worked Stocking Stitch in the round but due to the two different yarns – one a very soft wool and the other much stiffer as mostly cotton – the stripes created a gentle ripple effect. Darts were added to shape the waist.

The pink ombré yarn is Scheepjes Woolly Whirl, 70% cotton and 30% wool with extra long colour changes. The white yarn is
Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4 ply
My own pattern

A baby onesie shown lying flat on a hand knitted blanket - the onesie is white and light teal / aqua stripes … the blanket is a dark teal colour.
I adapted a French pattern for this onesie
Combinaison rayée Ciboure
by La Droguerie
On Ravelry
I added buttoning at the front neck and through the legs - shortened the sleeves too.

Yarn is Bendigo woollen mills 8pky cotton

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Knitting 🧶 a Vera bear & thoroughly enjoying the colours in this sock yarn by Ixchel Fibres (yarn club May ‘25). Bear will be gifted to a babe with Dutch ancestry & the colours were inspired by Van Gogh’s Sunflowers 😊 🌻 Vera is on Ravelry, a clever pattern by Annita Wilschut #knitsky #handknit

On a rough timber table - in a garden (green leaves in the background) lies some hand knitting in a strange animalistic shape. The head is resting on a cake of yarn - no arms yet and only one leg - the DPN knitting needles are in situ as that foot / paw is still in progress.
The yarn is variegated with lemon yellow and bright sky blue predominant- some speckles of dark green and brown. It is 4 ply - sock weight

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#showmeyourknits theme this week is blankets. Here are the last 2 I made. An expanded Perugino Throw from Colinette and a baby’s cot blanket in cotton yarn. More in Alt Txt #handknit #knitsky

A close up photo of pastel coloured hand-knitting in a wave like texture.
Dusty pink, sage green, white.

It’s all in a lace stitch called Feather and Fan or Old Shale.

This started off as a kit from Colinette for their
Perugino Throw - but I wanted it larger so added more yarns (some from Colinette ) and just … kept going …

A mint green baby’s blanket is hanging from a clothes line in a garden - plants and white painted lattice are behind - and I’m holding the blanket so you can see some of both sides.

It is in a very textured stitch pattern - that looks good on both sides - it is from Barbara Waker’s 2nd Treasury of knitting patterns - “Moss Diamond and Lozenge Pattern” pp. 17-18 …. I’d call it ‘Tumbling Blocks’

I put a Moss Stitch border on - with mitred corners and a white stripe (because I was going to run out of the minty colour before the border was wide enough.

My own pattern - 8ply cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 22 May 2026 Reported cases in the last fortnight (4 May 2026 to 17 May 2026) 🔸COVID: 3,736 (+8.6%) 🔸Influenza: 1,642 (+0.9%) 🔸RSV: 6,300 (+17.0%) Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#memadeMay - some theatrical millinery / headwear. Mostly made while I was doing a costume course at TAFE - and a commission. My current commission is going to take every spare minute to get done by deadline so this will probably be my last memadeMay post 😢 #millinery #costume

A lady wearing a ‘Carmen Miranda’ headdress (and costume) - she holds one (plump) arm aloft and is looking down while smiling broadly.

The headdress has a ‘scarf’ draped down the left side of the face - to the shoulder - it is black with small colourful polka dots - on the top of the head is a small basket overflowing with fake fruit etc - ostrich plumes, yellow & red shoot upwards - fake grass goes in all directions. All quite zany!

The costume is red and black and the same fabric as in the ‘scarf’ - we can see a bit of the bodice and one ruffled sleeve. The lady is wearing lots of jewelry - bead necklaces, big bangles - one big gold hoop ‘earring’ (it isn’t - it’s a thin metal bangle stitched to the edge of the headdress - but in the right place to look like an earring 😁. )

The costume was an exercise for the costume course - then I was invited to a ‘Sth American’ party - so I made the headdress.

A ‘mascot costume head ‘ sits on a timber table - various bits of timber & green painted furniture are behind it.

This was a commission - for a ‘hound dog’ costume - I made the body too. It had to be fast change and able to fit several different people.
The head was built onto a builder’s safety helmet - with layers of light weight foam.
Then covered with honey coloured fakefur and fleece fabric for snout, ear linings etc.
Ears have wire inside.

The wearer sees out of the end of the dog’s nose - visibility for the wearer is always tricky with these costumes.

Shown on a Perspex stand in front of a bright painted brick wall is a fan shaped headdress.

The shape is made of wire - that’s covered with fabric and then decorated …
I based this on some Ballet Russe headdresses from the 19teens - those headdresses were based on the traditional Kokoshnik .
A ‘fan’ stands up from the head and curves forwards slightly - it is covered with white lace - there are circular ‘disks’ over the ears (also lace) & swags of pastel coloured pearls that look like necklaces when worn, but they actually hang from behind those ear disks.

The edges are all beaded. I dyed the fake pearls.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

#memadeMay - today things that I have sewn for me, myself & I. Vintage fabrics, a vintage style … more info in Alt Txt #sewing 🪡

A selfie !! Surrounded by brown timber furniture…
This gold & black ‘shot’ fabric is vintage - it cost a whole $10 … I think it’s a rayon.

I used a Burda pattern to make a ‘cocoon’ dress with big flowy sides / sleeves and a soft collar that becomes long ties to knot at the V neckline.

A dress is shown on a dressmaker’s mannequin in a very leafy garden.

The dress is made from 1970s vintage crepe fabric - black with dainty sprigs of mauve & orange flowers.

Made to a Simplicity vintage reprint pattern - number 8013. A wrap dress with lots of fabric in the skirt - I made it with flared sleeves and knee length. It has a self belt - which I had to back with black taffeta because I’d run out of the vintage fabric.
I love wearing this frock.

A black & white short sleeved shirt is shown on a mannequin - in a garden - plants and blue metal chairs are behind…

My dad bought this busy print cotton many years ago in Thailand or the Philippines. It was meant to be a sarong I think and might be wood block printed. Strong zigzags, lots of leafyness, wonderfully crazy.

I made myself a summer shirt - loose and short sleeved. A mandarin collar and black buttons.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#memadeMay - Monday Millinery. Today it’s 4 fabric hats. Structured & unstructured - my own patterns. #millinery #sewing 🪡

A pink fabric hat is shown on a shop mannequin she has lots of auburn hair - a white painted brick wall in the background.

Pink twinkle organza is arranged in loose folds over a gold fabric lining, the small brim is quite unstructured and is stitched up to meet the crown at the centre front.

I made lots of these hats when I had an Etsy shop - flattering and great for travel as they can be scrunched up without any damage.

A grey & black hat is shown on a polystyrene ‘head’ - with a blond wig on. Black fabric background.

This hat was based on a fashion illustration from the 1930s - something Marlene Dietrich might have worn 😉

The crown is very shallow, the brim wide, it is meant to be worn at a dramatic angle. A black wedge runs from the centre of the crown, thru to the edge of the brim - where it is revealed to be a box pleat.

Pattern-making this one was … well not as difficult as it looks.

A Classic Fedora hat shown on a shop mannequin- here she is wearing a shirt black wig - and red lipstick.

The hat is made of plaid wool fabric - light grey with plaid stripes in shades of blue.

My own pattern.

A simple cloche hat shown on a vintage, papier mâché ‘head’ - it is in a garden with lots of plants and a brick path …

This was for a friend who was going thru chemotherapy and her skin was very sensitive. So light weight silk and reversible - wearable either as shown - or as a lining for a knitted beanie. I made 2 of these - for this one a pretty watercolour floral print and pale green silk.

Made basically as one does a traditional hat lining - with the sides cut on the bias.

Last week I showed a photo of the shirt I made my friend with the fabrics left over from making the hats.

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It’s WiP Week for #showmeyourknits - I can’t show you much because this is a commission and I am not the designer but I’m happy that - on the 3rd attempt I got the frilly bit to look like the drawing that the designer gave me. Now for the thumb. #knitsky #handknit

A bright red hand-knitted mitt in progress - it is on a timber table with one needle underneath holding the stitches for the thumb.

There is a frill of knitting along the finger edge of the mitt
Part of a ceramic pineapple can be seen on the left hand side of the photo - it’s my yarn bowl 😁

Knitting is not my design but is my pattern and stitches

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Lyndell the Tricoteuse @lyndelltricoteuse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#memadeMay Oops I’ve missed a few days but let’s have some fun with some toys that I’ve made over the years - seems that I’ve made quite a few 🐰 bunny rabbits … I guess they do multiply! #knitsky #crochet #handknit

Two very brightly coloured hand knitted bunnies sit on a gold painted chair.

These are knitted to a lovely, clever pattern:
Karel
by Annita Wilschut
from Zij Maakt Het
It is on Ravelry

I used a gradient yarn:
Zauberball
by Schoppel-Wolle
It’s meant for socks - but makes lovely toys
This colour way goes from sunset orange, to bright pink, to red then purple. Very bright !

Both bunnies wear matching overalls and have embroidered facial features. They are about 6” tall and like most of Annita’s clever patterns for toys - they sit beautifully in your hand.

A mostly pale blue crochet bunny sits surrounded by bright coloured hand knitting - and there’s a mint green plastic Easter Egg next to him.

I’ve kept no information about this toy bunny - but will share what I can remember.
The pattern probably came from Ravelry, I used cotton 8ply yarns - I made this one about 12yrs ago …

Hand embroidered facial features - something I always do with toys - because it’s safe for children - even ‘safety eyes’ are not safe - they break and become a choke hazard

A blue and purple hand knitted bunny sits on a stone slab in a garden - white painted lattice and plants behind him.

This long limbed bunny is knitted to another lovely, clever pattern by Annita Wilschut from Zij Maakt Het - this one is called Quwi
It is on Ravelry

I used a gradient sock yarn from Wisdom yarns - it has been discontinued.

This bunny has long floppy ears and very long, skinny hind legs ending in cute feet.
He is about 12” tall and like most of Annita’s clever patterns for toys - sits beautifully in your hand.

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