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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social

@meerbuschknitter.bsky.social
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Knitter, designer, textile artist, linguist, German, British, reader, writer, mostly harmless. 🧶

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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This is one of the ones in my yard... but they really don't sit still for long.
Squirrel sitting and holding a nut.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Aaaand... it's finished! My Squirrel Yoked Sweater. This is definitely going to be my go-to for this autumn. So much fun to design and knit!🧶🐿️ #knitting #showmeyourknits #knitsky #bskyknits www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Yoked sweater on a mannekin, with design of oak leaves, acorns, branches and squirrels scampering round the yoke.  Me wearing the yoked sweater with squirrels on the yoke.Close up of the yoke to show design of squirrels and foliage.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It’s Holstgarn supersoft. I tend to get the 500g cones because I knit a lot. One cone does the main colour and there’s enough left either for a kid‘s pattern or to use as contrast for another adult sweater.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thank you! I hope you find one you like!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yes. You can even stitch it down if it has a tendency to curl a bit. The double layered neck is cosy and also it stands up well, so you can see the pattern.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A few people have asked me how to make a patterned turtle neck. You basically knit up the patterned part and then in rib down the inside of the neck (Latvian braid optional) and then you can carry on with your top-down yoke. #knitting 🧶 #knitsky #bskyknits
Graphic showing the steps for a patterned turtle neck.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thank you so much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s Halloween on #showmeyourknits so I remembered my Mari Llwyd cowl. 🧶 #knitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Hand knitted cowl with horse skeleton motif.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Deutsche Bahn started selling Oktoberfest beer in July on the ICE!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's coming up to spooky season! Time to bring out my Danse Macabre sweater! 🦴💀🧶🎃 Actually it's not just good for halloween - my doctor loves it and so does my physio! 🤣 #knitting #bskyknits #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Sweater with skeletons dancing around the yoke.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Definitely a mixture. I have a queue of designs in my brain... and I just bought some gorgeous yarn that's unsuitable for any of them and now I'm dreaming up something totally different. 🤣
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My garden's full of squirrels at the moment!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Squirrels 🐿️🐿️🐿️😁
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I did hares for adults ages ago!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Still trying it for size. Only the sleeves to go now. #knitting 🧶🐿️. #bskyknits #showmeyourknits #wip
Me in partly finished sweater (sleeves missing) with motifs of squirrels and foliage on the yoke.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s socks on #showmeyourknits this week. I’ve made so many I can’t count. This is what it looks like when the laundry is drying. 😂🧶🧦
Radiator with lots of hand knitted socks drying on it.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sometimes you knit something that needs blocking, but isn't flat. This is a tam or beret (with the famous 3-hares pattern where each hare has 2 ears, but there are only 3 ears in total). In the end I blocked it on a saucepan. 🧶🐇🐇🐇 www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Knitted beret with a pattern of 3 hares running clockwise round the brim. Each hare shares its ears with the other 2 hares, so each hare has 2 ears but there are only 3 ears in total.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I particularly love knitting top-down sweaters, because you can try it on as you go and adjust the fit. 🧶🐿️ #knitting #knitsky #bskyknits
Me trying on a (partially kniitted) sweater yoke
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m designing the pattern as I go. If I’m happy with the end result I’ll publish it.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#whatsonyouneedles #showmeyourknits #bskyknits #knitsky #knitting 🧶🐿️ I’m working on something for the cooler days as autumn approaches.
Knitted sweater yoke with pattern of squirrels and foliage.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There's an adult version as well as the kiddies one... 😁
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks Vicki!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's new pattern release day! This is my Celtic Hares for Kids pattern - for ages 1-8 years. Knit top down, seamless, in the round. 🧶 Fingering weight yarn. The hares chase each other all round the yoke. 🐇 www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Childrens sweaters, one in teal and yellow, the other in magenta and cream. Both with a motif of celtic hares racing around the yoke.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you so much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you very much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you so much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you so much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you so much. I hope she loves it!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you so much!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's Autumnal knits on #showmeyourknits this week. This is my Orchard Thieves design - the first yoked sweater design I ever published. Still a firm favourite! 🧶 #knitting #bskyknits #knitsky #orchardthieves www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Yoked sweater in greens/browns/ dark red with pattern of birds and foliage.Close up of yoke.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It’s cowls and scarves on #showmeyourknits this week. Too many to pick from, but these are some I haven’t posted for a while. 🧶🦤🐁. Patterns are on Ravelry as usual www.ravelry.com/designers/ca...
Scarf with barley and field mice motif. Cowl with dodo motif. Hat and scarf set with rat motif.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Pattern is here if anyone is inspired to make one www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Frog Cardigan pattern by Cathy Dobson
Knitters always complain about having to “frog” their work. So I decided it was time to work up some frogs! In this case, an elegant long cardigan with a tracery of dancing frogs adorning the front an...
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Getting my winter woollies out as the weather gets cooler. 🧶🐸 #knitting #knitsky #bskyknits #frogs
Cardigan in green and white with frog motifs hung over the back of a chair.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Not sure which of my dragons you’re doing, but the rib needs to be a multiple of 4 stitches (so the k2p2 works out) and the stranded part needs to be the exact number of stitches as the chart. Some of my patterns do have errata which I flagged on ravelry.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you for this timely reminder!
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Finished my 6-year old size. If anyone is wondering why I keep making this sweater, it’s because I have to rechart the colourwork for every size. 🧶🐇 The joy of being a designer 😅 #bskyknits #knitting www.ravelry.com/designers/ca...
Celtic hares motif on yoked sweater, gold on teal.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Stunning! Beautiful colours too.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That’s funny because I’m also on the search for good variegated yarns… something that doesn’t get too stripey and has fairly similar shades. Let me know if you find something. Mostly they’re too thick for my intricate designs. I really want something in blue/green shades for a sea creatures design.
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meerbuschknitter.bsky.social @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's #sweaters this week on #showmeyourknits ... my favourite canvas! Most of them go straight to other family members (even the ones I made for me! 🤣) Here are a few of my designs. 🧶 #knitting www.ravelry.com/designers/ca...
Dragon yoked sweater in black and pale blueOctopus yoked sweater in teal and cream.Fire dragon yoked sweater and Krampus sweater.
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