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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gift knit number two for 2026 is completed! This one is for a photographer friend whose schedule doesn’t often line up with others’ so I wanted to make sure he got something extra special this year. Camera motif is from the Doodle Knit Directory by Jamie Lomax #knitsky #handmade #photography

A dark green hand knitted hat with a band of oatmeal colored yarn through the center. Green cameras stand out against the brown band.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Starting to get a hankering for making baby blankets again. Turns out if you log cabin a jelly roll it comes out just the right size and you don’t have to measure a thing! I finished this one in the spring for a coworker and it was a delight. #quiltsky #babyblanket #handmade

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just finished a hat for my work wife’s birthday, featuring this darling little ghost motif with some chunky handspun wool. #knitsky #spookyseason #autumn

A close up of a knitted hat with a white ghost on an orange background in chunky handspun yarn.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s time once again to pull out the desk pumpkins. Students love squeezing these things when they’re stressed about exams, and I love making them. The pattern is by Nimble Needles, and he’s got a great tutorial! I love how he says pumpkin in his accent 🎃 #knitsky #pumpkin #autumn

Two knitted pumpkins arranged on a desk in front of a fake plant. The first pumpkin is large and orange, knitted with chunky yarn. The second pumpkin is small and yellow, knitted with worsted weight yarn.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pulled a few more #linocut prints this weekend to get ready for an upcoming art market, and did a couple of postcards while I was at it. I’m loving #postcrossing so far!

A handmade linocut print of blueberries on the bush in black ink on cream colored watercolor paper. There is a slight texture in the print from the paper, and there are horizontal chatter marks across the top half of the page.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I started #postcrossing a few weeks ago and have been having such a great time! I already had a bunch of blank postcards, so I’ve been putting my own prints on those until I start receiving cards in return and decide if I want to invest in some postcard packs. The recipients seem to like them so far

A linocut print of a rabbit’s bust with its arm resting on a large clover stem.

A linocut donkey bust framed at the neck by a large stylized wheat stem.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#showmeyourknits This shawl is a scrapbook of sorts using my fanciest yarn: the shape is the same as my first shawl, the blue linen is the stitch pattern of my first blanket, the pink silk is the stitch pattern of my first scarf, and the white alpaca represents my first lace socks. #knitsky #wip

A partially finished knitted shawl in blue, pink, and white stripes.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Decided to break out the good stuff because it deserves to be used. This is yarn I bought at my local fiber fest this summer: white is alpaca/silk blend, pink is pure silk, and blue is linen. I’ll post more pics when the shawl really starts coming together! #knitsky

A close up of a knitted shawl. There are three stripes: the top is white lace, the middle is a light pink seed stitch, and the bottom is blue and purple in a box pattern.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Taught myself a bit of foundation paper piecing this summer, and it’s safe to say that I’m hooked. If you have a favorite FPP pattern or designer, please share! #quiltsky

The top of a witch hat I’m making for my sister. It’s a square of fabric with one corner rounded. The background is a dark navy fabric with green leaves (which glow in the dark). In the center is a compass point star in bright lemon yellow and pinkish orange.

A blood orange paper pieced block for a citrus themed quilt. The background is a light blue plaid, and the fruit in the center is octagonal with rich red fruit, a dull light red pith, and a dark orange peel.

A rainbow paper pieced wall hanging with a rainbow scallop patterned border, white gingham background, and multilayered pinwheel design in rainbow at the center.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Baby’s first attempt at double knitting. How long is it going to take for me to figure out contrast now that I’m doing so much color work? Only time will tell. #knitsky #handmade

A small knitted tapestry featuring an orange fish on a blue background. Two blue tassels hang from the lower corners, and the top is attached to a wooden dowel.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I meant to make my work wife something for her baby shower… this fox ended up being a great first birthday present instead 😬 good news is, baby loves it. #knitsky #showmeyourknits

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Bonus entry: my first German short row socks in Wacki Sacki’s Crazy Tiger colorway. If you have recommendations for more patterned self striping yarns like this please share your favorites!! #knitting #showmeyourknits

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Still a work in progress, but I couldn’t resist showing this cowl/infinity scarf off for #showmeyourknits stripes week! This is an entrelac pattern with hand dyed alpaca yarn from my friends at Little Creek Alpacas.

A partially finished knitted cowl in an entrelac pattern. The blocks are striped with maroon, raspberry, gray, and white. There are cow shaped needle minders at the tips of the circular needles.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I don’t tend to enjoy making scarves much, but here’s one I did out of spite that ended up being a really lovely gift for a friend. One of the first things I designed entirely myself, it’s fairly simple but the striped yarn kept my brain just interested enough to finish. #showmeyourknits #knitsky

A rainbow striped handmade scarf made with a double seed stitch border and a cable in the middle.

A person wearing a rainbow striped handmade scarf they just finished making.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Making a scrap quilt and playing with triangles for the first time. The rest of my seams so far are pretty rough but LOOK AT THIS PERFECT CONVERGENCE POINT AAAAAAAHHH #quiltsky #upcycle #sewing #scrappy #handmade #satisfying

A close up photo of a scrappy quilt made of small 60 degree triangles. Some of the seams are slightly off, but the central one pictured features six triangles coming together to perfect points in the center. Fabrics pictured are all in shades of red, and feature gingham, bunnies, rings of white dots, red dandelions, large poppies, and black and red buffalo check.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Finished a scarf for my sister and added it to a display advertising the employee crafting group at work. Hoping to start a knitting club for students this year as well 🧶 #library #knitsky #handmade #literacy #community #academiclibrary #makerspace

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Spent the weekend designing, patterning, and stumbling through practicing my own citrus quilt block from scratch. First attempt was pretty slapdash but I took my time with the second one and I’d say that’s a recognizable lime. Only 98 more to go and I’ll have myself a quilt. #quiltsky #handmade

A hand drawn quilt block pattern in pencil with notes in the left hand margin. The block depicts a citrus slice composed of eight wedges, plus narrow strips for pith and the peel.

A quilt block depicting a slice of lemon on a light blue background. The lemon is oblong and the eight wedges are smushed together in the middle due to the block’s mediocre construction.

A quilt block depicting a slice of lime on a periwinkle background. The block is imperfect with some mismatched seams, but it shows a vast improvement over the lemon.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Finally finished my second quilt! It’s tough to get a nice picture of something this size, but I’m super proud of how it came out. Top is my own wave design, back is a disappearing nine patch in duck cloth at my beloved’s insistence. Vast skill improvement already! #quiltsky #handmade #queercraft

A person spreading a handmade quilt over a queen size bed. The quilt has a horizontal pixelated wave pattern which transitions from pinks to blues to light and dark grays.

The back of the quilt spread out over the bed. The back is a disappearing nine patch pattern with pink and light blue floral large squares, beige floral horizontal rectangles, abstract lines suggesting faces in the vertical rectangles, and small dark green squares with red, white, and yellow flowers.

The same quilt as before with the back side facing up. One corner has been flipped to show both faces at once.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Truly obsessed with how this yarn my sister spun worked up into a cute little pumpkin! Pattern is by Nimble Needles. #knitsky #handmade #plush #pumpkin

A partially used cake of hand spun yarn that gradually transitions between yellow and bold orange tones

A hand knitted pumpkin about the size of a grapefruit. The pumpkin has ombré chevron bands of yellow, orange, and red. There is a curly green stem ending in a large leaf of mottled green handspun yarn.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Finished my first ever quilt just in time to use it as a photo backdrop for lavender graduation! I definitely learned as I want so don’t look too closely, but it’s a great blanket and it makes me happy. #quilt #pride #handmade #firsttry #textileart #progresspride

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Locked in for 9 hours today and got half of my first quilt top assembled. Absolutely humbled by math throughout this process but I’m not giving up. #quilting #handmade #pride #rainbow #transrights #DIY

One half of a handmade quilt held vertically. The quilt is a progress pride flag, and the portion pictured features the red, orange, and yellow stripes as well as half of the black, brown, light blue, pink, and white diagonal portions of the flag. Distinguishable prints in the quilt include large and small florals, orange fruits, strawberries, dandelions, gingham, bunnies, pine cones, and geometric motifs.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Update: I started the quilt. Also holy smokes fabric is expensive #quilt #sewing #handmade #pride

Unsewn quilt blocks laid out messily in stripes of red, orange, yellow, and green. The stripes alternate between 12 inch and 6 inch blocks, and the fabric prints include gingham, florals, circles, fruit, bunnies, and swans.

A tall stack of fat quarters in rainbow order tier together with ribbon made to look like tailor’s measuring tape.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Remember that yarn my sister spun for me? Looks like I figured out what to do with it. No pattern, just worked off a photo and experimented. I’m obsessed with the subtle color bands in the yarn- it worked up more beautifully than I could have imagined. #knitsky #handmade #yarn #knit

A person in a white shirt with blue flowers wearing a dusty pink cowl knit from handspun yarn. Subtle bands of blue and orange appear naturally in the yarn. The cowl is slouchy, with occasional purl stripes throughout. It comes to a sharp point in front, with a tassel of the same yarn attached to the tip.

The same person and cowl, with slightly more of their face showing.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I was going to stop with the book posts because I found them boring, but HOLY SMOKES I need to yell about this book! Absolutely brutal, richly researched, and devastatingly timely. I love media that hurts me. #booksky #linguistics #revolution #historicalfiction #bipoc #🌎📚💙

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I’ve got four knitting projects on the needles. Someone convince me I shouldn’t start a quilting project just because I saw a progress pride quilt that looks super doable… #knitsky #quiltsky #crafting #queermaker #multitask

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Alright knitters, I need some help. My sister is a spinner and has sent me these two ENORMOUS skeins of handmade yarn to play with. What do you think I should knit with 445yd of worsted muted pink “unicorn farts”, or 515yd of bulky autumnal variegated “hot mess”? #knitsky #handmade #spinning #yarn

A large skein of hand spun yarn hung on a light green wall. The yarn is worsted weight, mostly a muted pink color with flecks of blue and purple and some strands of sparkle throughout. The handwritten card reads “sheep wool, firestar, maybe bamboo? 445 yards of Sparkle Unicorn Farts. Couldn’t decide on a project”

A close up view of Sparkle Unicorn Farts from photo 1

A huge skein of hand spun yarn hung in front of a light green wall. The yarn is a bulky weight, primarily orange with bits of green, brown, and red plied in throughout in very autumnal tones. The handwritten details cars accompanying it reads “100% sheep wool. 517 yards Hot Mess. Fiber by: The Bird’s Nest Knits and More”

A close up view of Hot Mess handspun yarn described in the third picture.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Playing a dangerous game of yarn chicken with this glove for a friend. Maybe they’ll just have one thumb poking out so they can use their phone… #knitsky #yarnchicken #mitten #handmade

A hand knitted mitten is pictured with the thumb not yet complete. In place of the thumb is a small ball of yarn about the diameter of a U.S. quarter. The mitten is a hand dyed green with three rows of white in a horizontal stripe near the second knuckle. It’s in mainly stockinette stitch, with a long k1p1 ribbed cuff.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🌎📚💙 Book 25 of the year is Modern Poetry of Pakistan, an anthology of translated works from several of Pakistan’s languages. While I didn’t connect with the style as much as I do with my old favorites, I did feel a kinship with the authors as America faces struggles. #booksky #pakistan #poetry

Book cover for Modern Poetry of Pakistan. An abstract mosaic features small brown tiles that gradually grow lighter in one area to give the illusion of a rough sphere, or a light shining down a hole from far above.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

💙📚 Book 24 in 2025 was Taproot, a collection of poetry by Kathy Mangan. It was less nature focused than I had hoped based on the title. On the one hand it didn’t blow me away, on the other it was a nice experience of an older woman’s reminiscence on life. #booksky #poetry

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

💙📚 Book 23 in 2025 was The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. I’m not normally one for thrillers, but this is based in upstate NY and I adore the Adirondacks. A little formulaic but with a nice twist at the end. Great character development all around #booksky #bestseller #thriller

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In honor of a good friend and new parent, book 22 for this year is Go To Sleep (I Miss You) by Lucy Knisley. It’s a cute collection of comics reflecting on the first few months of parenthood and all the blowouts along the way. #booksky #comics #parenting #baby

Book cover for Go to Sleep (I Miss You) by Lucy Knisley. Two side by side illustrations of a mother and baby next to a crib. In the first, the frazzled mother holds a crying baby. A spiky speech bubble containing a picture of a lightning storm erupts from the baby’s mouth. In the second, the baby is asleep in the crib while his wistful mother looks on, a thought balloon containing a heart floating above them both.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

💙📚 Book 21 of the year is a tidy little LitFic novel called The Hearing Test, in which a sound designer for short films suddenly begins to go deaf. Extremely introspective, it’s as much poetry on the page as it is plot driven, which I always love. #booksky #disability

Book cover for The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan. A rectangle of cloud is set amidst an off white background above a darker gray rectangle of the same proportions. Three red-orange circles the size of nickels are scattered across the image.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Finally took pictures of the entrelac shawl I finished this week! I added trim and a button to secure it in the back and I’m obsessed. So far I’ve had five different people try to buy it off me- too bad it took nearly 60 hours and is deeply impractical to sell. #knitsky #handmade #entrelac

Someone wearing a shawl with a colorful checkerboard pattern. The shawl is crossed in the front across the chest and secured behind the waist to prevent it slipping off.

Someone wearing a multicolored checkerboard shawl, seen from behind. The point of the shawl is tucked behind the button closure to show how it’s secured.

Someone holding a multicolored checkerboard shawl stretched out to show off its length and shape. They are standing in deep snow, facing away from the camera. The shawl measures roughly 85 inches long, and has a button at one tip and a loop at the other.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Oh look, another comic! Book 20 for this year was This is how I Disappear by Marion Malle. This graphic novel shows a young writer’s long term struggle with depression after sexual assault. While the circumstances are different, it reminds me so much of college. #booksky #graphicmedicine #comic

Book cover for This Is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle. The title is made to look like sky writing over a close up illustration of a faceless woman laying back in a field of large red flowers.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Tried to get a picture of my current #WIP for #showmeyourknits this week, but Martin decided it was time for me to knit in hard mode. Hopefully the trim on this shawl will be done soon anyway #knitsky #cat #handmade

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Continuing a time honored snow day tradition #baking #snowday #fromscratch

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

🌎📚💙Number 19 is in the books! You Brought Me the Ocean is a queer coming of age story set against the backdrop of DC comics. Excellent representation in this one, and beautiful illustration. The ending felt unfinished, but that’s a testament to the messiness of adolescence. #booksky #queer #comic

Book cover for You Brought Me the Ocean, by Alex Sanchez and Julie Maroh. Cropped just above the nose, two boys nearly kiss. On the left, an Asian American boy with blue-green hair is holding his hands out palm up. On the right, a Black boy holds his hands palm up inside the other’s- strange blue strips of light encircle his wrists.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Finished book 18 for the year! Song of a Blackbird by Maria Van Lieshout is a graphic novel about art as resistance in Amsterdam during WWII. While I didn’t love the blackbird framing device, I liked the narrative threads and the central theme of art and community support. #booksky #graphicnovel

Book cover for Song of a Blackbird by Maria Van Lieshout. The title text appears in white over the printed silhouette of a blackbird’s head and torso which stands against a red sun.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Book 17 of the year was Lab Girlby Hope Jahren, a rare banger in a year that has been so far largely mid. This memoir of a life in science doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities, and it does dwell on the unique friendships that sustain us along the way. #booksky #memoir #sciencecommunication

Book cover for Lab Girl by Hope Jahren. The letters for LAB are arranged out of rich dark soil, with a small oak seedling emerging from the top of the A. Beneath the word Girl in simple red text, a pair of tweezers holds an acorn.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

Dorothy Porter in 1939, at her desk in the Carnegie Library at Howard University. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Manuscript Division, Howard University

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I’m currently procrastinating on a commission WIP by putting the final I-cord trim on the shawl I finished last week, which I was also procrastinating on. Everything in balance 🧘 #knitsky #procrastination #crafting

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Book 16 for the year is The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende. It’s less of a comic and more of a wordless series of richly detailed pen and ink drawings that depict a paper boat’s journey through fantastical seas. #booksky #artbook #penandink #illustration

Book cover for The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende. A mostly black image with white details depicting a folded paper boat sailing on a dark sea by starlight. Beneath the surface of the water a large crowd of fish with glowing white eyes gaze up at the boat.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Currently working on a mitten commission and trying desperately to stay motivated. Remembering these tech friendly trigger mitts I made for dad last year to keep my spirits up. Self drafting is so much harder than following a pattern! #knitting #knitsky #handmade

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

🌎📚💙Book 15 of the year has been on mind for a while, and I’m so glad I finally read it! Beauty is a Verb is an anthology of poetry by physically disabled poets and I am here to say it’s EXCELLENT. If you are at all interested in the topic please read it asap #booksky #disability #poetry

Book cover for Beauty is a Disability. A woman in a black floral dress sits in a red wheelchair at the bottom of a full swimming pool. An oxygen tank is strapped to the back of the chair, and her long dark hair billows above her under the water.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Went to the doctor today and had three different staff members try to buy my new entrelac shawl off me. It’s not even blocked or trimmed! I wish people knew how easy the technique was so they could try making one. At least I know I did a good job 🧶 #knitting #entrelac

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Book 14 of the year is Everything is Okay by Debbie Tung. This graphic memoir was one part personal journey of dealing with depression and anxiety, one part guidebook for battling poor mental health, and one part simple encouragement for people going through it. #booksky #mentalhealth #comic

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Book 13 for the year was The Truro Bear and other stories by my dear beloved Mary Oliver. There is something so healing about reading soft nature poems by a wise old lesbian. Someday I’m going to get the collection of her complete works, but for now I’ll churn through her smaller books. #booksky

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#showmeyourknits wants stripes? I got stripes! This attempt at a #lesbian #prideflag blanket was one of my first knits, and it took me a year to complete. I had a lot of fun draping it for a handcrafts art show last year, and now I read under it every morning 🩷🧡🤍

A lesbian flag knitted blanket, artfully draped over a large antique picture frame with dramatic swirls and folds in the fabric for texture the piece hangs on a deep purple wall in an art gallery.

A knitted blanket with longways stripes of red, orange, yellow, white, pink, lavender, and dark purple spread out over loveseat.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

📚💙 finished book 12 for January just in time. Thieves by Lucie Bryon is a cute sapphic love story that touches on mental health, bullying, and learning to have healthy relationships. Such soothing use of muted colors and soft shapes and queerness #booksky #sapphic #comic #graphicnovel

Book cover for Thieves by Lucie Bryon. Two high school girls with short hair sit side by side on some bleachers.

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Milo @milo-malachite.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

📚 Book 11 for the year! Just finished The Unspoken Name, which is excellent for fans of The Locked Tomb series. Similar brand of science-fantasy with necromancy and ex-vangelical lesbians. Fewer memes but still snarky, and great twists. #booksky #sapphic #fantasy

Book cover for The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood. A single tusk with gold embellishment is centered on a black, charred background with embers drifting in from the edges.

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