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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Notes from Needle Fox Arts | Taylor Rutledge | Substack
Notes and thoughts on knitting, fiberarts, and the courageous act of living a creative life. Click to read Notes from Needle Fox Arts, by Taylor Rutledge, a Substack publication with hundreds of subsc...
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A blue sky with clouds highlights white text saying:

BlueSky is no longer 
a good place to find me. 

If you want all the information about
Needle Fox Arts 
and my fiber adventures 
you can find me at
Needle Fox Arts on Substack
and at www.needlefox.art.

There are links in the first
comments of this post.
Be well. Be joyful. 
Take your time.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test... McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Yes waiter, I'll have a cup of tea, a scone, and if it's not too much trouble, perhaps some precedented times?
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Disney Bound yarn?? needlefoxarts.substack.com/p/disney-bound
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Disney Bound
We took the kids to Disneyland in 2019.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
When you have an audience or a business you have to ensure that you always provide a lot more value to people than you extract from them. If you don't then, long term, it all breaks down. Young people I talk to today...they feel like the whole entire world has broken this contract with them.
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Vasilikiknits @vasilikiknits.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Reminder #knitsky #resistance
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Sure, dinner and a film is fine, but can we please normalize bookstore dates, cemetery picnic dates, museum dates, library dates, and stargazing dates?
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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In The Rainy Winter
My needles are busy.
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Kristen Hanley Cardozo @khandozo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I don't want to see Ai slop anywhere, but especially not in craft feeds. Impossible crochet in impossible rooms that look like the Sears catalog circa 1986.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
But in all likelihood, it will. Because this is capitalism and the current commodity, especially on platforms like this, is our attention.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
In early Instagram and Facebook days, those platforms were more like this one. What keeps BlueSky from devolving into short form ad-driven AI slop? I really am very curious.
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Vasilikiknits @vasilikiknits.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Resistance with knitting #knitsky
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Donovan Orville Gidcomb, The Celebrated D.O.G. @thecelebrateddog.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Always share this.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Two memorials in the past week, both for people younger than me. My heart is heavy. But tea is steeping, family is out of the house, and I have a quiet moment to light a candle and do my own thing.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
It seems to me like one thing AI would be terrible at is absolutely everything the Civilian Conservation Corps did.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/02/2026
GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Do you want to learn some of the many possibilities when you knit your own socks? Are you in the Eugene, OR area? Cozy is having a sock school! www.cozy-yarn.com/store/p464/S...
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Sock School--Mondays, February 16 & 23, March 9, 16, & 30, 2026; 5:00-7:00 pm
Modern Yarn for Modern Yarn Artists
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
What we are doing today for the strike: -Donating my husband and my salary from today's work to the CLDC and the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition -Cancelled our Amazon/Audible subscriptions. -Singing some PP&M songs to keep our spirits up. Keep your head down and your chin up!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The GOP’s priorities in a nutshell.
Screenshot of an X.com post by Brian Allen (@allenanalysis, 5h) claiming members of Congress set aside about $800 million in bonuses for ICE agents with payouts reportedly up to about $44,000, contrasting it with an average American bonus of around $2,500. The post criticizes priorities and includes a video thumbnail of a congressional hearing room with lawmakers seated at desks.
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Knits With Cats @knitswithcats.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
All I want is a quaint château in the French countryside, a raging snowstorm, a crackling fire, a vintage copy of Victor Hugo‘s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a whistling kettle on the stove, an owl keeping watch, and a basket of emotional support croissants.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just some small thoughts about these times. needlefoxarts.substack.com/p/more-about...
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More About Hats
This was going to be a birthday post.
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Rebecca Diamond ✡️🧶🇺🇸🇨🇦 @rebeccadiamond.online · 25/01/2026
“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.” ― Elizabeth Zimmerman #KnitSky 🧶 #InTheseTimes
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
For Alex. And Minnesota. Keep walking in the light. Love always wins.
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🍦Sweet Lo’s Ice Cream🍦 @sweetlosicecream.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Art is resistance. Keep making it! ✨
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
An old, but very appropriate article, as well as one of the most pointed pieces of journalism I have ever read. theonion.com/god-angrily-...
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God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule
NEW YORK—Responding to recent events on Earth, God, the omniscient creator-deity worshipped by billions of followers of various faiths for more than 6,000 years, angrily clarified His longtime stance ...
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Ari'sArtAccount (Comms CLOSED) @ariartaccount.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
If you feel powerless, you really should channel that energy into community strengthening and support. It can be as simple as searching "(your city)+mutual aid". Start there. The most valuable thing you can give is your time, volunteer for a reputable org and make a difference where you can.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
My first attempt on knitwear, but I've lots of embroidery practice, so that have me a leg up.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
It’s the perfect day to find a secluded cottage in the Scottish Highlands and go off the grid for a few years.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Two years ago I knit this beautiful, and very basic, hat. When I got the Embroidery on Knits book for my birthday, I needed something simple to play with, and that hat was the perfect blank canvas. The flowers are a delightful addition and my first real foray into knitwear embroidery.
A plain blue knitted hat worn by a nondescript black plastic mannequin in front of a grey background. 
The same blue knitted hat, back mannequin, and grey background, but now the hat has a spray of embroidered flowers growing up the side of the hat. The flowers look like a stem of asters or feverfew, with green leaves, white petals, and gold centers. 

#showmeyourknits #knitsky #embroideredknits #embroideredknitwear #needlefoxarts
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I really believe that I should have to opt in to AI. I hate having it forced down my throat. "Do you want a robot to take over your brain? Click here if yes."
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This is so much fun and I'm obsessed. Thanks to J & J Knits for inspiring me and helping me with my French Knots. I'm so excited to see how it comes out. I'm working on a simple hat I made a couple of years ago and really enjoying the whole process.
The background is a burgundy book entitled Embroidery on Knits. On the book sits an embroidery hoop with a work in progress. The work is daisy type flowers with white petals and gold centers. Each flower is surrounded by brown knots and grows off fine green stems. The hoop and stabilizing fabric obscure what the final project will look like. 

#embroidered #embroideredknits #embroideredknitwear
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I'm at the gym actually working out. It turns out I really like working out and I look forward to my gym mornings. Even if they are too bloody early. It's interesting to be rewriting this part of my story.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/01/2026
This has been the plan all along. - Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN - Implement the Insurrection Act - Declare Martial Law - Suspend elections
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
A quiet morning moment. May your tea be warm, your knitting be soothing, and your heart strong as you face this day. 🧶
In the upper left corner; a ceramic mug, blueish and white with butterflies holds a lovely tea. The center lower frame is some knitting; off white ribbing on wooden needles. All sits on a slightly faded blue and black quilt. The vibes are calm and cozy. 

#showmeyourknits #knitsky #morningknitting
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The data on my 2025 knitting and plans for 2026. #knitsky #showmeyourknits #knittingsubstack #needlefoxarts needlefoxarts.substack.com/p/wrapping-u...
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Wrapping Up 2025 & Looking Into 2026
Apparently this is the year of Hats...
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In my experience with both online and real life knitting communities, support and care is our default setting. If you want to have some real fun, find a sit & stitch in your area.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
First finish of 2026! This is the Xanthous Hat by Triona Murphy. I knit this in Malabrigo Mecha. It was a fun & interesting knit. I'll be teaching this as a class at Cozy in Eugene later this month. #knitting2026 #knittingteacher #knittingclass #makeahat #needlefoxarts #knitsky #showmeyourknits
Grey background, black mannequin head. The head wears a hand knit hat of blues and greens with cables growing up the sides.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Let it be known that today is Brinner Day. Our family will be having breakfast for dinner - pancakes, breakfast sausage, maybe some eggs. Will you be celebrating Brinner Day?
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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Cable Hat--Saturdays, January 24 & 31, 2026; 1:00-4:00 pm
Modern Yarn for Modern Yarn Artists
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If you're in the Eugene/Springfield area and what to learn how to knit a cabled hat, this is your chance! I'm teaching this beautiful hat at Cozy at the end of the month. Link to sign up is in the comments.
Two hand knitted hats sit on a neutral wood background. The upper hat is blue green and complete. The lower hat is half finished in a white on steel knitting needles. It is a creamy white and a ball of yarn in use lies next to it. Both hats have cables crawling up the sides. Both look warm and have good wool vibes. 

#knitsky #showmeyourknits #learntoknit
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I really would like to be knitting or sewing today. But instead I have to get my teeth cleaned and go to Costco. These are the things they don't tell you about when you're looking forward to being an adult.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It's my birthday! That message all my patterns on Ravelry are 25% off through Jan. 13th. Even my new Campaign Party Hats pattern!
A pink birthday card with a pink cake and gold candles. Text reading Happy Birthday to Me above a selfie of a brown-haired woman smiling in a pink, white, and green stocking cap. Text at the bottom announces a Ravelry pattern sale of 25% off her patterns. 

#needlefoxarts #knittingpatterns #knittingpatternrelease #knitweardesign #knitweardesigner #ravelrydesigner #ravelrypattern #dungeonsanddragonsandknitting #campaignpartyhat #knitsky #showmeyourknits #knittingpatterndesigner
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This hat was designed to be fun for a D&D game. Easy enough to knit during a TTRPG session, the Campaign Party Hat is a Rule of Cool kind of a pattern. Make a short nightcap or a comically long hat that drags on the floor. Imagine the possibilities and see what happens.
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🧶Needle Fox Arts🧶 @needlefoxarts.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
On Ravelry... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Campaign Party Hat pattern by Taylor Rutledge
One of my favorite aspects of knitting is the possibility of it all. I believe that every pattern is a recipe, or a set of recommendations, but not a set of hard and fast rules. Patterns are most fun ...
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