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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Now we’re letting murderers run in the Sydney marathon. 🙄 I hope they realise what drew the previous huge crowd to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It might be time for a repeat performance.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For #showmeyourknits shawl week, I’ve made many shawls, but this one is definitely the most cosy one and one of the largest! Details in alt text. 🧶 #shawl #knitsky

Woman with grey hair styled in a bun, wearing teal coloured glasses. She is standing in front of a brick wall featuring a few pot plants and she is wearing a large knitted shawl featuring a mix of autumn colours - ochre, merlot, green, cream and rust. The pattern name is the Artus Shawl, designed by Natasja Hornby and is mostly knitted from De Rerum Natura Ulysse french merino.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I organised our little local WWKIP day but forgot to take any photos! So I’ve included the poster I made without using AI, for the #showmeyourknits theme this week. 🧶 #knitsky

Poster for World Wide Knit in Public Day. The banner across the top reads World Wide Knit in Public Day Sat 13 June 2026. The middle section features an image of a girl with blonde hair, sitting cross-legged, knitting a small square shape. There is a text box below with event details, and finally a text box across the bottom of the poster stating “This poster was created WITHOUT using AI”

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

How very timely that a yellow themed #showmeyourknits should appear on the heels of a newly completed shawl for my mother, who has recently gone into aged care! It’s on its way to her now but I snapped a few shots last week before I posted it. #knitsky 🧶

Yellow knitted shawl draped over a cast iron bed end. The shawl features a garter stitch body with a deep lace edging. The lace edging is resting on a muted wine coloured bed cover decorated with printed flowers and leaves.
Pattern is Solveig Shawl by Valentina Bogdanova, yarn is a blend of merino and possum from Louie and Lola Yarns in Australia.

Close up of the lace edging on a yellow knitted shawl. It is draped over an enamelled cast iron bed head in front of an ochre coloured mud brick wall.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A longstanding WIP from me for this week’s #showmeyourknits theme. I’m aiming to get it finished by mid-July, so fingers crossed. It’s been such a slow knit with many tiny stitches and tiny needles. 🧶 #knitsky

Partially knitted black and white jumper resting on a dark grey metal table. The jumper features bands of shetland motifs, with alternating black on white, and white on black backgrounds interspersed with smaller bands of tiny motifs (peerie patterns). The pattern is Jemima’s Jumper and Cowl, from the Shetland Wool Week Annual 2022, and is designed by Donna Smith. I’ve used Isager Highland wool for the natural colour, and Rennie Supersoft lambswool in charcoal.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

For this week’s #showmeyourknits theme, “wearing your knits”, is a younger, slimmer me wearing my heavily modified version of Henry VIII, very likely unapproved by Alice!

Woman standing in front of a tree on a grassy field. She is wearing a sleeveless knitted tunic length top, featuring stranded colourwork. Pattern is Henry VIII designed by Alice Starmore, knitted in the gorgeous Hebridean 2ply yarn from Virtual Yarns, also developed by Alice Starmore.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

For #showmeyourknits colourwork week I have a hot off the needles recently completed test knit - details in Alt text. 🧶 #knitsky #knittersofbluesky

Woman wearing a knitted woollen jumper, standing in front of a mud brick wall. The jumper has a patterned yoke that looks like drops falling downwards. The main body of the jumper is knitted in dark red, contrasting with the orange wool used for the yoke pattern.

Pattern is Stilla, the newly released pattern from Natasja Hornby aka Moonstruck Knits. Main colour yarn is Harvest Hues by John Arbon in pomegranate, contrast colour is Navigator yarn from @piratepurlyarns in Cajun Relish colour.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

One of my more recent knits for #showmeyourknits sweater week. It was a test knit I completed last year, details in Alt text. 🧶 #knitsky #knittersofbluesky

Woman with grey hair tied up in a bun, wearing a vivid green jumper and blue jeans. She is facing away from the camera towards a rusted, metal sculpture of a ball. Her jumper is patterned with cables, bobbles and other textured stitches. Pattern is by Natasja Hornby, pattern name is Neive. Yarn is a merino/cashmere blend in colour pistachio, by Colourmart.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I haven’t made any lace projects for a while, but this was my first foray into knitting Japanese patterns, and it somehow feels just right for #showmeyourknits lace week! It’s now almost 15 years old, but I love it just as much now. 🧶 #knitsky

Woman wearing a red/orange pullover with lace patterning and frilled trims on sleeves, neck and lower body. She is standing on a grass covered hill, and you can see a black and white dog lying in the grass, in the background on the right.
Pattern is the Batik Pullover, designed by Hitomi Shida, yarn is extra fine merino by Colourmart.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Newly cast on WIP for this week’s #showmeyourknits is so addictive and begs me to complete just one more round before I can put it down. 🧶 #knitsky

Partially finished knitted jumper displayed on a charcoal coloured metal table. The jumper yoke features colourwork using brown wool and a multicoloured contrast yarn featuring grass green, mint green and peach colours. Pattern is Do Ewe Yoke? #2 by Zanete Husaina.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I’m spoilt for choice in this #showmeyourknits cardigan week, but here’s one I made years ago. It involved juggling multiple charts taped together, before the days of being able to work from a pdf on a trusty electronic device. #knitsky

Orange coloured cardigan with lace patterned panels, hanging on a white hanger against an earth coloured mud brick wall. Pattern is the Myrtle Cardigan, designed by Snowden Becker, knitted in extra fine merino by ColourMart.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"While the victims of the massacre at Bondi Beach were still bleeding, Benjamin Netanyahu - architect of the genocide in Palestine - blamed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese." Butt out, Netanyahu #auspol michaelwest.com.au/butt-out-of-...

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Butt out Netanyahu. Ugly political point-scoring follows Bondi Beach tragedy - Michael West

Israel’s Prime Minister should butt out of Australian politics. The tragedy at Bondi Beach must not be exploited for political points.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I’m double dipping into autumn themed #showmeyourknits, with a perfect autumn weight jumper in autumn tones. Pattern name is Ember but I knitted this during the bushfires of 2019/20, so I changed my project name to Precious Amber, after the main colour. More details in images. 🧶 #knitsky

Woman wearing an orange and autumn toned colourwork jumper with lace patterning on yoke. She is wearing it with black trousers and standing against a corrugated iron panel adjoining a green sliding barn door.

Orange, cream and autumn toned jumper featuring lace patterning on yoke with colourwork on yoke, body and sleeves. The jumper is hanging on a coat hanger against a rusty trailer. Pattern name is Ember by Yuko Shimizu, orange and multicoloured yarn is by Ripplescrafts in the Scottish Highlands, cream coloured yarn is superfine merino from Bellevue Park Wool in south eastern Australia.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I love scarves but what I love even more is a wide, shallow shawl and I’ll be knitting more of those. However, for #showmeyourknits scarf week, my skinny version of Time Trades will have to do. #knitsky 🧶

Lace patterned scarf knitted in autumn toned colours, displayed on a brown timber table top.

Lace patterned scarf knitted in autumn toned colours, displayed on a statue of a miner, in a park in central Victoria, Australia.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Trying to make inroads on some summer knits, starting with a between seasons pullover, perfect for #showmeyourknits wip week, albeit just sneaking it in. Sleeve length is yet undecided. Yarn is merino/linen dyed by the talented @piratepurlyarns.bsky.social #knitsky 🧶

Gold coloured lacework knitted yoke against a white background. Pattern is Coryn Sweater designed by Valentina Bogdanova.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

My newest favourite sweater is still a secret until release date so here’s one I finished last year, for #showmeyourknits sweater week. Pattern is Sneeflocken by Sarah Solomon. Charcoal yarn is geelong lambswool by Colourmart, cream is merino/yak by Ochre. #knitsky 🧶

Black and cream sweater with stranded colourwork trim on yoke, lower body and sleeves, hanging against a silver coloured corrugated wall. Sleeves are tied loosely across the body.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I don’t have many baby knits for #showmeyourknits this week but I made these for a work colleague a few years ago. #knitsky 🧶

A pair of red and white baby bootees, trimmed to look like converse gym boots. One is standing up and the other is lying down, both on a charcoal coloured table.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I almost forgot stripes week for #showmeyourknits! My modified Jukebox Cardigan shamelessly copying the colour arrangement from the Funky Grandpa Cardigan. #blueskyknits #knitsky 🧶

Cardigan with grey and autumn toned striped body, with black upper sleeves and narrow grey and autumn toned stripes on lower sleeves.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Appalled at the genocide occurring in Gaza? If you live on the far south coast of NSW, here’s an opportunity to show your support in the Bega Valley, as part of a nationwide event. #stopthegenocide #freepalestine

Image of a poster promoting a national day of action in support for the people of Palestine.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

My recently completed “Eat the Rich” fits the bill perfectly for #showmeyourknits leftovers week. I’ve used Rennie Supersoft lambswool, left over from a granny square jumper I made last year. 🧶 #blueskyknits

Red and light grey stranded colourwork knitted hat featuring the words “Eat the Rich”. The hat is sitting on a timber table top next to a pair of eyeglasses with a teal frame.

Red and light grey stranded colourwork knitted. The hat is sitting on a timber table top next to a pair of eyeglasses with a teal frame. Pattern name is “Eat the Rich”.

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Nine Ten Publications @ninetenpub.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Author @longwayhomestead.bsky.social asked American wool advocate @claraparkes.bsky.social if she would write the foreword to THE TRUE COST OF WOOL many months ago. Then, as we rushed to get the book out because it is so relevant to our current conversation about where our goods come from...

A large speech bubble with a stylized quotation mark reads: "Synthetic fibers take from a finite supply of virgin petroleum and return only fodder for the landfill. At the other end of the spectrum we have wool, which doesn't come from a well, barrel, tub, or spigot... In fact, all you really need is some land and water and sunshine." – Clara Parkes, in the foreword. Next to the attribution is a thumbnail image of the cover of the book, The True Cost of Wool, by Anna Hunter.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I’ve had to plumb the depths for #showmeyourknits blue week- and it’s really a mix of grey, blue and green, so it looks a little like an oil slick on water, not a clear blue.🧶 #knitsky

Woman with grey hair wearing a blue/grey jumper with colourwork circular yoke, featuring shades of gold and orange. Pattern is Hinterland designed by Jennifer Steingass, yarn is Hebridean 2ply by Virtual Yarns. The woman is standing in front of an oak door, surrounded by mud brick walls.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A newish cast on #showmeyourknits WIP week, for what I know will be a long, slow knit. It’s the start of my Jemima’s Jumper, one I’ve wanted to make for a long time. I’m taking it easy, hoping that will be enough to prevent these tiny needles causing wrist problems. #knitsky #blueskyknits 🧶

A narrow band of knitting, still on knitting needles, featuring narrow charcoal and white stripes, set against a timber table top. Pattern is Jemima’s Jumper by Donna Smith.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Just off the needles in time for this week’s garter stitch themed #showmeyourknits - is my Close to You shawl. Perfect tv knitting and perfect shape and size. 🧶 #blueskyknits

Burnt orange coloured shawl with a simple lace edging, lying on a dark grey table. Pattern is Close to You by Justyna Lorkowska, yarn is Ripples Crafts Burras in Precious Amber colour.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I almost missed this week’s yellow themed #showmeyourknits - my Calla Sweater nicely fits the bill! 🧶 I used the butter soft De Rerum Natura Ulysse in the Doré colour. #knittersofbluesky

Yellow pullover hanging on a cream bed head frame displayed against a mud brick wall. Pattern is Calla Sweater, designed by Natasja Hornby.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It was a chilly start but we managed to grab a spot in the sun, in our usual place to celebrate #WWKIPday for this week’s special edition of #showmeyourknits. I’m wearing the recently finished Djö designed by Sophie Ochera.

A group of knitters in the foreground, seated on the footpath with some nearby shops and cars parked along the street. There is some blue bunting above the heads of the knitters.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It’s very late notice but if you’re in the Bega Valley, come and join us this morning for World Wide Knit in Public Day. 🧶 #wwkipday #worldwideknitinpublicday

Poster advertising World Wide Knit in Public Day, background is of a light pink knitted fabric.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

What a sorry state of the world that this is necessary. 😢

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I don’t knit many cowls but I’ve made two of these and bought yarn to make a third. The pictured one has now been given to a friend. Thanks @romidesigns.bsky.social for such a great pattern ❤️#showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧶

Green coloured lace stitch cowl lying on a timber table top. Pattern is Ice Queen by Romi Hill

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Still plugging away on this cabled pullover for #showmeyourknits #WIP week, but edging ever closer to the finish line.

Pieces of a cabled knit sweater lying on a table with a dark grey coloured project bag in the top left corner. The sweater pieces are knitted in a yellow green merino/possum yarn. “Temee” designed by Sarah Solomon aka Into the Wool.

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Full story: theshovel.com.au/2025/05/20/liberals-nationals-fight-over-who-gets-to-keep-gina-rinehart/

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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Very excited to see @nicboele.bsky.social is my new (provisional) Federal member! It’ll fingernail biting time until the recount is finalised, but whatever happens I am glad I was a tiny part of her huge volunteer cohort.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Purple themed #showmeyourknits this week was a challenge for me until I remembered the tam I made to take to Shetland in 2019. 🧶 #knitsky

Purple and green lace patterned tam with colourwork crown, sitting on a timber table top. It is finished with tassels made to look like thistles. Pattern is Roamin’ by Lynette Meek, yarn is lambswool from Colourmart

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I love cardigans, so cardigan week for this week’s #showmeyourknits was perfect ! These are some of my favourites. 🧶 #knitsky

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Finding something for #showmeyourknits DK week was a difficult task, I rarely use DK. This Koivua jumper from a few years ago has been given away because the yarn made me itch so much! I was so disappointed, the recipient not so much! 😉🧶 #knitsky

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

While not quite the euphoria of the Whitlam win, the Dutton loss was the icing on the cake for me.

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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨 The Liberal Party gave more money to anti-Welcome to Country disinformation group “Advance” last financial year than Federal Government spent on the ceremonies over its entire term. Advance has been aggressively attacking the $450k Government spend… theklaxon.com.au/sa2o

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Liberals give “Advance” more than Gov’t spends on Welcome to Country - The Klaxon

The Liberal Party gave more money to “Advance” last financial year than the Federal Government has spent on Welcome to Country ceremonies over its entire three-year term.

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 30/04/2025

Peter Dutton says we should be better at disagreeing. So we've pulled together Dutton's Guide to Disgareeing Nicely, and he has some great tips!

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Peter Dutton's Guide on How to Disagree Nicely

The opposition leader rightly says we need to learn how to disagree better. Luckily his political history features plenty of guidance on how.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Mister Prime Minister, are you alleging that when Israel receives weapons components from Australia, Israel assembles them into something other than weapons? Because otherwise the distinction is meaningless and we're just selling weapons to Israel. It's like saying IKEA sells furniture components.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

For this week’s indie dyer #showmeyourknits, I’d like to highlight one of our local Australian dyers who specialises in dyeing non-superwash yarn. I’ve used Tarndie’s gorgeous polwarth/silk blend dyed by Katrina @piratepurlyarns.bsky.social for the contrast colours in my Pressed Flowers Cardigan.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I almost missed this week’s gift themed #showmeyourknits - this baby blanket has now survived the bushfires of 2019/20 and two more babies!

Green baby blanket with lace pattern in the centre, hanging over an iron bed head against a mud brick wall background.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I have a couple of items in keeping for #showmeyourknits this week featuring grey knits. The Whiskey Creek Pullover by Amy Christoffers and Anthe, by Natasja Hornby.

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redgumvicki @redgumvicki.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

For this week’s WIP themed #showusyourknits I’ve chosen a recent cast on - Temee designed by Sarah Solomon. I’m using a merino/possum blend hand dyed in Australia by Louie and Lola. I’m now up to the cap shaping.

Yellow-green coloured cabled knitting lying on a dark grey table.

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