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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits The total output was 2 sweaters, 2 shawls, 5 pairs of socks, 5 cowls or scarves, assorted charity mittens and hats, and 4 catnip mice for Bubbles. Here are the most photogenic--details in alt:

Sonrae by Jennifer Steingass, in Les Garçons British Sport and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool.

Samen Shawl by Stephen West, in Yarns by Noti.

Cat doodles by Jamie Lomax, transposed onto ordinary sock. The cats were knit in Herd of Cats Meow Melange minis, dyed to match the dyer's cats.

Embellished Catnip Mouse toy, by Robert Matthews. Knit in (leftover) West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Jacob, stuffed with alpaca roving and organic catnip. Nothing but the best for Bubbles.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits I'm a huge fan of Elizabeth Doherty, AKA Blue Bee Studio. I've really refined some of my techniques from knitting her exquisitely detailed, beautifully written patterns, and her top-down sweaters have added stability in the shoulder area, which I really appreciate.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marklee-dk

Yarn: Geilsk Hamp og Uld

This is the sweater I always grab.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/donner
Yarn: Brooks Farm Acero

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits When I saw the "horror story" prompt, this sweater immediately leapt to mind. When it came out in 2007, my daughter just HAD to have it. I gritted my teeth--intarsia isn't my favorite thing--and cast on. From about the waist up, none of the numbers were right. 1/

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Three protest hats in the spirit of No Kings. A pussy hat, a brain hat, and one that needs some explanation.

Grey Matter hat for the science march. I did several of these for my husband and friends. I don't remember what the yarn was.

I got tired of brain hats, so I did a Postmenopausal Brain Hat for myself--I cord in novelty yarns, twisted fringe, pipe cleaners, etc., sewn to a baseball cap.

Not a hat, but it fits my theme. Bristol Ivy's Peace de Resistance mittens, in some kind of sock yarn.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits I thought I was out of luck for Spooky week, but I did make this skull-and-crossed knitting needle scarf for my Goth/pirate-loving/knitter daughter. Link in alt.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scarrrrrf

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits #socktober Details in alt. Yes, the ones on the left are the text of Beowulf.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hwaet Hwaet!, aka the Beowulf socks, with heel flap added because I value fit more than medieval authenticity. I got as far as "æfter cenned" in the text.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/modern-mood-sock Modern Mood--lots of tiny cables in Tosh Sock.

Cat socks, with pattern from Jamie Lomax's "Doodle Knit Directory." Various yarns; the cats are in minis dyed to match the dyer's cats, Herd of Cats Meow Melange Sock Yarn.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits I've knit for Wool-Aid, a group that sends wool knitwear to school kids in some of the coldest areas of the world. I like it because it's for kids, it has to be wool, and they take any kind of project. Wool Aid Ravelry link in comments.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cc-beanie-redux in Cascade Eco+.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heart-warming-vest in KnitPicks WOTA Bulky.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lattice-wrap-shawl-collared-sweater in KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Bulky.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/no-swatch-no-gauge-mittens-for-kids in assorted yarns.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#Caturday Every cat needs her own knitting bag.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Does cranberry count as a fall color? It's my go-to in the fall, since I look sick in oranges. If it counts, here's one more: Alice Starmore's Grapevine cardigan, in her Bainin yarn. And the grapes make it harvest-y.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits I did a cowl for my sister recently, but other than that I have to go to the Wayback Machine for fall colors. The little girl in the sweater is now 41." Details in alt.

"That Nice Stitch" cowl in Malabrigo Arroyo.

Ecology Motif Pullover, by Norah Gaughan. No idea about the yarn--it was the early 1990s. I was using wool/acrylic blends for the kids back then.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits I do more cowls these days, because they stay put. But here are some scarves from the Wayback Machine. Some weird yarns--one in linen/cotton paper, and another in silk/stainless steel! Details in alt.

Stephen West's Spectra, in Silk Garden Sock and Tosh Light.

Madame Butterfly, a non-Ravelry pattern by Miriam Leth-Espensen, in a mixture of Habu yarns, including a linen and cotton paper yarn.

Kusha-Kusha Scarf. The taupe is a Habu super-fine merino, and the black is the moldable Habu silk and stainless steel.

Mindy Ross's Early Morning Rain, in Wooly Wonka's Nimue Sock.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits, WIPs week. A Box Top Cardigan in Soft Donegal, joined up, with pockets installed; and a vanilla sock in West Yorkshire Spinners sock yarn for social knitting. Clearly I need to cast on something else! Two projects just aren't enough!

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#Caturday Why my husband didn't finish his veggies.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Narrowing down "Sweaters" to mean "the ones I'm looking forward to wearing in early fall." Details in alt.

Circlet Shrug by Norah Gaughan in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor

Donner by Elizabeth Doherty in Brooks Farm Acero.

Ariana by Irina Anikeeva in Brim Breakfast

Breckon by Amy Christophers in Bare Naked Wools Stone Soup fingering.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits for babies! A few I've done for grandnieces and a grandnephew: Wowligan, Monster Pants, and Welcome to the Flock.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits One last thing for stripes week. How many people here have knit Color Affection? More than 16.5K projects are listed on Ravelry.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Odd you should mention stripes--I just finished the shawl last night! Plus a couple of sweaters and my favorite self-striping socks.

Simple Striped Shawl in Queensland Kathmandu fingering.

Plain sock in West Yorkshire Spinners self-striping sock yarn.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Shawls. Here are three with very different vibes. Deets in alt.

Shop pattern. Loose ends are twisted together to form random fringes.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Trump has always reminded me of Jabba the Hutt.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I finished a shawl. Samen, by Stephen West, in yarns from Noti Yarns. #ShowMeYourKnits #knitsky

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Living in the Southwest, I have quite a few summer sweaters. These are the current favorites--details in Alt. As to yarns, I love Berroco Ultra Pima and DanDoh Linen--the perfect yarn for people who hate knitting with linen.

Joji Locatelli's Boxy with lace embellishments, in Shibui Reed

Yumiko Alexander's Lichen, in DanDoh Linen. A seriously fun knit.

Heidi Kirrmaier's Flex in Quince Kestrel, another easy-on-the-hands linen yarn.

Elizabeth Smith's Alanis, in Rowan Denim. So dark you can hardly see the details or pockets. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alanis-3

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Stolen from another site. If I could credit the source, I would.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Of all my sweaters, the real workhorses all seem to be blue! Details in alt.

Elizabeth Doherty's Marklee DK in a wool-and-hemp blend yarn. Top-down, it has a lateral braid across the back shoulders that forms a yoke and helps stabilize the shoulder area.

Elizabeth Smith's Alanis in Rowan Denim. So dark you can hardly see the details. I get a ton of compliments on this one.

Alice Starmore's Inishmaan, in an old Germantown worsted. This one is over 30 years old and going strong.

Ozetta's Field Day Cardigan, in Artfil Chalet, a merino/hemp blend. I hardly took it off last winter!

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Main WIP, not counting the two wool sweaters waiting for cooler weather. The Mia summer tee, by Cheryl Mokhtari, in Louisa Harding Giardino.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Whoops, I forgot--Frankie Brown's ever-popular Ten Stitch Blanket, expanded to fifteen stitches and kit in JoJoLand Rhythm. I love garter stitch for afghans--it's so cushy.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Funny you should mention garter stitch! I'm finishing a mostly-garter shawl right now, I just knocked out a little keyhole scarf to use up an oddment, and of course my trusty red modular Norah jacket! Details in alt.

Stephen West Samen shawl, yarn from NotiYarns.

Captivating Scarflette, Berocco Captiva.

Norah Gaughan, #21 Mitered Jacket, Reynolds Odyssey

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

This has a tiny serrated wheel that spits out powdered chalk in a dotted line. It would be nice to have something that you could hold like a pencil, though.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Cowls. I gots a drawerful. Here are a few. Patterns in alt text.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Blankets. Here are a couple of afghans from way back in the Jurassic--a double-knit variation in a wool-mohair blend, and a folk art double knit one.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Works in progress. Samen Shawl, Creek Sweatshirt (which might get finished today), Sweet Moonbeam cowl. Yarn details in alt text.

Apothefaery Luxury Linen DK--alpaca/silk/linen

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Purple: The Accessories. There is another pair of socks, but the photo looks too dark and brown. The scarf is Early Morning Rain, and the reddish socks are Modern Mood.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits wants purple? Alrighty, then. Here are the sweaters (assembly required for one of them).

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Cardigans! I have a bunch! Breckon, Robin's Nest, Dream Coat, and a pullover pattern I decided to steek instead.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Hmm. DK. Here are a few: Circlet Shrug in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor, Lillet in Greenwood Fiberworks Silky Sheep, and Karin Top in Rowan Softyak DK.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Oh, my! UFOs! Where to start? Here are the Box Top Cardigan, the Modern Mood socks, the Samen shawl. Plus I've got a cowl for my sister, the Creek sweatshirt for me, and a kid's charity sweater.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits No grandkids, but I have done a few things for great nieces and nephews.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits. Colorwork. I'm more of a texture freak, but I did do Blue Corn Cafe:

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Something Green. Hmm. Quick Sand and Welcome to the Flock.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Thank you. I am very glad to meet Bertie. This is Bubbles:

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Since moving to NM, my only bulky knitting has been charity sweaters and hats for Wool-Aid. Here's a sample:

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits OK, socks. What have I got? Well, I did the Beowulf socks (the pattern is called Hwæt!). If my feet were a few sizes larger, I'd have gotten to a better stopping place in the poem, but it is what it is.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Stolen from FB via Ravelry:

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Hmm. Lace week. Lace is so much fun to do, but I'm not a lacey person. Here are three I kept. They are the Lichen top, the Rona shawl and the Faux Russian stole.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

#showmeyourknits Not counting a charity sweater and a cowl for my sister that I haven't started yet, I have the Samen shawl, the Box Top Cardigan, and the Modern Mood socks.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

#showmeyourknits, Valentine's version. A member of my online knitting group got married, so we found a pattern for stuffed hearts and knit her a bunc, which she scattered over the reception tables and saved as a memento. These were the ones I did. She ended up with well over a hundred.

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Roxane @roxanefm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

#showmeyourknits Forgot about this one I did for my daughter--Veera Valimaki's True Friend, in yarn from Greenwood Fiberworks:

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