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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🧦🧶 Since it’s sock week for Socktober on #showmeyourknits I present 25 of my 26 pairs for 2026. They start with the purple pair at just pst 6 o’clock and go counterclockwise. Happy Socktober to all that celebrate! 🧶🧦 #knitsky #handknitsocks #knitsky

25 pairs of hand knit socks for “26 pairs in 2026.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧦🧶 Socktober hasn’t really gone as planned. Started with a thrifted! (Such a lucky score) of a skein of Woolens & Nosh, ended with IV antibiotics. 🤷‍♀️ Haven’t gotten any real knitting done. Happy Socktober to all who participate! #knitsky #sockknitting #socktober #handknitsocks

$4 thrift store tag
Yarn label: SW targee, fingering
July 23 club
90/10 blend

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧦🧶 second pair of September socks, 24th pair overall. Front row upgrade for Nikki Glaser. Thrifted this yarn. I didn’t even know red heart made sock yarn. (My theme for September is thrifted sock yarn.) #knitsky #handknitsocks #sockknitting

Large video screen that reads “the stunning tour, Nikki Glaser”
And a bright green pair of hand knit socks

A bright green hand knit sock with a video screen in the background that reads “the stunning tour, Nikki Glaser”

Bright green thrifted red heart sock yarn. 70/30

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🧦🧶 first pair of September socks, 23rd pair of the year. Enjoying some Puddles Pity Party #knitsky #handknitsocks #knitting

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🧦🧶 26 in ‘26 progress update. 21 down, 5 to go! Mostly my standard recipe and one lace pair. I’m planning on a pair of thigh highs for pair 26 or pair 27. (I’m procrastinating in advance because of measuring + math) #handknitsocks #knitsky #knitting

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🧶🧦 my Flock socks. On the cusp ~ would be my 4th July pair, now my First August pair. Got some great seats for the Twins & Mariners. #sockknitting #handknitsocks #knitsky

A purple pair of handknit socks at a baseball game.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Jimothy! From @pacificknitco.bsky.social I think I’m all Flocked out for the day. It started to get super crowded. 🧶🦝 #FlockSeattle #fiberarts

Jimothy stickers from Pacific knit co at Flock Seattle

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

On our way to Flock Seattle. Seeing the devastation of these fires has me a bit emotional. The wall of smoke is intense

Fire on the ground from the air (Oregon July 31)

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy to see the aurora tonight 💚💜 I’d go back out but the mosquitos ate me alive.

Northern Lights above Bend, Oregon 7/3/2026

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

No. 😿 Apparently there were better viewing opportunities about an hour before the alert came. Sub storms. (Venturesky said my location was at 20% an hour prior to the alert. 0% chance of aurora viewing when the alert came in.) I need to be more vigilant during active solar periods.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🧶 Today for Knit in Public day, one of our LYS sold tickets to a local baseball game & made up little swag bags. Taking a break from my sock knitting to work on a baby sweater for @spacemama.bsky.social’s GRANDBABY! 😻😻😻 I haven’t made wee knits in 20+ years. It’s so exciting!!! #knitsky #knitting

Knitting at a baseball game. Lace yarn on size 2.25mm US1 yarn is shoppel edition 6

Clear baseball themed bag. W/baseball progress keeper, baseball in glove stitch stoppers and a baseball hairclip

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🧶🧦 Putting the finishing touches on my 4th pair of May socks ~ just in time to wear them in June 🏳️‍🌈 And just over half way through The Domestic Revolution by Ruth Goodman. (Excuse me while I go on a Ruth Goodman binge) I'm on back on track to knitting 26 pairs in 2026. #knitsky #sockknitting #26in26

A rainbow pair of handknit socks resting on top of an open book

Book cover.
The
DOMESTIC
REVOLUTION

How the Introduction
of Coal into Victorian Homes
Changed Everything
RUTH GOODMAN

The spines of 3 books all by Ruth Goodman

HOW TO BE A VICTORIAN

HOW TO BE A TUDOR
A DAWN-TO-DUSK
GUIDE TO TUDOR LIFE

HOW TO BEHAVE BADLY IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND
A GUIDE FOR KNAVES, FOOLS, HARLOTS, CUCKOLDS, DRUNKARDS, LIARS, THIEVES, AND BRAGGARDS

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My latest read, complete with inscription “No Idle Hands” by Anne L Macdonald. And my latest socks (Third pair for April) with thrifted yarn; wool/bamboo/nylon, perfect for summer. #handknitsocks #knitsky #knitting

Cover of No Idle hands, the social history of American knitting.

August, 1988

To my darling Jan-
While you
have not inherited by passion for knitting, I hope that you share my same curiosity for what went on in the lives of our foremothers. That’s really what this book is about anyhow!

Always my love,
Mom

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Pair of hand knit multicolored socks. Wool, bamboo, nylon yarn from the thrift store

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Knitters are outraged in Bend, OR. The largest turnout I’ve seen. Including the day after his first inauguration.

A hand knit sock in bright pinks, corals, oranges and yellow. Against a backdrop of people against fascism

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

My second pair of March socks, today at #NoKings in Bend. A nice turnout! Turns out, people don’t like fascism 🤷‍♀️ #handknitsocks #knitsky #sockknitting #fiberartistsagainstfascism

A pair of handknit socks in bright fruity (pinks, corals, orange, yellow) colors. Knit cuff down, 3x1 rib, heel flap and gusset, slip stitch sole.
At a protest against the current regime

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

First sock of 2026. (Wool/silk/nylon blend. My standard 3x1 rib, heel flap & gusset, slip stitch sole) Always antifascist. A decent turnout in Bend, standing in solidarity with MLPS. We demand ICE OUT of our nation! #handknitsock #knitsky #sockknitting

A hand knit sock in shades of purple with yellow, held in front of an antifascist action flag.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Mother of all Mondays, my first sock of my personal sock a month 2026. Doing this challenge helped my sanity immensely in 2025. 2026 has already been a rollercoaster due to the dictator in chief. Hopefully this year we see his demise. #knitsky #handknitsocks #knitsocks #knitting #handknit

The beginning of a sock cuff in purple yarn.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Such a nice turn out for #NoKings in Bend, OR My third sock 🧶 🧦of socktober #handknitsocks #knitsky

A multicolor handknit sock in front of the crowd at #nokings

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🧦 🧶 I realized when I saw the #showmeyourknits prompt for this week, that I neglected to post photos of September’s finished socks in my sock-a-month 2025 thread. #sockknitting #handknit

Multicolor hand knit socks. 2x2 cuff 3x1 leg & top of foot. Slip stitch sole.

Bright yellow handknit socks with orange stripes on the foot. 2x2 cuff, 3x1 leg and foot, slip stitch sole.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🧶 WIP Wednesday. Maude in her Sea Sheppard T, and my almost finished self drafted vest. I finished the body way back in June. Just picked it back up and it only needs 1 pocket seamed, 1 armhole ribbing, and to we washed/blocked. #handknit #knitsky

A (not quite finished) purple hand knit vest on a dress form that is wearing a Greenpeace Tee shirt

Detail of the pocket of a purple hand knit vest.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I feel this. I knit my bean. Kind of funny now.

Hand knit soft/stuffed (with wool) doll in the shape of a bean. Mauve in color, with a sprout on the top of its head.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

A lot. I also knit my bean. I present Bean Ween

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

August’s shorty socks were finished over the weekend, last weekend. My standard pattern 2x2 rib for 4 cm, 3x1 on foot, slip stitch sole. #sockknitting #knitsky #handmade #blueskyisforknitters #sockamonth

A pair of hand knit socks in a gemstoneish colorway (Pattons kroy, don’t remember the colorway.) hanging on metal sock blockers

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Focus Friend friends: Anyone else wondering what happens to the time space contium when you finish knitting a pair of socks 🧶 🧦& your bean finishes knitting their pairs of socks 🧦 attn: @hankgreen.bsky.social Are we able to get off of this timeline? #handknitsocks #knitting #focusFriend

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I was bitten by the blending bug today. Normally if I’m going to card anything, it’s on my drumcarder. Today I used my blending board for the first time in years. Several hours later, I have seven oz of some floofy floof! I think I’ll make one more. (Famous last words) #fiberarts #spinsky

4 fiber batts in shades of pink and purple totaling 7 ounces.

On the left are some of the hand dyed fibers I used - silk, rambouillet wool, and merino wool. Unseen are mohair and Angelina fibers.
On the right is a halfway full blending board.
The predominant colors are pink and purple

Another view of a halfway loaded blending board. The predominant colors are pink and purple.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Thank you! Especially if they can be found here! I listen 8+hours a day while I’m at work. Audio books have saved my sanity since RTO.

Screen shot of a public library from Libby

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Thanks! Just put it on hold at the library! I want to enjoy fiction again, so fingers crossed!

A screen shot of a library hold on Libby.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

A lovely mail day! My copy of No fear sock knitting by @earthtonesgirl.bsky.social came! Going right next to Cookie A. #knitsky #handknitsocks #knitting

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I miss Ween! It’s been a year since I couldn’t use the rest of my west coast tickets. 😿 Can we get more Gener does Joel? Something? Anything?

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Hey just thought I’d let you know I clicked the link in your bio and it did not bring me to your Etsy (another one from a post did) and thought you would like to know

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🧶 TdF stage 9: 4oz of this purple heathered shetland spun, 4oz to go. I hope everyone is having a wildly enjoyable #tourdefleece I am very grateful for these fibers and my crafts (and a Gilmore Girls marathon) for keeping me grounded (and not doomscrolling!)

A bobbin of purple shetland wool singles resting on the remaining unspun fiber

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🧶 8oz of merino/alpaca, plied. Now on to the Shetland for a nice palate cleanser #tourdefleece #handspun #fiberarts

2ply sport weight merino alpaca lavender yarn

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

🧶 TdF stage 8: Today involves some plying. After freeing up some bobbins, I’ll have to decide between the rest of my alpaca blend and some Shetland. Not a terrible position to be in. #tourdefleece #handspun #fiberarts

3 bobbins of fiber. 1 with a green blend that is plied and 2 with a purple blend (singles, waiting to be plied.)

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🧶 One of my #tourdefleece main spins, one pound of merino/alpaca blend in a lovely purple. I only spun about 3oz today. I’m looking forward to getting a lot done this weekend. #handspunyarn #fiberarts #handcrafted #tourdefleece2025

A green silk bag overflowing with purple merino wool and natural colored alpaca, resting on a spinning wheel.

A big fluffy floof of a purple merino wool & natural alpaca blend.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Just got home from work, and I can work on this blend of merino, camel, silk top. For my #tourdefleece ‘spin from stash’ portion of this challenge. 🧶 #fiberarts #handspunyarn #handspinning #handspun

Multicolored (greens mostly) fiber next to a bobbin of yarn spun from the fiber

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

🧶 Over 1.5 miles of yarn plied. One of the things I thought I would be able to get done before #tourdefleece started. 🙀 Hahaha. 😹 I was conveniently forgetting how much time & energy plying takes. #fiberarts #handspunyarn #handspinning #handspun #handdyed

Over 1.5 miles of 2ply multicolored yarn on 8oz bobbins.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

My overnight kitten security system. I took the bobbins off the lazy Kate, secured them with hair ties and put them in the spokes of the wheel. 🧶 #fiberarts #handspunyarn #handspinning #handdyed #handspun

Bobbins of multicolored singles of yarn secured with hair ties and stuck in the spokes of a spinning wheel.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Was hoping to start #tourdefleece2025 With empty bobbins. This is as far as I got plying with 3 solid hours of treadling. I really wanted to finish, not only to have a fresh start but I was worried the cats would get into the yarn. (It all survived!) 🧶 #fiberarts #handspinning #handdyed #handspun

Multicolored yarn, on an 8oz bobbin, in the process of being plied

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🧶 Some of the plying I am trying to get through while I witness the death of democracy. 🙀Creating something useful, in order to keep from feeling hopeless. #fiberarts #handspunyarn #handspinning #handdyed

Multiple bobbins of multicolored wool, waiting to be plied. With a grey standard issue cat 😻

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🧶 Finishing up the second bobbin of this hand dyed merino top. I called this colorway Terrapin Station. 🌹 I’m considering this my training for #tourdefleece2025 I’m not sure what my goals are yet, but I do know I need to get some bobbins empty. #fiberarts #handspinning #handdyed #handspun

A hand spun single of jewel toned hand dyed merino wool, on a 4oz ashford bobbin

A loose pile of hand dyed, jewel tone merino top waiting to be spun.

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So Called Panda @so-called-panda.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Rounding out the last day(s) of Pride by spinning this trans flag coded combed top. I’m on the second bobbin, when I’m done I’ll have about 10oz of a 2ply sport weight yarn. 🧶 Open to knitting pattern suggestions. #fiberarts #spinning #handspun #handspunyarn

Pink, white, light blue combed merino top (with rainbow stellalina)

Spun single of pink, white, light blue combed merino top (with rainbow stellalina)

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