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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

My testknit magiclands wrap by @ambahobrien.bsky.social using my Nebula kit is getting too big to photograph well. The light pooling and streaking across the dust clouds of the nebula makes my 💛 sing. The tiny pops of pink & blue speckles amidst the other speckles are everything I had hoped for 🧶

Knitting and yarn laying against a white background

14 minis are lined up above the knitting. They are arranged in the order they will be added to the knitting. They are light caramel to pinks and light blue with speckles.

The knitted fabric below shifts from almost black brown and gradually lightens as each new colour was added. There is a stepped border of a warm dark caramel colour that runs along the right hand side.

Photograph of the same layout as the previous photo but zoomed in. The fabric is now the main subject with the minis still visible at the top of the image

The knitting laid out flat so the fabric and colour changes are easier to see

A zoomed in image of the knitting. The little light sections and their speckles are easier to see

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Nebula kit being knit up in @ambahobrien.bsky.social magiclandswrap design 🧶 I seriously couldnt be more thrilled with how this is knitting up. Im loving the little pools of light scattered and bunched up in the dark section. Love the stepped band of the main colour along the right side 😍#knitsky

Knitting and yarn laying on a white background

The mini skeins are being added in numerical order (1 to 24) with the larger ball of yarn used continuously on the right side.

The minis start at a dark brown and progress through to light caramels, then pinks and light blue. They are all heavily speckled and have a light section which has caused pooling in the knitting

Same layout as the previous photo but zoomed in more to see speckles

Zoomed in closer showing the join where minis and the main colour combine

Extra zoomed in to see the garter fabric and speckles

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I made a start on my brioche border of my mkal shawl Im planning on doing the 3 brioche sections but im also itching to cast on a special testknit as well so i might set this aside for a little bit 🤔 Pattern by westknits 1 kit of this is still available at my etsy #knitsky 🧶

A scrunched up shawl in a white background

The shawl is quite large and visually complex. So its difficult to describe

The colours are dark bright blue, pink, purple and a yellowish preachy colour

The left side of the photo shows 2 balls of yarn (blue and pink) with the diamond and “woven” section of slip stitches. Above the slipped stitch section is a border of brioche knitting with the blue on the front side and the pink on the reverse.

Zoomed in photo of the same layout and orientation of the shawl.

Close up of the brioche section and the woven slipped stitches

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Clue 3 is done! I have yarn in the oven, tomorrow I will be working at the garden centre so today is for knitting 😍 Pattern by Westknits I have one of this kit thats dyeing now on singles (Electric Blue, Purple Blush, Pink Dream, and Peach Burst on mohair and singles) in the shop.

Knitting laying against a white background.

There is a LOT going on (Stephen West’s mystery knits are always very visually complex)

The colours are a dark bright blue, a lilacish purple, a warm pink and a peachy orange with splashes of neon yellows.

On the left there is a slip stitch section that looks like a woven pattern, below that is a diamond pattern in repeating rows of colour. Scrunched up at the bottom right is a section of repeating “fan” shapes and above that is a ripples squiggle section that has thinner stripes at the middle of the shawl which become larger at the right edge

Same arrangement of the shawl as the previous section but the focus is on the diamonds and slipped stitches. The other sections are still visible at the right

Closer view of the slipped stitches and diamonds

The photo has rotated 90° from the previous images

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Hem completed! Time to pick up stitches for the button band I love the colour pop inspired by the bright colours of the snow gums bark. Pattern by @ambahobrien.bsky.social Jolly Cardy still currently in testing 🧶: Winter Whisper kit with mohair options held double (link in bio) #knitsky

Knitting and yarn against a white background

The body of the cardigan is displayed with its back and sleeves visible. The left sleeve cuff is a dark blue and this colour progresses along the sleeve to dark greens then across the body it shifts to lighter greens, greys, creams and soft caramel tones before the right sleeve where the brown tones deepen to a dark brown cuff.

The hem is a bright golden mustard colour (i find it hard to describe!) the matching balls of yarn are at the bottom right of the photo. They will be used for the button band

The same phto but zoomed into the lower right section of the cardigan.

The twisted rib detail of the hem is clearly seen

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Working on the hem 💛 Pattern: Jolly Cardy by @ambahobrien.bsky.social still in testing but perfect for any festive advent kits, gradient sets, striped leftovers or even one solid colour 🧶 Yarn: Winter Whisper kit on Singles with mohair held double (link in bio to etsy shop) #knitsky

Knitted cardigan and 2 balls of yarn on a white background

The cardigan is laying on a white surface with yarn and needles attached at the hem.

The body and sleeves of the cardigan are knit in a shifting colour progression of dark blues, greens, greys, creams and browns.

The hem and 2 balls of yarn are a bright greenish mustard yellow

Same areangement as the previous photo but zoomed in so the hem and yarn are the main focus of the photograph

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Finished the left sleeve of my Jolly Cardy testknit for @ambahobrien.bsky.social Time to start on the hem! Going to organise the 🧶 that arrived today & post some more packages. So popping this aside for a bit Yarn: Winter Whisper kit (on singles) held with the mohair options #knitsky

Knitting and yarn laying against a white background

The body and sleeves of the cardigan have been knit and are off the needles. From left to right the colours flow from dark blue to greens to greys to creams and finally dark brown

There is a skein of yellowish green yarn underneath the knitting to show it will be added next as the hem and collar. I will hold the same colour of mohair with it so it creates the same fabric as the cuffs.

Same photo arrangement as the previous photo but zoomed in and rotated slightly so the main focus is on the newly finished dark blue cuff and some of the body. The top of the skein of yarn also pops up at the bottom of this photograth

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Progress on my testknit for @ambahobrien.bsky.social with the Jolly Cardy knit using my Winter Whisper kit with mohair held double. Im using the final minis of dark blueish tones 💙💙💙 Yarn available at my etsy (link in bio) Pattern to be released later (keep an eye on Ambahs account) #knitsky 🧶

Knitting and yarn on a white background

On the left there are 3 dark blue mini skeins and a small ball of yarn with a larger ball of mohair attached to the knitting.

The cardigan has part of the left sleeve knitted with the colours progressing to dark greens, then fading across the body to soft greys and caramels before darkening into browns for the right sleeve. The right sleeve is a bit scrunched around so it would fit into the photograph.

Under the knitting is the yarn im going to use to knit the waistband and buttonband. (Matching mohair is currently drying on the line

A zoomed in photo of the knitting and yarn of the previous set up. Most of the right side has been cut off

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Just a little bit of progress to show today Jolly Cardy being test knit for @ambahobrien.bsky.social using my Winter Whisper kit on Singles with mohair held double. Im using 5 colours of mohair for the body and Im dyeing up the same contrast colour on mohair for the button & waistband 🧶 #knitsky

Knitting and yarn laying against a white background

On the left there is a ball of mohair and a small ball of a greenish blue yarn attached to the knitting.

There are 4 dark blue minis underneath them which subtly shift from a lighter shade of dark blueish green to a deep dark blue.

In the middle of the photo there is the cardigan being knit. The left sleeve is currently being knit while the body and right sleeve have been created. Its a little scrunched up as its too big to fit into the photo. The colours shift from left to right from dark greens, to greys to soft caramels and finally browns.

Underneath the cardigan is a bright greenish yellow skein which will be used for the waistband and buttonband

The same image as before except the photograph has zoomed into the knitted fabric

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Sale starting tomorrow on most items in the shop Its my birthday week so running 25% off most items (not including 2025 festive kits or their addons) Pictured is a lovely combination of Electric Blue, Purple Blush, Pink Dream, and Peach Burst on Twist Sock + Kidsilk 🧶 loveandspeckles.etsy.com

Photo of 5 skeins of yarn on a white background

Left to right is 4 skeins in the colours: blue, light purple, pink and a peachy orange with yellow and peach speckles.

Directly underneath the 4 skeins is another peachy skein but on mohair

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I forgot to take photos yesterday and I made a lot of progress 😂😍 Testing the Jolly Cardy for @ambahobrien.bsky.social using my Winter Whisper kit with the 5 mohair options, thinking of dyeing a 6th & using the bright 100g skein for the waistband & collar held with the same colour mohair 🧶#knitsky

Cardigan in the process of being knit with the yarn arranged next to it against a white background

The cardigan is getting a bit too big to photograph easily so the right sleeve is folded back against the body.

On the left the mini skeins that are still to be added are arranged in colour order to show how the progression will continue

The colours from cuff of the left sleeve to the cuff of the right sleeve go from dark blue, greens, greys, caramels to dark brown

Zoomed in photo of the previous photograph showing the knitted fabric and the colour progression.

A little of the sleeve is seen as are the very top ends of the minis

A photo of the minis skeins arranged in a circle (like spokes in a wheel) with the bright contrasting greenish gold skein sitting in the middle.

This is the colour Im thinking of using for the collar and waistband

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I havent been able to put it down 😍 So making progress on the sleeve and thinking about what colour to use for the collar, button band and waist. I could use the bright golden greenish colour or the more subtle blended skein I think im going to knit the rest before deciding 🧶 #knitsky

Cardigan in the process of being knit against a white background

There are 10 miniskeins to the left coloured from dark blue to light greyish green. These sit next to the side they will be knit into. The knitting sitting in the middle of the image show a shift from greys to caramel creams then to browns being knit at the sleeve. There is a ball of mohair and a small ball of singles attached as they are being knit. Next to the sleeve are 3 miniskeins which are to be added in order from the brown to dark brown.

Same image as before but zoomed in so the fabric is the main focus.

Photo of the full kit that is being knit.

However this image shows the thicker Suri Silk option (im knitting with the thinner kidsilk) in all 5 colours (brown, caramel, grey, green, blue)

The minis below follow the same colour sequence

Below is a full skein with the blended speckles of all the colours used in the minis. The other option is the bright greenish gold (not pictured) but im not choosing until ive knit more

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Next week these beauties + more will be available at cosy cottage yarns They will be revealed once they go live but this was a quick snap I took when developing the exclusive colourways. There are 3 bases to pick from so you can mix and match bases and colours for your projects. 🧶 #knitsky

A photo of yarn that has been altered to black and white.

9 skeins of yarn are arranged in groups of 3 across a white background

Each group is a different base: Twist sock, Singles and Kidsilk fluff

Within each group the colours are arranged from light to dark with speckles, but there isnt any hint about what the colours will be

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

day 4 of my woolsia shawl 💛🌸🌞🧶 Im using leftovers of my Spring Sunrise kit and adding the next colour when the one I’m using runs out. Im wondering if i should keep it just the warm colours or if i should add the blue for a few rows 🤔 Pattern by @ambahobrien.bsky.social #knitsky

Shawl nearing the end of the yarn against a white background

The shawl starts with yellows, then peachy tones, then pinks.

The last pink ball is being knit with 2 blue balls that im considering not adding but also think it can be a cool pop at the end

Same shawl but zoomed in so only the knitted fabric is visible

Bottom right is 3 yellows, middle is peachy tones, top left is pinks

Another angle with the live pink stitches on the needle out of focus but showing the shift from pink to peach

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Played with some blue and yellow combinations for a custom order 🤍🩵💛💚💙 on Twist DK Love the green that comes from this combination Hopefully this has hit the right colours for the customer and we can come up with a coordinating skein or two 😍🤔 #knitsky #yellow #blue #green 🧶

4 open skeins laying on a white background
The top two are showing mainly blue and white sections with a bit of yellow
The bottom two are showing the opposite side with mainly yellow and a bit of blue

They all have their reusable zip ties attached at the right hand side that is used to manoeuvre the skeins when dyeing and to hang to the clothesline or rack when drying

The same 4 skeins are now twisted and are lating on the same white background

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Making progress on my woolsia shawl using leftovers of my Spring Sunrise kit Im just joining the yarn as the colours run out so I’m using every bit of 🧶 i can and its working out beautifully 💛🌞🌸 added bonus: its easy to knit but gives a stunning result Pattern by @ambahobrien.bsky.social #knitsky

Start of my shawl

This is a photo of day 1’s knitting

There are 11 small balls of yarn and a bit of knitting laying on a white backround

The shawl begins with bright neon yellows becoming more golden and a few peachy rows. The current peachy colour being knit is the ball at the top right of the knitting.

The rest of the balls are arranged from right to left in the order they will be joined.

The knitting is on a cable with interchangeable wooden needles, there is also a neon pink heart stitch marker at the beginning of the right side row so i remember to do my increases that side and decreases on the other side

Start of my shawl

This is a photo of day 2’s knitting

There are 8 small balls of yarn and a bit more knitting laying on a white backround

The shawl begins with bright neon yellows becoming more golden then a peachy oranges and soft reddish orange rows. The soft reddisg peachy being knit is the ball at the top right of the knitting.

The rest of the balls are arranged from right to left in the order they will be joined.

The knitting is on a cable with interchangeable wooden needles, there is also a neon pink heart stitch marker at the beginning of the right side row so i remember to do my increases that side and decreases on the other side

Another view!

This time the camera is close to the edge that is being knit. The reddish orange colour fades to softer tones before shifting to bright yellows

The speckles are apparent when looking this close

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Yarn prepping for 2 customers + @ Cosy Cottage Yarn. Im the featured dyer for September so I have a bunch of new colours drying on the line + some mohair to dye tomorrow to go with the new colours 🧶 If you’re in Perth next month you should make a note on your calendar, save a date & pop in #knitsky

A pile of yarn being prepped for dyeing.

The undyed yarn is in a big pink plastic tub. There is a reusable cable tie attached to each 100g skein of yarn.

There are little strands of coloured string also visible near the ties. These are attached by the mill and help dyers know what each base is. The blue here is around the MCN fingering weight yarn and the yellow is around the Platinum DK yarn.

This yarn will soak overnight in water before being dyed

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

LUXURY bases: new Winter Whisper listing Im doing a limited dye run with MCN & Silky Sock bases. I’ve dyed both bases on 100g skeins before, the minis are new. So going to dye Winter Whisper, then I will also add the options for Nebula & Rose kits later 🧶 loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4346...

Photo of yarn laying on a white background

There are 5 larger skeins laid out in a column on the left. From the top a dark blue fluffy mohair skein, a greenish grey fluffy mohair skein, a light caramel fluffy mohair skein, a dark brown fluffy mohair skein, and a bright mustard gold/green skein (not fluffy its on the singles base)

The rest of the photo is 2 rows of smaller skeins arranged from top left clockwise: dark blues, fading into greens and then greys, then (bottom row) greyish caramels warming into soft browns and finally dark brown

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I was asked to dye some Nebula variations: a lighter 100g skein and fluff So now you can have 5 fluff colours or just the 4 you prefer and a gorgeous skein i couldnt help naming Nebula 25B is its default name but Starlight seemed perfect 🧶 #knitsky loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4325...

4 mohair in the top row
24 minis skeins in the middle row
1 opened 100g skein at the bottom row

From left to right the minis are the original colours from dark brown to light caramel then to warm pinks and finally light blue

The mohair above has switched out the original dark brown colour, shifted the caramel, dusky pink, and pink skeins to the left and then added a light blue skein on the right

The opened skein below was originally a dark coppery colour, it is now a lighter colour with light caramel tones, some warm darker pinkish wash + a lighter section with bright pink and blue speckles

5 mohair in the top row
24 minis skeins in the middle row
1 opened 100g skein at the bottom row

Same arrangement as the previous photo but with an additional mohair skein

From left to right the minis are the original colours from dark brown to light caramel then to warm pinks and finally light blue

The mohair above has added back in the original dark brown colour, with the caramel, dusky pink, and pink skeins and then added a light blue skein on the right (when working with this many mohair i would use them with the 5 minis underneath each colour. One will only use 4 minis so have fun playing with your selection)

The opened skein below was originally a dark coppery colour, it is now a lighter colour with light caramel tones, some warm darker pinkish wash + a lighter section with bright pink and blue speckles

Photo shows a mix of text on the left column and yarn on the right. The text corresponds to the yarn next to it
From Top to bottom

Starlight on Platinum DK aka Nebula 25B (a light caramel skein with loads of speckles and a lighter section with pink and blue speckles)
Starlight on Singles aka Nebula 25B (same colours just a thinner base)
Starlight on Twist Sock aka Nebula 25B (same colours)
Nebula 30 (a light blue mohair skein with speckles)
Nebula 29 (a light pink mohair skein with speckles)
Nebula 28 (a dusky pink mohair skein with speckles)
Nebula 27 (a caramel mohair skein with speckles)
Nebula 26 (a dark brown mohair skein with speckles)

The same mohair and 100g skeins just arranged differently so some more speckle details can be seen

All the mohair is on the left side with the caramel skeins on the right

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I played with some Nebula kit skeins and im now watching (hovering really) while there is a bit of sunshine after some heavy downpours. The light blue is an extra fluff colour to go with the kit and the lighter 100g skeins are an alternative to the darker 25: Expanse option #knitsky #crochetsky 🧶

Rack of yarn drying in a brief moment of sunshine.

The left side shows the lighter version of the 100g skeins, the right side shows the suri and mohair fluffy skeins with a light blue skein on the very end. They are all speckled

There is a cream metal fence behind the yarn, a green grassy (and weeds) section on the ground with grey paving

Close up image of the light blue on mohair. My hand is holding the akein closer so the speckles can be seen. There is out of focus grey paving in the background & other skeins of yarn

A close up of the lighter 100g skein showing off all its speckles.

Its a bright mix of pinks, blues, yellows, reds and dark against a generally caramel toned background, there is a lighter section as with all skeins in this series with softer tones and washes of pink and blue

The lone rack standing proudly in the moment of sun (i have since had to bring it in with a light shower starting)

The sky is a bright blue with puffy white and grey clouds that were swiftly moving.

The tops of trees are visible over the cream metal fence.

The green section is a mix of grass and weeds thats absolutely loving all the rain.

The angle of the photograph shows mainly the blue and pink fluff skeins with just hints of the other colours behind them

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Ive made a Mohair and Bonus extras listing for the Nebula kit. From left to right mohair are Nebula 26, 27, 28, and 29. The two fingering skeins are Nebula 25 Expanse (i couldnt resist giving this skein a name based on the large section of the inspiration image that inspired it) #knitsky 🧶

6 skeins of yarn against a white background

From left to right: 4 fluffy mohair skeins coloured dark brown, caramel, caramel pink, and pink (all have splashes of colours caused by the various speckles applied to them) then 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn both are a mix of dark browns and coppery tones with a lighter section. The skein next to the pink fluff is the Twist Sock base, the skein on the right is the Singles base

Same arrangement as the previous photo but this shows more details of speckles on the skeins as it is zoomed in a little. At the top of each skein there is a lighter section with pink and blue speckles

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Nebula kit in video (wobbly 😂) format, no sound cause I have no idea how to add it outside of instagram 🤣 All minis in this batch are dyed & can be shipped quickly. Kits with addons will take a little longer as theyre dyed to order 🧶 #knitsky #crochetsky loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4325...

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The full kit reveal of Nebula: Vera C. Rubin Observatory capturing the dark and glowing colours of the Triffid & Lagoon nebulas Ive edited the listing to show the new photos. Ill add the add on listing soon so if you want to grab just the fluff and 100g skein (or add them to your kit) 🧶 #knitsky

Full set of 24 minis + 4 mohair skeins + 1 100g skein against a white background

The top row is 4 skeins of mohair. They are all speckled. From left to right they are dark brown, caramel, dusky pinkish, and pink

Below the fluff is a row of 24 minis also in dark to light order but ending with a light blue

The final row is an opened skein of yarn. It has dark warm browns and lighter coppery tones with speckles all over. There is a lighter section with more pink and blue speckles

Same as the previous photo except the top row of mohair is removed and its just the minis and the opened bonus skein against the white background

Another variation of the first photo except this is just the fluff and minis. The opened bonus skein has been removed

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Some Nebula kit add on skeins: mohair fluff (4 colours) & 100g skein out on the line. Im really pleased with the little pops on these 😍 Today is predicted to be a little bit cloudy but no rain so Im making use of the fresh air and sunshine to finish drying these skeins #knitsky #crochetsky 🧶

Yarn drying on a clothesline with a cream brick wall behind them.

Left to right the colours go from a pink to pinkish caramel to caramel to a dark brown on mohair skeins. Then there are the 100g skeins which are longer and not fluffy. These longer skeins are a mix of caramels, browns, pinks and blue with an area at their top that had less dye applied to give it a glowing effect.

A different angle and closer shot of the yarn on the line. There is a patch of out of focus sky at the top left of the image. The yarn at is closest (right half of the image) is in focus while the rest is not

The closest yarn is a glowing dark copper colour with a mix of dark speckles

Close up of the darkest mohair colour: a warm dark brown with light patches that are speckles with pinks and blues

My hand is holding the mohair so these details can be seen

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Nebula: Vera C. Rubin Observatory kit with all the minis dyed. Second and third photos show the last 8 colours to pop out of the dyepots 🩵 My aim was to capture the combination of darkness, glowing caramels, and bright nebula. Im feeling pretty pleased with the combination :) 🧶

24 mini skeins against a white background

The colours shift left to right from a dark brown to warm caramels to pinks to bright soft blue

They all have darker speckles scattered over them, and all have at least a little section of lighter yarn with pink and blue speckles (the amount of speckles will always be different for each skein even if they are dyed in the same pan at the same time)

The last 8 minis to be dyed

The first 4 on the left are caramel and browns these were slotted in between other minis to make the transition of colours smoother.

The last 4 on the right are my interpretation of the bright gleaming nebulas

A zoomed out photo of the last 8 minis that were dyed for the Nebula set.

The inspiration photo of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulas taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

@vrubinobs.bsky.social for their bluesky account

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Still working on my Nebula: Vera C. Rubin Observatory kits and this is the first 8 colours out of the dyepots inspired by the photo of the Lagoon and Triffid nebulas released from the observatory 🧶 #knitsky #crochetsky loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4325...

16 mini skeins arranged on a white background

From left to right the colours flow from a dark deep brown to warm caramels and into pinks. All the skeins have blue and pink speckles with darker speckles scattered throughout

This phot shows the 8 new mini skeins against a white background

From left to right the colours shift from warm caramels into pinks. All the skeins have blue and pink speckles with darker speckles scattered throughout

This is a zoomed in photo of the same arrangement of 8 minis.

The speckles are easier to see and there are now other colours of speckles visible. The speckles sometimes break into their component colours which gives some beautiful shifts in colour

A zoomed in photo of minis.

These are all from the same dye pan so their colour is technically the same but some speckles have broken into their parts so now dark blues, purples, yellows can also be seen

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Some of the trays in the oven 😍 Working on the Nebula colours today. I think I will wait for these to dry before i dye the last 8… i have some alternative plans swirling in my head 🤔 #knitsky #crochetsky #yarn 🧶

2 metal trays filled with yarn that has dye and speckles on it before being set in the oven

The top of each tray has blue and pink speckles, the left tray is generally a pinkish caramel colour with speckles scattered over it. The right tray had a slightly more pink colour with similar speckles

2 more metal trays of yarn that are ready to be set in the oven.

The tray on the left is a pinkish orange tone with speckles scattered over it. The tray on the right is a similar but more intense version leaning a little more reddish

Both trays have a pink and blue speckle zone at the top

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

First 8 dyed colours for the Nebula: Vera C. Rubin Observatory kit. Im imagining these somewhere near the middle of the 24 colours. I have yarn prepped for the next dyeing session and have a vision mapped out for the colours ✨🌌 #knitsky #crochetsky 🧶 loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4325...

12 mini skeins against a white background

Left to right the colours are mainly light caramel and shifting to a dark blackish brown.

All the minis have lighter sections with pink and blue spackles and darker colours also scattered on them

A zoomed in photo of the previous arrangement of yarn on a white background

The speckles are more visible with blue, pink, red, brown, purple and dark blue

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Perth has some sun today to yarn is out drying while I pack kits and keep a close eye on the clouds. I dont entirely trust winter sun to stay sunny😂 Im thinking of these colours as the middle of my Nebula kit but we will see what the magic of dyeing process produces as well 🧶 #knitsky #crochetsky

Yarn drying on the clothesline at the back of a house

There is a bright blue patch of winter sky at the top right of the photo

The yarn starts light caramel shades on the left and darkens as it goes to the right

There are bright and dark speckles on every skein with areas left lighter in a deliberate attempt to bring the starlight to the collection

Another angle of the same yarn on the line

The sky visible is at the top left with a little bit of clouds showing

The background is a cream brick wall

The same yarn again but the focus is on the lightest skeins. There are dark and bright speckles clearly shown, the rest is out of focus but still gives the sense of the colours changing

Reverse view of the previous photo. The focus is mainly on the darker skeins

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Developing colours for the Nebula: Vera C. Rubin kits. These colours are inspired by the image of the Triffid and Lagoon Nebulas I think i have the dark + golden glowing vibe down 😍 Cant wait to see how they dry #knitsky #crochetsky 🧶 Link to listing ⬇️ loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4325...

2 trays of yarn ready to go into the oven

The colours are warm caramels with darker and pink speckles

2 more trays of yarn ready to go into the oven

Dark speckles and lighter sections with deeper caramel tones. Some pink and blue speckles at the top of the image

Image of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulas

Caramel, darker warm browns, bright pinks and blues

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I had a ooopsie dyeing some Platinum Dk and Singles. They should look like the labelled skein a more uniform peachy orange, instead i messed up and have made a more variegated skein with pinks and yellows. They are super pretty but I’m listing them as Rose Garden 25*LIMITED 🧶 #knitsky #crochetsky

3 skeins of yarn against a white background.

1 is opened and it shows the variation in the colours with areas that are more pink and yellow than the original version. This is Rose Garden 25*

1 is twisted and unlabelled. This is also the Rose Garden 25*

1 is twisted and labelled, this is the original version Rose Garden 25 the peachy orange is variegated but less dramatic

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Just twisted and labelled the last 8 colours of the Winter Whisper kit, so 16 are now done. Just got to do the next 8 tomorrow 😍 the bonus skeins are cooking in the oven 😍 Minis 9-24 on Suri Silk Fluff. Its a bit later in the day so the colours arent quite right in the afternoon light🧶 #knitsky

Fluffy minis against a white background.

Colours start (left) soft cream colours and shift to greys then greens and finally blues

A bundle of yarn hanging on a white rack. My hand is pulling the yarn closer to the camera.

The fluffy yarn has bright yellow splashes if colour on the fluffy halo. The same colours and speckles have been used on the non fluffy skeins in the same bundle but the way the colours strike on the merino creates a dark green instead.

All part of the magic of dyeing yarn 💚

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Im so inspired the Triffid and Lagoon nebulas photo by @vrubinobs.bsky.social Im not yet sure if this will be a fade but it will be 24 minis with these colours and have speckles: bright pinks, peachy tones, bright light blues, dusky golden browns and darker moments

Photo of the Triffid and Lagoon nebulas from the Vera C. Rubin observatory

I love the bright golden tones with the pink and coral bright swirls and the bright light blue spots. The smaller dark sections make the bright colours stand out more.

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Just relisted the Autumn Storm kit I have some Suri Silk Fluff minis that i could dye with these colours so let me know if you want them I also have an idea for another festive kit as well (inspiration has hit) going to post that idea tomorrow🧶 #knitsky loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/1761...

24 miniskeins, 4 mohair skeins and 1 100g skein arranged against a white background.

The minis are all autumn inspired colours: green, gold, purples, reds, orange and brown

The same minis and larger skeins but areanged lengthways in 3 rows across a white background

The 4 mohair colours match/coordinate with the 6 minis below them.

The opened skein at the bottom is the optional 100g skein colour with speckles that relate to the minis

The minis left to right: green, gold, grey, mauve, reddish purples, red, orange and, brown

The same arrangement as the previous photo (24 minis & 4 mohair) without the opened skein

The same arrangement of rows of yarn but this time just the minis and the opened skein below (mohair has been removed)

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Just twisted and labelled the first colours of my Winter Whisper: Australian Snowy Mountains redye and heres 8 of Suri Silk Fluff minis to admire 😍 Will hopefully dye the rest this week I have a couple of each type of non fluff kits available loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/1892... #knitsky 🧶

8 fluffy skeins of yarn against a white background

Left to right the colours shift from a soft cream to greys and finally soft greyish greens.

There are speckles on every skein but this baby alpaca fluff makes the colours “smudge” rather than be distinct spots of colour. Its going to be very subtle when knit or crocheted

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

My #neonsunshineshawl is done! Its SO cold and wet these last few days I’m going to hold off blocking till its going to be sunny next week. Now its time to consider what i will make for the KAL! Yarn: Spring Sunrise kit + Azure Pattern by @ambahobrien.bsky.social #knitsky 🧶

Completed shawl arranged in a scrunched up arc on a white background.

Colours are a little wrong because its overcast and raining but best i could do.

Mainly turquoise aqua knitted fabric with 3 stylised sun motifs. Left to right 1st sun is mainly yellows, 2nd sun is mainly peachy tones, 3rd sun is mainly pinks

Each sun has thin stripes of the turquoise colour running through them

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A peek at yesterdays stall. I ended up having to shift the two tables over a little to fit in another stall (amazing organic mohair so that was super interesting seeing it in its natural form!) It was so lovely meeting people but Im absolutely exhausting (thats me done for the year! 😂)🧶 #knitsky

Photograph of a yarn stall.

There is a tub of yarn arranged in a colour gradient (brown to cream to grey to green to blue) a folded gold and pink shawl in front and groups of yarn spread over 2 white tables

There is a pinboard at the rear with 2 shawls pinned up in the background

A closer look at the second table i can only decribe it as a riot of colour. Pinks, tellows, greens, blues, peachy oranges… its all there

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I just listed individual skein options for the Rose Garden: Arrangements kits Offering Kidsilk mohair, Suri Silk Fluff, Twist sock, Singles, Platinum DK, Twist DK, 50g Singles, 50g Twist Merino Pick the base then select the number that corresponds to the colour. Left to right 1 to 24 #knitsky 🧶

Im using this photo as the listings cover.

24 minis arranged in a circle like spokes in a wheel on a white background

Skeins in number order 1 to 24
For example
1 is a bright magenta
12 is a creamy shade
21 is a gold with peachy moments

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Heres my Rose Garden kit in video format I have no idea how to add music outside of instagram so enjoy sound free yarn 😂 🧶 #knitsky

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The Rose Garden: Arrangements kit in full 😍 I settled on a 100g colour that is a slightly more saturated version of what skein 22.5 would be (sitting in between the golds of skein 22 and the peachy pink of skein 23) I’ve dyeing the dark mohair colour on 100g skeins now. #knitsky 🧶

The full set of mohair minis and 100g skein laid out on a white background

The 4 colours of mohair are echoing the colours of the minis below: first is a dusky magenta, second is a dusky pink, third is a light yellow, fourth is a golden yellow. They all have speckles of yellow and peach

The row of minis starts with a magenta shifts to dusky magenta, to dusky pinks, to creamy yellow, to golden yellow and back to a light peachy magenta. All have various speckles on them based on their colours & some green

The opened skein below the minis is a peachy orange with speckles of pink, yellow and green

Similar to the previous photo but without the mohair

It is just the minis and the opened skein below

Similar to the first photo but without the opened skein, it is just mohair and minis

The minis are now areanged in a circle with the opened skein now bundled up in the middle

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I dyed the mohair to go with the arrangement the of yarn in the first photo and really love the arrangement of minis in the second photo. My idea is to have the mohair playing with the colours underneath. Start wherever you want, mix and match the mohair wherever you want.

2 rows of yarn against a white background

Top row is 4 piles of mohair colours. Left to right a dusky magenta with yellow and magenta speckles, a dusky rose pink with yellow and dusky speckles, a light yellow with yellow and peachy speckles, a golden yellow with yellow and peachy speckles

The second row is 24 minis that move from bright magenta pinks to dusky pinks to light pinks to creamy to yellows to golds to peachy pinks and a magenta. All have speckles of various colours

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Ok so now I have this dilemma! How do I order the Rose Garden: Arrangements minis? Im thinking of dyeing the mohair addons so they shift some yellows on the pink minis and some pink on the yellows, just giving it a bit more depth of colour 🤔 #knitsky 🧶 loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4310...

Playing with the order of the 24 minis this time having the yellows at the start and end with the pinks all in the middle

Rearrangement of the same minis, starting with the lightest cream and ending with the lightest pink

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Twisted up minis so I can make some decisions about what mohair colours to create. These are the minis for the Rose Garden: Arrangements kits. I haven’t decided which skein is going to be the start but as you can see in the last photo you could decide to start anywhere in this set #knitsky 🧶

A row of 24 mini skeins arranged in colour order against a white background

Left to right: reddish dusky pinks to soft pink to light yellow to golden to peach to hot pink to reddish pink

Same 24 minis arranged in a line against a white bacground but shifted the last 2 minis on the right into position as the first 2 on the left

So now it starts with a bright pinkish red, then reddish pink dusky to light pink to creamy yellows to golds to peachy to hot pink

The same 24 minis but now arranged in a rough circle shape with the minis touching at the “top” of the skein with its neighbour. There is an empty white space at the middle

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A bunch of rose colours drying in the sun on a rack 🌞 Its been raining lots here so I’ve taken the moments of sun and put the rack outside while sitting right next to the sliding door in case it rains a little 😂 Link to the listing: loveandspeckles.etsy.com/listing/4310... #knitsky 🧶

Rows of colourful yarn hanging on a white rack outside on grey pavers (there is also sandy ground next to the pavers and a metal fence)

The colours of yarn from left to right: a dark pinkish red and shift to a brighter dark pink then light pink to a gold

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Well Im a bit behind today so heres the photos of the last 8 roses colours I’ve dyed. As always they look more intense at this wet stage so got them inside drying with a fan on them (its cold and wet which is perfect weather this time of year) #knitsky

A silver metal trolly stacked with trays of wet yarn

The bottom tray is golden coloured and each tray above the next is progressively pinker and the final colour is a pinkish red.

The background is mainly white floor tiles, at the left there is a purple ball that dispenses cat food and a pink catnip mouse on a black foam mat piece.

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

First 16 colours of The Rose Garden: Arrangements Im thinking about the peachy gold tones & reds next with them possibly meeting up in the middle. I will have the last 8 minis dyed this week so wait times on these will be much shorter than listed 🧶 link in bio to etsy #knitsky

16 minis skeins lined up in a row against a white background.

From left to right: deep dusky reddish fading to a soft dusky pink, then a very pale cream becoming a warm golden yellow.

There are speckles scattered across the skeins

8 minis skeins lined up in a row against a white background. This is a closer image of the yellow skeins

From left to right: a very pale cream becoming a warm golden yellow

8 minis skeins lines up in a row against a white background. This is the pinkish section

From left to right: deep dusky reddish fading to a soft dusky pink

A playful arrangement of the minis.

I was trying to visualise how I wanted the colours to circle back around to each other.

This is an opened circle of colour with a space left for the 8 new colours.

The top left of the photo shows the golden yellow and going clockwise this fades to a cream, then light dusky pinks developing into reddish dusky pink at the bottom left

At the top right between the 6th and 7th skeins there is a bit of a white paper tag barely visible against the white background. I label each mini skein with a number corresponding to the order i dyed them in so i can keep track of my skeins and recipes in between rearranging them

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

#neonsunshineshawl has its final sun completed 🌞 I still have some rows of Azure to complete before casting off Pattern by @ambahobrien.bsky.social will go live 20th June just before the KAL starts Yarn: Spring Sunrise + two 100g skeins (i chose Azure)🧶 #knitsky

Almost completed shawl and a ball of yarn against a white background

The main colour is a turquoise blue.

There are 3 round “sun” shapes but only one is clear, the other two are mainly scrunched up so the entire shawl will fit into the photo.

The sun on the lower left of the photo is mainly yellows, with a touch of orange. The sun on the too left is mainly peachy shades with a touch of orange. The sun on the right is mainly pinks with a touch of peach.

Each sun is knit in thick segments of colour bands with single rows of turquoise garter ridges running through them.

The same shawl but the pink sun is now fully displayed and the photo is zoomed in a little more.

Its now easy to see the light scattered speckles within the bands of colours in the sun

A very zoomed in photo of the pink sun

The turquoise rows of garter ridges and bands of sun colours now run almost horizontally across the photo

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

My #neonsunshineshawl is so pretty 🌞 Its going to be cool and wet all week which is delightful for the environment & wearing snuggly knitwear, so getting this one knit as fast as i can 😍 🧶 @ambahobrien.bsky.social will have this pattern go live before her Solstice KAL #knitsky

Shawl knitting progress photo

The shawl and yarn lay on a white background

The main colour is a turquoise blue

The left side if the shawl is scrunched up so it can fit in the photo. There are yellow, orange and peach stripes in that section.

The right side if the shawl is still being knit the colours in this sun shape are mainly pinks that are getting lighter.

There are 2 larger balls of turquoise yarn and one small pink ball, a solitary soft pink mini sits above the balls of yarn, it will be the final colour of the sun

A zoomed in photo of the shawl.

The left side has been straightened out so the peach coloured sun is visible, but the yellow is out of the shot.

The speckles and variations in colour are clearer at this distance

A very zoomed in photo and taken at another angle.

Almost the entire photo is of the pink sun in squishy garter rows. There are single garter ridges of turquoise running through the larger bands of pink which make up the sun

The mini and balls of yarn at the top of the image are out of focus

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Terina - Love and Speckles @terinaknits.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Some peeks at whats been in my dyepans today & yesterday Developing the Rose Garden: Arrangements mini skeins. The colours are always more intense at this stage: the yarn is wet + there is still dye floating around Im going to take tomorrow off, I will prep yarn for the next colours #knitsky 🧶

2 trays of pinkish red dye on yarn

The pan on the left is lighter than the pan on the right

There are speckles of colour across the skeins

2 trays of pinkish yarn with yellow, pink and green speckles

The tray on the left is lighter than the tray on the right

2 light yellow trays of yarn with speckles of coral, yellow and green

The tray on the left is lighter than the one on the right

2 trays of yellow gold yarn, they have gold, coral and green speckles

The tray on the left is lighter than the tray on the right

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