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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thanks to the nor'easter, no outside photos today. But, still able to get some inside shots. Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Yacht Rock and Vintage Vinyl. #knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl

Triangular garter stitch shawl in stripes of cream and aqua.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sometimes I think of how different my Friday nights were about 30 years ago. Were they fun? Yes. Do I want to go back? Nah. #knitting #blocking #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios

An asymmetrical triangular shawl that is mostly cream with aqua stripes being blocked.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Attempted to get some photos this past weekend. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock in Granite and Spring Gradient Set. #knitting

Man wearing a triangular shawl wrapped around his neck. The shawl has taupe as its main color and speckled pastels as stripes.

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I said I wanted to get this finished in time to wear this summer, I barely made my deadline. This is Marettimo by Boyland Knitworks. I made the 3rd size and sized up for the sleeve sizing. Yarn is my Dolly's Coat of Many Colors, Rosehip Tea and Rose on Sourdough Sock. Pattern and yarn links below. 🧶

A short sleeve knitted tee is modeled on a mannequin with wooden jointed arms. The short sleeve tee is knit with a variegated colorway of pinks, greens, turquoise, purple yellow. and lacy sections of grayish purple and rose yarns.

A closeup shot of a Lacey hem section of the Marettimo knit tee . The main color of a variegated colorway of pinks, greens, turquoise, purple yellow. the lace section is a grayish-purple and rose.

A closeup shot of the neckline& upper section of a knitted tee. The main color is pinks, greens, turquoise, purple yellow. There is a Lacey section on the hem of the short sleeve knit in a grayish purple and rose.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So should which should be the main color to go with the blue for another Satisfying Stripes shawl? #knitting

Two skeins of Lolabean Yarn Co Wax Bean in OOAK Orange and Yacht Rock, with a small ball of light blue sitting on top of them.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

One more time through the colors, and I will be about done. I am weighing the minis after each stripe, so I have that information for the pattern. #knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #satisfyingstripesshawl #textillianstudios

Garter stitch stripes in multi-colored pastels against a grayish tan.

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As a thank you to Mr. Rogers, I am donating 15% of the sales of this colorway to PBS. This fund raiser is alongside the fundraiser for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Thank you for taking part in these fundraisers. 2/ www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...

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Won't You Be My Neighbor Mr. Rogers Yarn — Kim Dyes Yarn

Won't You Be My Neighbor Mr. Rogers Yarn

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Slowly making my way through the spinning. I have an ounce left of this braid and another 4 ounce braid still to spin. Need to decide if I am going to use them for the same project, or save the other braid for something different. #spinning #merino #silk #bamboo #lendrumsaxony

Red and brown thin single ply yarn on a spinning wheel bobbin.

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ever since the announcement of our loss of Dolly Parton, the orders for the colorway inspired by her song Coat of Many Colors have been coming in. I have decided to donate 15% of the sales of this colorway to her Imagination Library to thank Dolly Parton for loving us so much. Thank you! 🧶🧶🧶

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Dollys Coat of Many Colors Yarn Dyed — Kim Dyes Yarn

For Nash Yarn Fest, my dyeing inspiration went immediately to Dolly Parton. Her song Coat of Many Colors is one of my favorites and since it references color, it was perfect for colorway inspiration. ...

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The main color is Granite and the minis are the Spring Fade Set from MDSW 2024. Since this is one of the patterns that I am writing up, so no context switching.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I have learned that I really can't effectively sample for a new design while writing up other designs. It is too much context switching for me. So instead, I started another Satisfying Stripes shawl, this time using @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock. #knitting

Start of an asymmetrical triangular shawl in garter stitch.

Main yarn in top left-hand corner and the mini fade set going diagonally from that.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thank you for your support! I hope that it gives you some solace while you are supporting others.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Transparency post: Between Ravelry and Payhip, I sold 50 copies of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 50 x $3.50 = $175. Add in processing fees, and $186.48 was donated to Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Thank you for your support! #knitting #transparencypost #curealzheimersfund

Man wearing tuck stitch shawl against a green forest background.

Image showing 46 sales of shawl on Ravelry.

Image showing 4 sales of shawl pattern on Payhip.

Image showing donation of $186.48 to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yes, the pattern uses 4 skeins, working through each and then back.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

$3.50 from every sale of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl goes to Cure Alzheimer's Fund until Friday. Links are in bio. #knitting

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

While writing up other patterns, I am playing around with new yarn to see how the colors play together. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social 's Cronut Sport in the colorways Pink Oyster and Plum. I have a bunch of different stitches to try out. #knitting #kimdyesyarn #cronutsport

Brioche knitting sample with a light multi-colored yarn in the foreground and a deep plum in the background.

Brioche knitting sample with a deep plum in the foreground and a light multi-colored yarn in the background.

Two center pull balls of yarn. One is a light multi-colored and the other is a deep plum.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I get why, but I still miss having the physical books to look through. (And as someone who self-publishes knitting patterns, I get the irony/hypocrisy in this.) #books

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Most of our date nights, for the more than 20 years that we have been together, have been dinner followed by going to the bookstore for a coffee and browsing and buying. In that time, I have seen the craft section get smaller and smaller.

Two stacks of bookshelves for crafts and hobbies books at my local Barnes and Noble.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

And while I wait for the hat to dry, it's time to start writing up the pattern and figure out a name that a bunch of other patterns don't already have. #knitting #magpiefibers #quartetfingering #textillianstudios #briocheknitting

Brioche hat in light and dark blue drying on a blocking board.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Because one of the biggest that I hear that is keeping people from trying brioche is the fear of ripping back. And if I can provide a path to ripping back (probably the worst case scenario) maybe I can get those people over that hump.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The good news (besides being back on track) is that I took pictures of the process so that I can make a photo-tutorial of what I do to rip back my brioche. Why the tutorial?

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I was pretty far along before I noticed, so this had to sit for a bit while I waited for a good block of daylight to rip back.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Now you may be thinking to yourself, "Hmm. I thought he might be further along on that hat." And you would be right. I took this to knit night the other week and pulled it out to work on it without paying attention to where each yarn was. That was a mistake.

A brioche hat in progress with a light blue foreground color and a dark blue background color.

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It’s already been a delightful day here at Spun in Ann Arbor! I was able to spend some time gabbing with THEE Jillian Moreno which is always a treat. 🧶🧶🧶

A photo of a table top yarn display with a SPUN sign in the center back. There are sweater samples on mannequins on the sides and piles of hand dyed fiber on the right side.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yes, it is top down. The pattern is my own. I hope to be writing it up soon.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The yarn is @magpiefibers.bsky.social Quartet fingering in Coffee Shop and Tactical.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So the hat dried just in time for me to give it to my husband as part of his birthday gift. As for the bind off, I am okay with it. I probably won't do it that way again, but I am not going to rip it out and try a different method. #knitting

Front view of brioche hat on glass head. The foreground color is camel and the background color is a dark olive.

Top view of brioche hat on glass head. The foreground color is camel and the background color is a dark olive.

Side view of brioche hat on glass head. The foreground color is camel and the background color is a dark olive.

Brioche hat lying on carpet. The foreground color is camel and the background color is a dark olive.

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Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

And speaking of fiber--I've been dyeing a lot of new fiber to take with me to my pop up event at Spun Ann Arbor this coming weekend. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Hope to see you there! If you can't make it to the event, I do have some fiber that I quietly put into the shop last week. 🧶🧶🧶

A braid of hand dyed spinning fiber coiled into a circle. The colors are bright violet, chartreuse, pink and rust.

A hand dyed braid of spinning fiber coiled into a circle. The colors are gray, green, gold, pink, periwinkle.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's the tail end of the discount for the My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 🧶 www.textillian.com

Man holding tail end of shawl that is wrapped around his neck.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Reminder that 20% of the price of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl on Ravelry and Payhip ends on July 28th.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Will this work 100% of the time? Probably not, but it is a place to start with putting colorways together when I get overwhelmed by choices and nudges me in a direction that I want to go.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Each colorway that I selected had a color in it that could be found in the next colorway. (Or, at least, was similar enough.) Slainte and Lavandula have a blue in common. There's a purple in common between the Lavandula and Vegetable Medley. And finally, Vegetable Medley and Cin Cin share an orange.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

One of the names that I considered for this pattern was Crossfade, but decided against it because I thought it implied too much about the color. That said, if you want to do a fade for My Ever Changing Moods, but not sure how to go about it, here is what I did. #knitting

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My Ever Changing Moods Shawl is partly based on how I am tend to transition from one mood to another and how those moods blend into one another. You might say I am kind of a slow boil. This shawl is the embodiment of that idea (and a few others). #knitting #intothewhirled

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thank you! Payhip and Ravelry are roughly the same in transaction fees, if I recall.

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thank you! I am excited to finally get it released!

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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

To celebrate the release of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl, enjoy 20% off the price of the pattern until July 28, 2026. No coupon code is needed. From now until August 21, 2026, $3.50 from every sale will go to Cure Alzheimer's Fund.

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