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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I have to say, I’m insanely proud of this one. Not only do I think it’s amazingly beautiful, but it’s probably the most technically perfect yarn I’ve ever made. #spinning #handspun #handmade #knitting #weaving #crochet #handdyed #rainbow #jeweltones #color #happy 🧶 #louisvillelocal #theyarnpharm

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

It’s ply time! This is going to be chain plied, which is not my comfort zone, but it was the best answer for these beautiful gradient batts. #spinning 🧶 #handspunyarn #handspun #handmade #knitting #crochet #weaving #louisvillelocal #gradient #jeweltones #merino #silk #color #vibrant #happy

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I think “moral asymmetry” is a really lovely way to say “hypocrisy,” what do you think?

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Another beautiful day in the #pollinatorgarden ! A red spotted purple admiral #butterfly and a hummingbird #moth. My indoor #caterpillars are doing well too, with many pipevine swallowtails starting to pupate!

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Most recent #spinning - I’m hoping to get this whole project on 2 bobbins, but it will be tight. This bobbin goes from a royal blurple into teal then an olivey green, while the next will go from olive green to gold to magenta. Can’t wait to get it all plied! #handspun #yarn 🧶 #handmade #knitting

The end of a bobbin showing color transitions from blue to dark teal.

The end of a bobbin showing color transitions from navy to lighter teal.

The outer layer of the bobbin, showing color transitions from grassy green to olive green.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

So far I’ve successfully released 12 #monarchs - I have 13 in chrysalis and 20ish smaller #caterpillars; 2 #spicebush #swallowtails and have 7 more in chrysalis; have 2 pupated #hummingbird moths, and dozens of #pipevine swallowtail cats. Plus #tiger swallowtail and #spottedadmiral visitors!

A beautiful orange and black male monarch butterfly drinking from a bright purple butterfly bush.

A red-spotted purple admiral butterfly eating from a pink butterfly bush flower.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

A time lapse of a #spicebush #swallowtail #caterpillar going through the process of turning into a pupae, where it will overwinter before undergoing #metamorphosis into a #butterfly and emerging in the Spring. You can clearly see the silk harness it looped around its upper body to hold it in place.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

A timelapse of a #spicebush #swallowtail #caterpillar preparing for #metamorphosis by attaching itself to the surface with silk at the bottom, then creating a silk sling for its upper body to hang from. It gets into a set position at the end, where it stays for several hours before it pupates.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

These little ones were maybe my most exciting find - they are #pipevine #swallowtail #caterpillars. I watched the butterfly lay her eggs, which I was over the moon about, and then brought them in for safety. They are hatching, and there are dozens! I can’t wait to watch them grow.

Tiny orange eggs and tiny black caterpillars, freshly emerged, on a green leafy backdrop.

Tiny black caterpillars! The edge of the leaf they’ve eaten is lacy with holes from their large appetites, and you can just make out their spikey sides, which don’t sting, but can look intimidating as they grow.

Empty orange egg casings on a green vine, and a cluster of tiny black caterpillars on the underside of a green leaf.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This is a #hummingbird #moth, which I was VERY excited to find on my native honeysuckle this year. They are very similar in color to the plant they live on, and therefore hard to find. I have two - the 2nd has burrowed under the bed of leaves I made on the enclosure floor to pupate and overwinter.

A light green caterpillar stretching to eat a leaf, blending in very well with the light green vining stem of the honeysuckle plant it lives on. These look very similar to tomato horn worms, as both are types of hawk moth caterpillars, but they are not pests - please don’t squish them!

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

All of the #caterpillars I’m raising are wild - they’ve hatched on the host plants in my yard, and I bring them in to keep them safe from predators as they grow. These spicebush #swallowtails will pupate soon, and many of them will overwinter in my garage and released as #butterflies in the Spring.

Green spicebush swallowtail caterpillars on green leaves. These start as tiny brown blobs that camouflage as bird poop, then as they grow they change colors to match the leaves. They have yellow false eye markings on their backs to make themselves look larger, but their heads are actually small and brown and on the very fronts of their bodies.

A green spicebush swallowtail pupae on a green leaf - it’s laying on its side because one of its anchors broke, but I’m hopeful it will emerge unharmed. It is green to match its environment.

A brown spicebush swallowtail pupae anchored to the side of the enclosure. Since it anchored on a surface other than a leaf (usually a stem or branch), it’s brown for camouflage.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My #pollinator garden has really taken off! Enjoy this awesome timelapse that I just took of a pupating #monarch #caterpillar. It should be a tad longer but my phone died 😩. I have 25 monarchs, and as soon as they emerge as butterflies they will be off on their arduous journey to winter in Mexico.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Sharing my excitement! Besides 🧶, my hobby is 🦋. My front yard is full of native host 🌱 and 🌼. I bring the 🐛 inside to protect them from predators as they grow. This year so far I have 20 monarchs, 14 spicebush swallowtails, and a hummingbird moth. We’ve had lots of 🦋 visitors too!

A hummingbird moth delicately sipping from my pink butterfly bush. I saw 3 today, and found my first ever hummingbird moth caterpillar!

A tiger swallowtail, with beautiful blue and black stripes, taking a rest and a snack on my pink butterfly bush.

A polyphemus moth hanging out by our porch light. These guys are huge! Close to the size of your hand. I’m hoping to find that he has found a mate and that maybe she has laid eggs in my maple.

A mesh enclosure full of spicebush swallowtails caterpillars. They happily curl themselves inside of the leaves for protection. Many of them are small and look like little blobs of bird poop, while the mature ones turn green, then yellow, then pupate into brown chrysalises with the changing leaves. The one at the top left is yellow and is anchoring himself in for a big change.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I used the rest day as make up. I finished the singles for my first spin and started on the next - a jewel-tone gradient batt set that will be chain-plied. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal 🧶 #tourdefleece #tourdefleece2025

Handspun singles on a black 3D printed bobbin, ranging from burgundy to cream to teal-gray.

Handspun singles on a black 3D printed bobbin. Singles are a rich royal blue that leans into purple, with pops of bright blue sari silk.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Missed stages 13 & 14 due to work/travel, but I plan to spin today (7/21) which is a rest day as a make-up. I got about 0.5oz done yesterday. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶 #tourdefleece #tourdefleece2025

Handspun yarn singles on a black 3D printed bobbin.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Last night I got home at 10pm, so I didn’t spin much. I have 1 more strip (about 1oz) and then it’s ply time! This is my last bobbin, and I leave tomorrow on vacation. The Martin is of course the wheel I will take with me. I think I will work on my rainbow project until I get back and can ply this.

Handspun singles on a black 3D printed bobbin. This layer encompasses the full color range - burgundy into cream into teal-gray.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

It’s interesting how bobbin layers only allow glimpses of the whole, & sometimes you get shots like this - the fiber itself contains rich magenta into maroon and deep slate gray with hints of teal, but this angle only shows pastels in between, with the slightest hint of a brighter pink peeking out.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Wednesdays are meetups with my fiber friends, so I got a lot done. Tonight after work my dog has training, so I don’t expect to spin much, but I’m hoping to finish the last 0.5oz of this braid. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #knitting #crochet #weaving #handmade 🧶 #tourdefleece #tourdefleece2025

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Stage 4: my bobbin is bigger but basically identical in color to Stage 3 as I hit halfway in the braid right at the end of the bobbin. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶 #tourdefleece #tourdefleece2025

Handspun yarn singles that fade from slate gray to teal on a bright pink 3D printed bobbin.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I’m from Kentucky, which is a very red state. I think when the state has to decide who keeps their Medicaid and who doesn’t, they should have the right to cut the funding from the people who voted for 47 first, since they obviously by voting for him were volunteering to lose their benefits.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

My yarn:pharm ratio hasn’t been great lately, so I haven’t posted in a while. Work has been busy, my husband was out of town for 2 weeks so I had sole kid duty, and I fell on the stairs last week. But this weekend I spent the whole weekend with friends at a fiber fest, so that made up for it! 🧶

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

All the way to yellow! Yellow is color 20/64, so I’m almost 1/3 of the way done. It’s so fun to watch the colors progress. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶 #spintherainbow #rainbow

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

This is horrifying and should, in any reasonable world, lead to immediate impeachment. On a hot mic, before the media arrived, starting around 7:15 on the time index, Trump tells Bukele he is going to start sending "homegrown criminals" to El Salvadoran gulags. This is fascism.

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Every 4th color is the unblended representation of what I got from the dyer. Color 4 = magenta, 8 = red, 12 = coral, 16 = orange, 20 = yellow. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶 #spintherainbow #rainbow

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

5 colors down, 59 to go! 😆 I’m really loving this spin - I can’t wait to get to the next color, and semi-woolen drafting is so easy on my hands. #draftslikebutter #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

First 3 colors of the rainbow completed on all 3 bobbins! Yes, I know this documentation is a bit obsessive, and yes, I know I’m unlikely to maintain it. Humor me 😆 #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶

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The Yarn Pharm @theyarnpharm.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

You won’t get many finished yarn photos for a while - just updates on this 2lb rainbow spin! It was 16 colors, but I blended them to make smoother transitions. #spinning #fiberarts #handpunyarn #handspun #knitting #crochet #weaving #yarn #handmade #louisvillelocal #daedalusspinningwheels 🧶

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