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Verybusymonkey

@verybusymonkey.bsky.social
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Knitwear designer, animal lover, educator. 🐎 🐎 🐈‍⬛ & 🌈🐎🐈‍⬛All my designs are on Ravelry. Most are on my website #verybusymonkey #verybusymonkeydesigns verybusymonkeydesigns.com www.ravelry.com/people/verybusymonk…

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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Socktober!!! 🎃🧦 means revisiting the past year's sock designs AND that all of my sock designs are on sale! You can use any/all of the codes as many times as you want (they work on both Ravelry and my website - links below). Shown here are my Fusion Socks from January 2026. #sockknitting #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's been a hot minute since I had time to do a featured pattern (apologies!) but here's the featured pattern for September 2026... My Moroccan Lantern Socks from July 2019. You can get this pattern for 15% off all month on Ravelry and my website (link in bio) - no coupon code needed. #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Finally released! Here are my Cascade Falls Socks (my mother thought it looked like a waterfall). This flowing, top-down, lace design is written up for two sizes and includes charted and written instructions. 15% off through midnight September 7 using coupon code VBMcascade. #knitsky #sockknitting
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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Happy with these @verybusymonkey.bsky.social socks. Now making a t-shirt in the same yarn to complete an outfit!
One pair of dark grey socks slightly overlapping. Yarn is merino / nylon fingering weight. Socks have an intricate diamond lace pattern made from multiple small cables.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It’s #wipwednesday and I have a new design in the works! I am pretty happy with this geometric design that reminds me of origami. Shown here in HazelKnits Artisan Sock in Felicity. 🧶 #verybusymonkeydesigns #verybusymonkeysocks #sockknitting #knitsky
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KatKnits @katknits.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#knitting doing a filler project. I don't need more socks, but I can't resist a @verybusymonkey.bsky.social design!
Image shows a pair of grey socks being knitted cuff down on a long circular needle.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My Bergamot Socks! Here in @hazelknits.bsky.social Artisan Sock in Silly String. They are top-down in a texture and lace pattern. Design is 15% off using code VBMbergamot until midnight on August 2! #knitsky #sockknitting verybusymonkeydesigns.com/products/ber... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Bergamot Socks
If you didn’t know that bergamot produces lovely, bursting flowers (in addition to lovely tea), then I highly suggest a quick internet search. These top-down, lacy socks have texture and flow, and mak...
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One last #throwbackthursday for July! Here are my Coral Rose Socks from 2019. If you want to make a pair, this design will be 15% off from now until midnight on July 31 using coupon code TBTcoral. verybusymonkeydesigns.com/products/cor... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Coral Rose Socks
This stretchy, top-down sock is created using a lace pattern that works up beautifully in solid/semi-solid yarns. The pattern is written up for two sizes and includes both charted and written instruct...
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I have been remiss in featured pattern and #TBT duties, but life keeps interfering. Before something else pops up, here's a #throwback from (gulps) 2012, my Canyonlands Shawl. This design will be 15% off using coupon code TBTcanyon until midnight July 22. #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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CraftsUntold | Brittany @craftsuntold.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Still spinning on the grey BFL for TdF, but here's a sock I started 3 days ago! It's @verybusymonkey.bsky.social Gothic Fountain socks, in @missbabs.com Putnam. The first photo is more true to the yarn color, but the second photo shows the sock patterning better. 🧶
A sock work in progress on dpns. A better view of the lace pattern of the sock.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The bright orange sock design is in testing so I am working on something new. Yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy in Prickly Pear. Loving the color and after a few adjustments and redesigns, I am loving the pattern too. Now I just need time to knit 🧶
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Samantha West @samantha-west.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Misty waters, beautiful brook 💙✨ Enjoyed every moment of knitting these socks! Pattern: Sirocco Socks by @verybusymonkey.bsky.social #knit 🧶
A flat lay photo of a pair of turquoise, hand-knitted lace socks. The socks are shown alongside a hand made glass bowl, with red, orange and turquoise geometric designs. The socks were inspired by misty waters,  and all the colours that the brook embodies. For the pattern, I've chosen the Sirocco socks to emulate the sinuous lines and movement of the water surface & for the yarn a skein of Miss la Motte to represent all the different shades of blue, green and brown.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New design in the works ☺️. Rainy and cloudy today, so not the best photo to show off this lovely yarn but I wanted to get back to knitting. 🧶 #knitsky #sockknitting
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Introducing my Morpho Socks 🦋! These top-down, lace socks are written up for two sizes and include written and charted instructions. The pattern is 15% off through midnight May 28 using code VBMmorpho. #knitsky #sockknitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... verybusymonkeydesigns.com/products/mor...
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Sometimes I revisit old designs when in between projects and/or waiting for yarn. So right now I am re-knitting my Vinda Socks from 2018. (Links below) No coupon code needed, but this pattern is 15% off all month long. And keep your eyes peeled for a new design coming soon! #knitsky #sockknitting
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
April is nearly over, which means my Anniversary Sale is ending soon! Details of the sale in the reply below. Shown here are my Wiggle Stick Socks, knit up in @explorerknits.bsky.social Denali Sock. 🧶 #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Next up in the past year's designs are my Fission Socks from January 2026. This geometric design works well with a wide range of yarns, and makes for a great, relaxing knit. To make a pair of your own, see the Anniversary Sale details and links in the reply below! #knitsky #sockknitting
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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Should be part of his next test.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
My Mandevilla Socks make me so happy. 😊 I just love flowing faux cables and the rich red yarn. This design is from October 2025, and one of many that I am featuring during my Anniversary sale (details in the reply). #verybusymonkeydesigns #verybusymonkeysocks #knitsky
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Pepper @pepperknits.com · 11/04/2026
I just love the look of freshly-blocked lace, don't you? 🥰 #SockKnitting 🧦🧶
Close-up of two neatly blocked red knitted sock legs laid flat on a distressed white wooden surface. The legs feature a vertical ribbed edge and a repeating lace pattern that forms leaf-like shapes.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
It's #throwbackthursday so here's another of the past year's patterns: Coriander Socks! All of my designs are on sale all month using the codes below. VBM2026anniv10 for 10% off purchases, no min VBM2026anniv20 for 20% off purchases over $25 VBM2026anniv30 for 30% off purchases over $50 #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
And something new on the needles… Sometimes you just want something more geometric… and textured… 🥰 Yarn is Malabrigo Ultimate Sock in Indecieta. #knitsky #sockknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Introducing my Segmented Socks! As part of my April anniversary sale, you can get these and all of my designs on sale all month long! Details in the reply! verybusymonkeydesigns.com/products/seg... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knitsky #verybusymonkeydesigns #verybusymonkeysocks
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Segmented Socks
This top-down, lace sock design creates a flowing, faux cable look. I enjoyed every stitch of these. Written up for two sizes and in both written and charted instructions.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Pattern coming tomorrow! 👀 🧦 🧶 #knitsky #sockknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
April marks my business anniversary so all of my designs are on sale all month! Use any/all the codes on my website or Ravelry through April 30. VBM2026anniv10 for 10% off purchases, no min VBM2026anniv20 for 20% off purchases over $25 VBM2026anniv30 for 30% off purchases over $50 #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s #throwbackthursday again so this week it’s my Narcissus Sock design from March 2020 (an auspicious time!). I just love the sunny color and flowing, geometric design of these. The pattern is 15% off from now until the end of the month using coupon code VBMnarcissus. #knitsky #tbt
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It's #throwbackthursday again, and this week I am featuring one of my most popular patterns - Rumpelstiltskin! You can get this pattern 15% off through midnight March 25 using coupon code VBMrumpel. The code will work on #ravelry and my website. Links ⬇️ #sockknitting #knitsky #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
It's #throwbackthursday time! From February 2018, my Frank Lloyd Wright socks. You can get 15% off this pattern from now until midnight on March 18 using code: VBMwright on my website and Ravelry. #verybusymonkey #verybusymonkeydesigns #verybusymonkeysocks #knitting #sockknitting #socks #knitsky
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Pepper @pepperknits.com · 02/03/2026
This week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt really resonates. I live by a set of 5 core values and "Create Beautiful Things" is one of them! This lace shawl, designed by @verybusymonkey.bsky.social, is one of my favorite beautiful creations. 🧶❤️
Close-up of a bright red hand-knit lace fabric with a scalloped edge. The yarn has a subtle sparkle, and the stitch pattern features eyelets and flowing leaf-like motifs.

Pattern is called Irish Moss Shawl. Yarn is the now discontinued Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Just released! Introducing my Wiggle Stick Socks. A friend saw this design and said they look like divining rods (which can be referred to as many things, including wiggle sticks!). This pattern is 15% off until midnight on March 8 using coupon code: VBMwigglestick. Links ⬇️ #knitsky #sockknitting
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/03/2026
A PSA from Thomas Massie:
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New pattern is nearly done blocking. Will be released on March 1! 🧶 #verybusymonkeysocks #knitsky #sockknitting #knitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Popping in for #wipwednesday to share a new sock design I am working on. The previous design is tested, just waiting for the weather to improve so that I can block them take some nice photos. ☺️ 🧶 #knitsky #sockknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Off to a late start this year, but here is my first featured pattern for 2026... My Indivisible Sock design from March 2025. This pattern will be 15% off all month long (no code needed). And 20% of the proceeds go to @democracyforward.org! Links below! #knitsky #sockknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 24/01/2026
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Popping in for a quick #throwbackthursday! I've been making good use of my Ogee Flow Toque the past few weeks, so if you'd like your own, this slouchy hat design is 15% off until Wed, Jan 28 at midnight using coupon code TBTogee. The code will work on Ravelry and my website (links below). #knitsky
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Rachel Maddow: The people, by and large, stand in opposition to Trump — his approval ratings have fallen through the floor & then down into the basement & then through the basement floor into the bedrock — He is just despised as a political leader in this country in almost unprecedented terms
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Some more photos of my new Fission Sock design! #knitsky #sockknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns verybusymonkeydesigns.com/products/fis... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Finally... Introducing my Fission Socks! Top-down, lace socks with an asymmetrical, geometric pattern with an art deco look. 15% off until the end of the month using code VBMfission on #Ravelry or my website. #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... verybusymonkeydesigns.com/discount/VBM...
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Fission Socks
These top-down, lace socks feature an asymmetrical, geometric pattern with an art deco look. The pattern is easy to memorize and looks great in a wide range of yarn colors. The pattern includes instru...
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The past month has worn me out. Work, holidays, rough weather, being sick… I even missed doing my birthday sale week! I am slowly finding my way back, but I admit that I have found myself not wanting to look at screens when I have any free time. Here’s a new one I am working on. #knitsky
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Verybusymonkey @verybusymonkey.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
To help everyone get going on their holiday knits, I am running my annual holiday knitting pattern sale until midnight on Dec 14th! You can get 15% off one purchase on #Ravelry or my website (links in bio) using coupon code VBMholiday25. #knitsky #holidayknitting #verybusymonkeydesigns
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Pepper @pepperknits.com · 28/11/2025
Last day of #ShowMeYourKnits indie week and I couldn't let it lapse without shouting out @verybusymonkey.bsky.social! Here are some of their amazing patterns I've knitted. I just finished Indivisible, and I'm currently working on my third pair of Little Leafy Socks. #SockKnitting 🧦 🧶
A screenshot of a Ravelry project page filtered to show designs by VeryBusyMonkey. The screen displays a grid of knitting project thumbnails, each with a photo, title, and small status notes. The top row shows Indivisible Socks, Autumn Leaves, Olea Socks, Green Leafy Socks, Little Leafy Socks, and Irish Moss Shawl. The second row includes Garden Patch Socks, Paragon Socks, Paisley Socks, Pink Salt, Turmeric Socks, and Irish Moss Socks. Each thumbnail shows a pair of hand-knit socks or a shawl in various colors and lace or textured stitch patterns.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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Iris @strickfan53.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Paragon Socks by @verybusymonkey.bsky.social
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Iris @strickfan53.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Mandevilla Socks by @verybusymonkey.bsky.social
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 03/11/2025
Let's get this done, California. Vote YES on Prop 50.
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