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Woolly Wormhead

@woollywormhead.bsky.social
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🧶 award winning knit Hat designer, tutor & author ⚙️ special interests: technique & construction 📚 Short-row Colorwork ♿ Autistic + ADHD + CPTSD 🏳️‍🌈 auti/agender enby, social justice leftie 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇪🇪 🌐 join ↓ learn ↓ shop www.woollywormhead.com/links

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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
View from my bedroom window this morning. It's been a while since I caught the sunrise, hoping to get back into the habit. #LifeInTheAppennines #Apennines #Sunrise
A misty sunrise with a low band of red across 3 mountain peaks in the distance. In the foreground are trees, mostly pine
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Finished the hat and felted it a bit (on purpose.) Pattern is Chainoir by @woollywormhead.bsky.social #knitting
Dark green and light green colorwork. Motif is boxy lines kinda.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Finished! Pattern is Squarina by @woollywormhead.bsky.social #knitting
Top view of a colorwork hat in light and dark green. Lines form a star on the crown.Side view of the hat. Lines look like nested mountains.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Finished a child-sized hat! Pattern is Diamonde by @woollywormhead.bsky.social #knitting
Colorwork hat in hot pink and light grey. Motif is diamonds alternating solid and centered.Top view of the hat showing a five point star with a pink center that makes it look like a flower.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is the hat I redid the bind off for. It fits perfectly now! Pattern is Sette vele by @woollywormhead.bsky.social I went up 2 needle sizes to make sure it was loose enough.
Pink tonal hat in a swirly, lacey triangle/diamond pattern. Diamond shaped blocks of lace and zigzag lines moving down the body.
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Ro 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 WeeCon2 @ramsaybaggins.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thanks to @woollywormhead.bsky.social's newsletter, I have become aware of gosadi.com as a Ravelry alternative and OMG I AM SO HAPPY! It even imported all my Ravelry projects so I only need to catch up on about 50 of them! It's so nice to have somewhere to keep my projects again 😭💖
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GoSadi
A Hub to Sell & Manage Knit and Crochet Patterns Across Etsy, Ravelry & More.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Starting a Toph hat! Pattern by @woollywormhead.bsky.social #knitting
Sideways knit hat with turquoise background and light orange petal motifs.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Knitting a hat! Pattern is Chainoir by @woollywormhead.bsky.social Yarn is heath dk by Hubris Hearthcraft, Witches Brew and Old Growth colorways.
Colorwork hat in dark green and light yellow-green. Motif is like tiled chains. Kinda.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Started a hat! Cubetti by @woollywormhead.bsky.social in Malabrigo. #knitting
Three square panel that will form a hat through the magic of topology.  Dark yarn is burgundy, not brown.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Hat complete! Pattern is Cubetti by @woollywormhead.bsky.social #knitting
Burgundy hat with multi coloured inset squares. Modelled by the long-suffering partner of the hat knitter.
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Don Yarman @yarmando.com · 08/05/2026
Another day, another kippah. I got interested in doing these when I thought, "Yarmulkes are just the interesting crown parts of a hat. I bet some @woollywormhead.bsky.social designs would look amazing." Here's the top of "Accretion" in @dyemadyarns.bsky.social yarn. #menwhoknit #queerknitters
A skullcap with a knit design of stacked, inverted V's in dark red and dark brown.
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Carol Feller @stolenstitches.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I’ll be joining @woollywormhead.bsky.social to chat all things short row colourwork and how we’re both exploring it in different ways!  Join us Thursday, April 2nd at 4:30pm Irish Time: www.youtube.com/live/yS9s2W3nhJc?si… #knitsky
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Knit Chat Live with Woolly Wormhead and Carol Feller!
Join me as I chat with Carol Feller about short-row colourwork!Carol is using my short-row colourwork technique for her upcoming Ogham Wave Scarf and Row By ...
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
If you've heard about the double vortex that's hitting Italy right now, this is how it's going in these parts. That's one day's worth of snow. #Carpegna #LifeInTheApennines
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
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Patrick Donohue @textillianstudios.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
It's the Alternate Cable Cast-on. @woollywormhead.bsky.social has a tutorial. youtu.be/eQnSP1xffFY?...
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Alternate Cable Cast-on For 1x1 Rib
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beetlejess @thejessness.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🧶 had my head turned by a @woollywormhead.bsky.social pattern for #FOYAL2025 - guess i’m doing some stranded colorwork ✨
cover page of the Elfdans hat pattern: a square top knitted hat in two colours
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Lior 🇺🇦 | knitting design+garment mods @jolior.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Less beige, more Woolly, please;-)
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
An interview with me by @ashleighellan.bsky.social It's a fantastic article, thank you Ashleigh-ellan! #KnitSky 🧶 #Knitting ashleighellan.substack.com/p/cast-on-ca...
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Cast On, Cast Back S01EP05: WoollyWormhead on Hat Architecture, Neurodivergent Making & Quiet Rebellion
Why a sideways-knitted hat can say more about resistance, identity, and community care than you’d ever expect.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Cowl complete! #FlatOutWoolly #CubettiCompagne #knitting The cowl is a companion to the new @woollywormhead.bsky.social hat, Cubetti.
Part of my head, wearing my new cowl. A solid black square and striped green square are mostly visible.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
WE ARE COLLECTING THE KITTENS THIS EVENING!
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We're picking up the kittens (Tira & Misu) tomorrow afternoon. They'll be in my room for a week to adjust, the slowly get wider access to the house. Room is ready! Curtains may go, not sure about my wall hanging. Cat trees should help with access & avoid furniture scratches. One more sleep. #Cats
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
And the accompanying pattern, 'Cubetti Compagne'! A scarf and cowl pattern in one, with multiple yarn options, detailed instructions and construction schematics. #KnitSky 🧶 woollywormhead.com/product/cube...
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Cubetti Compagne - knitting pattern
Cubetti Compagne knitting pattern by Tom Paterson. It includes multiple sizes, with cowl and scarf versions, as well as links to photo tutorials.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Today's new releases! First up is 'Cubetti' - written for 12 sizes across 6 yarn weights. With a no-sew modular construction, it's ideal for playing with oddments and colour woollywormhead.com/product/cube... #KnitSky 🧶
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Cubetti
Cubetti knitting pattern by Woolly Wormhead. It includes multiple sizes and download links to photo tutorials covering the key skills.
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Chembu🌺🧶♿ - Ko-Fi shop Updated. Checkout please! @chembarathi.northsky.social · 19/10/2025
🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits I have been obsessed with this hat and @plainparanoid.bsky.social and her friends helped me get great photos of my makes just in time to show off in this week's prompt. 🥰 Love love this Tucked Hat design by @woollywormhead.bsky.social
A model wearing a knitted hat in purple which has wide circles tucked all around the body of the hatA side view of the purple  knitted hat with tucked purl ridges
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kiddiwinksknits 🇵🇹 🧶 @kiddiwinksknits.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
For #ShowMeYourKnits hat week here is a simple one I knitted using @woollywormhead.bsky.social 'Dylan's Beanie' pattern. Her patterns are great, this free one shows you how to start from the top down which makes fitting more of a success. Recommended. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Man wearing a two coloured hat knitted from the top down, with a pom pom.
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Hadewijch 🧶🪡🧵📷 @hadewijchknits.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
HATS week at #ShowMeYourKnits. I love hats, especially @woollywormhead.bsky.social ones. I plan to knit more this winter! Details in the Alt text.
Profile portrait of a woman in front of a bookcase wearing a handknit hat. The hat is knit sideways, the brim is blue, the crown has a two colour pattern in blue and red.
Pattern: Kourserb by Woolly Wormhead
Yarns: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Rainbow (DK) and Cascade Yarns ® 220 Superwash®
A handknit beret laid flat on a wooden table. The hat is knit sideways in variegated yarn, with a swirl like effect. The colour is purplish with hints of gray.
Pattern: Get Garter - Beret by Woolly Wormhead
Yarn: Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Pure 100% Merino Superwash (Colorway
Verhext und verratzt)
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
It's ready! The Folineal eBook is published! I'm really excited about this collection 😁 Members of The Woolly Hat Society will wanna keep an eye on their inbox for their member-exclusive discount! #KnitSky 🧶 #KnittingPatterns #HatKnittingPatterns woollywormhead.com/product/foli...
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Folineal - eBook
Folineal eBook by Woolly Wormhead. It includes multiple sized patterns and in-depth photographic tutorials covering the key skills.
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Cowl complete! #equalisedcompagne #knitting @woollywormhead.bsky.social
Handknit cowl in grey with fuschia lines, modeled by a very patient and cooperative partner.
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Chembu🌺🧶♿ - Ko-Fi shop Updated. Checkout please! @chembarathi.northsky.social · 31/08/2025
🧶 Been wanting to make this Tucked hat by @woollywormhead.bsky.social for so long!! I think it is the coolest hat I ever attempted 😎 #knitsky
A wip hat with tucked in ridges of garter stitch
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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 27/08/2025
You get money from a book you published on a date you can't predict. it will be a sum you can't predict. you will never know if the ranch is saved or not. Everyone makes interest off your royalties before you do, and you're probably not making *any* interest at all And you don't have dental.
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow" We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
My latest YT video has gone live & it's not a tutorial! I explain how I developed my technique & why, & how it's different to other methods of creating colourwork with short rows. It's something I discuss in my book/classes/lectures, it was tricky trying to keep it short 🧶 youtu.be/3ekZO5bPqBQ?...
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About My Short Row ColourWork Technique
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
My latest Short-row Colourwork tutorial has just gone live on YouTube, it's something I've been asked about a few times - hope this helps! (there's more in the works - lemme know in the YouTube comments if there's an area of SRC you'd like help with) 🧶 #KnittingTutorial youtu.be/AeWfFohcjB4?...
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Adding Borders Around Short Row Colourwork
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🌈Rhapsody.in.Rainbow (she/her) @rhapsody-rainbow.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
3 knitted accessories from 3 different designers in 1 beautiful yarn. Yarn: Blue Barn Fiber - Squishy Sock in the "Northwest" colorway. Cowl: "Forest Dragon" by @redandthewolf.bsky.social Hat: "Cannetella" by @woollywormhead.bsky.social Gloves: "Suainte" by @lizcorkeknits.bsky.social #Knitting 🧶
A middle aged white woman wears a hat, cowl, and fingerless gloves all knit in a deep teal yarn. She stands in a lush green leafy setting and looks down to one side as she adjusts the cowl around her neck. The cowl features an intricate lace pattern resembling scales, and is bordered on the bottom with a scalloped edge with leaf motifs. The hat features a twisted rib brim that flows into a lace pattern featuring stacked arch shapes. The fingerless gloves are knit in a twisted rib fabric that flows into an intricate Celtic knot design on the back of each hand. A flat lay shows 3 items knit in a deep teal yarn arranged on a textured off-white surface. The largest item is a cowl that features an intricate lace pattern resembling scales it is bordered on the top by a twisting cable pattern, and a scalloped edge with leaf motifs extends from the bottom. In the upper left corner sits a beanie style hat. The hat features a twisted rib brim that flows into a lace pattern that forms stacked arch shapes. In the upper right corner are a pair of fingerless gloves. The gloves are knit in a twisted rib fabric that flows into an intricate Celtic knot design on the back of each hand.
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Matthew Gravelyn @mrmatthew.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Practicing some short row colorwork courtesy of @woollywormhead.bsky.social.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
My latest tutorial has just gone live - Trouble-Shooting The Alternate Cable Cast-on! #KnitSky #KnittingTutorials 🧶 youtu.be/UfJy8QFfTTA?...
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Trouble-Shooting The Alternate Cable Cast-on
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 11/07/2025
Important firefly news CC @banditelli.org
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Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here's why, and how you can help.
Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. A few landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.
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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · 08/07/2025
This might be my favourite cat meme of 2025 so far
A photo of cat sitting in some Venetian blinds they have just destroyed with the text JOY DIVISION at the top and UNKNOWN PLEASURES at the bottom
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🧵We're excited to announce a new section of the Cambridge Digital Library for the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection of Mediterranean embroideries. View the full collection: loom.ly/BPvABM4
Gable section from a bed tent embroidered with many different birds and flower motifs. Embroidery with checkerboard bands of black and white squares and miniature crenellations divides this panel into eight sections, each with an eight-pointed star within a 'wheel of life' medallion.Embroidered cushion cover showing a man riding a horse, surrounded by decorative motifs of flowers.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I need some help in naming some new designs - any suggestions? Watch through the video to see all of them, & if you've a suggestion, leave it in the YT comments (& don't forget to tell me which Hat it's for!) Looking forward to hearing your thoughts :) 🧶 #KnitSky youtu.be/fjxEqwgygxU?...
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Help Me Name My New Designs!
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Started another Accretion hat! #knitting Pattern by @woollywormhead.bsky.social
Red and dark grey striped hat in progress, knit flat.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Ever wondered why I like German short rows so much, especially in my sideways knit Hats? One key reason is because they're easy to graft, and I explain how in my latest YouTube video! #KnitSky #KnitTutorial 🧶 youtu.be/3Y_67Yd_tNQ?...
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Grafting German Short Rows
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
My latest video tutorial went live yesterday - Grafting Garter Stitch! This one includes extra tips to help with the graft and explain why we set things up the way we do - worth a watch if you've ever gotten stumped grafting Garter Stitch 😊 #KnitSky #KnittingTutorials 🧶 youtu.be/eVjgXpkabqQ?...
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How To Graft Garter Stitch
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A finished hat! Pattern is Nettare by @woollywormhead.bsky.social
Handknit hat grey background and rust yarn for the colowork motif.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Tom's been messing around whilst video editing. (he uses Davinci Resolve which not only auto-generates very accurate subtitles but also allows him to search for keywords in the transcripts, thus allowing him to make this video in about 5 minutes) #KnitSky 🧶 #KnittingTutorials
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Carol Feller @stolenstitches.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Hey #knitters, fancy a little virtual escape to Italy? I'm joining @woollywormhead.bsky.social and some fab guests (yep, I'm one of them!) for a special retreat. Curious? Take a peek: www.vogueknittinglive.com/italy2025 #knitsky
Image with text announcing A Virtual Retreat Escape to Italy with Woolly Wormhead & Special Guests.A photo sharing all the activities and products included in a virtual knitting retreat.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 09/06/2025
This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)
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Rebecca Diamond ✡️🧶🇺🇸🇨🇦 @rebeccadiamond.online · 09/06/2025
"Short Row Sorcery" is basically everything Woolly touches :D Their brain is amazing.
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Woolly Wormhead @woollywormhead.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Want to learn a clever short-row trick? How to turn a German Short Row into a Wrap & Turn Short Row after the fact! No need to rip out your knitting if you work the wrong method! #KnitSky #KnittingTips #KnittingTutorials 🧶 youtu.be/M8QTMdxsIZ8?...
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Tutorial: Short Row Sorcery - Convert GSR to W&T, and Vice Versa!
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Don Yarman @yarmando.com · 08/06/2025
Cowls week at #ShowMeYourKnits, one of the cowls based on @woollywormhead.bsky.social's hats. #menwhoknit ravel.me/yarmando/ec
Gray-bearded bald man with glasses wearing a blue and red-orange knitted cowl.
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