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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Time to learn to drop spin from the fold. This delightful soft blend is “Electro Lights by Shabaz”

A left hand from it’s owners point of view, held with fingers and thumb held pinched together. Stripes of white blue and purple fibre are folded over the index finger and a thin tuft of the fibre has been drawn forwards over the fingertip. The background is a felt blanket.

Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Got my World of Wool summer sale fibres in. My choices are getting more deliberate now, and I have projects in mind for these larger amounts. Tempted to start on these now but I’ve a couple more spins from my previous batch to do first! In life news, have had no time to record and edit videos :(

5 bundles of fibre on a wooden floor. 1 x 200g bundle of many-coloured mixed fibres, 2 x 100g bundles of cheviot wool in dark green and dark orangey brown, 1 x 100g corriedale wool in streaky white and dark brown and 1 x 100g of black fibre with multicoloured iridescent fibres.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My first #TourDeFleece had a highly irregular stop-start schedule, but I think I can call the end of this 50g singles the official end for me. The 3D printed spindle has a slight wobble but works. I have rather overfilled it to produce this fibrous carrot though - I still have 2 more ply to spin!

A long bottom loaded spindle very full of a spun singles fibre. The spindle and fibre are orange and make a downward pointing conical shape. They are held aloft against the background of a pale grey wall.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The difference between the 2-ply plyback and the chain ply that I am learning to do is way more than I imagined! #TourDeFleece

A close up of thinly spun yarn singles beside the yarn plied onto a spindle. The plied yarn is much larger and softer in appearance.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Well, my sofa bed hasn’t showed up still but 3D printed gifts from my friend are here!

A photo of a small niddy noddy and a spindle, made of 3D printed plastic. They are on the floor in front of a box from World of Wool and some colourful fibre.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Decided to attempt a self string yarn with 3 x 27g bumps from For The Love of Yarn again. The brown and orange are, I believe, merino comb top, but the red is a challenge- very short staple length, and possibly carded? It will certainly add some texture… #TourDeFleece

Two columns of brown, dark red, and bright orange fibre sections laid out on the floor in a repeating pattern.

Five columns of fibre segments laid out by colour stretching across a smooth floor from close up into the distance.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Finished plying this last night ready for Tour de Fleece to start in Earnest today

A Turkish spindle close up, fully loaded with a two-ply yarn in bright pinks and purples.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My name is indigo-dyed spindle. You spun two singles. Prepare to ply!

Top down view of a wooden yarn bowl containing two balls of brightly coloured yarn. The tails are plied together and attached do a purple-dyed Turkish spindle perched atop the bowl.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I got excited when I realised I can take part in #TourDeFleece next month as a rookie spinner and immediately started a new spin (at midnight). #spinning 100% Polwarth from For The Love Of Yarn. (P.S. belt pattern release video coming tomorrow)

A close up of a Turkish spindle sitting atop a notebook. A spin of a fairly fine yarn is in progress and the fibre is attached and trailing off into the distance. The colours of the yarn are a hot pink, purple and indigo with small patches of undyed white throughout.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Not me, about to lose Yarn Chicken I have another of these to make and sew shut and I’ve not even finished this one yet 😫 #knitting #wip #YarnChicken

A small piece of knitting with a quite small amount of yarn ball left next to it. Both sit atop a book, which can be identified as Samuel Pepys 1664.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Waking up to the glorious sight of the spinning binge I performed last night - the final singles in my rookie attempt at a bubble yarn is ready for the final ply!

A purple-stained wooden spindle with Turkish-style cross beams, loaded with unevenly spun light-medium weight grey merino wool. It rests on top of a pile if two books on a wooden tabletop. Only the top book title is partially visible as “Oscar Wilde, IMPORTANCE OF BE … AND OTHER”

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I can finally join in with #ShowMeYourKnits ! Here's me recently completed "Gilded Cowl" from the rightfully popular University of Glasgow knitting book:

A square colourwork knitted cowl that tapers slightly towards the top. It is knit with two gradient yarns of Hobbii Colorina yarn, giving the background an effect of striped red and orange. The Diamond-and-Circle filigree pattern is in a subtle contrast of blacks and greys.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Got a yarn winder. Travelled without it. This took an hour or so!

A small round ball of bright red yarn (Knit Picks Stroll mini in fingering weight sock yarn).

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

What’s this mysterious cast-on for my train journey today? I talked about it when recording YAPs episode 3 this morning. Plan to edit tomorrow and upload ready for noon on the first Sunday of the month again!

A pair of 20cm loop 2.75mm circular needles with some fine yellow knitting on them in the shape of a bib with two central bobbles.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Taking a break from “productive” relaxation by playing Pokopia, but there really is no getting away from the joy of knitting 💖

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Celebrating the new job with yarn for my 2nd belt test knit! (And some other swatches)

A large cake of cream coloured Aran yarn with a label reading ‘baa ram ewe COAST Aran 100% British wool’ and a bag of dark metallic round beads on top.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Invigilating at a gallery today has given me some moments to cast on.

First person view of someone’s lap. The’r upper legs are clad in a knitted blue skits, lower legs have dark purple leggings, dark grey leg warmers and black leather boots.
Their left hand is pale and holds a circular knitting needle with about 10 rounds of ribbed knitting on them, in red yarn.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Proof that I won yarn chicken! Now I have to get on with editing my next YAPs YouTube video to put out tomorrow… after lunch. The reveal of the ouside if this #FinishedObject will come later!

A rectangle of knit stitch with black and grey horizontal stripes. The top and bottom edges are red, and a needle with a small coil of red yarn rests on top of the knitting. There are six row markers in the knitting project.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Next episode of YAPs recorded! The area I was sitting in now looks like a whirlwind hit my crafting supplies 😅

A messy pile of yarn, knitting needles, notebooks, small boxes, and a wooden bowl on top of a creased dark blanket.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Went to a workshop to learn quilling - there was only time in 1.5 hours to practice different shapes and techniques, but I can see how this could be a relaxing art form.

A piece of A4 card with a guided line illustration of a bird, 2 butterflies and a dragonfly on a flowering branch. The line drawing has many spiral forms within it.
Glued atop parts of the picture are sprials of coloured paper in round, eye and heart shapes. Some curled strips of paper and corrugated paper are used for branches and edges of leaves.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Ermehgerd - a late gift exchange parcel just arrived from my friends FULL of knitting goodies 🤩💖 It includes 360m of tweedy burnt umber aran - what do I make? I’m thinking leg warmers, a shawl or a cowl atm. I’m due to buy a creamy aran soon and will have spare, so perhaps I could pair them!

An arrangement of items on a grey carpet. To the top and left some discarded dinosaur gift wrap and a card envelope with a Warhammer Ork face symbol, and the words “Read me first!” written on it.
Dominating the image is a smooth wooden yarn ball holder bowl with a spiral cut out and three holes in one edge.
At the base of the bowl a small plastic container of Knitting Accessories can be seen.
In the bottom right of the image two dark orange aran weight balls of tweed yarn can be seen sealed in clear plastic bags.
At the top of the image are two books. Uppermost a small brown journal with a dragonscale texture and a picture of a dragon embossed on it. Beside it the book “Spice: The 16the-Century Contest that shaped the modern world”, by Roger Crowley.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Another nervewracking personal first in progress - started on the presentation of my first knitting pattern this morning (the one mentioned in my Vlog). I'm using Affinity free version for laying things out and it's going okay so far!

A screenshot of a portion of a graphical editing program, which shows a text box containing a bullet list reading
"• Adaptable to many yarn and needle sizes.
• Instructions for beaded and non-beaded versions.
• Broad size range
• FREE"
At the bottom of the box is written, "ALPHA release, v.0.1)."
Around the top and right hand side of the box, a portion of a photograph shows a glimps of a black and white manufactiured fabric, some knitted cord in blue, and a small amount of grass in the background implying that the fabrics are worn garments being modelled.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Volunteering at a crafting space means I can do my knitting- I just have to be careful not to confuse the visitor clicker with a row counter!

A picture of some red knitting with black colour work on the needles, on top of an open knitting book which shows a repeating pattern in green and gold. To the right of the book, a blue click counter shows the number 0002.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

My ‘Ash’ grey merino is on the spindle! Before I can do more I have to make the final edits on my fist Vlog and upload it to YouTube. It’ll be a total of 4 days / 23 hours of editing this first video 😮‍💨 lessons have been learned.

A purple-stained wooden turkish spindle with cross-bars on a table. The spindle has a small amount of grey yarn spun onto it.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Spent the morning cleaning the sink & whole bathroom ready to was wool only to realise there is no plug anyway. At least the bathroom is clean!

A plastic tub in a clean bathroom sink. The tub contains water, and a miniskein of handspun rainbow yarn. A slight foam indicates the presence of wool wash solution.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A very appreciated leaving gift from my colleagues and teammates 💖

A photo of The Spinners Book of Yarn Designs, Techniques for Creating 80 Yarns by Sarah Anderson.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A night of sleep to absorb the new skills and reflect and the second part has spun up SO much better! I pre-drafted more and split the fibre once more down the middle. I also learned to move my drafting pinch forward half the length of the draft after I’d drawn it out. I did spin the wrong way 1x

Two freshly spun small balls of handspun rainbow wool. The sample on the right is still on the crossbars of a purple stained wooden Turkish spindle. It is more evenly spun and wound than the sample on the left.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

1st attempt at spinning with the Turkish spindle (2nd attempt ever) = Still inconsistent: I can tell what I am doing wrong but don’t have the speed and coordination to fix it. I’m not using the hook on the top and might remove it. I pre-drafted, but maybe not enough. some improvement by the end

On the left a purple stained short Turkish spindle, with a lead string prepared for the next spin. On the left, a small ‘turtle’ ball of uneven and mixed up rainbow coloured single ply handspun yarn.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New cast on in the light of dawn. Going to try the Gilding Cowl by Julia Billings.

A set of knitting needles attached by a cord, with very long row of stitches on them, and a second row just started in a different yarn colour. They sit on top of the book “Glasgow University Knits”

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Finished my xmas eve Ranunculus cast-on! It needs a good block, which will be challenging with my living situation…

An orange sleeveless knitted top with a lacework yoke, laying on the carpet.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I made modifications to this free dino pattern to make it into a stegosaurus… Or Wonky the wonkosaurus, as I prefer to call it, because I miscounted the round starts on the head and gave it a serendipitous coy head turn. Hands down the cutest thing I have ever made 🥰 ribblr.com/pat?pattern_...

A palm-sized crocheted toy dinosaur with two rows of back scales and four tail spikes, a cheeky smile and a glint in its eyes.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Ranunculus xmas eve cast on going well (so far) now I’m past the cast on - have only had a *mere* 6 or so hours to work on it through the festivities, but it’s growing pretty fast for me. Different sofa to sleep on tonight, last round of gift exchange tomorrow morning.

About 30 rows of knitted orange yarn on circular needles. The neckline of a garment with some textured yoke design is recognisably beginning to take shape.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Third time was the charm for the xmas eve Ranunculus cast on! It looks a bit small for the wide neck version now, but I have faith it will knit up well. It’s certainly stretchy. Glad that part is over - on to the pleasurable part of knittingz

A looped pair of 6mm circular knitting needles with 2-3 rounds of loose stitches looped in a circle.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

You wouldn’t believe it by looking at this frustrating mess but I have been vey careful to ensure the join was not twisted this time. That doesn’t make knitting into this cast on on magic loop any less prone to hellsh frustration, unfortunately.

A small amount of yarn tangled around a air of 6mm corded knitting needles in what could reasonably be described as a chaotic manner.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Started again after a shower I got kicked out of half way through because of leaky plumbing. Got to round 2, and spotted an untwisted knit mistake early enough to fix it…. then saw that there is a twist in the whole neckline. I have to go through the fiddly magic loop cast on hell a THIRD time! 😓

A newly started circular knitting project on two needles with a paperclip marking the start of the round. Where the yarn connects the two needles on one wnd there is a tangled twist of stitches trying to face the wrong direction.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Attempt 1 at Ranunculus xmas eve cast on: Fiddly, frustrating, got to the end of the ribbed round 1 on the wrong stitch, tried to TINK and the cast-on stitch underneath unravelled. On a limited time schedule today and now have to start from scratch. Less relaxing than hoped. May cancel xmas to knit

A mess of orange unravelled yarn on a pale green sheet.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I have tidied up a lot of loose ends before the holidays! I am going to need to do some amigurumi to have a use for all this stuffing.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Blocked the rananculus swatch and have come to the conclusion that I am not going to block the finished piece very much at all - it was about the right height and only 1 stitch too dense pre-block, but there’s no lace detail in the swatch. Also my sleepy speedy knitting is super uneven :-s

A wrinkly edged square of stockinette knit wool with wide and lacey looking uneven stitches, on a wooden surface.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Where we discover I have no way to handle a luxury skein for the first time (never had one before and am without a proper home so no tool access). It was all twisted on itself from the outset though and I hated that the ties were with the same colour yarn.

A mess of yarn spread out on a couch, with a small amount wrapped around a toilet roll tube.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My knit pro ‘Zing’ have arrived - I can finally cast on the Ranunculus! … after I finish the xmas knits. Maybe I can make the swatch though? :D Also some xmas wish lists books, 2 for pals, 1 for me :)

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Picked this up last week. You know your future uni is perfect for you when they have a bangin’ knitting book. These are on my knit list:

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

After my xmas knits are done I am going to make a Ranunculus tee with this lovely orange Fiberspates skein from The Yarn Cake. Have already leafed through the pattern and am surprised how complex it is - I didn’t imagine long patterns would be popular, for some reason (happy to be wrong!)

490 yards of burnt orange 4ply yarn by fibrespates in a skein twist.

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Yarns About Patterns @yarnsaboutpatterns.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Testing out my new neck phone camera rig. I could do with a wider field as the most distant zoom and it’s tricky to stay in the middle or know where to look but an overall success.

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