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she/her knitting & nonsense 🧢🧦 recovering academic Jane Austen is my co-pilot

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Everyone has their favorite #janeausten illustrations, and mine are those by Philip Gough, done for a British edition of her novels by Macdonald and Company in the 1940s and 50s. #booksky πŸ“š

08.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When I took a class on #janeausten from Juliette Wells, I didn't realize that I was embarking on a basic rethinking of both myself as a reader & fan & of the entire body of responses to & reworkings of Austen. Her book Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination, is a turning point #booksky

06.07.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ok, I think I have settled on my choices for #janeaustenjuly If #janeausten #booksky

30.06.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished my #pridemonth Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow. I used @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. It's a relaxing brioche project that creates a subtle yet striking effect. 🧢 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

30.06.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood

Janet Groff writes about the ambitious complexity of Mansfield Park #janeausten : Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

29.06.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A year ago today we asked volunteers to help transcribe Jane Austen’s older brother Frank's Memoir. The transcription is now complete and available to read online! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us to share Frank’s story.

πŸ“– Read the Memoir: tinyurl.com/2hpp39n6

23.04.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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My #wip for #pridemonth is the Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow, using @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. A friend calls this my "gray scale rainbow" but the point to me is to support lgbtq makers #knitting #showmeyourknits 🧢

29.06.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to start to understand Stonewall and the larger struggle for lgbtq rights you can't do better than listen to the @makinggayhistory.bsky.social podcast. #pridemonth

29.06.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally blocked my 2 color version of Coastal Highway by Lisa Ross. Tried a lot of colors with the Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock Castaway but figured out it has a bluish undertone, so I ended up using Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in Orbit. 🧢 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

29.05.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I definitely need one of these

29.05.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wish we could see it in the USA 😭

29.05.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished a baby blanket for my cousin. This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I used Cascade 220 in Aran weight. 🧢 ##justknitting #showmeyourknits

13.05.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whenever I can I try to #shoplocal and two of my faves are Mount Royal Soaps, based in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore and @zekescoffeedc.bsky.social

10.05.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been listening to so many wonderful programs from @npr.org for decades. Just donated because there's never been a more urgent time to show support.

10.05.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sun Shower Happy Hour Wrap by Laura Dobratz using Emma's Yarn Super Silky, one of my faves 🧢 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

07.05.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Another cousin having a baby means another #babyblanket This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I'm using Cascade 220 Superwash Aran. 🧢 #showmeyourknitting #knitting

22.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturday #reading and #knitting the Sunflower Dreams Shawl by Sarah Schira using one of my fave cashmere yarns, Anzula Luxury Fibers πŸ“šπŸ§Ά #booksky #shawlknitting #janeausten #justknitting

15.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been awhile since I left my book comfort zone, but Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina got my English major juices bubbling again. It's a fascinating genre-buster. Listening to it for the second time and looking forward to checking out his first novel. #booksky #books #reading

13.03.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Profoundly disgusted and ashamed of the U.S. government's treatment of Ukrainian President Zelensky. Ukraines's security is our security. We must relentlessly oppose Russian aggression against Europe.
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02.03.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished my Snark-o-Meter by Casapinka. Made it about 18 incheslonger by repeatingsome sections in different color combos. 🧢 #justknitting #knitting

28.02.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assuaging the distress of the news with a Travelling Cables Hat by @purlsoho.bsky.social with Anzula For Better or Worsted in Charcoal #knitting #yarn #showmeyourknits #showmeyourknitting #yarn 🧢

22.02.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to BookSky! πŸ’™πŸ“š

1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use πŸ’™πŸ“š or πŸ“šπŸ’™ to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)

FAQ πŸ‘‰πŸ» bit.ly/bookskyFAQ

17.12.2023 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16779    πŸ” 3729    πŸ’¬ 869    πŸ“Œ 244
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Tulips, coffee and Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel North and South on a cold January morning β€οΈπŸ“š #booksky

22.01.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great map from Ben Noll showing how much snow fell from the southern storm. Record snows in New Orleans, Lafayette, Mobile and Pensacola.

More info: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

22.01.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
A white piece of card stock sits atop a knitted shawl. The paper has the following written on it in pointed pen calligraphy: Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises. - Elizabeth Zimmerman. The shawl is a lovely mint green with thin stripes in a light pink that contain bobbles of the same colour. It’s squishy and soft and oh so warm.

A white piece of card stock sits atop a knitted shawl. The paper has the following written on it in pointed pen calligraphy: Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises. - Elizabeth Zimmerman. The shawl is a lovely mint green with thin stripes in a light pink that contain bobbles of the same colour. It’s squishy and soft and oh so warm.

This resonates more than ever now 🧢 Here’s to finding solace and self care in our #knitting .

#knitsky

22.01.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Only took me three years to start the Snark-o-Meter by Casapinka. I'm using Emma's Yarn Super Silky, one of my fave yarns. #shawlknitting #knitting 🧢

22.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop Who Made a Plea to Trump? The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.

In her National Cathedral inauguration day sermon Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called for mercy, but you can't squeeze blood from hearts of stone www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

22.01.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

18.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

new friends joining; this thread explains some things
& 🧢 knitting friends - if you put the 🧢 emoji anywhere in your post it will automatically appear in the knitting & crafting feeds. 🧦 emoji will get it to the sock knitting feed. it also searches on the words.

18.01.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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18.01.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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