Does anyone else think you can get some great fantasy names from a toddler's mispronounciations? Hoppidopter, Epiccer, Senem
20.06.2025 21:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@tastefullyfreckled.bsky.social
Web developer by day; amateur artist, crocheter, knitter, and writer by night.π¨π¦π³π±
Does anyone else think you can get some great fantasy names from a toddler's mispronounciations? Hoppidopter, Epiccer, Senem
20.06.2025 21:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"True Celt Cowl", pattern by Hana Paimen, knit in a red-and-white marled yarn
Finally finished, just in time for the weather to take a turn for the worse. It was 7 degrees above freezing this morning, so it came in handy. π§Ά #knitting #knitsky
22.05.2025 12:16 β π 47 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0A partially completed cowl on a circular knitting needle featuring a celtic knotwork cable design.
50% complete my first knit wearable! "True Celt Cowl" in Tailor Yarns Soft Twist - burgundy. π§Ά #knitting #knitting
15.05.2025 13:06 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In a park surrounded by green trees and bushes, a path winds past 3 blossoming trees.
I took my son to the park yesterday afternoon, and the trees were at peak blossom. I might try and paint this sometime. #photography #landscape
12.05.2025 23:28 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wasn't in it last year. I picked it up a couple months ago, so I'm the one in "Beginner's Knit-Along" on Ravelry doing the KAL one year late.
10.05.2025 10:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A square of knit fabric featuring a textured diamond motif
Finally finished the May square of my year-old KAL! I haven't forgotten the yarn crafts, I swear. π§Ά #knitting #knitsky
10.05.2025 03:04 β π 20 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Selfie, generic teen hero, princess, granny wielding a frying pan, schoolgirl, elf with torch, drow with staff, baby in a swaddle, dual-wielding tiefling, martial artist.
Last of the sprite exercise. This is enlarged to 400%. I stumbled on a basic body plan I really liked and spent most of the time iterating on that. I'm now caught up on what I did for the class, so it might be a while before I get more pixel art done. #pixelart #pixel #art #γγγη΅΅
07.05.2025 13:11 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 010 pixel art sprites: Superman, woman with a staff, ninja, spellsword, orc, man walking, fairy, monk, mermaid, man with practice sword.
Here's the next set of sprites, also enlarged to 600%. #pixelart #pixel #art #γγγη΅΅
05.05.2025 12:19 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm thinking shawl with the 3 skeins I got of the same colour, and toques or slippers with the orphans. It's all 100g bulky weight acrylic/alpaca blend.
04.05.2025 20:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So, I may have hit up a new thrift store and walked out with 7 skeins of assorted yarn I have no idea what to do with. π§Ά #knitting #crochet
03.05.2025 22:18 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A grid of pixel art spites, 8px x 8px. From the top down, left to right: A guy, A woman in a dress, a knight, a wizard, an ogre, a ghost, a zombie, another knight in helm, a barbarian, a girl with pigtails.
This week's pixel art assignment was 3 sets of 10 sprites, in increasing sizes from 8x8, 16x16, and 32x32.
Here are the first ones, 8px x 8px enlarged 600%.
Description of what they're supposed to be in the alt text.
#pixelart #pixel #art #γγγη΅΅
A headband made of braided strips of yellow, lilac, and mint coloured crocheted fabric.
Quick sidequest: used some leftover baby blanket yarn to make a headband. It may or may not have been during work meetings while WFH. π§Ά #crochet #tunisiancrochet #crochetsky
29.04.2025 12:38 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Canadians! Don't forget to go out and vote today. The threat to our sovereignty isn't over just because Trump is doing the Conservatives a favour by keeping a lid on it during the campaign. π #canadavotes #anybodybutconservative #elbowsup
28.04.2025 12:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I usually describe it as being "geographically obligated" to support the leafs.
23.04.2025 11:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Pixel art landscape depicting a view over pine trees, seen from the top of a butte. Rocks and dry grass make up the foreground.
More #pixelart practice, based on a photo I took on vacation years ago. #pixelsky #art #γγγη΅΅
22.04.2025 21:09 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A top-down landscape done in pixel art, featuring a seaside dirt path.
More #pixelart today, featuring dirt, grass, and water tiles done for my course. #pixel #art
17.04.2025 12:11 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's Shawl Good Cardigan, pattern by Ashlea Schumaker. Done in Lion Brand Mandala in colourway "Genie"
For sweater week on #crochetaway, I have this cardigan, completed April 2024. Lately my toddler has taken to claiming it whenever he sees me wearing it.π§Ά #crochet
16.04.2025 12:19 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A 3-by-5 grid of textured geometric shapes done in pixel art. Top row (cubes): metal, water, brick 2nd row(spheres): leaves, yarn, rock 3rd row (cylinders): log, grass, candle 4th row (cones): carrot, banana, dirt Bottom row (pyramids): coloured glass, clay roof tiles, thatch
For a change of pace from all the knitting lately, here's some #pixelart I did for a class I'm working my way through. Although I admit, one goal is to use what I learn to design graphghans. #art
15.04.2025 12:47 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0April square from the "2024 sampler blanket KAL"
This square took me way too long, was a great crash-course in tinking, and it's still not perfect. At least there's noticeable improvement from bottom to top. π§Ά #knitting #newknitter
07.04.2025 17:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Amigurumi triceratops, done in green and grey yarn, sitting in the corner of a toddler's carseat.
Hope I managed to make it in on time for #CrochetAway green week. A "Tanner the Triceratops" for my son. Haven't gotten a picture until yesterday as it lives on the carseat.π§Ά #amigurumi
21.03.2025 12:16 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1How comfortable do you find these? I've been tempted to try crocheting socks, but I've heard they can feel bumpy.
17.03.2025 13:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A square of knit fabric featuring a zigzag pattern in alternating rows of yellow and blue
Hot off the needles, it's the March square of my year-old KAL. First time doing colourwork π§Ά #knitting #knitsky #newknitter
17.03.2025 13:26 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I have the pieces of a dinosaur amigurumi for my nephew ready to assemble. Next up is a unicorn for his sister. And I have to block and assemble panels for a baby blanket.
13.03.2025 11:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0On one hand, I like eating and not freezing to death, but on the other hand, I could do without the sunburns. It's complicated.
13.03.2025 11:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I really miss drawing and painting, but I haven't really been able to do it since my son was born nearly 2 years ago. Money is tight right now, but I broke down and bought a pen for my tablet. Can't wait until it gets here! #momlife
13.03.2025 11:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A light blue and pink square of knit fabric featuring cablework reminiscent of waves in a lake
February square of my year-old KAL done! First time doing cables, too. Now I'm only 12 months behind, instead of 14.π§Ά #knitting #knitsky #newknitter
12.03.2025 12:31 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Three crocheted miniature stocking Christmas tree ornaments
For this week's #CrochetAway, I have these granny Christmas stockings I did in November 2023. I got all 3 done over an afternoon while my little dude was napping. Great for scraps.π§Ά #crochet
10.03.2025 15:52 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Amigurumi of the pokΓ©mon Charmander, on a white table in front of a grey wall.
Amigurumi of a gnome. His hat is shaped like a saiboat and features a mast, flag and anchor appliquΓ©. He is holding a ship's wheel in his left hand.
For this week's #CrochetAway, two of my earliest projects from late 2023, when I had only been crocheting for 6 months. π§Ά #amigurumi
03.03.2025 13:53 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Crocheted massage lotion hip holster, done in rainbow variegated yarn in a v-stitch pattern
Crocheted massage lotion hip holster, done in rainbow variegated yarn in a star-stitjch pattern
Two crocheted coasters, circular with cat ears and tail, and cute embroidered face.
Just finished sewing the buttons on these: massage oil hip holsters for an RMT friend of mine (yarn supplied by her), with bonus gift kitty-coasters π§Ά #crochet
28.02.2025 20:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Your Vote Matters
βMy vote doesnβt matter.β
In 2022, 56.5% of Ontarians didnβt vote. Doug Ford won a majority because 18% of Ontarians voted PC.
βI donβt know what the issues are.β
Talk to people you trust to find out.
βIt doesnβt matter who wins.β
It matters very much to someone you care about.
#OnPoli