Andrea

Andrea stands in her classroom holding up a proud sample of her upcoming pattern in one hand and a cake donut in the other. Slightly blurred, we can still see her shit-eating grin in the background.

Test Knit call coming soon for this beauty!

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I feel really lucky to be part of a fabulous Discord group that encourages me to use my spinning wheel more regularly.

This will be a 3-ply fractal yarn that I’m hoping to use in the colorwork of a sweater pattern I’m working on!

#handspun #fiberarts #yarn

Thank you!!

Thank you! It starts with a wave motif right below the cuff and then alternates between a trout (swimming towards your ankles) and an arrow pointing down. It’s a gentle reminder that we all live downstream from one another and to act as such :)

Two folks standing on tree stumps in a sagebrush filled field. The photo shows them from the knees down. Both are wearing ochre yellow pants. The person on the left has larger feet and is wearing handknit socks with a trout motif in chartreuse. The person on the right is standing on her tiptoes to give a kiss. Her socks are the same pattern, but in teal with a tan motif. Fun!

Getting a lot of mileage out of this photos for the gift week of #showmeyourknits! Every year, I try and knit my husband a pair of socks. The pink and chartreuse color combo was 100% his choice and the pattern is a design of my own (for sale on Ravelry).

#knitsky #knittersofbluesky #knitting

A tester’s set of Downstream socks resting on a marble countertop. This one features the Mountain Colors colorways “zinnia” and “teal” and boy do they pop! The Zinnia is a variegated yarn with yellows and pinks, oranges and greens. The teal is a true teal, deep and rich like a healthy river in winter.

Thank you, as always, for your support!

An extra big thanks to my testers! If you’d like to be in the testing pool, there’s a form linked in my bio.

Keep your eyes peeled for kits of these amazing colorways with Mountain Colors Yarn! They should be released next week!

Another version of the Downstream pattern, this time in lime green and a variegated teal/green. The socks show off the opposite color options. One has lime as the MC and the other has lime as the CC.

As a bonus of BlueSky fiber artists, you can use the code ‘Knitsky’ on Ravelry for 15% off of your purchase. This code applies until midnight on April 27, 2025.

Link to my Ravelry is in my bio!

Two socks on sock blockers are resting at the base of a cottonwood tree. While the main color is a dusty blue, the colorwork is in a variegated tan color. The colorwork starts with a wave motif that moves into a trout swimming towards the ankle with a downward arrow reminding us that we’re all downstream of each other. The heel flap and toe feature a checkered design pattern that happens to be extra durable…perfect for wading boots.

Two people stand on top of tree stumps in a sagebrush filled field. While we can only see them from the knee down, both are wearing golden ochre colored pants. The person on the left, a male, is wearing hot pink variegated Downstream socks with a chartreuse contrast color. The person on the right is wearing the dusty blue and tan combo. She’s also standing on her toes and we can only assume she’s giving the other person a smooch.

A closeup of the Downstream socks in dusty blue and tan, resting at the base of the tree. We can see the variegation in the tan in the colorwork motif and also notice the slipped stitch design detail along the gusset.

They’re live! The Downstream Socks are available on Ravelry. 20% of all earnings until May 1st, 2025 will be donated to the Gallatin River Task Force.

See next post for BlueSky discount code!

#showmeyourknits #knitsky #knittersofbluesky #yarn #woolwitch #montana #gallatinriver

The men who like women and the men who don't. Yes we can tell. Like is different than love.

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Im new to Substack, but I think I like it here.

Right?!? The final product is an absolute color party:

Lol, it’s a WIP for WIP week because I have a whole other sock to knit 😂😭

A teal, handknit sock on a wooden table. The colorwork is in a tan, which contrasts beautifully in a fish pattern that alternates with a downward pointing arrow (hence the name “Downstream”). The heel and toe of the sock feature a checkered, reinforced stitch which continues to add interest from cuff to toe!

Here’s the finished Downstream Sock. Pattern release later this month after I get some photos!
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#showmeyourknits

Nice work, Montana!
Keep putting on the pressure!
@5calls.org

Ugh. I understand your pain. The biggest things that helps me were:
- switching to 9” circulars instead of DPNs for socks
- keeping the CC in my left hand and having the floats “lower” than the MC floats.
- learning to knit the CC continental style so I’m not constantly dropping/picking up yarn
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Thank you! It looks even more impressive when it’s an actual FO 😂

Thank you!!

Thank you! I’ve learned so much by stepping back and keeping the space for others. I hope you find the same!

The beginning of a knitted sock rests on a wooden table. The main color is a dark blue-green and the colorwork leg is worked in a variegated tan. The motif of the colorwork features waves and trout with a downward arrow separating the trout…hence the pattern’s name: The Downstream Socks. After the colorwork is a two color her flap, but the sock remains unfinished.

I keep pretty quiet over here. I try to give space for those who need to be heard.

But somedays, I need to share! This sock pattern will be released later this month and I’ll be doing a discount code for BlueSky followers!
Updates to come :)

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#showmeyourknits #knitsky #knittersofbluesky

A screenshot of 5Calls log regarding folks who have called regarding the federal funding bill. One bar shows that 6,834,328 people total have called using 5calls. Another bar shows that 84,231 people have called on this topic alone.

Look at this beauty of a call log from @5calls.org

Montana isn’t a highly populated state and some people call about things without 5calls. Love to see civic engagement!

Protect the Department of Education - Trump EO Expected Soon ⭑ 5 Calls UPDATE (03/06/25): The Trump executive order to abolish the Department of Education is expected to be issued any time now. Keep pressuring your reps …

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This one’s really important.
(They’re all really important, but the kids need someone to stand up for them.)

Look up how much of your states education funding came from the feds. You’ll probably be surprised. Montana’s 2023 funding was 19%.

(next to an image of Trump pointing) THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION UNDER DONALD TRUMP (checkmark emoji) Inflation is up to 3% (checkmark emoji) Jobless claims are up to 242,000 (checkmark emoji) The markets are crashing after Trump's tariffs (checkmark emoji) 36 million Americans' health insurance at risk due to GOP Medicaid cuts (checkmark emoji) Social Security checks at risk of interruption (checkmark emoji) Airline safety and weather forecasts threatened by DOGE cuts (checkmark emoji) Veterans' services under attack (checkmark emoji) Deadly Measles outbreak

Remember: Trump has no mandate. His agenda is cruel, corrupt, chaotic, and deeply unpopular. And the longer it goes on, the harder it is to sustain in the face of real opposition. That’s our job now — to keep building that opposition.

Did I read this to my R representatives when I called with @5calls.org tonight using the Stand With Ukraine prompt?

Heck yea I did.

We see a screenshot of a call log, littered with the names of Ryan Zinke, Steve Daines, and Tim Sheehy. One name is blurred out in light blue marker, and that was her call to the only good looking one of the names present….her husband. This is evidence that Andrea has been making a habit of her menace minutes. (She hasn’t heard back from any of them.)

Thank you, @5calls.org , for making my nightly ritual super easy!

What was Musk’s “email your productive” email address? I need one to use….

Today alone, you made over 100,000 calls through 5 Calls. LFG!!! 🔥📞😎

Thank you! There will be a lot with these colors through Mountain Colors Yarn soon!

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A ChatGPT generated image in response to Reddit user ArborSage’s prompt to push Smokey’s limits even further. ChatGPT responds “Smokey Bear has ascended beyond mortal limits. His muscles defy logic, his power bends reality, and his fork radiates divine fury. He is the ultimate guardian. Let me know if he needs to reach an even higher plane of existence!” A towering, muscle bound Smokey Bear approaches with a fork, the road before him quakes as smoldering flames whip around his frame, eyes set intently as embers ignited by the forge of Forest guardianship.

Magnificent!

6,700 letters to Congress speaking up for federal workers.

How much more 📧 power can Smokey absorb?

Let’s find out!

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Hey folks, there are 17 states co-signed on a lawsuit attempting to eliminate Section 504. I know we’re being worn down left and right, but please call your state AGs: