Belinda

Rip the Bandaid Off Quickly (Or Not…): #SpookySocktober Week 2 Update

I have heard it said that you can tell something about a person's personality based on how they deal with bandaids. Do they rip it off quickly, getting the pain over and done with, or do they gently pull the bandaid off,…

My Crafty Weekend: SpookySocktober Edition

In general, I find that my crafty weekends tend to fall into two camps: "super-productive knit an entire sock between Friday and Sunday" or "super fun but effectively just carrying my knitting with me as an ornament while I do other things". There's never…

A Sock Audit For #SpookySocktober

In honour of #SpookySocktober, a fun combinaton of #Spooktober (a month-long celebration of spooky movies perfect for horror movie fans) and #Socktober (a month-long celebration of all things sock knitting, although technically I suppose it could also be enjoyed…

It’s #SpookySocktober time! Today is the last day of September, which is also the last day before my favourite month of the year begins. October is the month where two of my most-loved things in the world - spooky movies and sock knitting – get their moment to shine in the annual events #Spooktober and #Socktober. Spooktober, as the name suggests, is a month-long celebration of all things spooky.

It’s #SpookySocktober time!

Today is the last day of September, which is also the last day before my favourite month of the year begins. October is the month where two of my most-loved things in the world - spooky movies and sock knitting – get their moment to shine in the annual events…

The Sock Project Project: The Journey So Far

Happy Tuesday! Today's post was supposed to be another FO post – I am very behind in documenting my FOs ! – but the weather on the weekend did not receive the brief and, instead of being sunny and clear as I requested, was instead windy, cold and…

A tiny scarf as a little treat: The Stay Toasty Scarf

I saw a post on Instagram from @froggles.world last week perfectly that summed up my attitude to life: I love a sweet treat. But, not just sweet treats - all types of tiny rewards. I love a nice glass of wine after a long day; an afternoon in…

#1. Stripes Recipe No. 1: Happy and Scrappy (The Sock Project Project Socks 13/26) In recent months, I hit a bit of a wall in my quest to work through Summer Lee's The Sock Project book. Basically, I had already knit the ones I really wanted to knit or that I had yarn ready for and as soon as I had to start thinking and planning, I just worked on other things instead. What can I say - it's been a pretty big year!

#1. Stripes Recipe No. 1: Happy and Scrappy (The Sock Project Project Socks 13/26)

In recent months, I hit a bit of a wall in my quest to work through Summer Lee's The Sock Project book. Basically, I had already knit the ones I really wanted to knit or that I had yarn ready for and as soon as I…

One renovation’s worth of yarn and knitting: A review

As anyone who follows me on Instagram will know (and my sincere apologies for all the posting!), this year has been full of renovations and big changes. My house was built in 1974 and in the years before Sam and I bought it had been rented out,…

#16: Camellia Socks: The Sock Project Project Socks 12/26

Sometimes a pair of socks is knit that is so effortless, so natural to the fingers, that it seems to fly off the needles. It takes so little time, thought and effort to go from cast on to cast off that the socks themselves don't even have a…

The Sunday Morning Shawl on a Warm St Kilda Night

A few weekends ago, Sam and I were strolling along the St Kilda foreshore just as the sun set. It was startlingly beautiful, like one of those moments you feel like you might have somehow wandered in to a postcard by accident. Groups of friends…

Monza, a black cat with copper eyes, loafs on top of a fair isle knitted hexagon in shades of black, blue, green, and light gray

Dorian, a gray cat with gold eyes, sits on top of a fair isle knitted hexagon in shades of black, blue, green, and light gray. The edges are curly because it isn't finished yet.

Stashbusting with a little colorwork cat mat. Dodo didn't want to wait for me to block it 🧶

Severance is top tier sci-fi because it is both an allegory for something we can all relate to — work-life balance, exploitation by corporations — and also a wholly separate reality that brings up its own ethical and moral quandaries, like can innies to to Heaven when their outies go to Hell?

Today seems like a great day to find a safe space.

This is a really interesting post!

Helping!

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.

I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

First Week Fail: The Staffin Shawl Last week, I shared my Make 9 and my intention to actually make the all of the patterns from my Make 9 this year (in stark difference to previous years where they worked more like a mood board of d…

Today on my blog I discussed my first fail of the year: hereiknit.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/f.... It can only go up from here!

Announcing the First Annual Festive Movie Make-a-long! Every year I look forward to December for one and one reason only – Christmas movies! Whether a cheesy movie about a city girl finding love her home town (see: every Hallmark Christmas movie …

More info here: although it’s the most relaxed set of rules you will ever see #festivemoviemakealong #festivemoviemakealong2024

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I am pleased to introduce the first annual Festive Movie Make-a-long. It’s a relaxed, easy MAL where we share our crafting and the festive movies we watch in the month of December. It’s going to be really fun!

KATHARINE HEPBURN knitting on the set of

BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

Good morning Blue Sky! Happy weekend. Let's do the things we love.
#goodmorning #bluesky #love #happiness #craft #knitting

painting of a capybara knitting

Capybara knitting

prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...

#capybara

These are very cool socks!

a magazine called ANGRY KNITTING: crafting for the revolution. The cover model is a girl in a loose mesh knitted top with a hood that completely covers her head with only her face showing. it has little baubles around the crown of the head an her hair is sticking out. it also has a bib area surrounded by baubles. 42 new projects the Boomers at Joann fabrics won't understand. Using creativity as armor against the patriarchy Six podcasts to help you craft with appropriate fury Stop conversations on public transportation with these ten steps

Hello, Bluesky. I’m looking forward to meeting new knitters and sharing the wonderful things we make. My opening offering is these gorgeous socks, which are a test knit for Herbgarden Knitwear.