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Dr Chrissy Jay

@dr-chrissy-jay.bsky.social

NHS Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist & Academic in London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง #PerinatalOCD #workingMotherhood 50% of @beyondbabyblues.bsky.social #womeninSTEM (bit of knitting & quilting too ๐Ÿชก) www.drchrissyjayarajah.com

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I went to a blue jays game many many years ago! Go blue jays!!!

29.10.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not my 4 year old giving me a bedtime interrogation about why Iโ€™m not having another baby !

๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

29.10.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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250m of 2ply handspun yarn ๐Ÿงถ complete!! Woollen spun for an airy lofty finish!! #knittingsky

26.10.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no! Itโ€™s an optical illusion of sorts !!

Itโ€™s a little purl slip stitch pattern I found in a Japanese magazine which I adapted for my sweater ~ but it gives the impression of an I-cord โ€œfaux running stitchโ€ in and out of the jumper!!

26.10.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is stunning! A Lopi cardigan is next on my wish list! I love your colourway!

26.10.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This weekend spinning on my e-spinner patiently waiting for my Kromski Fantasia Spinning Wheel!

200g of honor och eir wool batt in the most beautiful colour way โ€œOtillaโ€ a sort of burnt sunset! ๐ŸŒ… singles ready to ply! 400g total could be a spin to sweater project!

#spinningsky #knitsky

25.10.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

25.10.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the button choice !

25.10.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#knitsky #knittingsky #plutolopi

25.10.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finished my Icelandic ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sweater made with unspun Plutolopi yarn ๐Ÿงถ fresh off the knitting needles and needs the final touches but so pleased itโ€™s done ! โœ”๏ธ manifesting Christmas Markets & hot cocoa in my future ! โ˜•๏ธ โ„๏ธ ๐Ÿ’•

25.10.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Really productive research morning thinking about how we can work better across perinatal mental health and womenโ€™s health care services to support those suffering with #tokophobia (fear of childbirth) and #vaginismus

14.10.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In research for a medical humanities article I am hoping to publish , you might be tickled to learn that the first ever handheld ultrasound was made in 1951 with a quartz crystal and rubber from a condom that was used to visualise a tumour in a womanโ€™s breast!

Absolutely brilliant ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

09.10.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally finished my โ€œTokyo Drift Sweaterโ€ ๐Ÿงถโœจ
A #MeMade, self-designed raglan with added Japanese stitch details I discovered in a knitting magazine

So proud to wear it to work today to my team MDT and perinatal clinic ! ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ’™

#knittingsky #knitsky #knitting

24.09.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today I had a wonderful afternoon at my local spinners guild spinning workshop learning from an expert!

Really helped to improve my technique &learn more about this amazing ancient craft

Pictured is my own hand dyed indigo fleece plyed into a candy stripe ๐ŸŒ€ & beautiful marina skua British blend ๐Ÿ˜

20.09.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ve been processing raw sheep fleeces from scratch a project Iโ€™m calling #farmtofibre

I started off with a gorgeous moorit ๐ŸคŽ and the rare Boreray Orkney ๐Ÿคand now Iโ€™ve got myself a black Shetland fleece๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

A slow process to be spun for #tourdefleece ! #knittingsky #spinningsky #yarnsky #fibresky

18.09.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little update on my Kintra sweater Doctors knit a long group I started! My daughter gave me a gold star ๐ŸŒŸ

My main colour is the incredible #londoncityfarmyarn (made from fleece of London city farm sheep! ๐Ÿ‘)& the colourwork is a #scottishtextileshowcase from my #RCPSYCHIC trip to Edinburgh 2024!

18.09.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still what an amazing feeling congratulations!

18.09.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wonderful Womenโ€™s health programme update from @alisongperry.bsky.social on the โ€œBlood in Actionโ€ project, embracing the creative arts and community relationships in medical research ๐Ÿ’• so inspired to see the great work happening at the George Institute for Global health ๐ŸŒŽ

18.09.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finished my hand knitted jumper!

I designed it myself with a Japanese stitch motif (translated with Chat GpT!) and adapted it to a raglan oversized sweater! So so happy with it! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

#knitting #knitsky #memade #knittingismytherapy

29.08.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a little sample of my Shetland Moorit raw fleece air dried over a mini bank holiday heatwave โ˜€๏ธ

25.08.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh! No for the sheep breed study Iโ€™m doing I got a sample box from @winghamwool.bsky.social with 8 x100g prepped fibres ready to hand spin!

25.08.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Direct from a Farm !

25.08.2025 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful!!!

24.08.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From my memory it was just vagina vagina very loudly sort of in the tune of the national anthem ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

24.08.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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this summer I have embarked on a wild journeyโ€ฆ!

I sourced Shetland Moorit lambs fleece from a farm in Orkney ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ & am teaching myself the process of prepping wool !

skirted &scoured nearly 1kg of natural fleece ready to comb & handspin!

Love the natural colour!๐ŸคŽ

#knittingsky #spinningsky #fibresky

24.08.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Out of office on!

22.08.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Teaching my young children about using the right anatomical names for private parts and now they have made the โ€œvagina songโ€ which they are singing VERY loudly in the garden

โ€ฆ.I brought this on myself, didnโ€™t I?

@vaginamuseum.bsky.social

17.08.2025 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine too !

16.08.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I was going to ask the same! Iโ€™ve seen some people use handheld dog brushes as a small carder! Iโ€™ve got some lovely London wool blend fleece kindly gifted to me!

14.08.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last night I stepped out of my comfort zone & attended my first knitting local meet up at my local cinema! ๐Ÿฅน we had a lovely talk about #londonwool made from sheep ๐Ÿ‘ in London city farms & watched a Sense & Sensibility ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ with the lights low (so we can see our knitting!) ๐Ÿ˜ #knitsky #knitting

14.08.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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