Amanda Saville

I guess at the very least I've proven to myself that I can in fact sew a shirt, so that's better than nothing! Hopefully the next one will go a bit smoother.

A pale green three quarter sleeve shirt lying on a carpet. The shirt is very very obviously handmade, between the wonky seams and the twisted collar (it's a design element now shut up).

Well. It's not gonna win any awards, but I've made my first shirt. It's not great. The seams are rough and the collar is all twisted, but it is technically wearable. In my defense, I did accidentally choose hard mode by picking a stretchy knit and deciding to use my Featherweight with a zigzagger.

It's looking great! I love how the colors are playing with the stitches!

YESSSSS IT IS TIME TO OBSERVE! I am so excited!

Do you remember?

A triangular shawl with a ruffled edge laid out on blocking squares. It's done in simple garter stitch, and it's primarily a muted green, but widely speckled with red, yellow, blue, and brown.

UGH, FINALLY done with this shawl. It shouldn't have taken this long, but I kept missing on the halfway point (note to self: weigh the yarn next time). I had to rip back to the middle so many times you'd think I was trying to stave off rude houseguests.

But it's done and I'm freeeee!

Like, I totally get wanting to see what other people would do, but also doitdoitdoitdoitdoooooooiiiiiiiiiiiit!

Dessert mode: ACTIVATE!

Best Pie: Blackberry
Best Ice Cream: Salted caramel
Best Doughnut: Boston cream
Best Bar: Mint and dark chocolate
Best Cake: Chocolate truffle cheesecake
Best Other: Chocolate pasticiotti

This is also how science communication works

Thank you so much for reading! (Also I love your user icon!)

Thank you so much for reading!

Thank you! It was really great to work with you!

Thank you so much for reading!

Thanks!! And thanks for your feedback when I was working on it! The comments I got from you and everyone else really helped it to shine, and I'm very grateful for that! I'm excited to have it out (and to be contributing to the body of knitting/SFF work out there 😄)

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it!

This was one of the stories I worked on at Wayward Wormhole last year, so shoutouts to @catrambo.bsky.social, my fellow students @sljohnson.bsky.social and @moniqueac.bsky.social and our amazing instructor @arleysorg.bsky.social! Thank you for all your thoughts as I worked on it!

Yarn as Warm as Dragon’s Breath, by Amanda Saville After surviving yet another day of feigning pleasantness for clients and coworkers, the small, pink, pearlescent dragon sitting on Lily’s doorstep felt like one more damn problem.

I have a new story out at @translunartl.bsky.social y.social! It has knitting, and dragons, and grief, and flaming hamburger!

translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/y...

The local farm stand has figs!!! Looks like I've got an impromptu jam session tonight now!

Oh wow, it is! It was inadvertent, but I did in fact have something round and delicious - a blueberry/dark chocolate/white chocolate muffin!

I want ten of these.

Once again I had a fantastic time at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social! This continues to be one of the highlights of my year. Seeing old friends, meeting new ones, listening to clever, creative people talk about interesting things, and maybe getting just a liiiittle lost in the book sauce.

Heeeeey, I know that story! 😄 Congrats!!!

A freshly made pair of fleece pants. The pants are pink with an avocado pattern, including avocado halves, slices, whole avocados, and avocado leaves. It's avolicious!

As part of my attempts to get better at sewing clothing and my desire for more silly in my life...BEHOLD! PINK AVOPANTS!

A small patch of violets surrounded by leaf litter, fallen pink redbud blossoms, and bits of grass. The violets are mostly white but have purple striations.

And now, a scene of gratuitous violets.

A knitted shawl against a very dull green background. The shawl itself is in sections of bright green, pink, purple, and blue, each with different designs and different colors, including stripes, dots, basket-weaves, and chevrons.

Whew, finally finished this silken monstrosity! It's quite well traveled, having gone with me to MN and Ireland before I realized it was getting too unwieldy to travel and needed to be finished at home. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out!

It's true!

A strawberry sitting on a mottled counter. The strawberry has two little end bits that make it look like it's sporting a pair of little legs.

I keep expecting this strawberry to leap up and run off the counter accompanied by appropriate cartoony sound effects.

Huh, so I am mistaken about the pollen! Apparently a dust cloud plus ash from wildfires traveling out of the southwestern US hit some rain over us last night. That's...not something I expected.

Good grief. I walk outside and the weather is 60F, the dead nettles are blooming, and there's pollen on my car. Spring hasn't sprung, it pounced.

I've started playing this and omg it is FASCINATING. The aesthetic/writing is like a mix of Welcome to Night Vale and Undertale and is managing to hit that sweet spot of weird/creepy/funny/endearing that I adore.