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Becca (she/her)

@gilahermit.bsky.social

Knitter, artist, aspiring writer. Art & museum enthusiast, lover of books & bookstores, hopeful traveler, dog & cat mom. Loving the quieter life from my small corner of NM. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ©·πŸ’œπŸ’™πŸΌ

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I love that gradient! Your eye for color is πŸ‘©β€πŸ³πŸ’‹ !!

26.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She also has wonderful kits on Barrett Wool Co. ☺️

23.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
10 week old grey/brown tabby kitten lounging in a metal basket lined with a yellow and blue striped hand-knit blanket.

10 week old grey/brown tabby kitten lounging in a metal basket lined with a yellow and blue striped hand-knit blanket.

9 1/2 month old grey/brown tabby kitten curled atop a cat tree on a yellow and blue hand-knit blanket.

9 1/2 month old grey/brown tabby kitten curled atop a cat tree on a yellow and blue hand-knit blanket.

Regrettably, I don’t have any dogs in sweaters pics (my dog isn’t a fan) for the animal theme this week, but here’s my kitten enjoying a thrown together blanket I made for her last summer. What a difference 7 months makes!
#showmeyourknits 🧢 #knitsky

23.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so great! I love Susan B Anderson’s patterns and the color with on your chicken is dreamy! I say yes to it being an emotional support chicken. 🩷

23.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Print featuring the silhouette of a bare hedgerow under a purple sky filled with birds flying in group formation

Print featuring the silhouette of a bare hedgerow under a purple sky filled with birds flying in group formation

'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt

15.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 937    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Thank you! 😊 and it’s soooo soft!

31.01.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night

Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that

25.01.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m loving the color! And the yarn is super soft. Very luxurious.

30.01.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A hand knit shawlette work in progress sits on a table. The knitwear is arranged in a semicircle with the yarn ball on one end  and a grey stone in the middle of the semicircle. The yarn is a light sage green fading into brown then orange.

A hand knit shawlette work in progress sits on a table. The knitwear is arranged in a semicircle with the yarn ball on one end and a grey stone in the middle of the semicircle. The yarn is a light sage green fading into brown then orange.

I truly adore the squishiness of garter. I think it’s well underrated. I’ve knit a few shawls with garter and I’m loving this one which is a current WIP.
Marlia Shawl in Poema cashmere
🧢 #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

30.01.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh. I love it! That color is gorgeous. 😍

29.01.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of an embroidery resembling the head and shoulders of a Black man in purple, pink and black yarn

Photo of an embroidery resembling the head and shoulders of a Black man in purple, pink and black yarn

Intimate embroidered portraits by Cape Town artist Danielle Clough #WomensArt

28.01.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 296    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Cartoon illustration featuring a figure lying on the floor as if disheartened looking outwards with the word 'Nope' above

Cartoon illustration featuring a figure lying on the floor as if disheartened looking outwards with the word 'Nope' above

'Nope'
by cartoonist
Gemma Correll
#WomensArt #Monday

26.01.2026 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 590    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 12
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Tomorrow is today! And if you hate dialing, 5calls.org lets you click to call your electeds. It even gives scripts (though I like the one below).

26.01.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Aww. Thanks! They were fun to knit and well received.

22.01.2026 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of hand knit fingerless mittens in light green yarn with mushrooms and embellishments in red and white yarn. The mitts sit on a sky blue blocking mat.

A pair of hand knit fingerless mittens in light green yarn with mushrooms and embellishments in red and white yarn. The mitts sit on a sky blue blocking mat.

A pair of hand knit fingerless mittens in orange yarn with daisies and embellishments in white and red yarn. The mitts sit on a pink blocking mat.

A pair of hand knit fingerless mittens in orange yarn with daisies and embellishments in white and red yarn. The mitts sit on a pink blocking mat.

I’m terrible at taking quality pics of my FOs, especially those I gift. So, here’s some ugly photos of mitts I’ve made in recent years. πŸ˜†
Magic Toadstool Mitts by Stone Knits & the orange with daisies are self drafted based on the same pattern. Both in Woolstock Light.
#showmeyourknits #knitsky 🧢

21.01.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Three knitting projects in progress sit on a wooden table. On the left, the beginnings of a lace-detail scarf in sage green and orange variegated yarn next to its yarn ball. In the middle, a hand knit green sock with multicolored speckles sits next to its yarn ball and to the right, a black and grey striped nearly finished hat sits under the remainder of its yarn ball.

Three knitting projects in progress sit on a wooden table. On the left, the beginnings of a lace-detail scarf in sage green and orange variegated yarn next to its yarn ball. In the middle, a hand knit green sock with multicolored speckles sits next to its yarn ball and to the right, a black and grey striped nearly finished hat sits under the remainder of its yarn ball.

Very late with this post, but I wanted to throw some of my WIPs up here. The scarf and the hat are new cast ons but the socks have been languishing for a year?
Marlia Shawl in Poema Cashmere
Stark hat in Berroco Millefiori Light
Vanilla socks in Back Loop Yarn Co
🧢 #showmeyourknit #knitsky #knitting

19.01.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh, I aspire to an annual trip! πŸ˜† one of the skeins I got there for a specific project was lost in a recent move. This is devastating and also a good reason for my next trip to Scotland! Happy knitting!

13.01.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have been to Ginger Twist on both of my two Edinburgh trips and I absolutely adore it! What an amazingly thoughtful gift! πŸ’

13.01.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't know your reps, may I recommend 5calls.org? Click to dial all your state and federal electeds, PLUS scripts if you don't know what to say. Pass it on. @5calls.org

07.01.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Fiction and fantasy aren't "fake" any more than light seen through a prism is fake. It's just seen from a different perspective. Light seen through a prism is still light. Truth seen through a story is still the truth.

07.01.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I didn’t hate it, I don’t think…just wasn’t blown away. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

04.01.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! I remember the pattern being a little fiddly but totally accessible and I definitely get good wear from it. Just haven’t jumped over the newness of brioche gap, I think.

04.01.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yesss! Wow, thanks!☺️

04.01.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A fluffy stripey cat asleep on a gray blanket.

A fluffy stripey cat asleep on a gray blanket.

Happy #caturday from this sleepy head, her toe beans, and her fluffiest tail. #catsky

04.01.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A hand knit cowl in a striped pattern with dark blue and variegated light blue yarn sits on a table next to a tea cup patterned with images of cats.

A hand knit cowl in a striped pattern with dark blue and variegated light blue yarn sits on a table next to a tea cup patterned with images of cats.

#showmeyourknits FIRSTS, presenting my first (& only) brioche project. This is from a couple years ago and I can’t for my life remember the designer. 🫣 Yarn is Manos del Uruguay. Can confirm is very squishy. For some reason, I haven’t felt compelled to do more brioche. Yet.
🧢 #knitsky #knitting

04.01.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman facing forwards wearing dark top and trousers, hands in pockets, surrounded by paintings in an artist's studio

Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman facing forwards wearing dark top and trousers, hands in pockets, surrounded by paintings in an artist's studio

β€œIt is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferentβ€”lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”

-Tove Jansson

01.01.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 895    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 10

It’s so gorgeous! I love the two tone effect.

29.12.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0