Alex, the Hearth Fire
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That's row 23 of 33 done. It's 40cm diameter now :)
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That's row 23 of 33 done. It's 40cm diameter now :)
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Alex, the Hearth Fire
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@randahl There are also a fair few spinners, but I'm not sure which hashtag is the best one to follow for that: #textilearts or #fiberarts or #fibrearts - maybe we all ought to switch to #textilearts simply because it avoids the confusion of US versus non-US spelling.
@randahl There are also a fair few spinners, but I'm not sure which hashtag is the best one to follow for that: #textilearts or #fiberarts or #fibrearts - maybe we all ought to switch to #textilearts simply because it avoids the confusion of US versus non-US spelling.
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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World’s oldest #yarn hints that #Neanderthals had basic math skills
By Kiona N. Smith
"A tiny scrap of thread stuck to the lower side of a stone flake offers a huge insight into Neanderthal life. The 6.2mm (0.24 inch) long bit of thread, spun from plant fibers, is the oldest example of the material ever found. According to uranium-series dating, the thread came from a layer of sediment between 52,000 and 41,000 years old at a Neanderthal site called Abri du Maras, in France."
Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/neanderthals-made-the-worlds-oldest-thread/
World’s oldest #yarn hints that #Neanderthals had basic math skills
By Kiona N. Smith
"A tiny scrap of thread stuck to the lower side of a stone flake offers a huge insight into Neanderthal life. The 6.2mm (0.24 inch) long bit of thread, spun from plant fibers, is the oldest example of the material ever found. According to uranium-series dating, the thread came from a layer of sediment between 52,000 and 41,000 years old at a Neanderthal site called Abri du Maras, in France."
Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/neanderthals-made-the-worlds-oldest-thread/
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Progress report on my (first) Melt the ICE Toque. I’m doubling the 2x2 rib length to 4” so the recipient can fold it up.
Pattern: Melt the ICE Toque https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melt-the-ice-toque
Yarn: https://woolfolkyarn.com/shop/tovdk-yarn/
Colorway: Anniversary Red aka TDK20
#MelttheICE #knitting #hatknitting #knitters #knit #fiberarts #knittersofmastodon #knittersofmasto
Casting on for a Melt the ICE Toque.
#MelttheICE #knitting #hatknitting #knitters #knit #fiberarts #knittersofmastodon #knittersofmasto
Progress report on my (first) Melt the ICE Toque. I’m doubling the 2x2 rib length to 4” so the recipient can fold it up.
Pattern: Melt the ICE Toque https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melt-the-ice-toque
Yarn: https://woolfolkyarn.com/shop/tovdk-yarn/
Colorway: Anniversary Red aka TDK20
#MelttheICE #knitting #hatknitting #knitters #knit #fiberarts #knittersofmastodon #knittersofmasto
der.hans
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My 81 year old mother texted me today to ask if I had any yarn in my stash I'm not planning to use anytime soon. This was a little unusual because she mostly sews and quilts, she hasn't knitted regularly in years. I asked her what she needed yarn for and she said "I found a great pattern for an #IceOut hat and I'm going to start making them to give out at church."
The republic survives, for now.
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw::paw:
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Need something relatively mundane to help with *waves hands at all of the everything*?
How about watching a minimally competent weaver for a bit!
Need something relatively mundane to help with *waves hands at all of the everything*?
How about watching a minimally competent weaver for a bit!
My 81 year old mother texted me today to ask if I had any yarn in my stash I'm not planning to use anytime soon. This was a little unusual because she mostly sews and quilts, she hasn't knitted regularly in years. I asked her what she needed yarn for and she said "I found a great pattern for an #IceOut hat and I'm going to start making them to give out at church."
The republic survives, for now.
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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This February, I'll be participating in the February Knitting Challenge in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.
The goal is to knit and share progress every day while raising money for cancer research.
Donate and read more here: https://fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants/44355
#Knitting #fiberarts #fundraising #charity #knittingchallenge #februaryknittingchallenge
This February, I'll be participating in the February Knitting Challenge in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.
The goal is to knit and share progress every day while raising money for cancer research.
Donate and read more here: https://fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants/44355
#Knitting #fiberarts #fundraising #charity #knittingchallenge #februaryknittingchallenge
30 inches wide makes it a little slow going because it’s a bit awkward reaching that far. I’m using the big shuttle so I don’t have to wind bobbins so frequently. These will be bath towels to match the hand towels I made a few months ago.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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Living in the country of the "Tricoteuses", the famous knitting women of the French Revolution, I have a soft spot for #craftivism like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ice-knitting-protest-immigration
#Handicrafts and #fiberArts are dangerous for authoritarian regimes because they connect and enable people.
@fiberarts @textileart @knitting
#community #empowerment #resistance #FuckICE #crafts #knitting
Living in the country of the "Tricoteuses", the famous knitting women of the French Revolution, I have a soft spot for #craftivism like this: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ice-knitting-protest-immigration
#Handicrafts and #fiberArts are dangerous for authoritarian regimes because they connect and enable people.
@fiberarts @textileart @knitting
#community #empowerment #resistance #FuckICE #crafts #knitting