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emery
@emery23.bsky.social
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I see fnords. ✨💛🤍💜🖤✨
AKA cougrr, Belaset, KnittingPirate, inkthusiasm

My hobby is collecting hobbies - I draw/knit/spin, play guitar/drums, snowboard in winter, bike the rest of the year, and I sure play a mean pinball.
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My rendition of "Waiting for Breakfast" was so much fun to paint, especially the glow from the kitchen. The painting was inspired by the original photo here: mastoart.social/@thekamikaze...

#art #painting #cats
The room is dark, but a golden glow shines from the kitchen. A mostly white cat sits in the beam of light, staring hopefully at the open door, patiently waiting for breakfast to be served.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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What a way to spend a Tuesday night: eating half-price candy corn while watching the election results come in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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This painting, inspired by "Gift From the Sea," was my entry to the library's art contest. I didn't win, but that's okay - I got inspired by the prompt & painted one of the best pieces (IMO) that I've ever made. Progress pics & more details: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...

#art #painting #procreate
In this digital painting, a woman wearing a pink dress kneels on the beach where the water meets the sand. One hand holds the hem of her dress against her knee, the other reaches down towards the water's edge. Sunlight casts a warm glow behind her and glints off her hair. The water is clear and calm, with just a few sparkling ripples.
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I had fun with these tiles: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...

My Patreon is a fundraiser for my brother, who was jailed for a crime he didn't commit. He's home now, but of course finding a job has been near-impossible.

I post weekly. He gets every penny.
www.patreon.com/inkthusiasm

#art
Digital - Tile Design | Rachyl
Get more from Rachyl on Patreon
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October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!
A spelling-corrected version of my previous illustration: Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text. -- Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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After making several plain stockinette sweaters on the knitting machine, I thought it was time to level up and try something more textured... and that calls for swatching. Details on the blog, if you're interested :)

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/10/22/i...

#Knitting #MachineKnitting
A swatch of pale blue yarn, separated into sections with darker waste yarn, displayed on the brown leather couch. It has eyelets to indicate the tension at which each section was knitted.
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Just the sleeves left to go, now... and I bought some more yarn, perhaps as a consolation prize for not going to Rhinebeck this year. ;)

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/10/20/i...

#Knitting #SweaterWeather
A partially finished sweater that fades from light green at the top to dark green, almost black, at the bottom. It does not yet have sleeves.
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I'm surprised at how quickly this sweater is going! To make sure I get the length right, I'm going to stop soon and wash/block it before I knit the ribbing at the bottom hem. Some people can pull off cropped sweaters, but not me :)

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/10/17/i...

#Knitting #SweaterWeather
A partially finished sweater that fades from light green at the top to dark green, almost black, at the bottom. It does not yet have a collar or sleeves, and the hem section is incomplete.
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I like how some mushrooms look as if they're wearing frilly little skirts. Perhaps I'll paint some more of them and play that up a little... maybe even create a shroom-inspired character!

#mushroom
emery23.bsky.social emery @emery23.bsky.social · 29d
It's mushroom season! This was fun to paint.
A digital painting of mushrooms, leaves, and flowers, made with textured brushes.
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
emery23.bsky.social
It's mushroom season! This was fun to paint.
A digital painting of mushrooms, leaves, and flowers, made with textured brushes.
October 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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I really wish bsky would let you expand a thread/its replies without opening each post as its own page (I'm on a laptop, not mobile) so you have to go back and forth a whole bunch to see the rest of the thread & replies. "+2 more replies" actually led to another 8 posts in the thread, ffs. Whyyyyy.
October 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I posted last year, mid-winter, "That warm-&-cozy feeling of sliding into bed when the flannel sheets are freshly washed and everything's all tucked in around the edges." Immediate reply from someone who had to tell me they don't like flannel sheets. Good thing they're not sleeping in my bed, then?
rbenfield95.bsky.social Rob Benfield (Biddy Faircloud) @rbenfield95.bsky.social · Sep 30
Not my picture but my god this EXACTLY sums up why I'm so done with goddamn internet discourse. Everyone feels they have to have a take. It feels like people are seeking out negativity rather than just... enjoying what they do like.

I genuinely don't wanna be around people who act like this anymore
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Still playing with watercolour landscapes, still loving just letting the paint flow around.

This painting is for sale! :)
ko-fi.com/s/0a1cb485de

#watercolor #painting #TradArt #TraditionalArt
Purple shaded clouds hover over the trees and grass.
September 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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It's a good thing I'm not going to Rhinebeck, because this sweater will definitely not be done by then! (I ripped it out and started over, after I took this picture.)
www.knittingpirate.com/2025/09/28/i...

#knitting #SweaterWeather
The start of a top-down raglan sweater. It begins in a tonal green yarn, and a darker green yarn with purple is being dithered in with stranded colourwork.
September 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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This is my go-to recipe for bread if I want to make grilled cheese sandwiches. (It is written for an 8x4" pan, but I scaled it up to fit a 9x5".) The end piece is always for taste-testing!

www.averiecooks.com/soft-and-flu...
A loaf of sandwich bread on the cutting board with the end piece sliced off, buttered, and a bite taken out of it.
September 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I spent way too many hours today researching/reading how to knit a variety of sock heels on the knitting machine... but I have other projects to work on before I can start more socks!
September 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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New socks day! (Not that it's cold enough to wear them, yet.) I knit the cuff and legs on the machine, and then the plain parts by hand.

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/09/17/i...

#Knitting #MachineKnitting #OperationSockDrawer
A pair of blue and gray socks. The cuffs and toes are gray; the feet are navy blue, and the legs are stranded colourwork. One sock is inside-out to show the floats of the colourwork.
September 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Today's (public) Patreon post is a watercolour painting with some seriously vivid sky. I tried different paints for this one, and got an unexpected effect. www.patreon.com/posts/waterc...

This painting is for sale! ko-fi.com/s/b6fcbfefc4

#Watercolor #Painting #Art
Trees reach up from a summer-parched foreground to a deep blue sky.
September 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Today's painting is little sheep in a meadow.

I set up a ko-fi shop for my art last week and I already sold a piece! I'll be adding more soon, including unframed work (which will cost less to ship, for sure).

Check it out: ko-fi.com/inkthusiasm

#Watercolor #TradArt #Painting
A framed watercolour painting of two little white sheep grazing in a green meadow in front of darker green trees. The sky is a perfect summer blue with fluffy white clouds.
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I don't know if #FinishOrFrogAlong is happening here as well as on Mastodon, but either way, I'm checking this one off as "complete" - a sockhead hat knit with some of the oldest yarn in my stash. More pictures and some rambling on the blog :)

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/09/05/i...

#knitting
A mostly brown hat with spiraling pops of blue, green, and gold - modeled on a mannequin head.
September 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I learned a lot while painting this one, and I'm really happy with the way it came out in the end - even if I had to use more layers of paint than I'd intended!

www.patreon.com/posts/waterc...

#painting #art #watercolor #TradArt
In this watercolour painting, stormy clouds advance from the top left towards a city skyline silhouetted against the diminishing blue sky on the right. In the foreground, a dark sea reflects the last of the light.
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I got as far as picking the specific piece of literature I want to use as inspiration for an art contest at my local library, but WAUGH choosing the

- subject
- pose
- composition
- reference picture(s)
- medium
- everything else

is HARD and I am FRUSTRATED and AAAAAGH.
September 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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I don't enjoy knitting fine-gauge colourwork on sock needles, so I knit the cuffs/legs of these socks on the machine, then switched to hand-knitting for the plain stockinette feet. And of course, I blogged about it :)

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/08/28/i...

#Knitting #MachineKnitting #KnitSocks
A pair of partially-completed socks with a gray cuff and a navy-and gray colourwork pattern on the leg. The heels are navy. Both socks are on plastic blockers for display and both of them only have the cuff, leg, and heel knit so far.
August 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Despite multiple issues with the way the pattern was written, I'm really happy with these finished socks! They're thick, squishy, and warm. (And yes, the legs are the same length when one sock isn't turned sideways.)
www.knittingpirate.com/2025/08/27/i...

#Knitting #HandKnit #KnitSocks #HandMade
A pair of purple socks with intricate cables that run up the front and back of each sock. One is turned sideways on the blocker to show off the cabled pattern.
August 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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This week's (public) Patreon post is a throwback piece - I found this partially-finished lettering in my sketchbook, and decided to complete it.

www.patreon.com/posts/letter...

#PenAndInk #lettering
"Why be normal when you can be yourself" is handlettered in black ink in an 8.5 x 11 inch sketchbook.
August 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM