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Pepper
@pepperknits.com
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Things I love:
🧶 Knitting
🐈 Cats
📊 Excel
🍷 Wine
👩‍💻 Blogging at PepperKnits.com
🖖 Star Trek
🧛‍♂️ Buffy
❤️ Life!!!

Pronouns: She/Her
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I went rogue on the hem of my Raunioiset Sweater and tried to combine a split hem with the pattern's I-cord bind-off. I'm really not sure how this is going to work out... I didn't weave in the ends yet, in case I have to backtrack. Hem is pinned down & blocking now. Wish me luck, #KnitSky! 🤞🧶
A hand-knit short-sleeved sweater laid flat on a wooden surface. The sweater is light olive or sage green with a round neckline and raglan sleeves. A cable pattern runs from the neckline down across the upper chest and shoulders. The lower hem is unblocked and slightly rolled, with yarn tails still attached. A wet, hand-knit short-sleeved sweater in an beige color laid flat on white interlocking foam blocking mats. The sweater has a round neckline, raglan sleeves, and a subtle cable pattern along the upper chest and shoulders. Blocking comb pins hold down the hem as it dries and sets its shape.
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Hands? Why, thank you for asking, Liv! Not only do I love how these fingerless mitts turned out, but I'm also wicked impressed with my hand-selfie skills here. 📸🧶

#ShowMeYourKnits
A pair of hand-knit fingerless mitts worn on hands against a white background. The mitts are knit in teal blue with light gray accents, featuring ribbed cuffs, textured stitch patterns, and scalloped gray edging at the fingers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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My kitties are starting a side hustle! Who wants kisses?! 😘

#Caturday
A tabby cat is a small cardboard house decorated as a kissing booth. An orange cat in the same cardboard kissing booth
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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For #WIPWednesday and #ShowMeYourKnits WIP Week: Here's a progress update on my Valentine's Day socks! 🧦❤️

Just one month to go and quite a bit left to do, but if I quit getting distracted by other WIPs, I know I can get them done in time!
One "finished" striped hand-knit sock (sans a heel) in shades of pink, cream, and burgundy laid flat, with the matching yarn ball and a partially knit sock in the background.
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Think I can finish knitting these in time for the Starfleet Academy premiere?? Challenge accepted! 🖖🧶

#Treksky meet #Knitsky
A close-up of a black sock in progress with gold colorwork, shown being knit inside out on circular needles. The sock cuff is finished, and the colorwork section is partially complete, with black and gold yarn strands visible and a small yellow stitch marker attached that looks a lot like the starfleet symbol. A pair of Star Trek–themed socks shown on a gray textured surface. One sock is finished, featuring a gold Star Trek insignia and small gold star motifs on a black background, with a gold toe. The second sock is partially knitted inside out, attached to circular needles, showing matching black and gold colorwork in progress.
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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This is a sad attempt at swatching. But hear me out: this linen yarn is going to stretch under the weight of the finished garment, making the act of swatching moot anyway. The pattern says to knit a giant swatch, then stretch it with weights... but... yeah, that's not happening. 😂 🧶

Wish me luck!
A pink knitted swatch lying flat on a dark surface, with loose yarn ends along the edges and a matching ball of yarn nearby.
January 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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If this week had an official yarn color, I think it would be this one... I'm just feelin' it!

This is dyed on that Alpaca sock base that I'm not a fan of for this project, but the color added by Craftily Dyed Yarn is nevertheless a work of art. 🧶❤️ 10/10 recommend!

Shop: www.craftilydyedyarn.com
One finished and one partial hand-knit socks in blue and purple tones displayed on wooden sock blockers with heart-shaped cutouts, arranged on a weathered wood surface, with double-pointed needles in one sock and a matching ball of yarn nearby.
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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I needed huge needles for this project and the yarn store legit just gave these to me! Lucky! 2026 is gonna be my year, y’all! 🧶

Thank you @tightknitros.bsky.social!
Close-up of a knitted herringbone fabric in pastel pink, blue, and yellow tones on large diameter plastic straight needles (white with green tips) with the needles crossing at the top of the work.
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Know someone who’s thinking of picking up the needles in 2026? #knitsky

I’ve put together a place just for new knitters: tutorials, pattern ideas, and sweater guides to get started with confidence!

Check it out: stolenstitches.com/pages/beginn...
Carol Feller showing a young woman how to knit in her shop.
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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I interrupt your scrolling to report a nearly-finished sock. 🧶

Deets: pepperknits.com/project/litt...
A single red lace sock is shown on a decorative wooden sock blocker with floral cutouts. A ball of matching red yarn sits nearby with the working yarn still attached to the sock.
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Here’s a fun first for #ShowMeYourKnits! My first post on PepperKnits.com back in 2007. 🧶

My knitting blog was originally called “The Spicy Knitter” and it was a spin off of my personal blog, “Feminist Run Amok”. (If Ravelry had existed at the time, I probably never would have bothered… lol. )
An iPad on a colorful knitted blanket. The iPad is showing a web browser loading pepperknits.com with a blog post titled inaugural post, dated 2/21/2007.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Oof. These socks keep going in and out of the naughty basket. I'm really struggling with this alpaca blend yarn - it's so splitty! And I know I'm not going to like the look of the slight halo, what's the point of finishing them? Yet, I keep knitting! 🤦🧶
Hands holding five double-pointed knitting needles that are knitting a blue and purple sock, showing stitches in progress close to the needle tips. You can see in the photo that that the alpaca blend yarn is kind of fuzzy and it almost looks like a single ply yarn.
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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I recorded my very first knitting tutorial, y'all! It was so much fun, AND, I don't know if I'll ever do it again... because: wow! It's hard! But... #goals!

If any of my #KnitSky friends want to knit a scrunchie, check it out. 🧶🎥

Corresponding blog post here: pepperknits.com/scrunchie
How to Knit a Scrunchie: A Step-by-Step Knitting Tutorial
YouTube video by Pepper Knits
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January 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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I'm feeling quite proud of myself for starting work on my Valentine's Day socks early enough that I might actually finish them before February 14! Go me!

#WIPWednesday #SockKnitting 🧶🧦
A partially knitted sock worked in pink, burgundy, and cream stripes is shown on circular needles. A ball of self-striping yarn is on the left, and the yarn tail on the right is shaped into a small heart.
December 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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My 2025 Knitter's Choice project for #ShowMeYourKnits is less about the knit and more about the context. I've been so grateful to be part of this knitting community here on Bluesky this year so I'm sharing the project I knitted for the "knit something blue" #SkyKAL last February. 💙🧶
An American Girl Doll with long red hair and blue glasses stands on a wood floor in a living room photoshopped setting. The doll is wearing a hand-knit short-sleeved sweater in blue yarn, dark jeans, and black boots. A gray sofa with yellow pillows is in the background.
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Does anyone have any New Year's knitting traditions? 🧶
December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A very literal #FitCheck. I’m trying on my Raunioiset Sweater WIP to check the fit and length. It has a bit more positive ease than I planned, but overall I’m happy with it. Guess it’s back to the stockinette slog… 🧶

#KnitSky
A smiling woman stands indoors wearing a light-colored, sleeveless knitted sweater in progress with a textured yoke. The sweater has unfinished edges, indicating it is being tried on mid-knit. An open closet with hanging clothes is visible in the background.
December 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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This hippo lovey I knitted for my bestie's baby had an encounter with their pup! Usually, I gift knits with a "no mending included" policy, but my friend was so sad about the incident that I offered to repair it. The darning on the hand isn't perfect, but that's okay. Chicks dig scars. 😂 #KnitSky
Close up of the mended arm with a swiss darning mending method applied... but the stitches are a bit messy. Close-up of the hippo arm showing exposed stuffing where the knitted fabric has been torn open by chewing. A hand holds a small knitted hippo lovey in like-new condition with a gray hippo head and arms attached to a rainbow-striped blanket with a white border. The knitted hippo lovey lies flat, showing visible damage from chewing, including loose yarn from the knits on the nostrils, and torn stitches on the ear and hand.
December 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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These stitch markers came with my yarn advent calendar and, although I know they are supposed to be mid-century modern Christmas baubles, I’m pretending it’s the Starfleet logo and Mr. Pointy. 😂
December 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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I tried to knit the Neck Thingum without the pattern. It mostly worked out. Check out my latest blog post that is partially a review of Knit Picks Upcycle Alpaca Blend yarn and partially me poking fun at my hubby... 😂 🧶

#KnitSky #Yarn
Sustainable Knitting: Cold Weather Edition
A cozy, cold-weather cowl knit with Knit Picks Upcycle Alpaca Blend Worsted, a sustainable alpaca yarn that’s warm, sustainable, and hiker-approved. Kind of a Neck Thingum. Kind of my own creation.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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I’m in that special kind of productive mood that inspires you to organize your adhesives. 😂
A hanging organizing bin with two packed compartments: one containing various glues and one overflowing with tapes. They are labeled with handwritten cards that say adhesives: glues and adhesives: tapes.
December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Here’s my White & Bright entry for #ShowMeYourKnits! 🧶

This is Midwinter, a Summer Lee design, and it does such a great job showing off the colors in this jewel-toned mini skein set from Global Backyard. They make me ridiculously happy!! 😍

#KnitSky #SockKnitting 🧦
A hand holds a knitted sock with narrow, repeating stripes in pink, teal, yellow, orange, brown, and white. The sock has a white cuff, heel, and toe. It rests on a rainbow-colored wooden surface, with small balls of matching yarn and double-pointed needles nearby.
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!!

#knitsky #sockknitting
A pair of feet wearing green red and white striped handknit socks resting under a Christmas tree.
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Meow!! #TongueOutTuesday
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Liv wants to see cardigans this week for #ShowMeYourKnits! This is my first and favorite cardi - Mrs. Darcy by Mary Weaver - I knitted it way back in the day when she originally shared it in the Craftster forums. This piece is long-gone, but I think I should knit myself a new one... yes?!? 🧶
A young woman stands outdoors in front of leafy green trees, wearing a handknit rust-colored knitted cardigan with buttons over a gray top and dark pants. The cardigan has a fitted shape and ribbed cuffs that extend past the wrists. It's a pretty pixelation photo from a digital camera in the early 2000s, but I did my best to enhance the quality!!
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM