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Terin Skyweaver (they/them)

@terinskyweaver.bsky.social

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Knitter. Designer. Queer. Disabled. Occasional tarot musings. Tangata Tiriti of Aotearoa New Zealand. https://www.ravelry.com/designers/terin-skyweaver

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 24

This is it, if anyone's interested. It's a 2 or 3 colour stranded colourwork cowl, based on a sigil inspired by the Star card.
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Hope Grows Roots Cowl pattern by Terin Skyweaver

Featuring a repeating pattern suggestive of leaves and flowers, this cowl is suitable for stranded colourwork beginners due to there being no need to catch floats when worked in two colours, but offer...

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Aug 14

Keeps me connected (and aware) of mySelf, my values, my goals, my connections beyond myself, all of which make me a better person and a better citizen in this world. It helps me live into the fullness of myself, not holding back because of social conditioning, which I think the world needs more of

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Aug 1

Naps are good. We could all do with more of them

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 30

Literally meaning 'empty orchestra' in Japanese, the 'oke' borrowed from English 'orchestra', but shortened, as Japanese tends to do with loanwords, and then given back as we know it for the style of singing performance. Language trade in action!

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 30

May I offer Karaoke?

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 23

I tried out every possible shortening I could of my birthname over the years, before realising that gender dysphoria was contributing and found a more gender-neutral one. It's still part of my birthname, a nod if you will, and sometimes still feels like it's settling in. But it's mine. Glad I chose

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 18

I'm sorry you're going through it, it sounds really shitty. I hope smoother times are ahead for you and yours

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/\__/\__/\__/ @cardiograms.bsky.social · Jul 15

Those who could find a tunnel
that has no light at the end of it,
and hold it up like a telescope
to know the darkness
also contains truths that could
bring the light to its knees.
Grief astronomer, adjust the lens,
look close, tell us what you see.

(RIP Andrea, what a loss)

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/\__/\__/\__/ @cardiograms.bsky.social · Jul 15

Grief Astronomer by Andrea Gibson

A difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one.
Joy is simply easier to carry
than sorrow. And your heart
could lift a city from how long
you’ve spent holding what’s been
nearly impossible to hold.
This world needs those
who know how to do that.

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 16

I had some travel to visit my father in-law in hospital after surgery, which was a good visit, but my body doesn't respond well to travel and has been migraining since, so lots of gentle knitting time. Kids have started a new schl term, but it's been a rocky start. We persist.

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 14

Being kind also equals making sure everyone has all the info to make a fully informed decision *wink

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 10

yep, my daily to-do list has 'something for joy' on it. Helps immensely.

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 3

I found you thanks to IG, and the queer tarot spaces there. I'm excited to see what you bring forth next. There's no pressure to 'show your working'. Let yourself go deep and do what you need to do. We'll be here.

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm tired. I have serious decision fatigue from trying to plan our new house (with lots of decisions still to be made), and little capacity for all the creative ideas that keep knocking at my brain. Kids are on school holiday and the house is *not* quiet ever, which just adds to the chaos

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 30

Yay for clean laundry! I have a full washing line right now too, with more in the machine. And yay for surviving migraines, too

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Jaide Dee Wiccad Witch of the East @witchnwords.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hey Lovely

Can you do me a favour?
Can you unclench your jaw, drop your shoulders and roll them?
Now, can you stretch your body until you make that cute little noise?
Inhale 1 2 3 Exhale 1 2 3 4
Shake it all loose
Smile like you have a secret
Now have a good day on purpose

Luv you

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 28

I'm glad it's not just me 🤣 but ouch!

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 27

This is what happens when I work with cotton yarn and can only do 10-15mins at a time 🤣 I forget to pay attention 🤣 Two rows a day going, "yeah, I'll check the stitch count and pattern tomorrow." 🤣🧶🤣🧶🤣
Anyone else, #knitsky?

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 27

Turns out I've done a *few* extra raglan increases on my 🧶 tshirt while I haven't been paying attention 😆 Back I go...
#knitsky

Photo of some faded denim blue knitting held in a pale hand, with a raglan increase in the centre. One needle at the top of the work on the left, with loose stitches on the right, the other needle a dozen or so rows (who am I kidding, it's sixteen) down, picking up stitches, including stitchmarkers at the raglan increase. In the background, slightly out of focus, is a bright rainbow waves blanket.

The pattern I'm working from is free, called the Bad Idea Blouse, using a cotton yarn on 4mm needles.

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 27

Looking good!

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yes! Part of what will pull you to persist and learn the skills and keep figuring it all out it actually wanting to make the awesome thing! So pick something you actually want.

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 26

Learning that there are numerous ways to purl, and that you might prefer a different method, helps immensely

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Forgotten Poets @forgottenpoets.bsky.social · Jun 26

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From 'Deaf Republic' (2019)
—Ilya Kaminsky

#poetry #poem #poems

At the trial of God, we will ask:
why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo:
why did you allow all this?

-Ilya Kaminsky
from Deaf Republic

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 25

The sky today

A photo of the sky, clouds cover it in varying layers, dark in a triangle from lower left to upper right and across. The sun is bright to the middle left, hazy behind the clouds. In the lower part of the photo, silhouetted trees and a couple of roofs line the shot, along with a solitary lamppost. The cloud along the bottom is tinted an orange-ish yellow.

A photo of the sky, soft and purple, with rounded purple-tone clouds in the lower half of the photo, underlit with yellow. Silhouetted in the foreground are trees, a lit streetlight, and a trellis fence. A roofline is in the front right, cut off by the edge of the photo. The image feels like soft morning stillness before the start of the day.

Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 25

As in doldrums?

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Terin Skyweaver (they/them) @terinskyweaver.bsky.social · Jun 25

I've realised that the meds I've been trying the last 6mths for my migraines are actually doing nothing and it's time to go back to the drawing board with my dr and try something else. So frustrating. When I haven't been migrained though, I have made good progress on projects that need attention.

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