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Patrick Donohue
@textillianstudios.bsky.social
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knitterkim.bsky.social
This Small Business Saturday, I want to thank you for being here with me since 2010. The 25% off sale is still on through Sunday midnight EST. No code needed, discount applies at checkout. There are a few clearance skeins left, too. Thank you! www.KimDyesYarn.com 🧶🧶🧶
Two twisted hanks of yarn on a white background. They are hand dyed in shades of light gray, pale gold, pink with speckled of rust, blue and brown.
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Supporting small businesses truly matters, and we’re so grateful for every single person who has rocked with us for the last 10+ years. You’re the reason we’re still here.

#LolaBeanYarnCo #SmallBusinessSaturday
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
The hat came off the needles last night. The yarn is Shirsty Cat Designs BFL DK in the colorway Smoke. The hat pattern is free from Purl Soho . I made the adult medium and had 28g left.

Happy Thanksgiving!

#knitting #shirstycatdesigns #purlsoho #hat
Ribbed knit hat in a medium-dark tonal gray.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
This week's prompt for #showmeyourknits is indie dyers and designers. Well, I am an indie designer designing with indie dyer yarns! Pictured are some of my designs, using Fiber Optic Yarns, Into the Whirled, @lolabeanyarnco.com , and @29bridgesstudio.bsky.social . Available on Ravelry and Payhip. 🧶
Man wearing My Path Wrap, a two-color brioche wrap of gray and rainbow yarn, against a fall background. Man holding Square Biz shawl, a mosaic knitting, triangular shawl. Dressform wearing Don't Ewe Want Me Shawl, a crescent shaped shawl of marled knitting. Man holding the Drift Cowl, a two-color brioche cowl, knit in two bases of the same colorway for a tone on tone effect.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
Another hat on the needles. This time it's a simple ribbed hat using Shirsty Cat Designs SW BFL DK that I got at the Maryland Alpaca Festival .

#knitting #shirstycatdesigns #hat
Tonal gray ribbing in the round.
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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knitterkim.bsky.social
Also, you're going to want to be subscribed to my newsletter. www.kimdyesyarn.com/contact
🧶🧶🧶
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Get 25% off when you spend $100 or more at lolabeanyarnco.com. No code required.

#LolaBeanYarnCo 🧶
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
The Milk Punch hat (by @theacolman.bsky.social ) is all dry and ready for my father-in-law. The yarn is Nest Worsted by @magpiefibers.bsky.social in a OOAK colorway. I originally got the skein to swatch for a sweater, which I hope to start in the near future.
#knitting #milkpunchhat #magpiefibers
Dark navy blue hat in a knit and purl pattern on a glass head.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
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November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Today we pause to honor the service, sacrifice, and steadfast courage of those who’ve worn our country’s uniform. Whether you stood watch abroad, trained stateside, or supported from home, we are deeply grateful for your service. 🧵
A young woman in a formal U.S. Air Force uniform poses in front of an American flag backdrop. She’s smiling warmly at the camera, representing strength, service, and pride. A child’s colorful drawing featuring a bright orange sun, fluffy blue clouds, and two butterflies with smiling faces flying above a row of blue flowers. The words “mission blue skies” are handwritten in blue crayon, evoking hope and care. A webpage from the Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation (BVMRF) displaying a portrait of a U.S. Air Force service member in uniform. The text below reads, “Join us in honoring the legacy of U.S. Air Force Veteran Matilde Cruz. Your gift ensures that Veterans battling cancer receive the most advanced and compassionate care available throughout their treatment journey.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
I am working on other ideas while I am writing up Sleeping Satellite.
#knitting #swatch #magpiefibers #nestworsted #intothewhirled #pakokkusock
Photo showing three swatches and their yarns. Going clockwise, starting in the upper left-hand corner, is a multi-color sock yarn being worked in garter stitch and short rows. Next is a goldish green in an asymmetrical triangle, followed by a deep dark blue swatch.
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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That’s right, Ts Madison — EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE.

Check out @advocate.com’s sneak preview of the upcoming YouTube episode of “Our American Dreams”: https://www.advocate.com/news/ts-madison-the-advocate-interview
Navy blue gradient over an image of HRC President Kelley Robinson and Reality TV star and internet sensation Ts Madison in conversation. A light pink quotation mark appears behind bold white and pink text reading, "I want them to know that their existence is a part of activism. Exist. Don't be afraid. Don't let what you see on television scare you into hiding." Smaller white text below reads, "Ts Madison on her message to trans women and queer youth." HRC logo appears in the bottom right.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
So here goes the spot blocking.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace #spotblocking
Burgundy shawl pinned on blocking board with dark streak down the center due to water sprayed on it for spot blocking.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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knitterkim.bsky.social
DMV friends, if you’ve been looking for a good place to help out your neighbors, the Capital Area Food Bank is a great option.
pronounced-ing.bsky.social Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Oct 26
DC folks, if you want to support furloughed/fired federal workers, consider:
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
As expected, there is a visible fold line, but I believe that I can spot block that out by just wet blocking that portion with towels and a spray bottle. In other news, the writing is underway, photoshoots are to come, and tutorial(s) are in the works. 🧶
#lolabeanyarnco #sleepingsatelliteshawl
Burgundy shawl resting on denim clad knee to show fold line in shawl due to blocking.
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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knitterkim.bsky.social
My new colorway is available to order now! Inspired by Kpop Demon Hunters, HUNTR/X is splashes of black, hot pink, bright green, purple & turquoise on a bright purple background.
I'm making a Cold Hearts Hat with HUNTR/X and Charcoal on Stroopwafel DK.

www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...
Three skeins of yarn side by side on a white background. The yarn is bright purple background with splashes of black, hot pink, chartreuse green, purple, turquoise. A WIP of a knitted hat with two balls of yarn attached. The hat is a colorway pattern of heart shaped flowers and stems and leaves. One ball of yarn is a dark charcoal gray and the other ball of yarn is a bright purple with speckles of hot pink, chartreuse green, turquoise, black and purple.
October 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
First time aggressively blocking a shawl folded in half. If it doesn't work out at the fold line, then I reblock it (after getting additional blocking pads and pins).
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace
Burgundy red brioche lace shawl, folded in half, being aggressively blocked.
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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knitterkim.bsky.social
Last call for Everybody Scream~ Spooky and Halloweeny :)
www.KimDyesYarn.com
knitterkim.bsky.social Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · Sep 26
Everybody Scream is a perfect colorway for the Autumn season and...well...every morning when we wake up and read the headlines. Here it is knit up into a Point Edwards Mitt (pattern by Fairlight Fibers). I like this pattern because they are snug on my hand. (Pattern link & yarn link in comments.) 🧶🧶
A right hand is photographed with the fingers pointing up. It is modeling a fingerless mitt knit with a brown/black/cream/bright orange/violet yarn.
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
If you’re free tomorrow, 10/23, around 7:30 ET, grab your WIP, your drink of choice, and come hang out with us live on YouTube!
A home recording and streaming setup featuring an Apple iMac on a wooden desk with black metal legs and caster wheels. The computer screen displays a landscape wallpaper of green and gold hills. In front of the monitor sits an audio mixer with connected cables, a pair of white headphones, and a black microphone mounted on a boom arm extending toward the desk. The setup is positioned in front of white blinds and olive-green walls, with neatly coiled cords and a carpeted floor beneath.
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
We’ve got plenty of ready-to-ship skeins available on the site, from lace weight all the way up to bulky. So there’s something for everyone.

Hope y’all are doing well today. 🫶🏾

lolabeanyarnco.com
LolaBean Yarn Co.
Hand dyed yarn from Georgia.
lolabeanyarnco.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
Look at what came off the needles last night! I have yet to get an accurate rendition of the color in any of these photos.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace
Large burgundy shawl is a crescent shape on a beige carpet.
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
Sorry for the flash photo, but it's party time here. Looks like everyone at Rhinebeck is having a great time. (Yes, I am jealous.) But I do have the finishing of my large version of Sleeping Satellite to console me.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl
Close up of finishing of brioche lace shawl.
October 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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lolabeanyarnco.com
Just added 400+ skeins to the shop across a bunch of bases. So if you’ve been hunting for a skein or two to round out a project (or start a new one 👀), I’ve got you covered.

lolabeanyarnco.com 🧶🫶🏾

#LolaBeanYarnCo
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
textillianstudios.bsky.social
This week's prompt for #showmeyourknits is spooky. I am currently working on a larger version of the Sleeping Satellite shawl using @lolabeanyarnco.com Burgundy Beam colorway on Wax Bean. The inspiration for this is the blood moon.
#knitting #sleepingsatelliteshawl
Burgundy brioche lace shawl on the needles.
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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knitterkim.bsky.social
I'm still taking orders for these Fall Fan Faves :) It's deliciously crispy here today and perfect for sitting and stitching.
knitterkim.bsky.social Kim Dyes Yarn @knitterkim.bsky.social · Aug 28
I was asked for some three colorway suggestions for shawl projects using my Fall Fan Faves colorways. Here are some combos that I really like.
www.kimdyesyarn.com
Three twisted skeins of yarn side by side on a white background. The colorways are gray with speckles of gold and green, a moody colorway of browns and muted jewel tones, and warm orange. Three twisted skeins of yarn side by side on a white background. The colorways are warm orange, rich autumnal shades of gold and red and maroon and dark blue, speckled browns and golds and pink on a cream background. Three twisted skeins of yarn side by side on a white background. The colorways are warm orange, gold tonal with orange highlights, speckled browns and golds and pink on a cream background. Three twisted skeins of yarn side by side on a white background. The colorways are a rich blue-red tonal,speckled browns and golds and pink on a cream background, rich autumnal shades of gold and red and maroon and dark blue.
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM