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@catandsparrow.bsky.social
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Dyeing, spinning, knitting, weaving and other crafting, one thread at a time.

Indie dyer and 3D printed yarn-tool maker from Down Under 🐨🇦🇺🦘
www.catandsparrow.com.au
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Happy weekend everyone! 🐾

#LilyandMissy #catsky
Two grey and white cats lying on top of a heap of bedding and blanket. The cat of the left is lying belly up and the other is lying on her side.
July 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Missy is such a daddy’s girl 🩶🐾

#catsky
A grey and white fluffy cat is fast asleep in a person’s lap, the person is wearing a cream coloured sweater.
July 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Mum and dad were away for a few days and our sitter let us play with mum’s yarn 🙃

#catsky
A picture of the back of a rocking chair and a tangled heap of string is wrapped around the legs of the chair.
July 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Aren’t they the cutest 💕🐑
@etherealmedusa.bsky.social
@melbournecitydye.bsky.social

#lamb #sheep #farmlife #australiansheep
April 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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The sign on the back says Songsan, never heard of them. Apparently this model is called Dolphin and it’s a hybrid.
February 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Seriously hoping the pain (not induced by acupuncture needles 😉) in my forearm would go away, it’s interfering with my crafting.

#acupuncture
A person is lying on a hospital bed only showing the right forearm resting on their chest. There are acupuncture needles in their arm.
February 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Thanks to the Lovey-Dovey test knit scarf I made for @dominiquetrad.bsky.social I was kept toasty warm on top of the Great Wall earlier today where the top temperature was 4C 💜

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#catandsparrowfibres #ethereal_medusa_fibreco #australianyarn #knitsky #travel
A person wearing a dark coat with a pink purple scarf walking on Great Wall, the person is also wearing dark glasses.
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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This is an EV (green plate) spotted outside a hotel in Beijing. I wouldn’t mind having one, just sayin’ 🙃

#ev #electriccar #beijing
Front and side view of a classic looking car with a forest green body and white trims parked in front of a building. The car has a green Beijing number plate indicating it is an electric vehicle. Side view of a classic looking car with a forest green body and white trims parked in front of a building. The car has a green Beijing number plate indicating it is an electric vehicle.
February 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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@ 798 Art Zone, Beijing

#798artzone #artdisplay #publicspace
February 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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#ShowMeYourKnits WIP

A project I casted on for the trip, this is another Norwegian Baby Cap using the new yarn by @etherealmedusa.bsky.social

#knitsky #knitting #knittersofbluesky #handdyedyarn
On a wooden table there is a piece of knitting on circular needles with blue and grey yarn in the foreground, behind it it’s a small white teapot and cup.
February 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Waiting at the airport = spinning 🙃

This medium sized spindle is my favourite for all purpose spinning, and it’s the perfect size for bringing on trips. It is called Persian in my shop.

#spindlespinning #turkishspindle #handspinning #spinningyarn #3dprintedspindle
A hand is holding a blue and green Turkish spindle hovering above a travel suitcase at airport terminal.
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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#crochetaway this week’s promt is hands

This is a throwback to 2005 in my handspun and they have been well used and loved 💜

Pattern: Phoenix Mitts by Julia Vaconsin

#crochet #crochetlove #mittens #handspun #handspunyarn #memadewardrobe
A left hand wearing a crochet mitten laying on top of the right mitten on a table. The mittens were made in maroon coloured handspun yarn.
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Finished the Lovey-Dovey test knit for @dominiquetrad.bsky.social, I’m in love 💕💜

#lovey-doveyscarf #testknit #handknit #handmade #knitting #handdyedyarn #knitsky #showmeyourknits
A bright handknit pink scarf laying over some green plants showing a portion of it, the portion displays heart motifs and lacy sections. Same bright pink handknit scarf but coiled on top of some green plants showing Same bright pink handknit scarf folded in half lengthwise, casually laying over some green plants.
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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A custom order of matching spindle and fibre 🤩💕💛

Yes I am an indie dyer and make 3D printed fibre/yarn tools ☺️

#handdyedfibre #spinningfibre #turkishspindle #dropspindle #handspinning #spindlespinning
Two braids of hand dyed fibre tops coiled together, one yellow and one pink. On top of the braids is a Turkish spindle with yellow and pink arms.
February 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Packing up a wholesale order of Turkish spindles. If you would like your LYS to stock our 3D printed Turkish spindles please ask them to get in touch ☺️

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#catandsparrowfibres #turkishspindle #dropspindle #3dprintedspindles #spindlespinning #handspinning
It’s a work table where in the left hand side there are a few colourful 3D printed Turkish spindles; on top right there are bundles of green fluffy fibre , each bundle has a Turkish spindle wrapped inside; at bottom right there’s a piece of hand dyed green fibre which is the fluff used for wrapping the spindles
February 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Two years in the making but well worth the wait and effort, thanks to small wool processors like EP Robinson, Cashmere Connections and @gorwoollenmill.bsky.social we now have some final products and we are in final testing.

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#australianwool #australianyarn #yarn #fibre #knitting #handspinning
Rows of spindles on a machine frame for spinning yarn. A poster for GOR Woollen Mill
February 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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All raw wool was sourced from small farms in Australia, responsibly produced in Victoria, every step is traceable.
@etherealmedusa.bsky.social @melbournecitydye.bsky.social

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#etherealmedusafibreco #australianfibre #australianwool #nonsuperwash #spinningfiber #madeinaustralia #traceablewool
A machine is carding scoured fleece, opening up the fibre. A boll of carded fibre in sliver form piled in a coil.
February 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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My little helpers @lilyandmissy.bsky.social 🐾🩶🩶

#catsky #kittens #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #floorloom
A grey and white kitten sitting on the back beam of a floor loom looking into the camera. A grey kitten with white lets walking towards the camera under a floor loom. The loom is on a blue rug with beige patterns.
February 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Do these count as stripes? These were test knits from May 2024 for @dominiquetrad.bsky.social

Pattern: Burst Cowl on Ravelry
Yarn: my hand-dyed Oakley DK

#ShowMeYourKnitting #stripes #mosaicknitting #knittingcowl #knitsky #knitting #knittersofbluesky
A knitted cowl in autumn colours of rich brown and dark red and yellow, showing stitches in colour work of mosaic patterns. A knitted cowl in autumn colours of dark red, orange and aqua, contrasting with silver grey, showing stitches in colour work of mosaic patterns.
February 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Voulez vous crochet avec moi? #CrochetAway

New 3D printed pins now available in store, design and printed by yours truly ❤️💜

www.catandsparrow.com.au/shop/p/voule...

#crochet #crochetmeme #pins #3Dprinted #lapelpin #bagpin #crochetlove
There are two 3D printed round pins displayed on a mint green piece of crochet, one with cherry red background and white pattern and the other with violet background and black writing. The writing says: "Voulez vous crochet Avec moi?" Each pin is adorned with a heart lace border and inside the border next to the words is a yarn ball with a crochet hook through it, a strand of yarn comes away from the yarn ball and forms a heart shape.
February 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Oops turns out I didn’t understand the prompt, should be blanket 😬 So here’s a Tunisian crochet blanket I made for a friend in Canada.

#CrochetAway #crochet #tunisiancrochet #blanket
A folded blanket in autumn tones, it’s made with Tunisian crochet technique. A blanket done in Tunisian crochet in autumn tones spread over a bed.
February 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Another #CrochetAway - a dice bag I made for the second born who plays DnD, yarn is my handspun.

#crochet #crochetsky #dicebag #dnd #handspun #handspunyarn
A green crochet bag in a dragon scale pattern, next to it is a wooden crochet hook and a lucet, in the foreground are some pink and black dice in odd shapes.
February 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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#CrochetAway This is Bob the Dinosaur (pattern from Ravelry) I made for my son’s girlfriend who is mad about dinosaurs 🦕

#crochet #crochetsky #fibreart #amigurumi #dinosaur
A crochet baby dinosaur amigurumi in aqua blue as body and violet spiky spine and paws.
February 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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This was a throwback to one of my early handspun projects, can’t believe it’s been 12 years!

Pattern: Sea Level on Ravelry
Yarn: my handspun from a Loop bump

#ShowMeYourKnits #stripes #knitsky #handspun #handspinning #slowliving
A colourful shawl being shown on a mannequin, the shawl is knit in gradient stripes of orange to grey, to pale blue then sky blue and finally black.
February 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Stripes: I made this baby hat for an expectant mother who is due very soon. Pattern is Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap on Ravelry. Dyed the yarn myself.

#ShowMeYourKnits #stripes #knitsky #knitting #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
A baby hat in blue and silver thin stripes is shown a top of a red brown stone.
February 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM