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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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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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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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Be not afraid.
Clippy, but with two clips and too many eyeballs, saying "It looks like you are afraid. BE NOT AFRAID."
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 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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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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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!

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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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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 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
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@baysalt.bsky.social We went to an art museum today and I thought of you when I saw this painting 🕊️
"Young woman with a dove," an oil painting by Giacomo Ceruti, painted in the 1700s. The dove is gray and white, and the young woman is cradling it in her left arm. She's wearing a low-cut white dress; the sleeves are tied on with pink ribbons and a poofy white chemise pokes out between the ties. A pink rose is tucked behind her right ear, and she is staring out of the painting directly at the viewer with a calm expression.
August 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Another scrappy Musselburgh Hat, made from leftover sock yarns, is ready for donation!

www.knittingpirate.com/2025/08/20/i...

#KnittingPirate #knitting
The oranges and blues side of the Musselburgh hat on a mannequin head. The alternating red and variegated side of the Musselburgh hat on a mannequin head.
August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Today's painting looks to me like a very hot summer day. Even the trees are steaming!

My Patreon is a fundraiser for my brother, helping him restart his life after wrongful imprisonment. I post weekly art, he gets every penny. www.patreon.com/posts/waterc...

#watercolor #painting #art #TradArt
An abstract watercolour landscape painting. Dark green trees rise from the horizon line on either side of the view. A partly cloudy blue sky simmers above, and a golden-brown foreground gives the impression of rising heat.
August 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Hey so... if you haven't worn your dress shoes in a while, you might want to check that the heels aren't dry-rotted before you put them on and try walking into an interview.

The shoe held itself together just long enough to get back to the car before completely falling apart. (Much like I did.)
A pair of brown leather dress shoes. The heel of one of them is crumbling away and the sole is starting to crack as well.
August 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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This week's landscape painting has more layers! I'm really happy with that shadow shape, too.

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

#watercolor #painting #art #TradArt
An abstract watercolour landscape painting. Mountains rise up from the hills; shadows darken the fields.
August 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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For today's (public) Patreon post, I tried out some more vivid colours to see if I could get a sunrise effect. I think it worked ;)

www.patreon.com/posts/131923...

#watercolor #painting #art #TradArt
A loose, almost abstract, watercolour landscape painting. The sunrise glows through trees on the horizon and reflects golden light onto a grassy field. The painting is in a black frame with a double white mat.
August 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I can't stop working on this hat - it's way too much fun to see how the different yarns play against each other, round by round.
#knitting
A partially knit hat using leftover pieces of sock yarn, primarily in autumnal reds, browns, and blues. The remaining balls of yarn are arranged around it on the table.
August 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM