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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2h

Especially for sleeves, I use extra-long circulars and then I can work on both sleeves at the same time. Roxanne Richardson’s YouTube channel has some great tutorials on the two circulars method. Good luck! #knitsky #knitting 🧶

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2h

I am going to recommend a method that doesn’t seem to get any credit…knitting on two circular needles. My issue with magic loop is that the cable pulls and ladders stitches if it is too short/rigid. Plus for me it is a bit fussy. I use two circulars for all of my small circumference knitting.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 20h

New beanie pattern up and free! #knitting #knitsky #abolishICE 🧶

Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

www.elawarart.org/fiber/projec...

Beanie: Abolish ICE

I'm looking for people who might be willing to test knit this so that I can get the pattern up as quickly as possible? It is based on other beanies I've done, only the motif changes. Send me a message...

www.elawarart.org

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 22h

That's awesome! It is a good pattern for practicing colorwork! 🌞

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing to me, find an immigrant support group in your community!

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

www.elawarart.org/fiber/projec...

Beanie: Abolish ICE

I'm looking for people who might be willing to test knit this so that I can get the pattern up as quickly as possible? It is based on other beanies I've done, only the motif changes. Send me a message...

www.elawarart.org

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

Here is the pattern link. Any feedback is appreciated. This pattern has been tested thoroughly (in terms of other patterns) with wool and cotton fingering and sport weight yarns. Any questions or issues, please contact me! #knitsky #knitting #AbolishICE 🧶

www.elawarart.org/fiber/projec...

Beanie: Abolish ICE

I'm looking for people who might be willing to test knit this so that I can get the pattern up as quickly as possible? It is based on other beanies I've done, only the motif changes. Send me a message...

www.elawarart.org

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

Here is the pattern link. Any feedback is appreciated. This pattern has been tested thoroughly (in terms of other patterns) with wool and cotton fingering and sport weight yarns. Any questions or issues, please contact me! #knitsky #knitting #AbolishICE 🧶

www.elawarart.org/fiber/projec...

Beanie: Abolish ICE

I'm looking for people who might be willing to test knit this so that I can get the pattern up as quickly as possible? It is based on other beanies I've done, only the motif changes. Send me a message...

www.elawarart.org

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

Awesome! 🙏🏽

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 23h

I’ll put the pattern up on my web site….one sec!

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

A request from @annekosseffjones.bsky.social for a beanie pattern led me to modify a “stock” beanie pattern of mine to fit the bill. It is designed for fingering/sport-weight yarn; cotton and wool have both been tested. Interested in test knitting? DM me an email! #knitsky #knitting #abolishICE 🧶

First page of a knitting pattern that reads: “Abolish ICE”.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going with the call of immigration groups going back to 2003 “ABOLISH ICE”.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

Feel free to pick one yourself….I’m adapting my Malcolm X beanie to simply read “ABOLISH ICE”….I’m surprised nothing is out there!

Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

On it….

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

In my reworked Fjall (Istex, in Lettlopi) I used a motif traditional to the Palestinian kufiyyeh and tatreez (embroidery). Chart now added to the Ravelry project & web site. The chart starts 8 rounds before separating for the sleeves. #knitting #knitsky #Palestine 🧶
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Sweater: Fjall (reworked)

I bought a Istex Lopi book ([Ístex Lopi No. 41](https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/istex-lopi-no-41)) and this pattern intrigued me. The cinched hem and drawstring didn't interest me, nor did th...

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 1d

I agree! So much has happened since @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social stopped filming. NJ Freedom to Read Act signed. That Librarian by @librarianjones.com became a best-seller and is now out in paperback. Suzette Baker won her suit for wrongful dismissal. And more!

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 1d

Must-see movie. Needs an epilogue about the success of the mobilizing around libraries and librarians!

The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 2d

Kim A Snyder's @nytimes.com Critics Pick documentary THE LIBRARIANS is now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, opens this Thursday Oct 9th at Laemmle Royal in LA plus many additional cities around the US. Join us in the fight for the freedom to read and see the film in theaters. Get tickets now!

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

Ah okay, thanks! I’m laughing because I call mistake rib “faux brioche” as well….

Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

[ Correction: Mistake Rib scarf from @purlsoho ]

Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

Is this the Purl Soho mistake rib scarf? They look awesome.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

Currently revising my Nakba 75 Beanie for different sizes as well as wool. Letterforms are in square-kufic Arabic. Here using domestically grown and plied organic cotton in fingering from Stony Hill Fiber Arts. Illustrated table (artist unknown) in Tompkins Square Park, NYC. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

Knitted beanie on the needles posed on a picnic table with illustrations of famous people painted on it in small portraits.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

I have revised as well for size options and cotton my #MalcolmX Beanie, here in Scheepjes unmercerized Cotton 8 yarn. The letterforms are in square-kufic Arabic and spell out Malcolm X. I was dogsitting in Hoboken, NJ with my partner and the skyline made a perfect backdrop. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

Me at the Hudson River on the Hoboken side with NYC skyline in the background wearing a striped beanie that includes Arabic lettering that spells out “Malcolm X”.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

Starting fresh with a new fiber arts/knitting account. If you followed me before, give me a follow back! Pictured: My Al-Remal Beanie in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light and a broken rib scarf in Germantown from Kelbourne Woolens. #knitsky #knitting #fiberarts 🧶

Winter street scene in NYC, man wearing a patterned knitted beanie and a knitted scarf.

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Daniel Drennan ElAwar @ibnsufiknits.bsky.social · 2d

All the socks. #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting 🧶
Einrum, Lettlopi, Mondim.

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