Jessie McKitrick
@jessiemckitrick.bsky.social
Lives in treaty six territory in Canada where she spins yarn, knits, weaves, reads, writes, and practices karate. (She/her)
Hi! I have an article in the Long Draw issue of @plymagazine ! In the article, I explore using long draw with a variety of preps to make yarn for a knit cowl. The pattern for the cowl is also included! The issue is now available; order your issue (electronic or physical) at ply.com!
December 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hi! I have an article in the Long Draw issue of @plymagazine ! In the article, I explore using long draw with a variety of preps to make yarn for a knit cowl. The pattern for the cowl is also included! The issue is now available; order your issue (electronic or physical) at ply.com!
🎶 I can't feel my fingers,
can't feel my toes.
Winter is all around us,
and the wind it blows. 🎶
can't feel my toes.
Winter is all around us,
and the wind it blows. 🎶
December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎶 I can't feel my fingers,
can't feel my toes.
Winter is all around us,
and the wind it blows. 🎶
can't feel my toes.
Winter is all around us,
and the wind it blows. 🎶
Reposted by Jessie McKitrick
#twotimesinfinity #makingyarn #spinningfibre #sustainability #fibrearts #spinnersofbluesky #handspinning #art #albertaarts #yycfibrearts #yycspinners #yegfibrearts #yegspinners #spinnersofalberta #feltersofalberta #feltersofbluesky #yycfelters #yegfelters #albertafibreartists
May 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have both a knitting pattern and an article out in the latest issue of PLY Magazine! This Issue is all about Hue, and I share tips on pulling together a colourwork palette. The magazine is available here: plymagazine.com
#plymagazine #handspinning
#spinningyarn
#plymagazine #handspinning
#spinningyarn
March 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have both a knitting pattern and an article out in the latest issue of PLY Magazine! This Issue is all about Hue, and I share tips on pulling together a colourwork palette. The magazine is available here: plymagazine.com
#plymagazine #handspinning
#spinningyarn
#plymagazine #handspinning
#spinningyarn
Reposted by Jessie McKitrick
From a disability perspective, a great deal of the putative benefits of AI for neurodivergent folks (which doesn't just include autistic folks or those with ADHD btw) could be better provided by PEOPLE. And I'd much rather the capacity and funding go to people.
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From a disability perspective, a great deal of the putative benefits of AI for neurodivergent folks (which doesn't just include autistic folks or those with ADHD btw) could be better provided by PEOPLE. And I'd much rather the capacity and funding go to people.
Well-written post; it's a big part of why I stopped self-publishing. I highly value Tech Editors as a crucial part of any publishing I've done. I couldn't justify using free tester labour, so my work outside of magazines just didn't get seen. I've found other work, and a bit still with magazines.
It's a nuanced discussion, and my thoughts don't fit easily into a thread on social media. So I wrote about it at length, here: kateatherley.com/testing-knit...
Test Knitting and Why it's Becoming a Problem - KateAtherley.com
kateatherley.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Well-written post; it's a big part of why I stopped self-publishing. I highly value Tech Editors as a crucial part of any publishing I've done. I couldn't justify using free tester labour, so my work outside of magazines just didn't get seen. I've found other work, and a bit still with magazines.
Reposted by Jessie McKitrick
I have finally officially resigned from the University - wild horses could't drag me back.
It's pretty scary but I am now a full-time free-lancer! You should hire me for workshops and such.
apihtawikosisan.com
It's pretty scary but I am now a full-time free-lancer! You should hire me for workshops and such.
apihtawikosisan.com
apihtawikosisan.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I have finally officially resigned from the University - wild horses could't drag me back.
It's pretty scary but I am now a full-time free-lancer! You should hire me for workshops and such.
apihtawikosisan.com
It's pretty scary but I am now a full-time free-lancer! You should hire me for workshops and such.
apihtawikosisan.com
Decided to ply the Wensleydale once I had combed a decent amount, then to experiment with flick carding a bit more. I'm going back to combing for the remainder of the batch, but found that it is worth flicking the cut ends prior to combing these locks in order to reduce some difficult tangles.
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Decided to ply the Wensleydale once I had combed a decent amount, then to experiment with flick carding a bit more. I'm going back to combing for the remainder of the batch, but found that it is worth flicking the cut ends prior to combing these locks in order to reduce some difficult tangles.
Agreed; vote magpie, Edmonton!
Someone has been gaming this poll.
I have not seen a boreal chickadee here since I was in university, 20 years ago.
Black-capped ones? Every weekend.
VOTE MAGPIE!
I have not seen a boreal chickadee here since I was in university, 20 years ago.
Black-capped ones? Every weekend.
VOTE MAGPIE!
January 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Agreed; vote magpie, Edmonton!
This weekend I'm hoping to spend some time combing and spinning some Wensleydale wool. I've been trying to decide if I want to comb all of it, or if I want to spin two samples; one combed, one flicked.
January 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This weekend I'm hoping to spend some time combing and spinning some Wensleydale wool. I've been trying to decide if I want to comb all of it, or if I want to spin two samples; one combed, one flicked.