Amanda Rogers
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mandar21.bsky.social
Amanda Rogers
@mandar21.bsky.social
Teaching in the mountains, getting outside when I can, crafting always.
Squeezing in for Autumn Knits and #FOFriday! Finished the Musselburgh hat (for my hiking partner) and making great progress on the Oksa while the leaves change 🍂🍁 #showmeyourknits
September 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
For scarf week I give you a pre-scarf conundrum: I bought one gorgeous skein, thinking it would become the Hipster, but it’s 70 yards shorter than the recommended amount. Knitting enthusiasts, what wisdom can you share? Anyone have pattern recs? #showmeyourknits #slowfashion #helpwanted
September 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Last week I attended my first fiber festival, and despite my ambition to finish a project before casting on another, I couldn’t resist a new skein begging to become a cozy autumn staple. There’s hope in a fresh cast on- and we must find ways to persist despite the horrors. #showmeyourknits #wip
September 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I had a long run of summer knits but had to start on my Billie last week! The gals I knit with are all making this sweater for skiing this season. It’s our first friendship sweater 😍 It’s also my first major cable project and I’m absolutely loving it so far! #showmeyourknits #wip #slowfashion
September 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Most of my WIPs and my most recent FO are stripes! Featured here is my longest running WIP, the Parnell, a free pattern from Berroco that I found in my earliest knitting days after searching “free easy knit sweater” 😅 (spoiler: not super beginner friendly) #showmeyourknits #stripes #slowfashion
August 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy birthday #showmeyourknits 🎉 it’s been so fun seeing and sharing knits with other crafters. For knitter’s choice I have to share my Salty Days sweater simply because I haven’t yet- so fun to knit and wear, quick to work up, I may make it again in a different yarn! #knitsky
July 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I love a summer knit! Maybe it’s because summers are so short where I live that they’re that much more precious… the last knit is counting as a summer knit for color and knitting locale: it’s come along on my backpacking trip :) #showmeyourknits #knitsky #backpacking
July 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Surprisingly not a whole lot of blue in my collection yet, but plenty in my queue to look forward to! The hats were both gifts, the sweater is the Easy V by @boylandknitworks.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits #knitsky
July 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WIP feels like a major theme of life and knitting… and perhaps adhd? I’ve got a WIP for each day of the week! #showmeyourknits #wip #knitsky

Patterns/descriptions in alt text!
July 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For #showmeyourknits this week y’all get a story, because I relearned how to knit making a garter stitch “blanket” for my cat. A friend taught me to knit well over a decade ago, and I made a simple scarf for my soon to be ex husband. By the time I had finished the scarf, divorce proceedings were…
July 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I would tell you that I’m not a big yellow person, but my knits may be telling another story! #showmeyourknits #knitsky
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My first sweater was the autumn league by Alexandra Tavel in a cheap purple yarn from Amazon… it’s absolutely riddled with mistakes 😅 but in each one a see a little love note to my past self. Learning new hobbies is a gift! I’ve come a long way in the year since this FO #showmeyourknits #knitsky
May 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Enjoying the perfect Sunday: a fresh cast on for summer, bottomless coffee, and a snuggly pup. #knitsky #slowfashion
May 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#showmeyourknits I finished my first cardigan in September and am eyeing several more on ravelry 👀
#knitsky #slowfashion #madebymemay
May 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Some other recent finishes: the wisp tank and koivua by @boylandknitworks.bsky.social and the humdrum hat (a gift). I’ve finished off enough that I feel good casting on a new sweater or two! #knitsky #slowfashion #handknits #knittersofbluesky
March 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Finished my outline tee during the trip, so no blocking yet, but I was pleased with how it turned out. Perfect for a hot day in the desert!
March 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A break from the standard weekend- skirting sheep and bringing home a GIANT beautiful fleece to spin! 🐑🧶 #slowfashion #handknits #fiber #knitsky
February 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This snowy weekend was good for the soul to refuel after long weeks of community care. A cat in the window, a dog at my feet, and a WIP in my hands is the perfect Sunday. Powder day with my love was a lucky addition to a much needed respite! #knitsky #catlady #freshpow
February 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I teach after school once a week, and students wanted to learn to knit… enter, pencil knitting! I don’t know that they *love* it just yet but it’s low budget. #knitsky #improvising #teachingonabudget
February 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I finally wound the gorgeous painted skein I treated myself to a few weeks ago and just couldn’t help casting on immediately. How many WIPs is too many? #knitsky #knittersofbluesky #handknits #slowfashion
February 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The weight of the world has felt crushing, and at times I don’t know where to hang my grief. Going outside reminds me that there is good, and beauty, and that humans are just a blip in the lifespan of this big rock. Some things will remain. #naturetherapy #sunsetwalks
February 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Another WIP- the Wisp tank by @boylandknitworks.bsky.social. I do knit other designers- but this one has been so easy to work up while students are testing, during long meetings and beautiful discussions- having something to do with my hands makes me so much less awkward :) #knittersofbluesky
January 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Making progress on my Koivua by @boylandknitworks.bsky.social

I only learned to knit just over a year ago, and I’ve learned so much in this knit… primarily that I can’t wait for another all over color work sweater 🧶 #handknit #slowfashion
January 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Happy cat, happy plants. Finding joy in the little moments this weekend.
January 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM