Random Yarning
@randomyarning.bsky.social
I knit, I read, I sew. I've tried most textile crafts and am even half way competent at some not listed. Not tatting though or lace.
I cosplay. I read fanfic. In fact I will read almost anything.
Not qualified to give legal advice.
I cosplay. I read fanfic. In fact I will read almost anything.
Not qualified to give legal advice.
Knitting a sock and reading @juliethecranky.bsky.social excellent writing on ao3. #Knitting #SockKnitting
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Knitting a sock and reading @juliethecranky.bsky.social excellent writing on ao3. #Knitting #SockKnitting
Finished all the knitting on the cardigan, so now I've switched to socks, for me. I do love the stitch pattern this produces. Pattern is H's everyday sock, named by me Hermina's everyday sock after my grandmother, who used to test patterns for Patons and Baldwin. Yarn is Stylecraft Head over Heels.
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Finished all the knitting on the cardigan, so now I've switched to socks, for me. I do love the stitch pattern this produces. Pattern is H's everyday sock, named by me Hermina's everyday sock after my grandmother, who used to test patterns for Patons and Baldwin. Yarn is Stylecraft Head over Heels.
Today's #ShowMeYourKnits is cardigans, and as I'm almost finished with this cardigan I am making for my grown up child, I sharing the view of the first pocket, just finished now. The second pocket will be the last knitting on this :)
December 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Today's #ShowMeYourKnits is cardigans, and as I'm almost finished with this cardigan I am making for my grown up child, I sharing the view of the first pocket, just finished now. The second pocket will be the last knitting on this :)
So it appears that enough people complained to cause the decoration to be removed!
Fun fact, the rising sun behind d the buildings made it quite hard to photograph.
Fun fact, the rising sun behind d the buildings made it quite hard to photograph.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So it appears that enough people complained to cause the decoration to be removed!
Fun fact, the rising sun behind d the buildings made it quite hard to photograph.
Fun fact, the rising sun behind d the buildings made it quite hard to photograph.
I think the side/thumb view is my fav part of these gloves. Hated knitting it though, it seemed to go on for ever!
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I think the side/thumb view is my fav part of these gloves. Hated knitting it though, it seemed to go on for ever!
It is cold, and I've put these fingerless gloves on. They are super warm but also very dense.
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It is cold, and I've put these fingerless gloves on. They are super warm but also very dense.
The advantage of knitting something that is almost entirely plain garterstitch is that I can also read at the same time. Working my way through A K Faulkner's Spells of Summer and its just stopped being, for this writer, cozy.
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The advantage of knitting something that is almost entirely plain garterstitch is that I can also read at the same time. Working my way through A K Faulkner's Spells of Summer and its just stopped being, for this writer, cozy.
I have several books on the go at any time, and one of the ones I'm reading is this. I first read it about 15 years ago. Now I have the whole series, and am rereading. I did forget quite how much this is just cliche after cliche, with a little signposting the plot. Easy to read though.
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have several books on the go at any time, and one of the ones I'm reading is this. I first read it about 15 years ago. Now I have the whole series, and am rereading. I did forget quite how much this is just cliche after cliche, with a little signposting the plot. Easy to read though.
Someone is doing some amazing street art near my office. This makes me think of Blodeuwedd, and Alan Garner's Owl Service.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Someone is doing some amazing street art near my office. This makes me think of Blodeuwedd, and Alan Garner's Owl Service.
This week's #ShowMeYourKnits is for WIPs. My colleague, with the tiniest of baby bumps, agreed that yes she loves hand knitted items for babies, and that colour wise blues would be good. Oh, and due in January!!! Sooo I'm doing TinCanKnits Marley blanket as fast as I can.
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week's #ShowMeYourKnits is for WIPs. My colleague, with the tiniest of baby bumps, agreed that yes she loves hand knitted items for babies, and that colour wise blues would be good. Oh, and due in January!!! Sooo I'm doing TinCanKnits Marley blanket as fast as I can.
Went for a walk. The trees are feeling autumnal here!
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Went for a walk. The trees are feeling autumnal here!
Trial run of my bat print dress went well, I managed to build a bookcase while wearing, so am going to assume I can do a day's work in the office while suitably Halloween clothed tomorrow. Also please see the label, and my tights!
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trial run of my bat print dress went well, I managed to build a bookcase while wearing, so am going to assume I can do a day's work in the office while suitably Halloween clothed tomorrow. Also please see the label, and my tights!
So roadworks on my bus route means ample opportunities for photos of cows. Yes, my urban, London bus route. Yes cows.
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
So roadworks on my bus route means ample opportunities for photos of cows. Yes, my urban, London bus route. Yes cows.
I have a new bookcase, so books are coming off the floor. So good, I can see what I've got now :) and someone was talking about Louise Cooper a while ago, I know I had some of her books (the rest have yet to be located, I believe they're in the bedroom shelves).
October 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I have a new bookcase, so books are coming off the floor. So good, I can see what I've got now :) and someone was talking about Louise Cooper a while ago, I know I had some of her books (the rest have yet to be located, I believe they're in the bedroom shelves).
The interesting thing about reorganising and tidying is you can answer the question, where did my shawl pins go...? One found in an old hand bag, one under the sofa.
October 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The interesting thing about reorganising and tidying is you can answer the question, where did my shawl pins go...? One found in an old hand bag, one under the sofa.
Today I am wearing the Halloween dress I made out of quilting cotton to see whether it will be OK if I want to wear it to the office on Friday. Its purple, with a black bat-and-spider-web print. And drapes like a plank of wood. Dress pattern is (as ever) Tilly and the Buttons Indigo. No alterations.
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Today I am wearing the Halloween dress I made out of quilting cotton to see whether it will be OK if I want to wear it to the office on Friday. Its purple, with a black bat-and-spider-web print. And drapes like a plank of wood. Dress pattern is (as ever) Tilly and the Buttons Indigo. No alterations.
Today I practiced my traverso flute. Although the notes are fairly similar to where they are on tin/penny whistles, the blowing is very different and I'm still struggling to get this right all the time. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability #TraversoPlayer
September 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today I practiced my traverso flute. Although the notes are fairly similar to where they are on tin/penny whistles, the blowing is very different and I'm still struggling to get this right all the time. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability #TraversoPlayer
Ooo and my favourite is this (one day I will get this poster sized and framed)
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ooo and my favourite is this (one day I will get this poster sized and framed)
Oooh stickers :) details in the alt text.
September 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oooh stickers :) details in the alt text.
My massively delayed Girl Genius kickstarter reward has arrived! Yay! It is worth the wait though:) If you don't know Girl Genius, it's all available online. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!
September 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My massively delayed Girl Genius kickstarter reward has arrived! Yay! It is worth the wait though:) If you don't know Girl Genius, it's all available online. Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!
This weeks theme on #showMeYourKnits is about joy and care. This is a cardigan I am knitting for my child to keep them warm at uni when I can't keep them warm. It's the TinCanKnits simple cardigan and the yarn is the Hobbycraft Everyday Aran in a very definitely red.
September 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This weeks theme on #showMeYourKnits is about joy and care. This is a cardigan I am knitting for my child to keep them warm at uni when I can't keep them warm. It's the TinCanKnits simple cardigan and the yarn is the Hobbycraft Everyday Aran in a very definitely red.
Today I practiced my tenor recorder, mostly scales but also some actual music. Still need to concentrate on the very lowest notes. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability
September 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Today I practiced my tenor recorder, mostly scales but also some actual music. Still need to concentrate on the very lowest notes. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability
Today I practiced my alto recorder! I played scales, and then worked through exercises from my alto method book. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability
September 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today I practiced my alto recorder! I played scales, and then worked through exercises from my alto method book. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability
We are doing a macmillans coffee morning tomorrow. Or rather, everyone is bringing home baked goods and we're selling them to our colleagues to raise money for Macmillans. I made rock cakes. Which contrary to certain authors depictions are not the consistency of rocks but are tasty and lovely.
September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We are doing a macmillans coffee morning tomorrow. Or rather, everyone is bringing home baked goods and we're selling them to our colleagues to raise money for Macmillans. I made rock cakes. Which contrary to certain authors depictions are not the consistency of rocks but are tasty and lovely.
Today was dexterity practice for my soprano recorder. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability
September 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Today was dexterity practice for my soprano recorder. #RecorderPlayer #Accountability