Riles (they/them/elle)
@rileslovesyall.bsky.social
Fiber artist, leftist, yapper. Always knitting, designing knitwear, or otherwise creating. Day job in climate education.
🇺🇸 immigrant in 🇪🇸
https://softheartstudio.com/pages/soft-heart-studio-links-bsky
🇺🇸 immigrant in 🇪🇸
https://softheartstudio.com/pages/soft-heart-studio-links-bsky
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Howdy 👋 I’m Riley (or Riles)
Hablo castellano, pero voy a compartir cosas más en inglés.
Here for:
📚 books
🎨 art
💜 poetry
🧶 fiber arts
🧠 visionary futures
🫂 community
🇪🇸 folks nearby
🌱 growing a better tomorrow
Hablo castellano, pero voy a compartir cosas más en inglés.
Here for:
📚 books
🎨 art
💜 poetry
🧶 fiber arts
🧠 visionary futures
🫂 community
🇪🇸 folks nearby
🌱 growing a better tomorrow
Yes, there is a cost of living crisis. AND there is a consumption crisis. Both of these things can be true at the same time.
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yes, there is a cost of living crisis. AND there is a consumption crisis. Both of these things can be true at the same time.
I'm hand knitting my wedding dress, and I've restarted twice because I decided to make a major change to the design. (First time I wanted to switch the beads, second time I decided to switch from top-down to bottom-up construction.) But third time's the charm!
🧶 #Knitting #KnitSky
🧶 #Knitting #KnitSky
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How would you explain "reading your knitting" to someone just getting started?
December 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
How would you explain "reading your knitting" to someone just getting started?
To figure out the needle size for my lace wedding skirt, I knit the same, open lace pattern with the same yarn (the blue is just a different color), & three different size needles: 3mm, 3.25mm, & 3.5mm. I chose the 3mm because it feels like a nice balance between open-ness & structure. 🧶 #Knitting
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
To figure out the needle size for my lace wedding skirt, I knit the same, open lace pattern with the same yarn (the blue is just a different color), & three different size needles: 3mm, 3.25mm, & 3.5mm. I chose the 3mm because it feels like a nice balance between open-ness & structure. 🧶 #Knitting
Benefit of knitting bottom up: completing rows goes faster and faster as you move forward, instead of becoming a slog as things get longer.
December 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Benefit of knitting bottom up: completing rows goes faster and faster as you move forward, instead of becoming a slog as things get longer.
Hand Knit Wedding Dress: The Design, pt 2
I had about 3 weeks to find my yarn. Luckily, it was Barcelona Knits Fiber Festival in mid-November.
I had about 3 weeks to find my yarn. Luckily, it was Barcelona Knits Fiber Festival in mid-November.
December 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hand Knit Wedding Dress: The Design, pt 2
I had about 3 weeks to find my yarn. Luckily, it was Barcelona Knits Fiber Festival in mid-November.
I had about 3 weeks to find my yarn. Luckily, it was Barcelona Knits Fiber Festival in mid-November.
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It’s hard to stomach the bile of Dirty Donald; a man who buried his wife in a golf course, a convicted rapist, supporter of Neo-Nazis, a life long racist & who cheated on his wife, whilst she was pregnant with his child. Anyone who finds him repugnant is ethical & a mensch.
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s hard to stomach the bile of Dirty Donald; a man who buried his wife in a golf course, a convicted rapist, supporter of Neo-Nazis, a life long racist & who cheated on his wife, whilst she was pregnant with his child. Anyone who finds him repugnant is ethical & a mensch.
A couple months ago, knitting my own wedding dress went from a loose idea to a reality: my partner and I decided to get married! So it's time to get started. 🧶 #Knitting
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A couple months ago, knitting my own wedding dress went from a loose idea to a reality: my partner and I decided to get married! So it's time to get started. 🧶 #Knitting
Confession: I have never in my decades of knitting used needle tip cover thingies. (I don't even know what they're called!) Granted, I don't use DPNs, so that helps a lot. But I've always just pulled the project onto the cable of my circulars and thrown it into my bag like a gremlin. 🙊
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Confession: I have never in my decades of knitting used needle tip cover thingies. (I don't even know what they're called!) Granted, I don't use DPNs, so that helps a lot. But I've always just pulled the project onto the cable of my circulars and thrown it into my bag like a gremlin. 🙊
I've known for years that I wanted to knit my own wedding dress. And I've been casually prepping for this moment.
I already had a few general ideas:
- Backless
- Lacy
- Big, flowy skirt
- Rewearable after the wedding
I've been knitting lace for years, so those skills are on lock.
But
I already had a few general ideas:
- Backless
- Lacy
- Big, flowy skirt
- Rewearable after the wedding
I've been knitting lace for years, so those skills are on lock.
But
December 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've known for years that I wanted to knit my own wedding dress. And I've been casually prepping for this moment.
I already had a few general ideas:
- Backless
- Lacy
- Big, flowy skirt
- Rewearable after the wedding
I've been knitting lace for years, so those skills are on lock.
But
I already had a few general ideas:
- Backless
- Lacy
- Big, flowy skirt
- Rewearable after the wedding
I've been knitting lace for years, so those skills are on lock.
But
Back in 2023, I made this shawl for mi suegra, and she ✨loves✨ it. She wears it all winter & enjoys telling me how many people ask her where they can buy one 🤣 Then she caught it on something and thought it might be broken, so she had to put it away for the season 😭
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Back in 2023, I made this shawl for mi suegra, and she ✨loves✨ it. She wears it all winter & enjoys telling me how many people ask her where they can buy one 🤣 Then she caught it on something and thought it might be broken, so she had to put it away for the season 😭
Courage isn't something that some people are magically born with that others lack. It's something we can cultivate. Make a practice of doing small things that scare you, so you're ready when it's time to do the big things.
December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Courage isn't something that some people are magically born with that others lack. It's something we can cultivate. Make a practice of doing small things that scare you, so you're ready when it's time to do the big things.
A few months ago, I said I was going to start filling my wardrobe with handknits.
🧶 I made a crop top sweater. It went great.
🧥 Moved on to a cardigan. Almost done with the sleeves, & it's great.
🧦 Halfway through my first pair of colorwork socks
A reasonable next step might be 🧵
🧶 I made a crop top sweater. It went great.
🧥 Moved on to a cardigan. Almost done with the sleeves, & it's great.
🧦 Halfway through my first pair of colorwork socks
A reasonable next step might be 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A few months ago, I said I was going to start filling my wardrobe with handknits.
🧶 I made a crop top sweater. It went great.
🧥 Moved on to a cardigan. Almost done with the sleeves, & it's great.
🧦 Halfway through my first pair of colorwork socks
A reasonable next step might be 🧵
🧶 I made a crop top sweater. It went great.
🧥 Moved on to a cardigan. Almost done with the sleeves, & it's great.
🧦 Halfway through my first pair of colorwork socks
A reasonable next step might be 🧵
What are we knitting today? 🧶
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What are we knitting today? 🧶
I love remembering I have free will. (I've decided to paint the ceiling of my art studio.)
September 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I love remembering I have free will. (I've decided to paint the ceiling of my art studio.)
I recently picked up a pair of socks that I started knitting... two years ago? I got about a third of the way through the second sock before I stopped 7 the project bag disappeared in the depths of my studio. But it as reemerged, and by golly I'm going to finish this sock. Better late than never!
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I recently picked up a pair of socks that I started knitting... two years ago? I got about a third of the way through the second sock before I stopped 7 the project bag disappeared in the depths of my studio. But it as reemerged, and by golly I'm going to finish this sock. Better late than never!
Has anyone ever done an online knitting circle or online knitting class? If yes, how did it go?
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Has anyone ever done an online knitting circle or online knitting class? If yes, how did it go?
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July 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Just to be clear
I don’t want to get out
without a broken heart.
I intend to leave this life
so shattered
there’s gonna have to be
a thousand separate heavens
for all of my flying parts."
– Andrea Gibson
I don’t want to get out
without a broken heart.
I intend to leave this life
so shattered
there’s gonna have to be
a thousand separate heavens
for all of my flying parts."
– Andrea Gibson
July 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Just to be clear
I don’t want to get out
without a broken heart.
I intend to leave this life
so shattered
there’s gonna have to be
a thousand separate heavens
for all of my flying parts."
– Andrea Gibson
I don’t want to get out
without a broken heart.
I intend to leave this life
so shattered
there’s gonna have to be
a thousand separate heavens
for all of my flying parts."
– Andrea Gibson
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The 1 train on the NYC subway tonight
July 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The 1 train on the NYC subway tonight