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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 5h

Rodents of Unusual Size!

🧶 Fiber: BFL/Silk by Cosmic Fibers Yarn

#handspun

A skein of handspun yarn in red and grey

Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 5d

Starting spooky season with a Creepy Octopus!

Pattern by Fayni Toys

Yarn: Spun Right Round SW Merino Worsted in Half a World Away

A variegated purple amigurumi octopus with a skull face sitting on a multicolored pumpkin fleece blanket

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 16d

We did a massive clean out of our basement and garage, but I still managed to get some spinning done! 🧶

Fiber: @intothewhirled.bsky.social Falkland in Bigger on the Inside

A variegated skein of handspun yarn in shades of teal and orange

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 25d

Tiny tarantula spiderling with striped legs

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 25d

The new one started out at 1/3" - by far the tiniest baby I've attempted! They are currently about 3/4" and starting to show stripey legs 😍 (My first one was about the same size as your new one when I got him.)

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · 25d

One of my favorite species! My first matured male and passed earlier this year, and I immediately got a new one to raise up.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Sep 7

Actually using my handspun 🧶? That's just crazy talk...

A bandana style cowl with stripes of light and dark blue with an eyelet edge

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Sep 4

A year ago today, we brought home a fearful, abandoned, heartworm positive little pittie female. Hard to believe someone just left her behind, but she's living her best (heartworm free!) life now!

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky

Pic collage of 2 black and white pups. Top left - laying at the bottom of the stairs looking up. Top right - sleeping in mirrored positions. Bottom right - spooning. Bottom left - close up of a squishy sleeping pittie face.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 30

My best attempt at a fractal spin yet 🧶

Ramboulliet/Silk from @fossilfibers.bsky.social in Romulus

#handspun

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 24

I always forget how quickly even larger crochet projects work up, but won't complain!

Pattern: Odyssey Wrap by Toni Lipsey

🧶: Emma's Yarn Simply Spectacular DK in Morel of the Story, Don't Call Me Peaches & Lilac You A LOT, and Western Sky Knits Simply DK in Dianthe

A wide crocheted wrap with chevron stripes of coral, dark pink, and Lilac separated by taupe. At the edges are twisted fringe in the same colors.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 22

It's hard work being a spoiled dog

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky

A black and white dog on his back with his feet up in the air on a beanbag

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 15

Decided I wanted to work on some of my (many) fandom colors. First up is Xenomorph by @fossilfibers.bsky.social on a glorious Ramboulliet/Silk blend! 🧶

#handspun

A skein of handspun yarn in predominantly dark blue, with bits of green, purple, and red mixed in

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 12

They are so good! I just have to figure out what they want to be 😁

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fiber from @knitterkim.bsky.social that I so didn't need, but was too good to pass up. Pardon me as I pet it while trying to figure out what I want to do with it!

Five braids of BFL and silk blend fiber in pink, orange, lime green, aqua, and bluish purple from left to right

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 5

Had a surprise Polyphemus Moth in the garden this morning. Broke out the macro lens.

#invertebrate

Close up of the face and antenna of a large Polyphemus Moth showing great detail on the feathered antenna and leading edge setae.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Aug 2

🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Prompt for this week is SHAWLS which are probably my favorite thing in the world to knit.

Made this Hologram by @norichanknits.bsky.social last year and immediately planned a 2nd one.

A large crescent shawl with a variety of patterns in white, teal, purple, and black.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 31

Spent the morning shredding a toy, now they're napping on the same beanbag

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky

Two black and white dogs, one large and one small, napping on a single beanbag

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 31

What better way to end my Spin the Rainbow quest than spinning a rainbow?

Fiber: Shaniko in White Rainbow by @grittyknits.bsky.social

A wound skein of handspun in Rainbow colors

A skein of handspun unwound to better show the rainbow colors

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 29

Love when they get so chonky they can't hide anymore

#invertebrates #monarch

A large monarch caterpillar munching on honeyvine milkweed

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 28

Did I need 5 more braids of fiber? Absolutely not, but I grabbed 'em anyway!

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 19

I originally planned on doing brown, grey, and black as part of my Spin the Rainbow, but I've since decided against it. Didn't stop me from making this glorious squish. 🧶 The lighter fiber is a merino/camel blend from Southern Cross Fibers and the darker chocolate is pure yak from The Woolery.

A large and small skein of handspun yarn with various shades of brown, orange, and grey

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 16

Besties

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky

Two black and white dogs on a blanket on the floor with the smaller pittie spooning the larger catahoula mix.

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 16

OOO

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ooo! Two of my favorites I've seen this year back to back!

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Janel @shadow1ane.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you ever decide to list this on your site, please let us know. I would happily grab up all of this picture!

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