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sheepassisted.bsky.social
Molly ~ madradish
@sheepassisted.bsky.social
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Geeky Librarian/trainer with science background. I spin and knit avidly. I am a mother & intersectional feminist. I’m neurodivergent and support trans rights. Recent transplant to Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Opinions mine.
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50!
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Here’s a quick pic. I know it’s mostly boobs but I’m not far below them at this point. #knitsky
Close up of a white womans boobs wearing a handknit top. The has stripes of warm colours and is still being knit.
September 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Wonderful high tea at Bonappetea this morning. I had an iced mocha and it was all delicious. It also included scones with jam and cream. Beautiful surrounds too.
High tea on a stand with three plates. Pictured are sweet treats, sandwiches and savoury bites. Close up of two fancy glasses with straws. One contains an iced mocha, the other an iced coffee.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Hari te wiki o te Reo Māori. I’m embroidering a cotton jumper from an op shop. I’ve added the tino rangatiratanga flag to the back and am working on the ‘together for te Tiriti’ figures on the front.

I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too.

Mauriora.

#tewikiotereomāori
Close up of red and black embroidery of the tino rangatiratanga flag on white cotton. Together for te Tiriti figures embroidered in red and black on white cotton jumper. The figures are partly filled in with long and short stitches. Outlines of together for te Tiriti figures embroidered in red and black on a white jumper.
September 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Newly off the blocking mats is my Taniwha sweater. Pattern is Low Tide by Rachel Illsley, yarn is Wool yarns possum/merino/silk. It’s pretty cosy but not too hot. Good for early spring.

#knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater
The torso of a white woman wearing a high neck green sweater. The sweater has panels of cable and lace down the centre and each sleeve.
September 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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It’s cowl week for #showmeyourknits and appropriately cold weather for it in Aotearoa. Here’s my Dragon Tale cowl designed by Mary Hunt. A test knit from last year. It’s big and cosy and the burgundy yarn is a possum blend. I wore it to work yesterday.
#knitting #fibrearts #handknit 🧶
June 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Here’s another purple thing for #showmeyourknits. This is the Lace and Fade Boxy using tencel instead of mohair/silk.

I used five colours of Wollmeise for the fade. It worked well and is lovely to wear in warmer weather or for layering. #knitting 🧶
A white woman crouching under green leafy branches. She is wearing a handknit boxy top in a gradient of purple to blue. A white woman leaning against green playground equipment. She is smiling and wearing a purple to blue knitted top. A white woman standing on a bush track with arms extended. She is smiling and wearing a purple to blue knitted gradient top and glasses.
May 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Something purple for #showmeyourknits is a hapkerchief. I started this knit at a workshop with Gudrun Johnston. Her spit splicing method is very nifty but I’m not sold on using w&t to avoid purl rows. #knitting
A knitted cowl with a pointy end laid flat. It’s mostly purple with wavy stripes of white, blue and red. Two white women smiling at the camera.
May 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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My newest cardigan is a lot of fun #showmeyourknits It’s the Heaven cardigan, but I replaced the back beading with a simplified version of the colourwork from the Art Nouveau cardi.

Yarn is mohair/silk held with tencel. The tencel adds strength for the beads.

#knitsky 🧶
A handknit teal cardigan with an elaborate beaded panel on the back. A woman’s back. She is wearing a teal cardigan with a beadwork pattern. A white woman wearing a teal handknit cardigan Closeup of an elaborate beaded panel on the back of a knitted cardigan.
May 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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My new toy is a hand painted dragon plying tool from @fiberygoodness.bsky.social
It’s perfect for plying bobbin ends in style. You can ply directly from it as well! They are for sale here: www.fiberygoodness.com/explore-the-...

#handspun #handspinning
A rainbow painted plying dragon. Beside it are a card and sticker both featuring a baby dragon nesting in yarn.
May 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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#showmeyourknits fresh off the needles, DK gauge (knit with 4ply held double). Beeswax hat. Fast and delightful to knit. I’d highly recommend the pattern.
#knitsky 🧶
A yellow handknit hat with a honeycomb pattern. The hat is on a black head form.
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I love this pattern. I embroidered a version of it last year.
April 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Here’s what’s on the needles for #showmeyourknits. It’s a mashup between two cardigans. Any guesses as to which? #knitting 🧶
A bunched up teal handknit cardigan on knitting needles. Some white, silver and orange beads are visible.
April 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Here’s a video showing it in action.
March 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Green week you say?

Check out this illusion knit I made recently. It’s my own pattern for a koru. Knit in Wollmeise. 🧶

#showmeyourknits #knitting #fibrearts
A square of knitting shown from an angle that displays a spiral koru in light green against dark green. A square of knitting shown from above. It’s knitted in stripes of light and dark green with a dark green border.
March 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Chonky knits eh? I don’t have any photos of my recent chonky vest, but here’s some flip top mittens I knitted last year from chonky handspun yarn. They have thrums to keep my hands warmer on chill winter mornings.
#showmeyourknits #knitting #fiberarts #handspinning #handspun #knitsky 🧶
A hand wearing a burgundy knitted fingerless glove with green thrums. A hand wearing a burgundy knitted mitten with green thrums.
March 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I knit a Gulf of Mexico scarf from my handspun. It was a quick and delightful knit with two yarns held together.

After finishing half, I ran out of one of the yarns. So spun up an alternative to use for the other half. It’s very satisfying to be able to do that!

#knitsky #knitting #spinning 🧶
A long skinny scarf knit from handspun yarn in green, blue and purple colours. The scarf is folded over repeatedly on a grey wooden deck. A long skinny scarf knit from handspun yarn in green, blue and purple colours. The scarf is folded over twice on a grey wooden deck.
March 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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This makes me very happy. 🥋
A woman’s torso and legs. She is wearing a karate gi and a green belt.
March 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Sharing this recent finish again for #showmeyourknits
It’s a top which incorporates Copritavolo by Herbert Niebling. It has icord edgings for the neck and sleeves and a brioche split hem at the bottom.

Knit from 95g of Posh Yarn Cecilia. Some of the lace rows were over 1000 stitches!
The torso of a woman wearing a golden top knit from lace yarn with a flower and leaf lace motif.
February 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Here’s the latest handspun after a bath and whack. Approx 400m/200g of floofy two ply.

#handspun #handspinning #fibrearts
Strands of handspun two ply yarn in shades of green, blue, magenta and purple
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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I finished plying two bobbins. Each contained a 100g braid worth of singles. I finished one and had 60cm left of the second. I don’t think I’ve ever been that close before!

#handspun #handspinning #fibrearts #yarn
The edge of a bobbin of plyed yarn showing the end of the yarn. Most of it is one fluffy ply after running out of the other. Two bobbins of handspun singles yarn on a wooden Kate. The yarn is various shades of light green and blue.
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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I finished spinning this yarn, wound it up and cast on Gulf of Mexico. However I’m going to rip it back partially and slow the rate of increases. It’s a very satisfying, quick snacky knit.

#knitting #knitsky #skyknit #fibrearts #spinning 🧶
A skein of handspun yarn on grey floorboards. The yarn has two plies and is many shades of purple, blue and grey. A small pointed scarf on a circular needle with two balls of yarn attached. The scarf and yarn are shades of blue, green, purple and grey with shiny sections.
February 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Hey #knitting friends, I finally finished my Niebling flutter top. It took nearly 6 months but I’m very happy with it. Amazingly it’s only 95g/1250m of laceweight yarn (Posh yarn Cecilia).

Pattern is my own, incorporating Copritavolo doily and Cecilia lace top.
#knittedlace #kunststricken 🧶
The back torso of a white woman showing a golden knitted lace top. The top has flower and leaf motifs. The front torso of a white woman showing a golden knitted lace top. The top has flower and leaf motifs. Half of the woman’s face is visible and she is smiling.
February 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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It’s been too long since I spun anything. So I pulled this braid from deep stash. It’s a merino/milk blend called berry sorbet. It’s spinning up beautifully.

#handspun #handspinning #handmade
A braid of hand dyed spinning fibre seen from above. It is dyed in shades of light blue, purple and grey and coiled into a circle.
February 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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I’m back to working on this cable vest for spudlet. I love this colour of blue. The pattern was intense to begin with but is much more manageable now. I’ve still managed to miscross a bunch of cables (luckily noticed quickly)

#skykal #knitting #fiberarts 🧶
A knitting project on circular needles. It is a bright blue vest with an all over cable pattern.
February 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM