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Tara Kennedy
@taratlk.bsky.social
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Author, reader, book evangelist, knitter, hapa kanaka, holiday nerd, etc.
Pronouns: she/her/ia
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May drop this in the group chat:
Text says redacted told me redacted slandered chocolate pecan pie.
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Ah yes, Kayla the former rescue is also team gravy, not au jus, yes they are different, how dare you suggest they are basically the same.
Blue cream tortie resting her head and one paw on the arm of a wicker chair and staring intently past the camera.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
Huh. Gonna depend on which crew here.
Playbill still from "Twelfth Night" featuring several members of the cast hiding behind green letters as Malvolio (played by Peter Dinklage) ponders the fake letter from Olivia.
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Liv asked for fave designers this week. The thing about Wendy Bernard's designs is not only have I knit quite a few, but I have used the construction techniques I learned with her patterns to adapt countless more. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Turquoise cardigan with alternating lace and purl sections. Pattern is Jane by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Rowan Silky Tweed. Blue lacy pullover. Pattern is Madagascar by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Rosa Pomar Mungo. Close up of folded infinity scarf where you can see the grey and purple squares section, the grey lacy section, and the grey and green triangles section. Pattern is Mosaic and Texture Cowl by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Extra.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Liv asked for floofy knits this week. So here I have this fluffy lace shawl where I knit the edging in a contrast yarn. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Red shawl with red purple lace edging folded sideways. The pattern is Forbidden City Lace Shawl by Nicole Feller Johnson. Yarn is Malabrigo Lace and Tanis Fiber Arts Sock. Same shawl with a closeup of one of the triangular lace bits that make up the edging.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What's on your needles week. Well, I picked back up this sweater I had let linger. And I lost my first glove of the season, so broke out a skein to make a hand warmer or three. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
A broken rib knit with green, brown, orange, and yellow striping on the needles. Pattern is Ocean Sunset Cardi by Wei Wilkins. Yarn in Noro Tsubame. Blue variegated skein on top of a pack of needles above. Yarn is Manos Del Uruguay Marla.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I forgot to tell my cat about daylight savings.
A very concerned looking blue cream tortie staring at the camera.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Oh, cables. Cables seem like they must be difficult but it turns out you just rearrange the stitches. (Okay, you can accidentally cross them the wrong way, but sssh.) Since we're in cowl season here how about this one. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Aqua cabled cowl with cables cleverly decreasing into each other so cable has nice wide bottom and snugger top. Pattern is Forest Park Cowl by L Abinante. Yarn is Kismet Fiber Works Abundant Aran.
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Liv asked for knitting horror stories this week and I left this project completely behind on metro. Yes, I filed a lost and found ticket. But while some kind soul once turned in a whole wallet I left behind, this pretty silk project was not as fortunate.
#ShowMeYourKnits
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A pastel blue and yellow triangle, the start of one side of a Triangle Tank. A mostly completed side of a Diagonal Triangle Tank in pastel blue and yellow yarn.
October 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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For hat week, here's two versions of the same hat - one color work, one where I purled instead of changing color. #ShowMeYourKnits
Green hat with pom pom and brown brim, and multicolor patterned hat also with pom pom and brown brim. Patter for both is There's a Rabbit on my Head by Stephen West. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock Worsted. Pom poms were purchased and added.
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Blue cream tortie sleeping on a chair she has pre fuzzed with her nose tucked into a paw.
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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It has in fact happened. I have been gifted a journal (almost) too pretty to write in.
Gray leather bound journal tied with turquoise ribbon, stop a bag that says Jenni Bick, write the story of your life. Journal open to show a multicolored paper of greens and blues next to a lined paper.
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I think the closest I have to a spooky knit is this shawl knit in a volcano themed color. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Close up of shawl knit in a black orange yellow colorway. Shawl is Leaf Peeper Bandit by Jennifer Burke. Yarn is Rock Creek Yarn Super Soft Sock in Kilauea. Overhead shot of the same triangular shawl.
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Last night's entertainment. Did I lose this program before the end of the show? Yes. I had at least finished reading it.
Playbill for "Hadestown"
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This afternoon's entertainment.
Poster for Ceilidh: a new musical with cast and crew listed. Auditorium with the Scottish Rampant Lion flag and the St Andrews cross flag hanging down from the ceiling.
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Joy is this week's theme for #ShowMeYourKnits and I completely forgot I had even knit this adorable hat as a gift for someone. 🧶
Hat with folded brim, panda faces on a darker gray background, with a lighter gray top. Pattern is Pandamonium by Karin who goes by iknit2purl2.
September 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Fall knits for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits I try to start carrying around extra accessories, like this lacy shrug.
Side view of red shrug with large lacy cales on the sleeves. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Pixie. Front view of shrug with red ribbing worn over a patterned dress.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Or, as a random example, 11 of them.
Screencap of my Libby app which shows 11 loans and 7 holds. Yes, I do have enough to read. For now.
September 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Scarf week for #ShowMeYourKnits and I'm cheating a bit because this is technically a snood, but cozy neckwear. 🧶
Orangey purple snood draped over something (it's a lamp). Pattern is Alchemical Snood by Jennifer Hansen. Yarn is Brooks Farm Four Play.
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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We are Arting All Night here in Mount Pleasant. If you are the person who said your favorite thing about our neighborhood was the cake, let's be friends.
Large sheet of paper with the question: What do you love about Mt. Pleasant with a variety of answers. Closeup of the best answer: the cake?
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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@mostlybree.kitrocha.com I saw this sign and thought of you.
Sign hanging sideways over the sidewalk saying: It's you! Thank goodness you made it. The Focaccia is right this way. (It's in front of Fosette Foccaceria.)
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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WIP week for #ShowMeYourKnits. One of the things currently on my needles is this which will grow up to be a sweater. 🧶
Stripey ribbed knitting on needles. Yarn is Noro Tsubame. Pattern is Ocean Sunset Cardi by Wei Wilkins.
September 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Sometimes the advantage of an above ground metro platform is getting to see a rainbow.
Metro platform with a view of a rainbow in the distance. Closer view of a rainbow against a cloudy sky.
September 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Sweaters! I love knitting sweaters. I love the textural nature of this one. Details in alt text. #ShowMeYourKnits. 🧶
Gray blue ribbed sweater worn over a gray dress. Pattern in Center Point Popover by Ainur Berkimbayeva. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock.
August 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Baby knits for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits I made this baby hat for a baby that we were calling Moose at the time. My new baby cousin is currently being called Raz.
Pattern yarn info in alt text. 🧶
Hat with central cable and garter edging. Yarn is reddish purple, but looks more brown on the green background. Pattern is Otis baby hat by Joy booth. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Traveller.
August 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM