Teresa
@teresaurus.bsky.social
Semi-retired from software development and technical learning design/development (Big Tech - Cloud.) Now contracting and consulting and just enjoying life!
Btw, I have my DMs turned all the way off, and I immediately block scammers/grifters.
Btw, I have my DMs turned all the way off, and I immediately block scammers/grifters.
The tally of my bananas is in... we grew 12 lbs of bananas in western Washington State in our greenhouse this year. It only took four years to get there! But hey, we did it. And they are tiny, but tasty.
#gardening
#bananas
#greenhouse
#washington
#gardening
#bananas
#greenhouse
#washington
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The tally of my bananas is in... we grew 12 lbs of bananas in western Washington State in our greenhouse this year. It only took four years to get there! But hey, we did it. And they are tiny, but tasty.
#gardening
#bananas
#greenhouse
#washington
#gardening
#bananas
#greenhouse
#washington
View out the window on this blustery, gorgeous fall day.
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
View out the window on this blustery, gorgeous fall day.
The time has come to cut my bananas! They have lost their angular look, the first row is starting to turn yellow, and one of the fruits has split. Can't wait until they are ripe! (Double Mahoi dwarf Cavendish variety, grown in a greenhouse.)
#gardening
#bananas
#pacificnorthwest
#gardening
#bananas
#pacificnorthwest
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The time has come to cut my bananas! They have lost their angular look, the first row is starting to turn yellow, and one of the fruits has split. Can't wait until they are ripe! (Double Mahoi dwarf Cavendish variety, grown in a greenhouse.)
#gardening
#bananas
#pacificnorthwest
#gardening
#bananas
#pacificnorthwest
Hit the finish line! #tourdefleece2025 project. 4.9 ounces, 140 grams, about 250 yards of sock weight yarn. 80% alpaca, 20% silk. Caked and ready for whenever I need more docks on my needles! I'm calling it "Affogato" after the Italian dessert coffee.
#handspun
#yarn
#handspun
#yarn
July 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hit the finish line! #tourdefleece2025 project. 4.9 ounces, 140 grams, about 250 yards of sock weight yarn. 80% alpaca, 20% silk. Caked and ready for whenever I need more docks on my needles! I'm calling it "Affogato" after the Italian dessert coffee.
#handspun
#yarn
#handspun
#yarn
Finished with my #tourdefleece2025 spin. Plied, skeined on my teeny tiny niddy noddy, washed to set the twists, and now drying. About 250 yards, and 4.7 ounces. I'll give it a day or so to dry, then wind it into a cake and make a final decision on what it is going to be used for.
#handspun
#yarn
#handspun
#yarn
July 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Finished with my #tourdefleece2025 spin. Plied, skeined on my teeny tiny niddy noddy, washed to set the twists, and now drying. About 250 yards, and 4.7 ounces. I'll give it a day or so to dry, then wind it into a cake and make a final decision on what it is going to be used for.
#handspun
#yarn
#handspun
#yarn
Week 2 update for #tourdefleece2025
I am about three-quarters of the way through spinning the second bobbin of single for the yarn, and hope to finish that by tomorrow. Then I need to ply, set, dry, and skein! Looking forward to seeing what it looks like finished.
I am about three-quarters of the way through spinning the second bobbin of single for the yarn, and hope to finish that by tomorrow. Then I need to ply, set, dry, and skein! Looking forward to seeing what it looks like finished.
July 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Week 2 update for #tourdefleece2025
I am about three-quarters of the way through spinning the second bobbin of single for the yarn, and hope to finish that by tomorrow. Then I need to ply, set, dry, and skein! Looking forward to seeing what it looks like finished.
I am about three-quarters of the way through spinning the second bobbin of single for the yarn, and hope to finish that by tomorrow. Then I need to ply, set, dry, and skein! Looking forward to seeing what it looks like finished.
Half of the alpaca and silk batt spun up. Seventy grams of single waiting for the other half to join it for plying into sock yarn. Looks like a fancy coffee! Note: pre-drafting and extra care while spinning are a MUST because silk and alpaca draft quite differently.
#tourdefleece2025
#handspun
#tourdefleece2025
#handspun
July 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Half of the alpaca and silk batt spun up. Seventy grams of single waiting for the other half to join it for plying into sock yarn. Looks like a fancy coffee! Note: pre-drafting and extra care while spinning are a MUST because silk and alpaca draft quite differently.
#tourdefleece2025
#handspun
#tourdefleece2025
#handspun
#TourdeFleece2025 week one progress... Carded shades of brown alpaca roving together with some silk, tore batt into roving for spinning into sock yarn. Began spinning yesterday. My singles are a bit uneven as this is only the second time I've used my new spinner, but should even out in plying.
July 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
#TourdeFleece2025 week one progress... Carded shades of brown alpaca roving together with some silk, tore batt into roving for spinning into sock yarn. Began spinning yesterday. My singles are a bit uneven as this is only the second time I've used my new spinner, but should even out in plying.
Working on my #TourDeFleece project today. I'm carding five different shades of alpaca roving, along with about 20% silk, to make a more durable and lustrous sock yarn. Going to start spinning this tomorrow!
July 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Working on my #TourDeFleece project today. I'm carding five different shades of alpaca roving, along with about 20% silk, to make a more durable and lustrous sock yarn. Going to start spinning this tomorrow!
One of my Double Mahoi bananas is blooming!!!! I've had it for four years, it's grown to fill it's half-barrel pot (and then some, it has two significant offshoots now) and is about 9 feet tall. I thought I saw a flag leaf today, and I was right!
#gardening
#greenhouse
#tropical
#banana
#gardening
#greenhouse
#tropical
#banana
May 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
One of my Double Mahoi bananas is blooming!!!! I've had it for four years, it's grown to fill it's half-barrel pot (and then some, it has two significant offshoots now) and is about 9 feet tall. I thought I saw a flag leaf today, and I was right!
#gardening
#greenhouse
#tropical
#banana
#gardening
#greenhouse
#tropical
#banana
Three and a half pounds of lovely, rustic, hand-spun, natural colored, bulky Chilean wool! All wound into balls and ready to use. Planning a rustic bulky cardigan and some slippers, and the rest will likely be made into something woven. I can't wait to knit this up!
#wool
#Chile
#handspun
#wool
#Chile
#handspun
May 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
May 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I have a Travel Taco, too! My niece made it for me. Here it is, sad that our airplane seat is over a wing. No pretty flight views for us, unfortunately...
May 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have a Travel Taco, too! My niece made it for me. Here it is, sad that our airplane seat is over a wing. No pretty flight views for us, unfortunately...
Interesting rock found while on a bike ride the other day... Powdery minty-blue chert. Unusual color for this type of rock!
#rockhounding
#rocks
#rockhounding
#rocks
April 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Interesting rock found while on a bike ride the other day... Powdery minty-blue chert. Unusual color for this type of rock!
#rockhounding
#rocks
#rockhounding
#rocks
More information on my "three day socks." I timed the next pair I made and found it took me 8 hours per sock. Shorter socks could probably be done in 6, but I like cuffs. I knit English and "throw" so I'm not the fastest knitter. You may be a lot faster. 🧶
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
April 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
More information on my "three day socks." I timed the next pair I made and found it took me 8 hours per sock. Shorter socks could probably be done in 6, but I like cuffs. I knit English and "throw" so I'm not the fastest knitter. You may be a lot faster. 🧶
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
Grey Alpaca socks! While this picture shows them without the ends woven in, these are now actually finished, washed, and tucked away in my special sock drawer. They are SO soft and squishy - I love them a lot! 🧶
Posted for #showmeyourknits Grey Knits Week.
#knitting
#handknitting
Posted for #showmeyourknits Grey Knits Week.
#knitting
#handknitting
April 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Grey Alpaca socks! While this picture shows them without the ends woven in, these are now actually finished, washed, and tucked away in my special sock drawer. They are SO soft and squishy - I love them a lot! 🧶
Posted for #showmeyourknits Grey Knits Week.
#knitting
#handknitting
Posted for #showmeyourknits Grey Knits Week.
#knitting
#handknitting
Finished over-dyeing these nine light pink skeins. I tried several new dyeing techniques to mix it up a bit. Bottom to top - hot tropical, speckles over light pink, shades of plum self-striping, black raspberry, and summer roses. Probably all destined for knitted socks. 🧶
#fiber
#knitting
#socks
#fiber
#knitting
#socks
April 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
First attempt at over-dyeing a self-striping sport-weight sock yarn - the contrasting part came out a bit more "subtle" than I planned (used too much dye and it ran) but I think it will work. I'll know more when I knit it up. Original color skein for reference.🧶
#yarn
#fiberarts
#socks
#knitting
#yarn
#fiberarts
#socks
#knitting
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
First attempt at over-dyeing a self-striping sport-weight sock yarn - the contrasting part came out a bit more "subtle" than I planned (used too much dye and it ran) but I think it will work. I'll know more when I knit it up. Original color skein for reference.🧶
#yarn
#fiberarts
#socks
#knitting
#yarn
#fiberarts
#socks
#knitting
Here are the finished skeins, with an original one thrown in for reference.
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Here are the finished skeins, with an original one thrown in for reference.
Bought some rather insipid light pink yarn from someone's de-stashing project, with the intent of over-dyeing it in more vivid colors - in this case, shades of violet, rose, peach and gold. I have enough for up to three more projects! I may try a self-striping pattern next.
#fiber
#knitting
#fiber
#knitting
April 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Three day socks! Dialing in a simple cuffed sock pattern in an indie color way ("The Greening") in light sport weight wool.
#knitting
#showmeyourknits
#socks
#knitting
#showmeyourknits
#socks
March 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Three day socks! Dialing in a simple cuffed sock pattern in an indie color way ("The Greening") in light sport weight wool.
#knitting
#showmeyourknits
#socks
#knitting
#showmeyourknits
#socks
Here is my current green work in progress for #showmeyourknits this week - a pair of very simple toe-up socks in green shades. I'm about 6 rows away from where I will start to turn the heel. Loving the colors!
#knitting
#socks
#knitting
#socks
March 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Here is my current green work in progress for #showmeyourknits this week - a pair of very simple toe-up socks in green shades. I'm about 6 rows away from where I will start to turn the heel. Loving the colors!
#knitting
#socks
#knitting
#socks
Oldest Work In Progress socks are finished - eleven YEARS since I started these. (Got 80% of the way thru and lost the ball of teal accent yarn.) Hand-spun superwash merino, hand painted yarn and a very simple 3:1 ribbing for the body. Not perfect but DONE.
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
March 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Oldest Work In Progress socks are finished - eleven YEARS since I started these. (Got 80% of the way thru and lost the ball of teal accent yarn.) Hand-spun superwash merino, hand painted yarn and a very simple 3:1 ribbing for the body. Not perfect but DONE.
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
#showmeyourknits
#knitting
#socks
All of the granny square blocks for the kimono-form open front cardigan are finished, washed, and blocked. (12 large, 2 medium underarm gusset, 18 small for middle back and the bottom row.) They need a couple of days to fully dry, then I can begin to put it all together.
#crochet
#crochet
March 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
All of the granny square blocks for the kimono-form open front cardigan are finished, washed, and blocked. (12 large, 2 medium underarm gusset, 18 small for middle back and the bottom row.) They need a couple of days to fully dry, then I can begin to put it all together.
#crochet
#crochet