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my first art of 2025 was butchfemme msr, I figured it'd be a good way to start this year too

(via bsky)

finished a shawl, blocked the shawl, took pictures of the shawl

very, very pleased with this one. it's soft and drapes amazingly, the gradient flows like i was picturing in my head and i was able to make the shawl i wanted

pattern is Knitting By the Pool by Romi Hill. great pattern, not so complicated i couldn't watch something while knitting while being just complicated enough to make sure my brain stayed engaged. also an excellent pattern for a gradient. i could see making this pattern again in another gradient, possibly for gifting purposes

yarn is a handspun 2 ply laceweight 100% BFL gradient from Hilltop Cloud's Never Ending Gradient Club. i used around 90 grams for the shaw,and i extended the last section by 8 rows. the yarn is from the beginning of my study of consistency in spinning lace and gradients so i can see the areas i was looking to improve at the time and how i would handle them now. still i'm very happy with how the yarn knit up

Pride month asks for rainbow stitching! Swirling khanta embroidery in silk thread on recycled wool suiting (one of my partners slacks had torn irreparably, and we are not wasting high quality fabric in this household), backed with brushed cotton. 16x18 cm.

Read it here! | Read WN from the start | WN on Patreon

A request.

Kathryn Janeway, Starfleet's ultimate weapon. Sorry not sorry for shit-trek posting lmao.

ref under the cut:

According to Wikipedia, it works by hidden rubber mallets on the naturally-musical stalactites that tourguides have been knocking on for over a century. The guy who made the organ may have gotten the idea when his son whacked his head on a stalactite.

Here’s a video. It is hauntingly beautiful.

https://youtu.be/HsKUUn29tSs