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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 15h

It wild how centered craft stuff in general is on IG AND how terrible it is. Like the growth of my business and community has all happened once I came to BlueSky, Tiktok, and other non Meta platforms.

Like this is mostly a reminder to myself to not get so wrapped up in Meta

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 17h

Anytime anyone does this kind of venting it is so annoying but my god, I am so fed up with Instagram and knitting influencers in general

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 17h

Gotta do some virtual screaming into the void about how much I hate Instagram. It's truly unbelievable how bad it is.

I have less than 100 followers on Tiktok and I get TWICE the engagement on my stuff on Tiktok than I do IG.

Its wild how much IG WANTS me to not use it to promote my work

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! I'll take some credit cause I taught him to knit lol

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 1d

My beautiful boyfriend finished his first ever garment, The Modern Knit Polo!

I'm so impressed that he took on a fingering-weight garment as his first garment AND that it turned out as beautifully as it did

Check out his project page here: www.ravelry.com/projects/Nat...

#knitsky #knitting

A man wears a rust colored polo with a light purple finish at the tip of the polo collar. He stands with arms crossed in front looking over his shoulder. He is standing in front of a yellow bush.

A man leans against some railing. He is wearing The Modern Knit Polo. He is smiling with arms crossed in front.

A close up shot of the details of The Modern Knit Polo. It shows the sleeve cap and the polo collar

A close up of the back view of The Modern Knit Polo.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 2d

I think I have more FOMO over this cake than Rhinebeck lol

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 12d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 13d

Taylor, wearing the sample for Tomnooki Lite, taught me to knit and also inspired me to start designing knitwear!

It was my absolute pleasure to design this version for her using this palette inspired by the vest Isabelle wore in AC: New Leaf

#knitsky #knitting 🧶

A woman wears the knitting design Tomnooki Lite. She has one hand on her hip. The sweater is a dark green. The sweater also features a light green and a tan as an accent color. She stands in front of a bush and street lamp.

A woman sits on a step. She wears Tomnooki Lite. Her hands are in her lap.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 14d

Geoff is talking about the test knit for my upcoming pattern The Elkhorn! Go check it out!

Geoff @losingmyknit.bsky.social · 15d

Episode 10 of my #knitting podcast is live! youtu.be/oG59zdVtpLU I had 7 finished objects and accidentally started another test knit 🤷🏻‍♂️ __________
#workinprogress #maleknitter #knittersofinstagram #lgbtknitters #knitting #knitbygeoff #madebygeoff #knittingpodcast #losingmyknitpod

ep 10: oct 2025 | boston fiber fest, pass on the #WestKnitsMKAL & a new test knit | knitting podcast

YouTube video by losing my knit

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 19d

October is here so time to revisit my 2021 pattern the Elm Street Hoodie!

The test knits for this pattern were so cool and Bluesky is apparently very limited in what types of files you can upload so here are the acceptable ones lol

#knitting #knitsky 🧶

A woman wears a gray Elm Street Hoodie with red and green accents. She has a Freddie Kreuger claw hand and the the hood is over her head.

A man wears a gray Elm Street Hoodie with green and red accents.

A woman wears a brown Elm Stret hoodie with cream, yellow, and orange stripes.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 21d

I appreciate everyone's support on the launch of the Tomnooki redesign and Tomnooki Lite!

Revisiting this design felt like a celebration. I could feel myself pour into it the joy, knowledge, and wisdom I've gained since I first released it.

#knitsky #knitting 🧶

A person wears the Tomnooki sweater pattern, a circular yoke sweater made from the top down using stranded colorwork with ladderback jacquard.

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · Apr 4

reporter: donald trump has announced that americans must evolve into a race of hardy metal men via mandated injections of liquid mercury. your response?

klobuchar: *visibly straining to remember line consultants came up with* donkey kong donald’s economic policies are “bananas” for small business

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 22d

That looks absolutely amazing! I love that yarn!

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Hannah @hereandloathing.bsky.social · 23d

Change of pace for my most recent project— test #knitting @chaseharpole.bsky.social ‘s Elkhorn Sweater! It’s delightful.

Here’s part of the back panel. Knitting it up in the very soft and squishy Plymouth Yarn’s hearty homestead tweed. 🧶

Brown tweed knitted panel laid on the couch and held down with a remote (lol) and my hand

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 24d

The Forty Love test knitter showcase concludes with Claire!

I love the versatility she is showing in how Forty Love can be styled! It looks just as good as a layering piece as it does on its own.

Check out all of the pattern details using my link in bio!

Claire wears the Forty Love knitting pattern, the cabled sweater vest, over a button up shirt with slacks.

A close up view of the sweater vest with simple cabled details and contrasting stripes

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 26d

Love a good garter shawl! And some lace for flavor! That's awesome

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 27d

the most important thing to remember when you see eugenicists who don’t believe that autistic people should exist rambling about “the autism epidemic” is not that they’re wrong about the “cause” (although they are absolutely wrong about it); it’s that they are eugenicists

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 27d

Absolutely gorgeous!

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · 28d

The redesigned Tomnooki and the new Tomnooki Lite are available now!

Tomnooki pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Tomnooki Lite pattern page: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

When you purchase one of these patterns, the download will include the pattern for the other!

#knitting #knitsky

A woman stands wearing Tomnooki Lite, an Animal Crossing-inspired knitting pattern. It is made in a color palette inspired by Isabelle.

The back view of Tomnooki Lite. The back includes short row shaping.

The model wearing Tomnooki Lite while seated.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 20

Lmao I thought it was a cool stylistic choice! You should make it a thing

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 20

Nathan and I will be there tomorrow!!!

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you to everyone that has signed up to test knit this for me!There is still plenty of room for other test knitters!

It's a bulky weight garment knit from the top down with set in sleeves. Its a quick knit and the FO is great for layering because of the set in shoulder

#knitsky #knitting

Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 18

🗻CALL FOR TEST KNITTERS🗻 The Elkhorn is a rugged and roomy (not oversized!) set-in sleeve, crew neck sweater that features a rolled neck, cuff, and hem. It uses a bulky-weight yarn and will be ideal as a piece of outward to keep you warm for cool-weather outings!

forms.gle/C2k5ywW1zsPr...

#knit 🧶

A man stands with hand on his waist wearing a sweater pattern called The Elkhorn. It is a bulky weight sweater with a set in sleeve and crew neck with rolled hem, cuff, and collar.

Back view of The Elkhorn with its European style shoulder construction.

Closer view of the rolled collar and cuff

Side view of The Elkhorn's set in sleeve. Made with short rows.

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 18

Omg amazing!!! Let me know if you have any questions about it :)

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JF @jessefarrar.com · Sep 18

i need to move to a country that is experiencing mass religious psychosis, violent civil rights erosion, and a hyperconsolidation of economic and political power among the moneyed elite. But I ALSO need it to be opposed in name only by a coalition of feckless aristocrats. Does anyone know of one?

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Chase Harpole @chaseharpole.bsky.social · Sep 18

If you arent able to test knit I would really appreciate reposts to help get this in front of more people :) Thank you all!