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Caran, the Stitchy Frood
@stitchyfrood.com
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Disabled, literal cyborg, queer fiber artist who 💜s crochet 🧶 parasols.

✨1312✨ All power to the people 🍉
Fix your hearts or die. -David Lynch

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All ourple tonight.

Another pattern I found without attribution and the title was cropped off. This one was printed in English, though, so I’m hopeful.

First time pattern, first time yarn - Scheepjes Cotton Whirl #712 dye lot 2, very jewel-toned rainbow.

#Crochetsky 🧶 #FiberArt #FiletCrochet
A purple filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The beginnings of the pattern are just emerging with 8 columns of solid crochet widening at the edge. My 1.75mm crochet hook with wooden handle is visible at the top of the image attached to the working yarn.
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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All done!

I’m happy with my first attempt at this vintage pattern. There is SO much more pattern 1km of yarn & 1.75mm hook wouldn’t reach.

I’ll try it again in the future with #10 white crochet thread and 1mm hook to get the rest of the pattern.

#Crochet 🧶 #Parasol ☂️ #FinishedFriday #Scheepjes
A parasol lies on a white background with its crooked yellow handle facing up. The parasol has a filet crochet canopy that is yellow at the center and fades through orange, pink, purple, to blue at the edge. This parasol is 30” across when open. Each arm ends in a yellow detail matching the crooked handle.
January 27, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Tonight’s efforts do not include spreading the doily out. Apologies.

Interesting that the same lighting can produce such a different look just because the fabric is wrinkled.

I hope you’re all doing as well as possible this weekend. 💜

#FiletCrochet #Parasol ☂️ #Yarn 🧶
A filet crochet doily lies on a black desktop. It is wrinkled. The light blue edge appears st the top and right sides and the bright yellow center is at the lower left. The colors fade gradiently from yellow, orange, pink, purple, and light blue. My 1.75mm crochet hook is visible at the top right still thru its working yarn.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Much bigger, no pinker. Now fading into blue and pink + blue = purple. This yarn is a Scheepjes Cotton Whirl. I’ll use 1km of yarn when finished on 1.75mm hook.

Still haven’t found the origin of this Portuguese vintage filet crochet pattern, but I’ll continue to look.

#Crochetsky #Yarn 🧶 #Parasol
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The yarn fades gradually through the colors starting in the center with bright yellow at the left of the image, then bright pink, now into blue at the edge on the right side of the image.
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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A little bigger and a little pinker tonight. I’m using a 1.75mm hook for this.

I’ve had more homework than expected, but I’m ahead again after tonight, so my crochet production will pick up again. Molecular Genetics is no joke when you’re as old as I am. 😆

#FiletCrochet 🧶 #WiPWednesday #Parasol ☂️
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily is bright yellow in the center, which is at the top left of the image, and fades gradually to bright pink at the edge, which is in the lower left of the image.
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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It’s coming along nicely. This pink is going to get SO pink then fade to purple and eventually light blue. Very into this #yarn 🧶

#FiletCrochet #WiP #Parasol ☂️
A filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. This doily’s center is in the top left and its edge is at the bottom right. The center is bright yellow and it fades to a soft pink at the edge. It’s about 12” in radius at this stage.
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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I received my first Pride selection of the year!! Sat March 6th

✨Cathedral City LGBT Days✨

If that’s your locale, I’ll see you there! Cat City Pride is a great time if you’ve never been & it’s cool to check out Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, and the Mojave Desert the first weekend in March.
The top of this image includes people walking in a parade on a street. Each of them is performing holding two large rainbow fans. The text under the image says “Cathedral City LGBT Days Starts on Friday March 6th, 2026 Cathedral City, California, United States.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Here I go again. 🧶

This pattern is another vintage one, but was scanned without a title. The text included with the chart is Portuguese. It has very interesting small pattern sections within the overall filet crochet. I hope it works for a parasol!

#crochet #filetcrochet #wip #FiberArt #Scheepjes
A work-in-progress filet crochet doily lies on my black desktop. The yarn is bright yellow and the pattern has repeating columns at this point. In the bottom right is my wood-handled crochet hook showing 1.75mm. In the top left corner is a section of yarn is had to frog back, so it’s a little messy.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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My last parasol of 2025 has become my first parasol of 2026. 😆 Oops.

2 more rows still to finish after this block, but I’m so pleased with how this lilies pattern worked up. 🧶 can you see them?

#FiletCrochet #Crochet #AsexualPride #LGBTQIA2S
An oblique view of a nearly-finished 48” filet crochet parasol with two lilies, stems, and leaves per panel in the asexual pride colors beginning with black at the center which fades to grey then white and finally purple at the edge. The filet crochet doily is lying on a very dark blue blanket. A filet crochet doily, nearly 48” wide, lies on a very dark blue blanket and is viewed from above. On each of the 8 panels of the doily there are two lilies with stems and leaves. The colors are those of the Asexual Pride flag with black at the center fading thru grey, white, and finally purple at the edge.
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Man standing in field of sheep holding rainbow flag.
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Echo May, co-owner of Northwest Yarns, said that pop culture often stereotypes textile and fiber arts as “something of an old-lady art,” but she’s noticing that narrative shift. Younger knitters view slow, tactile projects as an alternative to endless scrolling and overconsumption.
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Hey, if you’re the 3-5 people from Singapore visiting my little website daily, I added shipping options for you.

💜 you!
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Terrible news, fiber art 🧶 friends! I made a mistake last night and have just frogged 21 rows. 😞🥲

Tonight I’ll get back crocheting ✨correctly✨. Feels like a Star Trek Night. Or maybe Ari Aster? Are those similar feelings? 😆
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Here is last night’s work on the last parasol of 2025 for me. The lily stems are just becoming visible in this filet crochet pattern.

Tonight I plan to get thru the grey and white stripes of the Asexual Pride Flag. It’s a lofty goal, but I have some good movies to listen to while I work. 🧶 💜
A filet crochet work-in-progress lies on Black desktop. The yarn is black at the center and has just begun to fade to grey at the edge. At the top of th picture my 1.25mm crochet hook is visible with its wooden handle. This pattern will eventually include lilies in each of the 8 sections to be mounted on a parasol frame.
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Here is last night’s work on the last parasol of 2025 for me. The lily stems are just becoming visible in this filet crochet pattern.

Tonight I plan to get thru the grey and white stripes of the Asexual Pride Flag. It’s a lofty goal, but I have some good movies to listen to while I work. 🧶 💜
A filet crochet work-in-progress lies on Black desktop. The yarn is black at the center and has just begun to fade to grey at the edge. At the top of th picture my 1.25mm crochet hook is visible with its wooden handle. This pattern will eventually include lilies in each of the 8 sections to be mounted on a parasol frame.
December 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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One last parasol for 2025 is a brand-new pattern featuring lilies in filet crochet in the colors of the Asexual Pride Flag. 💜🩶🤍🖤

This hook is 1.25mm in case you’re curious. This circle is not quite 3” wide.

Also visible is a second wip bc why not? It’s a 60s color palette gay pride flag lampion.
A small black filet crochet circle is show on a black desktop attached to a 1.25mm crochet hook with a wood handle. Above that at the top of the frame is an another work-in-progress crochet lampion in a gay pride rainbow that I think is very 1960s color themed. The teal handle of the crochet hook for that one is visible in the top right.
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.

There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Hope to see all my 🏳‍🌈 Utahns 🌈 on Satuday, Dec 20th

This will be my first time with pride flag crochet lampions 🧶 available. Really hope I take pics of them before they're all gone!
"I'm vending at SLCPride Winter Bazaar! Come see me at Santa's werkshop" is printed in various fonts on a light blue background with gay pride rainbow flag trees across the bottom. A red arrow directs the viewer right to the next picture which has more information. "SLC Pride Winter Bazaar presents Santa's Werkshop. Over 60 vendors predominantly queer owned, Food trucks, Fashion Fluid Utah a free gender-affirming clothing pop up, Gift Wrapping, Pictures with Santa and Decked-out performers, Winter Wonderland Photos" is printed in rainbow colors next to a drag person of color Santa holding a gay pride rainbow candy cane. At the bottom printed in black text "This family-friendly event will be Saturday, December 20th 11:00am- 7:00pm Viridian Event Center 8040 S 1825 W West Jordan, UT 84088"
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Also, Happy Pan Pride day to you wonderful pans that have never dated, those who have never had a sexual partner, those who have only been with one gender, those who are single, and to those who are in straight presenting relationships🖤

You are valid
You are pan enough
Love you!
🩷💛🩵
HAPPY PANSEXUAL PRIDE DAY TO... PANSEXUALS WHO FEEL INVALIDATED PANSEXUALS OF COLOR PANSEXUALS WHO ARE TRANS PANSEXUALS WHO ARE NON-BINARY PANSEXUALS WHO ARE AROMANTIC PANSEXUALS WHO ARE ASEXUAL PANSEXUALS WITH DISABILITIES PANSEXUALS WHO DON'T FEEL SAFE TO COME OUT PANSEXUALS WHO JUST DISCOVERED THEIR SEXUALITY PANSEXUALS OF ALL GENERATIONS E NOT OUT ALL FOLKS WHO IDENTIFY AS PANSEXUAL. YOU ARE VALID. OBRANNAVIE:
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Happy Pan Pride Day!
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Society: *treats disabled people like shit*
Also society: People just wanna be disabled so they can feel SPECIAL!
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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C’est fait!

Yay! I’m proud of this one. Went with a bright red 30” parasol frame, but didn’t get much of that in the pic.

I love my fiber art effigy to Sol. I’ll be sad to sell it next year at a market. 🥺

Now I’m making lampions and Krampuses for SLC Pride’s Winter Bazaar 12/20. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
A parasol is open and held aloft above the camerawoman’s head. This parasol has a fiber art cover that looks like the sun with a solid yellow center fading through orange flames into red flames at the edge. In the top half of the pic the flames’ shadow can be seen on a white ceiling
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Adding more flames to the sun pattern I found on Pinterest so it’ll be big enough for a 30” parasol frame. Do I love this one because it’s getting cooler?

Didn’t say it yesterday, but I’m so grateful for crochet 🧶 and the 11 people who see my posts. 💜 You’re the best & I wish you happiness.
A crochet doily lies on a black desktop. The doily is a stylized sun with a solid center circle and various-sized flames at the edge. The yarn is yellow at the center and fades thru several oranges. It is just becoming red at the edge.
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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This pattern I decided “Hey, this would look great with picots at every single join.” Does it? Sure. Will I do it again? Ehh…

Beautiful & complex shadow. 👍

I hope you’re having a great day.

If you’ve been thinking of buying a parasol I’ll have 30% off big parasols this weekend on my website. 💜
Half a parasol is visible in the bottom half of the image and the paraol’s shadow is visible in the top half of the image. The parasol is a pinkish-purple at the center fading through teal and light blue to a medium blue at the edge. Various concentric 8-pointed stars are present in the pattern.
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Today on Trans Day Of Remembrance we remember and honor the lives lost to transphobia, hate, and violence.

Trans people deserve to live, to thrive, and to be who they are.

Trans rights are human rights.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM