LightNews LightNews
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
@gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
80 followers 190 following 110 posts
Knitter, spinner, geochemist. Dog mom
Posts Replies Media Videos
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
The hat I made my husband is too big. Anyone know of some good charity knits for donations? #knitting #knitsky
January 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I'm very happy to learn that my sister loves the wool socks I knit her. She wears them year round in her little town near the North Sea with is bitter winds and temperatures. This means I have free rein to knit more!

Feel free to add your fav patterns in the comments #knitsky #knitting #socks
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I just backed Big Up Box (yarn subscription) on @kickstarter.com
A quarterly yarn subscription box highlighting underrepresented groups in knitting, organized by @tianconnaughton.bsky.social.

Should be fire, only open for a short time.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/big... #knitsky #knitting
Big Up Box (yarn subscription)
Big Up Box is a curated yarn subscription that uplift & amplify marginalized communities in the fiber industry.
www.kickstarter.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Really happy with how this scarf turned out for my 2-year old niece. Following AromyX's mods from the free Fox Scarf by Sotu Dolk and Ossi Laine on Rav.

#knitsky #knitting #FoxScarf #ToddlerKnits @roadtripsockyarn.bsky.social @westwool.bsky.social
A pair of bright green eyes look out from a fox face. The fox is biting their own tale, keeping the scarf secure on a wiggly toddler. The body is in DK weight Tweed Road Trip Sock Yarn Herd of Cats colorway Cody held with West knits Glohair in Chestnut. Face and tip of tail in Lana Grossa Landlust Soft Tweed 180 Gray colorway. Eyes and nose from my LYS, Tempe Yarn and Fiber.
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Ok, I need some help. My 3 year old niece was wearing this incredible handknit cardigan she got from a day care child who outgrew it. I desperately want the pattern but can't find it in Rav. Anyone have a lead on where I could get the pattern?

#knitsky #knitting #beesweater #knittinghelp
A hand-knit colorwork cardigan in mustard, muted green, and dark brown worn by a slight framed 3 year old toddler. The toddler's head has been cropped for privacy. The body is in a honeycomb colorwork pattern with a green button band. The yoke and tops of the sleeves have line drawings of bees, and the colorwork sleeves have alternating rounds of colorwork Xs on mustard and white rounds.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I've decided to use up leftover yarn by knitting @mochimochiland.bsky.social dinosaurs. Self-striping socks for the three nieces, accompanied by Ptara the Ptiny Pterodactyl from @knitrino.bsky.social, Tori the Tiny Triceratops, and Amy the Apatasaurus.

#knitsky #knitting #mochimochiland
Three colorful pairs of self-striping socks from Urth yarns lie on a windowsill. Each has a tiny knitted dinosaur from Mochimichi land. The dinosaurs coordinate with the colors of the top of the socks. Pattern is Mini Mahalle Toe-up sock available for free at Urth website.
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Pleasant time working on the Batsy hat from @knitrino.bsky.social at my local community center. Pink and purple yarn from Malabrigo, custom project bag from @plankandstella.bsky.social. Colors on request from 6 year old niece.

#knitsky #knitting #knitrino #BatsyHat
A pink and slightly variegated purple yarn in a simple colorwork Batsy hat is on a pair of circular needles. A pink and black quilted custom project bag from Plank and Stella and an espresso cup are in the background. Pattern is from @knitrino.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
This shawl (@shanalinesdesigns.bsky.social's pattern #L'dorVaDor) is the first time I've actually knitted anything with my handspun! The pattern was meditative, with enough shaping and texture to keep me engaged. A glorious 50% camel / 50% silk (Abstract Fiber) I spun to a light 2-ply fingering.
A grey-haired white woman stands in a desert landscape next to a Palo Verde tree, looking towards the edge of the frame. She wears a gauzy asymmetric shawl of alternating stockinette and reverse stockinette in a vibrant medium green with sheen and drape. The yarn came from https://abstractfiber.com/collections/came-yak-silk. Same person as in the previous picture faces away from the camera and looks off frame. The shawl pattern of bands of stockinette and reverse stockinette provide a muted texture.
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Test knit for @shanalinesdesigns.bsky.social. #LdorVdorShawl will be released this fall. Handspun from Abstract Fiber, 50% camel / 50% silk in a 2-ply light fingering in Clover. Hanging out with @jigsaw102766.bsky.social at his book vending event at Flagstaff Barnes & Noble.
August 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
The components of the ultimate pink unicorn yarn for the niece - unlocked. On sale from Tempe Yarn for LYS #knitsky #spinning #artyarn
Two braids of Polworth-silk from Ashford along with silver Angelina sparkle in the sun. One braid is bright pink with pale pink silk timing through it, while the other colorway of sorbetto has soft pastels of pink, yellow, and blue.
April 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
The prickly pear is stunning this time of year.
Vibrant orange-red flowers show up vivid against the green of cactus paddles. Pollinators flit too quickly to be captured on camera but provide a buzzing audio.
April 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
@stitch-theory.bsky.social thank you so much for organizing this MAL! I absolutely love your pattern and plan on making it a regular pattern for special skeins. I can't wait to see the rest of your patterns.
April 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I did the garter stitch baby kimono by Joji Locatelli for my niece #babyknits
#showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting
A grey wrap with yellow stripe on the bottom and red edging and i-cord ties lies on tan flagstones with diffuse light
March 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Nicki keeps an eye out for who might be coming home.
A brown and white pitbull looks contemplatively out the window, chin resting demurely on her front paws
March 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Reposted
drverpeut.bsky.social
Academics are the invisible hand of innovation 🧪

youtu.be/qqfk7-3iN-U
University research is the "invisible hand" in advancing innovation
YouTube video by Dr. Michael M. Crow
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Reposted
jigsaw102766.bsky.social
Hi Everyone

Gwyn and I had a great time today at the Diamondbacks -Athletics Game in Mesa. We had excellent seats and the weather was perfect. It was a good game and the Hot Dogs were good.
March 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I'm loving how Leaf Voter Suppression Behind from @lolabeanyarnco.com is knitting up in the Unfree pattern from @stitch-theory.bsky.social. It's giving rusty chain vibes and is the perfect use of this special yarn. The stitch market is from @yarnbaby.bsky.social's 2024 advent.

#knitsky #Unfree
A triangular end of a shawl sits on a circular needle. Two cables chains travel up one side of the shawl in a gorgeous red-brown-grey variegated color way. An out of focus cake of yarn of the same color way is on one side of the knitted fabric.
March 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
🧪
February 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Reposted
jigsaw102766.bsky.social
blogforarizona.net/arizonan-rea... @delaneycorcoran.bsky.social @richietaylor.bsky.social @krismayes.bsky.social
Read Arizonan Reaction to Trump’s Second War on Science now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
Welcome to the 2025 version of the Dark Ages. Donald Trump, the person who during his first term in the Oval Office issued preposterous statements that windmills cause cancer and injecting bleach i…
blogforarizona.net
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Reposted
fritzroth.bsky.social
A useful explainer for indirect costs 🧪 youtu.be/yxTDlFvkvio
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I'm not much of a heart knitter (skeletons are my love language), so I thought I would boost an indie designer @plankandstella.bsky.social. This pattern is in my library waiting to find the right person to make it for. 🧶

#showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

ravel.me/every-day-is...
Every Day is the 14th pattern by Melissa Lambino
Every Day is the 14th is a mosaic (slip stitch) colorwork hat with a subtle heart pattern that knits up quickly. This pattern offers two brim options and the hearts make great use of leftovers so you ...
ravel.me
February 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Almost missed #showmeyourknits of the week for striping. Two projects finished in December and January.

#illusionknitting @yarnbaby.bsky.social #BiggerThanLifeKnits
#knitsky #knitting #blackdesigners
Mark's skull illusion scarf by Cathy Munoz on Ravelry. Yarn is Cascade 220 in black and grey. Part of a scarf on a blocking mat with stripes of black and grey, each stripe 2 toes thick. Some points seem to be off, but it's unclear and mostly looks like a striped scarf. The same scarf, now with oblique lighting. Skulls appear in ghostly grey along the length of the scarf. Small Street Shawl by Noma Ndlovu (BiggerThanLife) on Ravelry. Cashmere / merino blend from 2025 Coraline advent from YarnBaby. A multicolored scarf with 24 Vs pointing in one direction. The fabric has an attractive puckered appearance due to changing needle sizes and sharp increases and decreases in each stripe. There are prominent bright red and yellow stripes, but the scarf is dominated by blues and purples, both variegated and tonals with colors smoothly transitioning from one stripe to the next.
February 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
I just got an email from NASA. All pronouns (she/her, they/them etc) will be automatically removed from any video conferencing, and email signatures have to follow a template that does not include pronouns. It also requires compliance with official government names. 🤬
February 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
All this #knitting made me start to reread Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher. How can you not love a burly bearded ex-berzeker who handknits pink socks on DPNs for his comrades-in-arms?
February 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
gwynnotpaltrow.bsky.social
Uninstalled X and IG. Stopped using FB years ago. Being more thoughtful about what companies I spend my money with, and where I spend my time.
January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM