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Lola McShambles
@lolamcshambles.bsky.social
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Makes stuff, mostly from yarn
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I finished pattern 5 of the Steotchalong and Izzy doesn't care one bit 💤

#steotchalong #steotchalong9 #stitchsky #crossstitch
In the background a sleeping cat on a blanket on the couch. In the foreground an embroidery hoop with white easy count aida, colourful flowers around most of the borders and text in dark navy saying 'what', 'wtf', 🤷🏻‍♀️ and 'now'
October 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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The Big Bird Bundle Audubon fundraiser is live! tilt.fyi/JMtCYb8Ucb
September 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:29 AM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Love this more and more. Will we really get a quote with 'uhh' in it? 🤷🏻‍♀️

#steotchalong9 #steotchalong #stitchsky
White grodded 16ct aida with colourful flowers around the borders and in dark navy 'uhh', the shrug guy and 'um'.
September 23, 2026 at 7:04 AM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
What are you stitching?
- Uhh 🤷🏻‍♀️

#steotchalong9 #stitchsky #crossstitch #stitchalong
White easy count (hah, still hard!) aida with several flowerlike motifs crossstitched around the border and in the middle in green, purple, red, yellow and blue and 'uhh' and the shrug guy in dark navy above that.
September 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Erg blij met de nieuwe Garmin update. Nu kan ik ook indoor skiën vanuit bed!
Foto van mijn Garmin horloge na updaten met de tekst: "Ontvang snel een suggestie voor een hardlooptraining op basis van de door jou gewenste duur en interactie. Houd je indoor skisessies bij."
September 11, 2026 at 6:42 AM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Finished #steotchalong pattern 1 and I love it. Absolutely no idea what the flowers and the shrug guy are going to become (probably not flowers and the shrug guy 😉).

#steotchalong9 #stitchsky
Gridded white aida with on the top half a few flower like patterns in yellow, dark red and turquoise and the 'shrug guy' in navy, slightly left of the middle.
September 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
A new start for my sickaversary. Pattern is Out of Office by @needlelotdesigns.bsky.social Fabric is 18ct aida dyed by Lunetty stitch.
Marbled lighter and darker purple aida with the start of the outline of a tree in black cross stitches.
August 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Do you know that feeling that you're stuck knitting the body in endless rounds of rib? You look around & order yarn for a new project even though you're on a yarn buying ban. It will take some time to get to you, but you don't mind because you now don't want to stop working on the endless project...
Cat Izzy just falls asleep when thinking of the amount of ribbing that still needs to be worked up for the Bedruthan camisole knit in Knitting for olive pure silk in the colour way hokkaido (orange). It's going to be gorgeous when it's done though!
July 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Wanted to post a picture of the Pride Besties SAL when I fully FFOd it, but that could take a loooong time. So here it is, only washed the markings off.
White aida easy count with four cross stitched animal friends (cow, frog, dolphin and worm) with pride coloured flower crowns and leg warmers. There's rainbow coloured confetti all around them.
July 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
My xmas in july project is Trashing in the snow by @needlelotdesigns.bsky.social Forgot how much it is working on this one!
Gridded watercolour aida with the beginnings of the first letters of 'trashing through the snow', a first snowflake, a bin bag with a candy cane sticking out and parts of an opossom in a green sleigh.
July 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Just finished part 1 of the Pride Besties SAL by @samanthatextiles.bsky.social Looking forward to the next part!
White aida easy count with a crossstitched cow, white with brown spots, wearing armwarmers, a bandana and headband in pride colours. There's stitched confetti in the same colours at the left and above the cow.
June 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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samanthatextiles.bsky.social
Part one of my FREE Pride mini stitch-a-long ‘Pride Besties’ is now available on my Ko-fi page! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #pridebestiessal

Link to this cute cow pattern: ko-fi.com/s/8c3eb31fb6

#crossstitch #stitchsky #needlework #fiberarts #craftsky #craft
A picture of a cross stitch cow design in am embroidery hoop. The cow is happy and is wearing rainbow accessories for pride. The cow is surrounded by rainbow sparkles, and also colourful plastic beads as decoration.
June 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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niethersteld.bsky.social
📢 Nog 14 dagen tot het #PAISProtest!

Kom je naar het Malieveld of protesteer je online mee? 💪

Samen komen we in actie en eisen we verandering voor alle mensen met #PAIS. Het is noodzakelijk dat er langetermijnbeleid én erkenning komt.

📅 30 november om 14u! #NietHersteld
Graphic met een grote blauwe opgeheven vuist in het midden, symbool voor protest. Bovenaan staat het woord ‘nog’. Links staat in grote zwarte cijfers ‘14’ en daaronder ‘dagen to’. Rechtsonder staat de het logo van ‘HET PAIS Protest’. De achtergrond is licht van kleur.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
It feels like I'm stitching Ricky's ghost 😁 #twigsandteaSAL #stitchsky
Variegated brown Aida cloth with several frames and other things cross stitched on it. In the middle frame a light grey outline with eyes and black nose starts to appear to form Ricky the Raccoon when I'm done stitching.
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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niethersteld.bsky.social
De officiële ‘Het PAIS Protest’ website is nu live! 🥳

hetpaisprotest.nl

💻 Hier lees je de meest gestelde vragen en blijf je op de hoogte van de laatste updates en informatie. We blijven de website de komende tijd aanvullen met informatie. Hou hem dus in gaten! #NietHersteld #PAISprotest
Twee handen houden een open laptop omhoog tegen een blauwe lucht. Op het laptopscherm staat de website hetpaisprotest.nl open en staat de tekst “#NIETHERSTELD HET PAIS PROTEST 30.11.2025 – Malieveld, Den Haag & online”.
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
About time to post an update. Finished the most recent clue of the #twigsandteaSAL just in time for the new release tonight.
Stained brown 16 count Aida fabric, cross stitched with a table with chairs at the bottom and several frames above. The most recent addition is Oliver the owl in the top left corner.
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
lolamcshambles.bsky.social
Just finished clue 2 of the #twigsandteaSAL and actually I'm a bit sad I have to wait for a whole week before I can pick it up again. Excited to see what's coming next!
Gridded Aida fabric with several cross stitched frames. At the bottom left frame we see Lucy the goose and at the bottom two blue chairs on either side of a table with checked table cloth
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM