Patrick Donohue
@textillianstudios.bsky.social
Engineer, knitter, spinner, weaver, etc., etc.
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Thanks to the nor'easter, no outside photos today. But, still able to get some inside shots.
Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Yacht Rock and Vintage Vinyl.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Yacht Rock and Vintage Vinyl.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
September 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Thanks to the nor'easter, no outside photos today. But, still able to get some inside shots.
Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Yacht Rock and Vintage Vinyl.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Yacht Rock and Vintage Vinyl.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
Sometimes I think of how different my Friday nights were about 30 years ago. Were they fun? Yes. Do I want to go back? Nah.
#knitting #blocking #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios
#knitting #blocking #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios
September 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Sometimes I think of how different my Friday nights were about 30 years ago. Were they fun? Yes. Do I want to go back? Nah.
#knitting #blocking #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios
#knitting #blocking #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios
September 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Attempted to get some photos this past weekend. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock in Granite and Spring Gradient Set. #knitting
September 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Attempted to get some photos this past weekend. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock in Granite and Spring Gradient Set. #knitting
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I said I wanted to get this finished in time to wear this summer, I barely made my deadline. This is Marettimo by Boyland Knitworks. I made the 3rd size and sized up for the sleeve sizing. Yarn is my Dolly's Coat of Many Colors, Rosehip Tea and Rose on Sourdough Sock. Pattern and yarn links below. 🧶
September 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I said I wanted to get this finished in time to wear this summer, I barely made my deadline. This is Marettimo by Boyland Knitworks. I made the 3rd size and sized up for the sleeve sizing. Yarn is my Dolly's Coat of Many Colors, Rosehip Tea and Rose on Sourdough Sock. Pattern and yarn links below. 🧶
One more time through the colors, and I will be about done. I am weighing the minis after each stripe, so I have that information for the pattern.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #satisfyingstripesshawl #textillianstudios
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #satisfyingstripesshawl #textillianstudios
September 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
One more time through the colors, and I will be about done. I am weighing the minis after each stripe, so I have that information for the pattern.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #satisfyingstripesshawl #textillianstudios
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #satisfyingstripesshawl #textillianstudios
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As a thank you to Mr. Rogers, I am donating 15% of the sales of this colorway to PBS. This fund raiser is alongside the fundraiser for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Thank you for taking part in these fundraisers. 2/
www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...
www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...
Won't You Be My Neighbor Mr. Rogers Yarn — Kim Dyes Yarn
Won't You Be My Neighbor Mr. Rogers Yarn
www.kimdyesyarn.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
As a thank you to Mr. Rogers, I am donating 15% of the sales of this colorway to PBS. This fund raiser is alongside the fundraiser for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Thank you for taking part in these fundraisers. 2/
www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...
www.kimdyesyarn.com/weeklyshopup...
Slowly making my way through the spinning. I have an ounce left of this braid and another 4 ounce braid still to spin. Need to decide if I am going to use them for the same project, or save the other braid for something different.
#spinning #merino #silk #bamboo #lendrumsaxony
#spinning #merino #silk #bamboo #lendrumsaxony
August 31, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Slowly making my way through the spinning. I have an ounce left of this braid and another 4 ounce braid still to spin. Need to decide if I am going to use them for the same project, or save the other braid for something different.
#spinning #merino #silk #bamboo #lendrumsaxony
#spinning #merino #silk #bamboo #lendrumsaxony
And now for stripes.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
August 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
And now for stripes.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #napoleonsock #textillianstudios #satisfyingstripesshawl
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Ever since the announcement of our loss of Dolly Parton, the orders for the colorway inspired by her song Coat of Many Colors have been coming in. I have decided to donate 15% of the sales of this colorway to her Imagination Library to thank Dolly Parton for loving us so much. Thank you! 🧶🧶🧶
Dollys Coat of Many Colors Yarn Dyed — Kim Dyes Yarn
For Nash Yarn Fest, my dyeing inspiration went immediately to Dolly Parton. Her song Coat of Many Colors is one of my favorites and since it references color, it was perfect for colorway inspiration. ...
www.kimdyesyarn.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Ever since the announcement of our loss of Dolly Parton, the orders for the colorway inspired by her song Coat of Many Colors have been coming in. I have decided to donate 15% of the sales of this colorway to her Imagination Library to thank Dolly Parton for loving us so much. Thank you! 🧶🧶🧶
I have learned that I really can't effectively sample for a new design while writing up other designs. It is too much context switching for me. So instead, I started another Satisfying Stripes shawl, this time using @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock. #knitting
August 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I have learned that I really can't effectively sample for a new design while writing up other designs. It is too much context switching for me. So instead, I started another Satisfying Stripes shawl, this time using @knitterkim.bsky.social Napoleon Sock. #knitting
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Between Ravelry and Payhip, I sold 50 copies of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 50 x $3.50 = $175. Add in processing fees, and $186.48 was donated to Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Thank you for your support!
#knitting #transparencypost #curealzheimersfund
Between Ravelry and Payhip, I sold 50 copies of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 50 x $3.50 = $175. Add in processing fees, and $186.48 was donated to Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Thank you for your support!
#knitting #transparencypost #curealzheimersfund
August 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Transparency post:
Between Ravelry and Payhip, I sold 50 copies of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 50 x $3.50 = $175. Add in processing fees, and $186.48 was donated to Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Thank you for your support!
#knitting #transparencypost #curealzheimersfund
Between Ravelry and Payhip, I sold 50 copies of My Ever Changing Moods Shawl. 50 x $3.50 = $175. Add in processing fees, and $186.48 was donated to Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Thank you for your support!
#knitting #transparencypost #curealzheimersfund
While writing up other patterns, I am playing around with new yarn to see how the colors play together. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social 's Cronut Sport in the colorways Pink Oyster and Plum. I have a bunch of different stitches to try out.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #cronutsport
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #cronutsport
August 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
While writing up other patterns, I am playing around with new yarn to see how the colors play together. The yarn is @knitterkim.bsky.social 's Cronut Sport in the colorways Pink Oyster and Plum. I have a bunch of different stitches to try out.
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #cronutsport
#knitting #kimdyesyarn #cronutsport
Most of our date nights, for the more than 20 years that we have been together, have been dinner followed by going to the bookstore for a coffee and browsing and buying. In that time, I have seen the craft section get smaller and smaller.
August 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Most of our date nights, for the more than 20 years that we have been together, have been dinner followed by going to the bookstore for a coffee and browsing and buying. In that time, I have seen the craft section get smaller and smaller.
And while I wait for the hat to dry, it's time to start writing up the pattern and figure out a name that a bunch of other patterns don't already have.
#knitting #magpiefibers #quartetfingering #textillianstudios #briocheknitting
#knitting #magpiefibers #quartetfingering #textillianstudios #briocheknitting
August 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
And while I wait for the hat to dry, it's time to start writing up the pattern and figure out a name that a bunch of other patterns don't already have.
#knitting #magpiefibers #quartetfingering #textillianstudios #briocheknitting
#knitting #magpiefibers #quartetfingering #textillianstudios #briocheknitting
Now you may be thinking to yourself, "Hmm. I thought he might be further along on that hat." And you would be right. I took this to knit night the other week and pulled it out to work on it without paying attention to where each yarn was. That was a mistake.
August 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Now you may be thinking to yourself, "Hmm. I thought he might be further along on that hat." And you would be right. I took this to knit night the other week and pulled it out to work on it without paying attention to where each yarn was. That was a mistake.
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It’s already been a delightful day here at Spun in Ann Arbor! I was able to spend some time gabbing with THEE Jillian Moreno which is always a treat. 🧶🧶🧶
August 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It’s already been a delightful day here at Spun in Ann Arbor! I was able to spend some time gabbing with THEE Jillian Moreno which is always a treat. 🧶🧶🧶
So the hat dried just in time for me to give it to my husband as part of his birthday gift. As for the bind off, I am okay with it. I probably won't do it that way again, but I am not going to rip it out and try a different method. #knitting
July 31, 2026 at 11:19 PM
So the hat dried just in time for me to give it to my husband as part of his birthday gift. As for the bind off, I am okay with it. I probably won't do it that way again, but I am not going to rip it out and try a different method. #knitting
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And speaking of fiber--I've been dyeing a lot of new fiber to take with me to my pop up event at Spun Ann Arbor this coming weekend. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
If you can't make it to the event, I do have some fiber that I quietly put into the shop last week. 🧶🧶🧶
If you can't make it to the event, I do have some fiber that I quietly put into the shop last week. 🧶🧶🧶
July 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
And speaking of fiber--I've been dyeing a lot of new fiber to take with me to my pop up event at Spun Ann Arbor this coming weekend. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
If you can't make it to the event, I do have some fiber that I quietly put into the shop last week. 🧶🧶🧶
If you can't make it to the event, I do have some fiber that I quietly put into the shop last week. 🧶🧶🧶
July 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
One of the names that I considered for this pattern was Crossfade, but decided against it because I thought it implied too much about the color. That said, if you want to do a fade for My Ever Changing Moods, but not sure how to go about it, here is what I did.
#knitting
#knitting
July 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
One of the names that I considered for this pattern was Crossfade, but decided against it because I thought it implied too much about the color. That said, if you want to do a fade for My Ever Changing Moods, but not sure how to go about it, here is what I did.
#knitting
#knitting
My Ever Changing Moods Shawl is partly based on how I am tend to transition from one mood to another and how those moods blend into one another. You might say I am kind of a slow boil. This shawl is the embodiment of that idea (and a few others). #knitting #intothewhirled
July 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My Ever Changing Moods Shawl is partly based on how I am tend to transition from one mood to another and how those moods blend into one another. You might say I am kind of a slow boil. This shawl is the embodiment of that idea (and a few others). #knitting #intothewhirled