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04/29/2023

I’ve been using ribbed socks as an easy project to tote around to all of my various “hurry up and wait” functions. As a result my husband is starting to amass quite a collection.

The latest version are using yarn from .makes and up next is probably some LoTR socks.

Pattern is Basic Ribbed Socks by Kate Atherly off Rav. Unfortunately I don’t have a social media tag.

04/23/2023

I haven’t been knitting as much lately (anyone else dying from end of year school activities?) but I have been reading.
Let’s just say Essex Dogs is impossible to put down. I love history. My husband jokes that I’d read a history textbook for fun, which is true! I have! But Essex Dogs is historical fiction which is such a fun genre. Highly recommend.

04/13/2023

Hi friends. I always endeavor to share receipts of any and all charitable givings when I say a percentage of profits will be donated.

This year I chose to donate to in honor of Autism Acceptance Month. In addition, this donation was generously added to by . I’m completely blown away by the generosity and cannot express my gratitude fully. A million million thank you’s.

Just a reminder 10% of profits this month will be donated to AWN. I will make an additional donation at the end of the month for any sales that occur between now and then.

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement.

04/06/2023

💎 Erasure 💎

Ever notice how when we hear conversations about autism, it’s often about autistic children or parents of autistic children?

We have this sense that autism is a childhood disorder, yet never stop to acknowledge that autistic children grow in adulthood. And yes I am aware that autistic individuals with high support needs may live with their parents their whole lives and I understand a toll is taken in that situation by all parties. This disability is a spectrum, but very little conversation is had about later life diagnoses and low support needs individuals.

The erasure of autistic adults from the literature and overall social sphere has a direct impact on autistic adults. We have been erased. It feels as if are “not worthy” of being seen, heard, or campaigned for. And in return we sand down all of the radiant points of ourselves, like a gem cutter trying to fit a stone into a setting that obviously doesn’t fit.

04/05/2023

♾️ Vibrancy ♾️

I used to avoid social media in April. It felt like never-ending waves of “autism awareness” as if we were magical creatures you couldn’t see unless you knew about us, or a never-ending cavalcade “autism warning signs I wish I’d known” videos posted by autism warrior parents as if it were something to be avoided. While I recognize the difficulty that comes with raising a neurodivergent child and I have no wish to dismiss someone else’s lives experience, it felt very much like April was about how autism affected other people, rather than how autism affected autistic individuals.

In truth, I want more. I want more for my children and every other autistic child. I want more for every autistic adult who has spent their whole lives looking for why they were never enough. I want more from society, to see us as a vibrant, vital part of our communities rather than something to be pitied or easily slotted into a theme of the month only to be erased at the turn of the new.

I want to see expressions of autistic vibrancy, joy, success and everyday life, not heart-jerking insta reels of how a mother wished they’d seen the “signs” earlier. We are more than likes and shares on a social media platform. We deserve more. We deserve better.

04/03/2023

✨ Perception ✨

All the countless times someone has said to me “but you don’t seem autistic.” All the countless times someone else’s internal perception of what autism ~should~ look like invalidated my own lived experience.

It is to live on a knifes’s edge, who I am left to hinge on someone else’s perception of me. I have been immensely privileged for someone with autism, my traits are either internal or easily glossed over as “quirks” and I’m an educated white woman with a certain amount of pretty privilege.

And yet, society’s perception of autism is such that we invalidate autistic individuals because they don’t meet our extreme expectation of a disability so greatly misunderstood by the public.

For me, Perception highlights this dichotomy. There’s nuanced, blended colors, but also the stark contrast of extreme speckles.

Perception will be available for preorder on April 8. Fi*****ng, Sock and DK bases available.

04/02/2023

And it’s April! 🌸🌿

Returning this year is a mini series of yarn inspired by autism.

If you’re new here, hi! I’m BrookeLynne and I’m autistic. I want to share things I feel are impactful and influence my art.

I’ll be sharing reels of the yarn dyeing process and photo posts of the yarn itself this week with a pre-order opening on April 8 at 8am PT.

10% of profits will be donated this year to . It’s a 501(c)3 organisation dedicated to “disability justice, gender & racial equity, neurodiversity & trans liberation with a focus on transformative and restorative justice in disability spaces.”

I hope to share this exploration with you and maybe start a few conversations about autism, art, yarn, or all three. I believe there’s strength in community and the fiber arts community is truly outstanding.

03/13/2023

I’m so excited to see all of the reveals today and tomorrow. Mornings are generally very busy so I’m sharing mine a little early just to make sure I don’t forget. 😅

Cranberry pomegranate tart will be available on fi*****ng and DK via my website tomorrow at 4pm pacific.

Don’t forget to check out all of the amazing dyers participating in this fun collab.

03/07/2023

Well if you couldn’t guess, my surprise project this month is pie related.

is going to be so much fun. There’s a bunch of dyers involved and every single one of them has drop dead gorgeous yarn.

Can’t wait to show you the yarn next week.

03/02/2023

Popped these babies up in the OOAK listing in my website.

I’d love to get some space back on my shelves. All OOAK and test skeins are $15 - a huge discount!

If you see something you like, check it out.

03/01/2023

Something exciting coming 14 March

02/27/2023

I totally forgot to share this FO! It’s a sample knit so it’s been safely sent back to its owner and I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge!

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