Tara Kennedy

@taratlk

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Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 5d

Annnnnd now with picture. Also I checked and it's actually bottom up, which makes more sense why I couldn't tell the neck needed adjustment sooner. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Elbow sleeve green sweater with red and light green stripes and braid twists along the top and two stripes along the bottom edge. Pattern is Dark Victory by Annie Modesitt. Yarn is Fibre Company Terra.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 12d

For shawl week, we could talk about how I have loved Hunter Hammersen's Curls patterns since I spotted one in a booth at Maryland Sheep and Wool. All started in a corner, so easily adjustable for different amounts and weights. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Purple and blue variegated lace shawl close up. Pattern is Falsity by Hunter Hammersen. Yarn is Dragonfly Pixie.

Purple and blue variegated lace shawl draped over a lamp. Pattern is Falsity by Hunter Hammersen. Yarn is Dragonfly Pixie.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 15d

Hey, folks, it's Romance Book Blast Day! Over 950 romance authors have made their books free today, including me. Mine can be found on the short reads page. www.romancebooklovers.com

Romance book blast. Free books available at: romancebooklovers.com on July 28th.
Cover of Repeated Burn by Tara Kennedy whicg has an Asian girl holding a cup of coffee and smiling.
Arrows point to the cover with text: He'' her ex's new ex's brother. It's complicated. She's sworn off charming dudes. He's attracted to her competence.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 18d

Went to watch some tennis and now listening to the music from the party at the Liberian Embassy while I wait for the bus.

Steps with the words: The heart of the nation. The love of the game.

Blue Sky with a few clouds and some tree tops.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 19d

Ah, @livrunsfast.bsky.social has been guiding #ShowMeYourKnits for two years! Huzzah! For this week's theme, I have knit this blanket pattern more than once since it's so versatile, in stroller size and lap sized. Additional info in alt text. 🧶

Navy lace blanket. Yarn is Miss Babs Yowza. Pattern is Undercover by Beata Jezek.

Lace blanket that is turquoise in center with brown at the edges. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Cotton. Pattern is Undercover by Beata Jezek.

Lace Blanket that is pink, blue, green, and brown. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock. Pattern is Undercover by Beata Jezek.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· 26d

Liv asked for useful tools this week. I am deep in the tank for the Denise needles because the plastic needles worked best for my hands. But these little short cords they came out with made knitting small circumferences so much more fun. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Three sets of white plastic needles each with a three inch cord resting on a variegated blue kitted item.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jul 11

Texture week! I have this cardigan, which I probably need to knit another of. One textured stitch throughout. Details in alt text. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Grey knit cardigan shown from a sideways view. Pattern is Beekeeper Cardigan by Marie Greene. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jul 4

On my needles right now, I'm on section one of the new Knitmas in July pattern. I have already missed a color change but I'm just going with it. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Feather and fan lace knit shawl in progress with purple, turquoise, deep gray, and blue stripes. Yarn is Emma's Yarn Super Silky and PP Sock Smalls. Pattern is by Becky Beagell for Nomadic Knits.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jul 3

Ran my errands close to noon partly to get them over with, but also partly because I knew the temperature was actually going to get worse. Feels like is 7 degrees high now.

Washington temperature 100F, Fells like 114F with two Extreme Heat Warnings for today and a picture of the region with bright red temperatures. Basically it is quite hot here.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 27

Liv asked for blues this week and I have sooo many blues. But here's one that suits steamier weather. Additional info in alt text. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Me wearing a lacy teal knit vest. Pattern is Crystal by Mel Clark. Yarn is Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend in Juniper.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 20

Light and dark for the solstice week. Two hats, same pattern, one with yarn held double. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Light gray knit hat with ribbed bottom and lacey top. Yarn is Sweet Georgia Merino Worsted. Pattern is Library of Congress Hat by Tanis Gray.

Knit dark purple and sparkly black hat with ribbed bottom and lacy top. Yarn is Sweet Georgia Worsted (purple) and Buffalo Wool Company Sexy (black). Pattern is Library of Congress Hat by Tanis Gray.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 14

Tonight's entertainment.

Program for Woolly Mammoth's A Fine Madness which features a picture of of creator and performer Justin Weaks.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 13

Got my knitting in public in too, while listening to an audiobook for the audio walk. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

The first bit of a rectangular shawl knit on the bias, with first garter and first lace section visible. Pattern is Changes by Susan Ashcroft. Yarn is Illimani Sabri.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 13

Voted!

DC Board of elections official ballot box with many official words and a slot with arrows that says insert ballot here.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 11

This is slightly less awkward than earlier this year when they blocked the entire park with jersey barriers, which made getting off the bus safely technically impossible, but it still sucks.

Entrance to Franklin Park surrounded by temporary fencing that has one panel waiting to be swung shut sealing off the park.

The bus shelter with bench behind the temporary fencing.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 10

Rainbow!

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Jun 6

Stripes! Not self striping yarn, but this was a travel knitting shawl that went to Italy and back with me. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Pattern is Ever Onward by Jaala Spiro. Yarn is Opulence and Spectacular by Knit circus.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 30

Liv asked for blankets this week. This is one I knit as a wedding present. Did it modular, starting in the center and working my way out. Blocked it in the hotel just ahead of the wedding, hence the not great lighting. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Purple, grey, and navy blanket with a center square that uses all three colors and then log cabin-esque stripes around that square widening out creating larger square until the border.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 23

Yellow week. I mostly use yellow as a contrast, but it does provide a very fun contrast. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Stripey shawl with blue, green, orange, and yellow stripes, each stripe with a different pattern. Pattern is 14 Color Woolstok Light Shawl by Mary Pranica. Yarn is predictably, Woolstok Light.

Another view of stripey shawl showing off blue, green, orange, yellow, red, purple stripes, each with a different sitch pattern.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 16

A beautiful day for a book fest. #GBF

Authors Jasmine Warga and Erin Entrada Kelly in front of a Gaithersburg Book Festival sign.

Authors Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson in green and Mary Lisa Gavenas in brown along with their moderator (black and white) and being introduced by a local politician (pink).

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 16

What's on your needles week! Currently working on this cardigan. Just started a bit of sleeve. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Blue handknit with pale blue and red dotted stripes. Pattern is Nonni by Isabel Kraemer. Yarn is &Make DK.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 10

Tonight's entertainment:

Playbill for Aguardiente at Gala Hispanic Theater. Playbill is green, with a man with eyes closed and a butterfly resting in his hair.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 9

For stockinette week, I have this cowl which was designed to take advantage of yarn pooling. Super fun, straight stockinette with the occasional increase or decrease. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Close up of a navy cowl with color shifts to a white with blue and light purple variegations. The yarn is pooled dramatically in a V shape. Pattern is depth by Terry Blasko. Yarn is The Fiber Seed Sprout Worsted.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 8

Went to the always fabulous Bold Fork Books tonight to hear Sheldon Simeon chat about his new cookbook.

Sheldon Simeon in conversation with one of the food writers from the post. They are both behind a counter and surrounded by cookbooks.

Cover of Ohana [sic] Style by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder. Cover has pictures of multiple hands reaching for a variety of foods from onigiri to jello.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 2

Also these buttons were an incredible find at my LYS.

Close up on buttons on stripey turquoise sweater. Buttons say Washington DC, have a picture of the Capitol building with a blue sky. Normally not a fan of government building merch, but the color was a great match.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· May 2

The wear your knits theme has given me a chance for a bit of a humble brag. This is my Line sweater, pattern by Ann Weaver. The year I finished it, MDSW weekend was cool, much like this one, so I wore it. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Me in a stripey turquoise cardigan with buttons. Pattern is The Line by Ann Weaver. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Traveller.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Apr 29

No. I mean, you do you, I guess. My mother passed away from lung cancer 5 years ago this week, so it's a no for me.

Screencap of New York Magazine post of Xochitl Gonzalez's essay "Should We All Start Smoking Cigarettes Again?"

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Apr 26

Redo, because wrong picture: 7 bookstores. 1 yarn store. 1 Science and 1 Tea Store. Came home with more books, cards, and tote bags than I left with. It was a good day. My feet are now on strike. Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Happy Local Yarn Store Day!

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Apr 25

And purple week. This puzzle wrap was so fun and a great plan for some hemp I'd had in the stash for a while. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶

Me wearing a lavender top with lacy cables over a polka dotted shirt. Pattern is Tantric Puzzle Top by Anne Carroll Gilmour. Yarn is Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy.

Back view of purple top showing the two sides criss crossing.

Tara Kennedy@taratlk· Apr 25

Cat and I have made it back from the vet. She celebrated by patrolling to make sure everything was as we left it and then getting a snack before laying down for a rest.