Destiny Itano

@deswasralph.bsky.social

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knitter, designer, LYS owner, knitting teacher, writer, lifter of heavy things, excessive coffee-drinker, multiracial Asian American, mama, they/she https://linktr.ee/deswasralph no I don't have a website; this is it right now

A toddler wearing a Bruce Lee t-shirt holds his mother’s hand. She is wearing sunglasses and is watching him. He is smiling at the camera.
Concert shot of Clipping. They are wearing Mariners jerseys. You can see the crowd in silhouette. The image projected on and behind the band is red and white, digitized looking.
A small plate with a piece of matzoh, horseradish, and charoset (chopped apples, chopped walnuts, honey, wine, and cinnamon).
Twin babies next to each other on a bed. The baby on the left has thick black hair and is in an orange outfit with cats on it. She has her fists balled up and is screaming. The baby on the right has very fine lighter hair and is covered in a mint colored blanket. She is facing away from her screaming sister and has her eyes closed and her hands over her ears.
A crocheted blanket with stripes of grey, green, black, white, and red is crumpled on a chair
An in-progress crocheted temperature blanket made up of hexagons. Most have three rings of colors inside, mostly greens and blues, with a background color connecting them and forming the hexagons. The bottom two rows are a medium grey: the top row is a lighter greyish brown.
A woman models a hand knit open front cardigan. She is in front of a red door, looking to the side, her black hair is braided. The cardigan is dark blue, with orange/red/yellow variegated stripes all down the body and above the cuffs of the arms. There is also a thin line of the same color as the stripes that runs along the edge of the fronts.
A long string of crocheted hexagons, with part of a second row attached as well, on a table. They are each made of three rings of color, mostly greens and teals, and there are two solid colored circles (red and gray). They are attached with a dark brownish-gray background color, which creates the hexagon shape. The string of hexagons is so long that it’s folded to fit on the table.
A hand knit sweater spread on a table with one of the arms folded across the front to show the detailed cable design down the sleeve. The body of the sweater is plain stockinette. The yarn is a blue-gray with flashes of dark gray/black.
Five crocheted hexagons, each with three rings of colors, connected together with a dark gray color. The bottom three hexagons are greens and blues, and the top two are a silvery gray and one more greens one. You can see locking stitch markers attached to the top greens one.
Two crocheted circles - one silver gray and one garnet red, both with a little variegation in the colors
Crocheted hexagons for a temperature blanket. A bunch are joined to gather, and there are four unfinished rings next to them. The colors are all blues and greens, and the joining color is a medium gray.
A temperature blanket planning page, with a picture of a thermometer in the middle. Strands of yarn are tied to the right hand side, one color per temperature range, 18 colors total. On the left hand side, four neutrals are tied on with a list of dates corresponding to each color.
Detail of a handknit half-pi shawl in bright blue and variegated orange/pink/yellow. Stitch patterns include lace, slipped stitch lattice, and garter.
Feet in hand-knit socks. The yarn colors are blues and purples, pooling to be striped.
A partially knit sweater in a variegated grey yarn. A long cable pattern is visible on one arm, and ribbing is on a cord.
A hand knit hat, gray with light speckles of color. The pattern has dip stitches creating diamond shapes.
The band Fishbone on stage, over the heads of a crowd, with yellow and blue light flares all over
A grey and white tuxedo cat relaxing and looking at the camera. A persons hand is on the cat’s back and the top of their face is visible looking over the cat’s head.
A hand holds a bag of Jack and Jill Chippy chips - the bag says “Chili and cheese flavored corn chips.” There is a warped rigid heddle loom in the background.
A hand holds knitting on needles. The yarn is grey with specks of color; the pattern has diamond shapes created by dip stitches.
The backs of people walking out a door marked “Gate 5” in a train station; an Amtrak ticket taker is checking them through.
Screenshot of two short texts that read: “Train cancelled” and “Banana on tracks”
Feet in hand knit socks. The socks are grey with muted rainbow colored stripes.
Collage with eight knit designs in image tiles around a center image of the Fasten Off YAL logo and text reading, “Fasten Off YAL 2024 Designer”
Grey/rainbow striped hand knit socks. One sock is a tube; the other has needles in with an opening where the heel will go.