James Foley

@jfoley.bsky.social

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Mostly Knitting Here 🧶 Wannabe Photographer on Instagram 📸 Old School Runescaper ⚔️ 📍 Eastern Shore of Virginia

The Solo Jazz cups. It’s a white cup with teal paint brush stripes and a purple crayon stripe over top.
Three wound yarn cakes in shades of coral and blush pink sit stacked on a wooden table next to a yarn ball winder. In the background, a softly lit living room features a decorated Christmas tree and a television playing the movie Hitch, creating a cozy crafting-at-home atmosphere.
A skein of tangled hot pink lace weight yarn balanced on a leg with one side connected to a ball winder with half the skein caked up.
A knitted jacket with a grey stitched koala with pink ears and black eyes and a nose with a baby koala in the same colors on its back. The koalas are in a brown tree with green leaves around it. The background is a creamy yarn. The koalas were completed by duplicate stitch.
A grey baby koala with a pink belly, mouth, and ears in duplicate stitch.
The backside of a cream colored knitted cardigan with pink ribbing on the edges. The back has an in progress brown tree with cut outs for a koala with a baby on its back. The cardigan has a picture of the overall design in the top left corner.
A garage with concrete flooring and plywood walls. In the middle of the frame is a L-shaped wooden shelving frame made of 2x4s.
A pink seed stitch neckline showing the cast on edge.
A partially completed knitted cardigan in a peach-cream color is laid flat with the front facing up. There is a seed stitch neckline and a bottom hem in a light pink color. The cardigan has two pockets that have not been seamed yet and it doesn’t have a button band. The sleeves are still on hold.
A soft, hand-knit chevron blanket in shades of blue and white drapes over a plush, round papasan chair with a gray cushion and a pink flower pillow. Sunlight filters through a window, adding to the cozy ambiance of the reading nook.
A young child with wavy brown hair, wearing a pink “The Salty Dog Café” t-shirt, flies a kite in the backyard on a sunny day. The kite soars high in the sky, with a house, trees, and a blue above-ground pool in the background. A perfect moment of childhood joy and outdoor fun.
A smiling man with a beard and short blonde hair holds up a long, knitted blanket featuring a chevron lace pattern in alternating stripes of light blue and a slightly darker blue. He stands in a cozy living room with a TV, shelves, and toys in the background, proudly displaying his handiwork.
A knitted stuffed teddy bear in variegated yarn where the colors go from red to orange to brown. The teddy bear is sitting on a wooden fence.
A store shelf displays various skeins of “Just Yarn” in an array of colors, neatly arranged in metal racks. The top shelves hold worsted weight yarn in solid colors like gray, blue, burgundy, green, and yellow, while the lower shelves feature textured and variegated yarns.
A woman smiles warmly while wearing a hand-knit royal blue cable-knit beanie with a pom-pom, standing in a snowy landscape. Her navy blue winter coat is zipped up, and snow-covered trees are visible in the background.
A large chocolate Labrador Retriever stands outside in the snow, looking directly into the camera with a calm and curious expression. Snowflakes have settled on its face and fur. The dog wears a red collar with a teal tag. Behind the dog, there is a white house with a green door, a snow-covered white car, and a black sled resting on the ground. Snow is actively falling, creating a wintery scene.
A blue knitted hat in-progress on the needles. With five inches of ribbing and the wrong-side of cables showing.
A 2x2 knitted brim of the October Hat. The hat is in progress and being held up on the needles. The background has a Ford F-550 steering wheel and instrument panel.
Two inches of a blue knitted hat on a circular needle. The hat is sitting on top of the knitting pattern print out on a grey plastic table.
A cheerful Santa Claus with a fluffy white beard and red suit stands next to a smiling man wearing a blue jacket, plaid shirt, and beanie. They are posing together in a grocery store aisle stocked with jars and boxes of food products, with a “Real Savings Every Day” sign visible in the background.
A knitted blue beanie with slanted cables and a Pom-pom on top.
A knitted beanie in pink with a ripple and moss stitch texture. The beanie is topped with a faux brown fur Pom-pom and the background is white faux fur.
Two green mittens laying on each side of a ruler with the knitting pattern behind them.
A small hunter green mitten on a white piece of paper.
A festive holiday scene featuring a Christmas tree adorned with lights and ornaments in the background. In the foreground, a letter board displays a humorous quote from the movie Elf: “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, & syrup.” To the side, a carved wooden Santa decoration adds a rustic holiday touch.
A cherrywood window frame with two drawn on eyes and eyebrows.
A smiling family of three sits together on the grass in front of an aged brick building. The mother, wearing a navy blue dress, sits on the left. The father, wearing a rust-colored cable-knit sweater and jeans, sits on the right. Their young daughter, wearing an orange corduroy jumper over a white shirt with navy leggings and brown boots, sits between them. She is smiling brightly, with her arms around both parents.
Five light blue knitted pieces with a chevron pattern are neatly rolled and arranged on a flat, cream-colored surface. Four are arranged in a 2x2 grid, with one positioned to the right of the grid.
A light blue knitted project with a zigzag pattern rests on someone’s lap, with knitting needles and yarn attached. The person is seated in a waiting room with tile flooring, chairs, and a wooden coffee table in the background. Sunlight streams through a glass door to the left.
A smiling 6’8” individual proudly holds up a long, hand-knitted scarf in shades of navy blue and gray, standing in a cozy living room. The scarf features subtle gradient stripes, showcasing impressive craftsmanship and dedication.
Stylish person walking on a city sidewalk, wearing a large, chunky brown knit scarf with fringe, a purple beanie, sunglasses, and casual boots. They are carrying a white plastic bag in one hand and exuding a cozy, fashionable vibe.
A green cardigan with eccentric cables and honeycomb pattern throughout the body and arms.
A three year old posing at an awkward angle with her tongue out and right hand in the air, wearing a lavender hand knit shirt.
A screenshot of an Instagram post by PacificKnitCo. The image has a blue wavy background with a red, white, and blue knitting chart that reads “I VOTED”
Half of a light purple knitted tee on a pink hangar hanging from a tree with red and yellow autumnal leaves at the top of the photo.
A screenshot of the Spotify app that shows the Stephen King audiobook “IT” that has 2 hours and 27 minutes left. The app has an overlay that reads “You’re out of audiobook listening hours.”
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #197,227, James Foley ‪@jfoley.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 1, 2023"
Here is a digital illustration of a high school student with a mental health issue. The student appears distressed and isolated in a school environment, surrounded by other students interacting normally. The details like the slouched posture, sad expression, unkempt hair, and dark circles under the eyes aim to convey the student's emotional state.
Two glass mason jars filled with water with tea bags floating at the top. The jars are on top of a black grill cover with lots of trees and a grey garage in the background.
A small incomplete strip of an afghan on circular needles in a baby blue color.
The front of a sweater with a beautiful mountain landscape in the background with a blue stream coming down the body with rocks and framed by Lucious green trees on both sides.
A paper plate with 6 pancakes in the shape of a bunny with a marshmallow tail, strawberries as foot pads, and blueberries as the toe beans.
Before blocking: a light purple hat that is round in shape with textured stitch patterns bordered by garter stitch rows.
A knitted Musselburgh hat in a colorful yarn comprised of bright pinks, purples, yellows, greens, and blues.
A chocolate lab with grey around her snout looking at the camera standing in a white dining room with tan carpet.
A chocolate lab intensely staring at a plate of food just out of frame.
A traditional red and white Elf on the Shelf doll sitting in a green Christmas tree with bright white lights. The elf is wearing a knitted skirt in yellow, brown, and blue colored yarn.
A long screenshot of my Year in Books that lists I read 5,472 pages in 15 books. The shortest book was This Telling by Cheryl Strayed and the longest book was The Stand by Stephen King. The average book length was 364 pages. The most shelved book was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the least shelved was Mischief by Stephen Wasz.