Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social New Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨
October 30-31, 2026 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington, New Zealand)
Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social I have too many dogs for a sensible person
One of the Aotearoa NZ Twitter exodus
Mother: Invercargill, father: Simmesport La. Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Cajun, Pākehā, feminist, parent
MA in history, PhD in dork
Terfs and right-wingers can get in the bin
Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social Senior Political Reporter at newsroom.co.nz covering climate change, health, energy and violent extremism | He/him ✡️
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social The other “Susie” Wiles AKA NZ’s “COVID lady/Pink Terror”. Microbiologist & science communicator, lover of bioluminescence & Lego. Becoming slightly obsessed with reusable period products despite being perimenopausal. She/her.
Aja Barber @ajabarber.bsky.social Here’s why you don’t need that $10 dress. Author of Consumed. Contributing editor at ELLE UK. 
Duck @duckalini.bsky.social Platform engineer. Genderqueer nonbinary. I talk tech, politics and life. But mostly pets (the cat is Bernard, the dog is Gus).
Pronouns: they/them 🏳️🌈
Mina @mickilea.bsky.social 
Martine @m-amadee.bsky.social 
Mothmanosphere @hadyn.nz It's your favourite Hadyn! Or second favourite Haydn.
Also I work in cybersecurity so sometimes I post about stuff like that.
David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social I like collating data,
and getting thoughts in the brain.
All for Public data, Aotearoa New Zealand, and informed communities. #openData #NewZealand #Aotearoa #rstats. He/him.
He tangata tiriti ahau
BiscuitStitches @biscuitstitches.bsky.social Knitting ☕ Handspinning out in Alabama. 🧶 💠
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FREE, thanks to our Patrons!
guild.knitty.com
#knitting #crochet #AuDHD #science #compassion #CDN #hamont 🇨🇦
Perpetually covid vaxxed💉
@birchhollowfibers.bsky.social @birchhollowfibers.bsky.social 
The Uppity Knitter @theuppityknitter.bsky.social SoulSister in Appalachia
Mother, Wife, Funkateer, Knitter, lover of audiobooks and all museums, kinda sorta retired CRNA
Rosemary (Romi) Hill @romidesigns.bsky.social IG and YouTube: @RomiDesigns - designer of hand knitting patterns, author, teacher, knitter, thinker, reader. She/her. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Patty Lyons @pattylyons.bsky.social Knitting teacher, designer, author of Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks & Knitting Bag of Tricks: The Official Workbook.
Laura Chau @cosmicpluto.bsky.social Knitting designer and editor in Toronto. 
Carol Feller @stolenstitches.bsky.social CEO, Founder, & Knitwear Designer at Stolen Stitches.
Find workshops, clubs, and knit-alongs at:
https://stolenstitches.com
📌 Cork, Ireland
🍁 Autumn KAL: https://stolenstitches.com/pages/knitalongs-with-carol
Hunter Hammersen @hunterhammersen.bsky.social I knit tiny nonsense.
There's also likely to be a fair bit of swearing.
@savoryknitting.bsky.social @savoryknitting.bsky.social https://www.ravelry.com/designers/amy-christoffers
Felicia at SweetGeorgia @sweetgeorgia.bsky.social Unapologetic Colour & Craft ✨ Knitting, Machine Knitting, CSM, Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing and more ✨ sweetgeorgiayarns.com ✨ schoolofsweetgeorgia.com
Wool & Pine @woolandpine.bsky.social Selena & Abbye here, bringing you knitting patterns with clarity and charm, supported by eye-catching photos and video tutorials. www.woolandpine.com
Clara Parkes @claraparkes.bsky.social Author, Maine dweller, respite giver, wool sniffer.
https://claraparkes.com
Jill Draper (Makes Stuff) @jillmakesstuff.bsky.social Making things sheep to skein in the USA
www.jilldraper.com
Roxanne Richardson @roxmpls.bsky.social Master Hand Knitter. Knitting Communicator. Fledgling spinner, flailing dyer.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RoxanneRichardson
Technical knitting articles published in various Interweave mags
Ravelry group: Rox Rocks
Rav ID: Rox
Norah Gaughan @norahgn.bsky.social Designer of hand knitting patterns.
Norah on Ravelry
NorahGaughan.net
https://linktr.ee/Norahgn
#knitting 🧶
Véronik Avery @veronikavery.bsky.social 
Handmade History Podcast @handmadehistorypod.bsky.social Digging up stories and busting myths about people, materials, and practices related to handcrafts. Hosted by sisters Sonia & Alicia de los Reyes. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts! 🧶🧵🪡
Pom Pom Publishing @pompommag.bsky.social Curators of beautiful knitting and crochet patterns.
pompommag.com
Rachel Coopey @coopknits.bsky.social Knitwear designer. Mainly socks. Leopard print is a neutral.
http://www.coopknits.co.uk
Brooklyn Tweed @brooklyntweed.bsky.social We make high quality breed-specific yarns and patterns for hand knitters.
Website: www.brooklyntweed.com
Caroline Jane @pacificcoastknits.bsky.social I’m knitting obsessed 🧶 Find me at @fancyworkyarnshop in Bend for knitting help. On Ravelry at Pacificcoastknits. #equality, #lgbtq🌈 rights & climate change matter to me.
Birchtreeknits @birchtreeknits.bsky.social Knitting designer and knitting teacher. As a young Mom and nurse, I learned… knitting offers a sense of calm, balance, & creativity.
Find me on Ravelry and join my group there!
My patterns also available on my website
https://www.birchtreeknits.com/
BabyCocktails @babycocktails.bsky.social Knitting pattern designer and cocktail fan. Find my patterns on Ravelry or on my own website at www.BabyCocktails.com. Can also get political because it’s hard to just watch. Ask pattern questions in my BabyCocktails Ravelry group, not on social media.
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth."
https://linktr.ee/jamesmartinsj
Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social Former Mayor. Global Greenie. Political reckons etc etc
Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
Sarah Millican @sarahmillican.bsky.social Latest special Late Bloomer is on Netflix (not UK & IRE) & Channel4.com (UK & IRE) now.
Also part of the Standard Issue podcast team
Replies ending TSM are by my team.
https://linktr.ee/thesarahmillican
Hungrymama @hungrymama.bsky.social Leftie, feminist, pākehā, fat. She/her. A bunch of chronic conditions in a trenchcoat. Toitū te Tiriti. Mostly cat pics and whining. Ōtautahi.
Profile pic by Fran Henricksen
Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social Journalist, rider of bikes, cooker of food, seeker of joy. Dad-DJ. Cosmopolitan.
Rob Isaac @rmi.bsky.social I like the party favours but I hate the party people.
John Hart @farmgeek.bsky.social I’m quite fond of trees.
You can DM me the old fashioned way on farmgeek at gmail dot com
Whakaoriori Masterton, Aotearoa
Sue Tyler @styler.bsky.social https://felt.co.nz/shop/supervery
Pākehā nō Pōneke, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
She/Her.
Craft is the new pink, is the new black.
Mellopuffy @mellopuffy.bsky.social I believe in love. #Landback. Tangata Tiriti. Cis/She/Her. Ōtepoti home but Ōtautahi bred. Union Strong! ✊🏼
Caren Wilton @carenwilton.bsky.social Editor, writer, oral historian. Pākehā living in Wairarapa, Aotearoa. She/her. Old lefty bisexual feminist. Cats, gardens, art, books, knitting, human rights. Kia kaha te reo Māori, toitū te Tiriti. Covid isn't over. AI is a scam.
David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social davidslack.net
Michele A’Court @micheleacourt.bsky.social Comedian/Writer
Tangata Tiriti
Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social IYKYK
Annette @annettle.bsky.social Cats, food, hermit life. I love bread. Mostly also annettle elsewhere.
Nat Torkington @gnat.bsky.social Beloved banjo player of the people. Co-owner and CTO of an apparel ERP company. In former lives: open source, Perl, O'Reilly Media, new technology. Bereavement is sadder and weirder than you can imagine.
Madam Snazzy @moatatamaira.bsky.social Māori. Librarian. Feminist. So basically a triple threat.
She/her. Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Reckons here: https://the-opinionist.ghost.io/
Thomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social Cities, transport and economic and climate transitions
Marama Davidson @maramadavidson.bsky.social She/her/ia
@NZGreens Co-leader based in Manurewa. Indigenous to Aotearoa/NZ. Authorised by Miriam Ross, greens.org.nz
Emma Hart @ghet.bsky.social Medical transcriptionist, erstwhile writer, big on board games, gardening, craft, cricket, social justice and the general superiority of my cat. She/her. Aotearoa/NZ.
David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social PR hack. Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe shit.
He/Him
Franklin Habit @franklinhabit.bsky.social Author, illustrator, photographer, designer, knitter. American in Paris. Textiles fanatic. Host of patreon.com/franklinhabit. Student of Latin, Roman history nut. Devoted fan of The Archers.
Kate Atherley @kateatherley.bsky.social Knitter, teacher, editor, writer, designer. She/her. Craft, food & feminism. Love is love. Abortions are healthcare. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Opinions my own. Sharing a life and a very good dog with @normwilner. www.kateatherley.com
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