Amy van de Laar

Knit designer, music nerd, & nature lover 🌿 Kiwi living in Australia 🥝 she/her or they/them 🌈 You can find my knitting patterns on Ravelry 👇

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@_Miss_Elisabeth Looking good! 💛

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@crownofteabags It’s looking great so far! 💛

[Kathleen Sperling @wipinsanity]

I was in a weird mood, and decided to combine my 8-year-old's current learning obsession with my favourite hobby. Thus, I present...

Birds As Really Popular Knitting Patterns Of The 21st Century; A Thread

(Okay, one of them pre-dates the 21st century.)

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@AyDeeBoyce Lovely! 💛 I had a sourdough phase a few years ago and have no desire to try again 😂

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

Check out the other Operation: Social Justice yarn/patterns/notions on Instagram (#operationsjw) or on @AngelinaPanozzo's website, and if you can’t make a purchase right now, consider sharing your favourites for others to find!

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

The Fledgling Hat is here! This pattern is my contribution to #OperationSJW, which unites over 180 fibre businesses raising money for charities supporting equal rights. From 15-31 March I will be donating 20% of sales of this pattern to two charities supporting LGBTQ+ youth. 💛

[Ryann GamerCrafting @AGamerCrafting]

#OperationSJW launches tomorrow! I know many of us are scared, but the charities all these small yarn businesses are fundraising for are going to need us more than ever. ♥️ #PleaseRT

https://t.co/fAtvWPV82F

[Ryann GamerCrafting @AGamerCrafting]

Operation: social justice launches March 15th! 180+ vendors, raising money for 75+ charities! Head to the link to learn more and browse some sneak peeks! (This page is the best place to shop when it all goes live, as IG is hiding the #operationsjw tag!) https://t.co/fAtvWPV82F

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@melsey6 @ginoiseau Thanks so much!

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

Hey folks, there’s a new pattern for a knitted packer on Ravelry (currently high on the Hot Right Now page), and it’s been getting a few hideously transphobic comments. Help me check on the comments and report the harmful ones?

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@SuperCroup @mediaperuana Thank you! The comments are mostly lovely, which is good to see.

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@twiceteller Thank you!

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Here’s the link (nsfw): https://t.co/vFrov5XtiH

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@AngelinaPanozzo @UpAndGeorgia This is my tiny brat Katya ❤️

[2018 workplace halloween bake-off winner @not_friends]

For anyone watching the Whakatāne coverage, you will catch glimpses of a rock with a statue of a wind-swept young woman on it in the harbour. Her name is Wairaka, and her story is how Whakatāne got its name:

[Amy van de Laar @AmyvdLaar]

@caseyf Congratulations Cassidy, I’m so happy for you! 💖