Probably my final contribution to this year's #AutisticCreativeFestival.

From the #InfiniTints prompt "Teal me more!"

My #specialinterest is #psychology. Every other interest somehow leads back to it, and I'm hoping to be able to become a licensed psychologist someday. 🤞

#actuallyautistic
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
#embroidery

Cat plush draft V2: a stretched out and floppy girl. Not the end design but hey! It's progress!

This is my submission for #AutismAcceptanceMonth's #AutisticCreativeFestival's #InfiniTints prompts Unmasking Magenta AND AuTism Gold.

Handmade Hearts 🏳️‍⚧️
@HandmadeHeartz
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Cat plush draft V2: a stretched out and floppy girl. Not the end design but hey! It's progress!

This is my submission for #AutismAcceptanceMonth's #AutisticCreativeFestival's #InfiniTints prompts Unmasking Magenta AND AuTism Gold. 1/3
A crocheted cat plushy stretched out with the back legs off to the side and the tail curled around the front. The front legs are stretched out forward. The eyes are buttons. The ears are a bit on the small side. The body is made of splotches of magenta and bright yellow yarn, the latter slightly but visibly thicker than the former.
The plushy is at another angle, showing the front and the head tilted down.
Handmade Hearts 🏳️‍⚧️
@HandmadeHeartz
What does unmasking feel like to me? It feels like falling into all of those classic cat-like stims I internalized from the only creatures I understood as a child. Stretching, meowing, purring, sunlight naps.

Cats are, after all, very autistic animals.

It's also a followup to our #AutisticCreativeTakeover submission! The pattern on google docs can be found in the thread linked below, still in progress + being edited but perfectly usable to #crochet either of these #amigurumi plushies so far. :3

https://cr8r.gg/@HandmadeHeartz/110124769417510905

Question: With what color infinities should I make this available with?

It is a very nice #stim toy made for the stim prompt of this #AutismAcceptanceMonth's #AutisticCreativeFestival's #AutisticCreativeTakeover by @/SaltedGayFish on Twitter and Tumblr. :3

BEHOLD!
My first attempt at an #embroideredportrait!

This was done in shades of coral for this #AutismAcceptanceMonth's #AutisticCreativeFestival's #InfiniTints by @/tismoonie on Twitter.
The prompt was "Calm Coral: What brings you peace?" The model is my partner, @/ablondpanda on Twitter and Tumblr. 💝

#embroideryart #embroidery #handembroidery

My piece this year for the #AutisticCreativeFestival's #44WordsChallenge by @/girl_Unleeshed on Twitter.

This same piece and more can be found on Twitter @/HeartbeatsWords, on Tumblr @HeartSystemBeats, and on Wordpress at heartsystembeats.wordpress.com.

I don't think that line will ever leave my mind. "I thought you were just..."

This one was inspired by this year's#AutisticCreativeTakeover prompt list by @/SaltedGayFish on Twitter (and Tumblr) for the #AutisticCreativeFestival taking place this month! It's mostly on Twitter, but I'll be cross-posting everything here and on Tumblr too.

The prompt I immediately zeroed in on was "animals." https://twitter.com/SaltedGayFish/status/1641916405506351106

Calling this the first "draft" of our #amigurumi cat pattern. It's not too bad!

See thread for why these tags are relevant:
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
#AutismAwarenessMonth
#AutisticCreativeTakeover
#AutisticCreativeFestival
and for the pattern.

I can't WAIT to show you folks what I'm working on for the #AutisticCreativeFestival.

Gotta wait until April starts though... And gonna wait until I'm done each project.

There are two projects complete, one of them #writing... I don't have a writing centric Mastodon so I suppose that'll be one of those exception posts.

Two more in progress.

I'll also be sharing a new original #crochet pattern for free the whole month of April. Maybe I'll manage to write another one or two to also be sharing free? Though I'm thinking once April is over I'll put a price on them.

I'm just rambling. It's about time for bed and I'm excited for this year's festival and to get my first ID with the new name on it, and for some other stuff, and because someone bought one of our crochet patterns today. And this #embroidery I'm working on? Possibly the most I've impressed myself artistically... ever? I kind of want to tag someone I follow on Tumblr who does really good embroidery because her work is the only inspiration I've had for this style. Should I..? I don't know. We've never talked. >///<

#AutismAcceptanceMonth