Gaye Glasspie

I am a confessed yarn addict, who also happens to be the mom of a beautiful, almost 21 year old, young lady. Welcome to my fiber diary. Come along with me as I obsess over all things fiber :). Contact me on GGmadeit@gmail.com and most importantly, thanks for visiting :)

Kings County Fiber Festival – I went

Kings County Fiber Festival, the 6th annual, took place this weekend. Maxcine the creator has been inviting me for the past three years and baby this year was the year. First can we discuss my fear of driving in NY? Listen, I was excited until I realized my daughter had to work. OH GOD, what […]

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Last week with GG

  Hello family, can we talk about last week? We can? Thank you! Last week Thursday marked my 5 year anniversary. 5 years ago GGmadeit was introduced to the world via my Facebook fan page. 🙀 Can you believe it’s been 5 years? I love Facebook memories for reminding me. I distinctly remember being afraid.

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Saturday with GG

  Saturday I spent the beginning of the day at Do Ewe Knit? Karen was having another trunk show with another company I love. Guys I got meet the ladies of Nice & Knit. There is something special to me when I know the people behind the yarn. I honestly think that is why I

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Oops I did it again

Who is on the Front page of Ravelry AGAIN?! MEEEEEEEE! This makes feature number three and I am blown away! Talk about feeling proud! I just wrote about this project that I threw together last weekend here. All the love from my fiber friends just made my day! The one question or comment is what

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Don’t knit fast, knit big

This time of year, you often hear folks say they have to knit fast. Winter is coming, so knit faster. Holiday gifts or Rhinebeck sweater, all require speed. I say don’t knit fast, knit big! Damn that making yourself crazy trying to knit at the speed of light. Have you ever heard of instant gratification?

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When you wake up sad…

When you wake up sad, find some yarn you forgot you had. When you wake up feeling blue, for me knitting is the only thing to do. This Saturday’s questions centered around crafting as a source of therapy. If you missed it go check it out.  I promise the best way to get me out

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If at first you don’t succeed…

As you all know I started the Secret Love Shawl by Wool and the Gang back in June. I was so excited to try the new yarn Tina Tape. I was ever more happy because it came in my favorite WATG color, Vitamin C 😋 I truly enjoyed knitting with Tina Tape. Not only is

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How to knit the EASIEST Cowl Ever…..

What time is it? It’s time to knit big or go home! lol seriously you all know I love my fat fibers and big needles. Why? Because I’m lazy! Lol no really, you can’t beat the instant gratification I was looking for something else and knocked over a bag and guess what? A big ball

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I knit with Yak and I liked it

Am I the last one to knit with Yak? I confess, I was ignorant to the various fibers that are used to make yarn. I mean I was aware of the usual, wool, merino, alpaca and cashmere. The first time I stepped into a yarn shop I was amazed at all of the different fibers.

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