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 :)

Knits for Girls and Young Juniors | my review

    Knits for Girls and young Juniors is a book with a specific audience in mind.: young ladies. The sizes range from 6 to 12. The upcoming book provides 17 knits I am sure you will want to make for that special young lady in your life. Ahhh to be young again 😊 I […]

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Are you monogamous with your crafting? 

In crafting, knitting, crocheting or whatever, are you loyal?  Do you commit to the project or do you have a roving eye? Are you a ProjectHo? I promise you guys when I grow up in knitting I should be able to have multiple Wips. On Wednesday when you all post the multiple projects you are

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Yarnpimp

YarnHo meets the Yarnpimp

A Yarnpimp and a YarnHo meet in a shop…. hahahahahahaaa. Yes I used the brand new yarn from Do Ewe Knit called YarnPimp. I mean with me being a YarnHo and all! Lol, all jokes aside let’s talk about this yarn, this pattern and the fact that I made cuff down socks!  The Pattern I

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Knitting my way through 

Knitting is so much more than a craft for me. Below is my latest YouTube video, I don’t want you all to miss it. In this video I show you an update on my Secret Love shawl.  The ladies The ladies in Wool & Grace. These women are my knitting idols! I asked how they

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The Secret to the Herringbone Stitch

This stitch is taking me through it. As you know I am currently working on the Secret Love Shawl with the new yarn from Wool and the Gang. The yarn is called Tina. I am using the Vitamin C color of course and I did a tutorial on this stitch. Well, I have spent some

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COAY was spotted in KnitScene Fall 2017

KnitScene, the Fall 2017 edition is hitting the shelves as I type and I can say this  I am so very excited and proud and sad at the same damn time. Why sad you ask? Shortly after I hit post on my last blog post, I got a call that my Dad passed away. The

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Knit the pain away | why I knit so much

    I confess, I knit so I don’t cry I knit because although I know the answer I still cry out why Knitting eases the pain [bctt tweet=”Knitting is my umbrella for my emotional rain” username=”ggmadeit”] “You work fast”, I’m often told, I bite my tongue instead of admitting this pain is not getting

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Wip Wednesday | What is GG working on now?

  Hey Guys!! it’s Wednesday and for makers it’s not Hump day, it’s work in progress day! I love to show off what I am working on, even though I do it each and every day.  Below you will find my latest YouTube video that includes what I am working on as well as some new

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How to knit the Herringbone stitch|Technique Tuesday

  It’s Tuesday, let’s talk about techniques. On the surface knitting seems very simple because you only have the Knit stitch and the Purl stitch right? Ha! Not hardly. There are so many ways to combine those two stitches to produce some amazing material. I am currently working in the Secret Love Shawl from Wool

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Worldwide Knit in Public day in Bryant Park w/Knitty City

  Worldwide Knit in Public day was yesterday and although I always knit in public, I went to Bryant park. A few years ago was my first time attending this event hosted by Knitty City and I will never not participate. Just like last time, I recorded my time there in an attempt to capture

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