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 :)

It’s more than a hat

Making a hat should be simple right? Ha! Can we talk about this hat I just finished and the lessons learned along the way? Can we? Ok let’s start with the details. Madelinetosh recently introduced a new base Wool + Cotton AND one of the color ways is GLO of course. Along with this new […]

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socks

If You Think You Can’t You Won’t | A Story about Knitting Socks

Socks…this is not my first pair. If I look at my Ravelry feed, I made my first pair in July of 2012. They were toe up, with a heel flap and I used Red Heart Aran Weight yarn. Since then I have made other socks but in my head I was convinced I wasn’t a

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I am still a Knit Star

I’m a Knit Star! LOL do you all remember my dance? LOL! Knit Stars is in it’s 6th season and is introducing 12 new stars this year. What you may not know is the master classes are only available twice a year; now and in the fall. If you shop now, you will get $30

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New

It’s not hard, its new | The Story of My sweater journey

It’s new Gaye, it’s not hard and this is what I had to tell myself when it came to knitting sweaters. I can’t even make you guys understand the importance of self talk. I was truly convinced I couldn’t knit a sweater. If I was to count, I have made 26 sweaters and that includes

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And then there was Orange Clinton Hill Cashmere

Orange? Does this come in orange is my first question for everything I purchase. I kid you not, EVERY THING! LOL I’m a loyal fan! I have used Clinton Hill Cashmere before but every time I was in Becky’s presence (the owner) she would kindly offer me a skein AND I would ask my infamous

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My progress on The Bright Side Sweater

Progress is defined as forward or onward movement toward a destination. I am currently working on a free pattern; the Bright Side Sweater by Espace Tricot. I am using the recommended yarn Finull by Rauma. This yarn is a first for me. I think the term folks use is toothy. It’s not extremely scratchy but

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Gap

Stand in the Gap | A Call To Action

I wrote this for a magazine last year. When they attempted to edit my words, I backed out. I wasn’t sure when I would share it, but now seems right.

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When The Yarn and Pattern are Perfect Together

Yarn is defined as a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or rope-making. If you ask me, I would define it as a lifeline because it has save my life countless times. I digress let’s get into this new base from Lolabean

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Tip Tuesday | The one thing I need to improve

A tip can be defined as a piece of advice or expert or authoritative information. Let me start here by saying I am by no means an expert. I feel like I am an authority on this subject matter because I have suffered the consequences. Yes, you read that right, I have suffered. Are you

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2020 Wasn’t All Bad | A Year in Review

2020 is about to be in our rearview. I know I am not alone when I say as horrible as it was, not everything was bad. When I look back over the year, I found quite a few bright spots. Don’t get me wrong, the bad things were the absolute worst, yet I am determined

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