I am sure most of you know my story, what you may or may not know that GGmadeit is only 3years old. GGmadeit was born out of grief when my life simply imploded; therefore, in 2012 I grabbed my yarn and held on for dear life. I had to because I lost my parents AND …
The other day while preparing content to load on my social media platforms, I looked down and saw a bag full of yarn. I smiled because, ahh the joy of new yarn is like no other feeling I can describe. It really doesn’t matter if it’s fancy expensive or not, it’s new yarn which makes …
Guys I am all over the emotional map about teaching my first workshop on Saturday. I am excited, I am anxious and I am scared. When she called me that ole ugly voice in my head started talking to me, telling me no-one would pay for me to teach them to knit. But guys the …
So while I was crying over the 1 point loss to the New England Patriots ā¹ļø I grabbed the LB Collection Natural Wool and my US50 needles to work off my frustration.Ā I am a die hard NY Giants fan and yesterday almost gave me a heart attack. The game was so intense that I couldn’t …
I was up until 4am due to a much needed midday nap. Yesterday was a tough one so I just shut down. When I finally fell asleep I was too tired to get off the sofa; life won so I just passed out. Fast forward to this morning, when I was awakened by the phone. …
Today was tough for me. I had a funeral to attend and I am always afraid that my own grief will take over. I am extremely clear that today wasn’t about me, but my God was it one of the most difficult days I have had to date. I came home and wrapped myself in …
I was walking through Michaels having my senses attacked by all to the holiday decorations. Can we cut one slice of turkey first? Anyway, my favorite song, well one of them anyway, Let it Snow came on and I instantly found myself singing “the weather outside is frightful, but the yarn is so delightful, I …
Today I went to the Lion Brand Outlet in Carlstadt NJ because I needed yarn for my Knit & Relax event that is coming up next weekend. My daughter was off today so she drove. Can I tell you it’s a wonderful thing to have your kids drive YOU around, I love it! If you …
Cowl comesĀ from the Latin word cuculla, meaning “a hood”. Did you know that? I didn’t but it makes sense now. I will NOT admit to the number of cowls I have in my little apartment and you can’t make me. What I will do is sing “I got a new book, I got a new …
We are about to complete the first week of November which means the holidays are here! I had to run to the mall a few weeks back and Macy’s had the Christmas stuff out already. I was like, noooooo I am not ready! I mean at that point folks was still getting halloween costumes. …
