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 Not Hard, It’s New | A Story About Pushing Pass Fear

Hard is defined as not easy, requiring much effort and is usually avoided. I’m starting here because I have a list of things I avoid because…hard, right? WRONG! Once I push pass my self imposed fears, I discovered that scary thing was merely new vs. difficult. The minute I decided to get out of my […]

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NEVER Leave Home Without Your Yarn!

Yarn dyed exclusively for Knit Stars Season 5! You read it right..when you sign up for latest season of Knit Stars, you have the option to grab a skein or two! Well you already know That Damn Della dyed Citrus Sunrise right? Well let me tell you about some of the other dyers. Before I

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Knit Stars

Knit Stars Season 5 is almost here!

Knit Stars is the original, global ,all-online knitting festival. This year marks the 5th year and guess who is included? That would be me *slowly raises hand*. Why is this a blog post now GG, is that your question? Well today the carts are open, which means you have an opportunity to sign up. If

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vogue knitting magazine

I wrote an article for Vogue Knitting Magazine

Vogue Knitting Magazine Fall 2020 edition has an article written by me! Read that again please. THE Knitting industry’s favorite magazine has an article written by a Black Woman. She is me, I am that Black Woman. An article where I talk about how being black is not always easy in this community. I can’t

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Get Your GLO on | Mad Love 1

GLO is an acronym for the name of Madelinetosh yarn colorway. When I say 🗣Get your GLO on, I mean grab you some and let me see whatcha make. If you are lost for what to make. The MT Community Love Fund offers a digital pattern booklet with a purpose. The booklet is called Mad

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Get Your GLO on | Mad Love 1

GLO is an acronym for the name of Madelinetosh yarn colorway. When I say 🗣Get your GLO on, I mean grab you some and let me see whatcha make. If you are lost for what to make. The MT Community Love Fund offers a digital pattern booklet with a purpose. The booklet is called Mad

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Finished

Finished Friday | The Project of Firsts

Finished Friday usually doesn’t work for me because it just doesn’t work out. But today I am done. I completed my Staple Linen Top by Joji Locatelli and I am happy. As most of you know this is my first Joji pattern AND my first time knitting with linen. I am calling this the project

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They Say You Never Forget Your First

First love or first kid, the belief is that one never forgets. The initial experience drives your thoughts and/or feelings on all that follows. Do you remember the yarn you used when you started knitting/crocheting? Do you still use it? Well for me the first answer is yes! I most definitely remember. Lion Brand Thick

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Hello September | The Other Side of Fear

September is here. Can you believe it? I know I can’t. When 2020 started this was slated to be an amazing year for me. My traveling was set to start in February and it did. Stitches West was amazing. March I was scheduled to go to Canada, but Covid-19 had other ideas. The world basically

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Tuesday

It’s Tuesday and I am Tired

I am tired. I am over the constant disregard for Black lives. I am tired. I am fed up with the news, the hashtags, the video…yes again on film..in the back..seven bullets..while his kids watched. I am tired. I read the comments, I know better, but I read them anyway and the questions. Why didn’t

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