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 :)

I love yarn

I am sure you are all saying “uh, yea we KNOW that GG” but it’s not as simple as those three words. Sing with me “how many ways, I love youuuu! You just don’t know” Last we met I was pondering what to work on next because a day without yarn 😳 a day without […]

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Am I the only one who slows down at the end of a WIP to determine what to do next? So before I finished the cape I took the time to wind some yarn. I mean you gotta be ready right? I take a stroll through my Ravelry favorites, just so I know what’s up

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The Cape | The Update

Hey family! Well my yarn came the Monday after Rhinebeck and because I was mad I left it on the mail pile. I mean I had already started the Hen Plaid Wrap so yea, I didn’t even open it. I waited until the weekend and decided to finish up. I took the partial Neck completely

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It's Friday and I finished :)

Hey family, Remember that pattern I found on Pinterest and ordered it as fast as my lil fingers could type? It is called the Hen Plaid Wrap and I was tempted to put my cowl down? Remember? Well I needed something to knit on the train ride to Rhinebeck So I cast on and off

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So….About Rhinebeck

Which one of you were assigned the duty of explaining Rhinebeck to me? *looks out in the cyber crowd* WHO was supposed to tell me to sit down and draw up a plan of attack? WHO I say? Who should have told me I would be completely overwhelmed? Somebody is in trouble. The day started

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PurlBee's City Cape

The last time I was here I was super excited about started my City Cape. As indicated in the last post, I carried it with me everyplace and worked on it every opportunity I could, which included the subway. StitchesEast came and went and I didn’t attend (life issues) I decided I was going to

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On a rainy Saturday morning….iKnit

Hello my Fiber Friends, It was Saturday morning, it’s raining, it’s cold soooo I ran in the kitchen made me a cup of oatmeal, grabbed my knitting and hit the sofa! That’s how I do a lazy Saturday round these parts. You may or may not know that I travel to Brooklyn EVERYDAY on the

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Happy I love yarn Day!

I should have the day off. Why must I work on this HOLIDAY? I want to just go from yarn store to yarn store and touch alllll the yarn! I mean one should have time to enjoy what you love! I wonder if my boss will recognize this as a holiday? Speaking of yarn stores,

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When life and well Apple get in the way of knitting

So it’s like a week since I knit or purl, yes you read it right! I have not knit in 7 whole days. Why? Well I am a new commuter and because of that my days are like 13 hours long. Therefore, if I sit still I pass all the way out. Then, there was

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Why I Knit….

You all know I love to knit, and ultimately we knit to create. I learned to knit probably 4 or 5 years ago at this point..but in 2012 is when GGmadeit was born, it’s when I began knitting to save my life, it’s when I began knitting to avoid my fears, its when knitting became

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