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 :)

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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Natural Journey

I Finally Love My Curls | A Story About My Natural Journey

Facebook memories strike again. I am going to move away from knitting for this one ok? I want to talk about my hair. Yup you read that right, my hair, my crown of glory. I have shared with you that the shade of my skin was an issue when I was younger, already. If you

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Wip Wednesday | I made this already

This Wednesday I find myself working on a project I made before. Why is that a thing for me, is that your question? Well the reason I get through a project effortlessly is the excitement. I get excited about the end results, so if I know that result already, I lose interest. I am currently

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Tuesday

It’s Tuesday, I got a testimony | A story of Determination

Tuesday morning, August 11, 2020 7:30AM. I wake up in pain and was all ready to be team woo is me. After I roll over, the first thing I grab is my phone. I went to Facebook and the first thing I saw was my memories. If you are on Facebook you will understand how

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pattern

Yarn or Pattern, Which Comes First?

The pattern or the yarn? The age old question much like the chicken or the egg. I know in the past if a yarn caught my eye, I purchased. My thought process was I can always find a pattern, right? HA! Don’t tell anyone but I still have the very first skein of yarn I

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54 Things You May or May Not Know About GG

Today I turn 54 years old. It’s 12:01 midnight and I still wait for my Mom and my bonus Dad to try to beat each other being the first one to call with birthday love. So in order to derail these tears, I am going to share fifty four things about me. My first boat

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Seamless

Why Seam When You Can Go Seamless?

Seamless Sally, that’s my name because damn a seam! LOL! Hi guys!! Today I want to talk about seams or the lack thereof? Y’all with me? I wrote a blog post some years ago about seaming. I was a fairly new knitter and was terrified of the kitchener stitch. WAS?? Ha! who am I kidding?

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