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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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