A Book Review | Sistah Knit by R.L. Chisolm
What makes a book good to you? Is it the characters, the time period or the style of writing. Come read my thoughts on Sistah Knit
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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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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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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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My Fear of Sweaters Had Nothing To Do With Knitting
Fear will control you, your thoughts and your actions, if you allow. The definition is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Now I don’t know that anything in knitting a sweater will cause physical pain, but it can generate disappointment. I
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Am I Selfish Because I Knit For Me?
Selfish is defined as lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. When you add that adjective in front of knitter it sounds horrible doesn’t it? Well call me what you want, I enjoy knitting for me. If you follow me on Facebook you know I do 10 questions on
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Knit Collage Has Orange Yarn | Introducing Serenity
Orange anything makes me happy. This is not new information for anyone that has been around me for more than five minutes. Another thing that is not news is I have participated in two Knit Collage knit-a-longs. I adore Amy, the owner, but each time she was ask me to join along, I asked the
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Black Makers Exist In All Crafts | Let’s talk Embroidery
Yesterday Blk Makers Matter featured me on their Instagram Maker Monday feature. I was so proud and then instantly annoyed. Why annoyed GG, is that your question? Last I checked anyone with hands can make whatever they decided to learn to make. I don’t understand why as a Black person, we have to claim a
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I Finished Finally | A Story About Knitting Through a Pandemic and Social Unrest
I have a story to tell. It’s about my latest finished project and why it took me so long to complete. I will start by providing the details of the project and then I will tell my story. The pattern is by Marie Green and is called Weekend at the Coast. I didn’t follow the
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