Finishing, I have learned, starts when the knitting/crocheting ends. What do you mean GG? Tell me if you felt this way too. I didn’t get the big deal with blocking until I did it? This goes back to my lessons learned post, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. When I first started knitting I […]
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There is a quote that says “No regrets in life. Just lessons learned” and uhm Yea ok! LOL I have some regrets..judge me if you must but I do. Today I want to talk about 3 things I have learned the hard way while knitting. I know I am not the only one that has
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Plan is defined as an intention or decision about what one is going to do. I will admit I suck when it’s time to plan. Some of my best work comes when my back is up against the wall. When I do plan, I find I go back and change it multiple times before it’s
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Today let’s talk about your project bag. We all have one or twenty. LOL Way back when I first started posting on YouTube, I made this video. As you can see I hadn’t truly fallen down the rabbits hole yet. I will not even begin to try and go through what I have now, I
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Self esteem is defined as confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect. Today’s post will move away from knitting for a moment and then circle back, ok? Today I invite you into my heart, so you really understand who I am. If I could go back and sit down with me, I could have
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Fiber Festivals are no more, for now any way, due to Covid-19. Most of the events have had to do some sort of virtual version of the events as an alternative. Earlier I asked about yarn shops and if you will continue to support. Now I am curious on your thoughts with virtual events, will
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Throwback Thursday is here so let’s go back to your very first project. The craft doesn’t matter, just think back to the first time you attempted to make something, ok? Most of you know that I am a proud graduate of YouTube University! LOL In other words I am a self taught knitter. I learned
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Work in progress Wednesday is here once again and I have a question. How many WIPS are too many? I know I talked about this before, but I really want to know. At what point do you say, that’s it’s I am not casting on another thing? You guys remember when I did 3 sweaters
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Pandemic is defined as (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. I promise you I never EVER thought I would be living in such times. A virus that is prevalent throughout the world is something you read about in history not the damn news! Even though I don’t normally have visitors,
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Yarn shops, my favorite place to hang out and touch all the yarn. There is nothing more joyful than meeting up with your fiber friends at one or a few local yarn shops on the weekend. That joy seems like an old dream now. As is the case with most of us, this simple joy
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