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The season of witches, stitches, and all things eerie is almost here …
Why tentacles? Because we can!
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In a world of hares, let's be tortoises 🐢
Because even with knitting, it can sometimes feel like you're falling behind
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There is no right answer in knitting, or in life
But there are some things that feel better than others
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Behind the scenes, and a reflection on creative practices
I have something a little different for you today: a peek into my creative practice of growing things and really noticing the changes. I got my first…
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Time is the real luxury
It’s the last days of summer, and here in San Francisco we’re easing into our actual summer weather. It’s warmer than usual, sunnier than usual, with…
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August 2023
Knitting for menopause
or, knitting when things are heating up from summer, hot flashes, or human-caused climate change
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Why I'm no longer striving for perfection
and an invitation to spend these last, long days of summer with summer knitting
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3 steps to a more playful color palette
(And which have nothing to do with color theory.)
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July 2023
Things I know to be true
The simple, ordinary parts of life are the most meaningful
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Knitting can show us how to live gently
You can always start again
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Threads of hope in the midst of everything
Over the past, oh, let’s just say since 2016, when the presidential election here in the U.S. stunned and frightened me, I often find myself in a…
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June 2023
An interesting thing happens on knitting Instagram
Or, why it matters to share your values in quiet as well as explicit ways
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