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Small things take time
but they eventually add up to the big things that matter
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Yarn stash as a source of joy
There are years of stashing up and years of stashing down, but through it all, yarn can be a source of joy and thoughtful consumption
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What's a home supposed to be like?
Functional routines and physical spaces that keep us safe, cared for, and able to grow
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Things that can be mended: sweaters and maybe grudges, too
Finding happiness where you're at, even if that place includes a sweater that gapes and apologies that aren't going to happen
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Anne Vally
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April 2023
What is your knitting origin story?
This is how I became a knitter with a capital K. What was your path?
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What makes you feel most alive?
Or, avoiding the doomscroll of an anxious mind
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Focus like it's 1998.
Or, where did my attention span go?, and how I'm trying to get it back.
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Hello California Street ✨ 🐏 🌈
There's a new collection and lots and lots of hand-dyed yarn in the shop
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Yarn is in the shop ...
Individual skeins from my Flower Studies mini-collection
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Holding on to gentleness in a world that feels anything but
Knitting in uncertain times
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March 2023
Knitting advice for making sweaters that fit
Or, making friends with our bodies
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Is it still a pandemic? Three years later, and a review of Stitches West 2023
Taking the long view on life, knitting, and yarn stashes
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