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Kierstenj

Learn to slow down and appreciate the timeless craft of knitting.

If you love knitting or just a good gab over a cup of coffee, you’ll appreciate my real-life stories about what happens when we play with pretty string.

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🧶Stressed? Try Knitting and Sheep Breathing Techniques!

Hello Reader, What's Happening? It feels like the calm before the storm. Students of all ages are preparing for classes to start. The season is starting to show the first hints that change is coming. Greg and I are both in the beginning stages of planning some significant trips. A new baby (!) is about to arrive in the extended family. A flurry of activity is on the way, and I'm finding myself treasuring the calm moments here and there as they come: A catch-up session with a dear friend. A...

8 months ago • 3 min read

Hello Reader, What’s Happening? I hit the road this week on a two-day drive to spend a few days with family. What a blessing to be able to do that when I need to, without worrying about taking paid time off from a 9 to 5 job. I really felt that benefit to owning our own business this week and know it’s one I won’t take for granted! As I mentioned in the most recent Yarn Shop Hop article, the timing could not have worked out any better had I planned it! While packing for this trip, I found the...

8 months ago • 4 min read

Hello Reader, What's Happening? This week has been full of looking back at some of the treasures of the past. No, I'm not talking about the photos of old hairstyles and clothing choices we confidently made a few decades ago. (We all have them, right?) Thankfully, I'm talking about some things that have endured the passage of time a little more successfully, and I'm actually excited to share! Old Class About 16 years ago, I had the privilege of teaching a class that I called Beast to Blanket...

8 months ago • 4 min read