People often tell me, “You must be so patient to knit.” I always smile when I hear it, because the truth is that knitting didn’t come to me because I was patient. It taught me to be. Patience in knitting isn’t a quiet waiting game; it’s not sitting still while time passes. It’s something far more alive. It hums beneath your fingertips as you move the yarn, loop by loop, row by row. It’s motion disguised as calm. Slowing Down Without Stopping Knitting slows me down, but it doesn’t stop me. In a world that urges us to go faster, to finish sooner, to multitask endlessly, knitting insists on another rhythm. Each stitch asks for attention. Each row rewards presence. You can’t rush a heel turn or a colourwork chart and expect grace at the end; you have to meet the pattern where it is, at its own pace. But slowing down doesn’t mean being idle. There’s a quiet energy in those steady movements, a rhythm that steadies the mind while keeping the hands alive. It’s a kind of grounded forward motio...
Something quietly exciting has been unfolding behind the scenes for knitting and crochet designers these past few years — and I’ve been part of it for the last six months. Now, a new chapter is ready to spring to life: for makers! At the start of next week, the GoSadi Makers Beta begins, and I get to run a group of knit and crochet makers from Seattle to Melbourne — literally spanning the globe — to test the software, shape its future, and build something remarkable together. The hype is real! What is GoSadi Makers? If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you might’ve seen little mentions of GoSadi popping up in my posts. In short, GoSadi is an all-in-one creative hub for pattern designers (and now makers!) — and honestly, I couldn’t run my business without it. But more than that, it’s about community . The connections I’ve made with other designers through GoSadi have been priceless, and working within that space has made my creativity feel fluid again. Diving into Beta Over t...