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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...

There’s always been music in my life. Not the kind that blares through headphones or fills crowded rooms, but the kind that hums quietly in the background — woven through moments, stitched between breaths. I grew up surrounded by classical music, with Mozart and Mendelssohn as familiar as old friends. Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture still has the power to stop me mid-stitch — that rolling, sea-swept rhythm feels like home. Our home now carries its own soundtrack. My daughter’s piano practice drifts down the hallway in fits of determination and delight, and my husband moves between instruments as easily as changing keys. The only ones he leaves alone are the flute and piccolo — those are mine. So when I designed the Symphony Socks , it felt less like creating something new and more like translating a lifelong melody into wool. The notes dancing across the leg are more than just a motif; they’re a reflection of the rhythm that’s always been part of me. The German short row heel keeps ...

There’s a pulse in the quiet, a soft rhythm threaded through the steady click of needles. Yarn slips between fingers, smooth and supple, following the arc of each movement until a tiny stitch appears. In these small, repeated motions, the world’s chaos fades. Knitting has a way of slowing time, of asking only that you keep the rhythm. One stitch after another, row by row, the mind softens. Thoughts that once clamoured for attention drift like clouds across a calm sky. The simple act of knitting becomes a quiet meditation. Sometimes I sit in the sunlit corner of our living room, the lake just visible beyond the window, and I am aware only of the needles in my hands and the gentle tug of yarn. In these moments, the ordinary act of knitting becomes supernatural. Repetition is no longer mundane; it is the thread that pulls me toward peace. Knitting is a dance of the body and the mind, a quiet spell woven stitch by stitch. The fingers twist and pull, coaxing order from chaos. With each repe...