Posts by Adrianne Laconi

Rastus Hsu’s new origami shawl design for the upcoming Knit Stars 2026: Your Season of Genius.  So you know how the old saying goes… You can take a girl out of the yarn store, but you can’t take the yarn store out of the girl! (Well, the old saying goes something like that 🤣) So many…

Have you ever asked yourself if you knit the “right” way? 👀 If you’re like most of us, chances are someone has told you at some point that “you’re doing it wrong.” But Beth is here to tell you, if you’re knitting, you’re doing it right. Beth, who was born with a rare congenital deformity…

This week’s newsletter will be a little shorter and sweeter as I’m preparing to fly to Taiwan to film with Rastus Hsu for Knit Stars 2026: You Season of Genius. And this week, this idea is what I’m sitting with… The only one who can complete you and the only one who can defeat you is you.…

Are you like me, really feeling the “doom” in “doomscrolling” these days? Do you sometimes crave a few simple moments of Yarnie eye candy, uninterrupted by pushy ads for “miracle” face creams or people shouting through the tiny screen at you? Of course you do…that’s why you’re here, right? 😊 So let me cordially invite…

One of the earlier Hot Loops Walls. We’ve had a lovely influx of new readers the past few weeks, so if that’s you, welcome! 🤗 Some newer readers may not know that before starting Knit Stars, I had a local yarn store called Loops. I started it in 2005, as a mom of 3 young…

My dear, wise friend GG said something in a recent YouTube video that I almost missed, it went by so fast. But it was profound, and I can’t get it out of my head. She said the world needs “less or, more and.” Her point was that we should stop judging others (and ourselves)…stop asserting that one…

Waiting for my first of 29 flights to film this Season. Have you ever heard of the Pike Experiment? Since today is the last day for Earlybird enrollment in the 2026 Knit Stars Season, I’ve been thinking a lot about why some people may not have yet signed up… After all, I believe so wholeheartedly…

Note to readers: When Adella Colvin’s email landed in my inbox this past week, announcing she’ll be a Star in Knit Stars 2026: Your Season of Genius, it struck a powerful chord with me. So I’m sharing her email here, in its entirety. I hope you find it as meaningful as I did. xoxo – Shelley…

Oh my goodness y’all…you flooded my inbox with happy birthday wishes and so much kindness! Thank you thank you thank you! I’m truly so filled with gratitude for you and this beautiful Yarnie community we’ve made together. 🥹🥹🥹 And do you know what else I’m filled with? CAKE! I had not 1, not 2, but…

Dear Reader, guess what? It’s my birthday! 🥳 A couple weeks ago a friend said something that’s been rattling around in my brain ever since. “There are only two people you ever need to make proud of you,” she said. It’s not your parents. It’s not your kids. It’s not even your partner or spouse.…

One of our upcoming Stars will teach this architectural origami knitting technique. We’re getting so close to the big day…March 29th! That’s when the new Stars for this year’s premiere, Knit Stars: Your Season of Genius will announce they’re going to be the first Stars of our second decade. 💥 All last year, as we celebrated our…

I’m writing you from the deck of my new little house, where allllllmost all of the boxes are now unpacked! 🎉🎉🎉 These are the only ones left, and I’ll give you one guess what they contain… 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 You guessed it! YARN! Next weekend, I plan to unbox my stash and organize it, using the method…

Did you hear? I started a new Substack! I publish Shelley’s Sunday Yarns for free there every week, usually a day or two early, and there’s bonus content for paid subscribers, too. Check it out here. This embroidered hat was a gift from Season 9 Star Carolyn Bloom, based on her “My Next Hat Canvas” pattern.…

Did you hear? I started a new Substack! I publish Shelley’s Sunday Yarns for free there every week, usually a day or two early, and there’s bonus content for paid subscribers, too. Check it out here.   You may have heard that this past week began a new lunar year. It’s the rare year of the…

This week in “yoga church” as I refer to my friend Shannon’s classes, she shared a parable I’d never heard before. Maybe it will be new to you, too. A mother listened to her daughter as she described how hard her life had become. It seemed like one problem after another. She was tired of…

Brrrr it was freezing here this week! So I’m gifting this stash-busting “Me Me Me Cowl” from our archives to paid subscribers on my new Substack. If you’re viewing this free newsletter in your inbox and you’re curious what we’ve been up to over on Substack, click here. These past couple of weeks I’ve been…

Hi friend! 👋 First, a quick reminder: This Sunday newsletter has always and will always be free. If you’re reading it in your inbox, thank you. If you’re reading it on our new Substack, thank you. If you’d like to join the conversation on Substack and access additional writings as a paid supporter, thank you…

A couple weeks ago, my friend and yoga teacher, Shannon, shared a quote that hit me so hard, I had to marinate with it a couple weeks before I could bring it here, to you. “Break often. Not like porcelain, But like the waves.” -Scherezade Siobhan If you’ve ever dropped a piece of your grandmother’s…

“Into the Hoods Scarf” by Laura Nelkin. I don’t know about you, but lately my feed has been full of so much overly-enthusiastic “new year, new you!!!” messaging. For some reason, the algorithm has started serving me up a bunch of ads for neck creams  and facelifts.😳 And while I’m all for “you do you”…

Last week’s newsletter about the innovative “slow lane” in a Dutch grocery store, where people are encouraged to chat and connect, really struck a nerve. Apparently, many of you are also craving a slower, more intentional year of creating. Instead of seeing how many projects you can “knock out,” you’re looking to make fewer things…