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🧶It wouldn’t all fit
This week I’ve been organizing my photos from our recent filming trip to Taiwan, as I prepare to fly out on our next filming trip – this time, to Europe. And I normally save most of the behind-the-scenes stuff for our Earlybirds – the folks who sign up for the next Season early, which helps fund…
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🧶The Viral video I deleted
Dear friend, A couple of months ago, I posted a video on the Knit Stars instagram that got 30,000 views – in the first hour. A video with that much initial engagement can easily reach hundreds of thousands, or even millions of viewers. And a couple of hours later, I deleted it. At the time,…
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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…
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🧶Do you knit the right way?
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…
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🧶Who completes you?
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.…
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🧶A site for sore eyes?
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…
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🧶Happy LYS Day!
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…
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🧶Less or, more and
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…
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🧶29 flights, all for you 🫶
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…
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What if your stash inspired you?
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…
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🧶Meet your 2026 Stars!
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…
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🧶The only two people who matter
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.…
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