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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”…