5 things for the weekend 25.03
knitting summit, underrated books, make focaccia, free sewing journal, on knowing yourself
Lately I’ve been looking through older photos and blog posts, and finding some of my original creative spark and excitement again. I’m reminded how much joy I used to feel in faffing around and pulling things together to make flatlays for photos like the one above.
I’m leaning into that, and starting to rediscover some of my older passions and creative glimmers. I’m excited to iterate some of that going forward in 2025.
5 Things
1. Join this year’s Knit Happy Summit from January 23rd to 26th to learn tips and techniques from 25 knitting instructors.
2. Best Books list from larger publications tend to repeat titles, so check out this list of the most underrated books of 2024.
3. Is this is the recipe that will finally get me to make Focaccia?
4. Is more sewing one of your projects this year? Get a free sewing journal from Style Arc to keep track of all your projects.
5. There are some absolutely beautiful thoughts on what it means to know yourself in these excerpts from Four Unposted Letters to Catherine*. Written for an 8-year old girl in 1930, these are still pertinent to both girls and women today.
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I am:
Reading: The Marriage Portrait* by Maggie O’Farrell
Eating: loaded sweet potatoes
Making: a log carrying bag
Planning: my year of crafting
Drinking: hot sorrel
Loving: talking about dreams and plans
What are you doING?
“People who for some reason find it impossible to think about themselves, and so really be themselves, try to make up for not thinking with doing. They try to pretend that doing is thinking.” - Laura Riding
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