THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

8PM - 9PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

I feel things, often big things, that I want to remember, so I knit the colors of my emotions into hats and wraps and other things. how comforting and empowering to wear the contents of my heart on my actual sleeves. it makes me feel braver and more myself. To me, knitting patterns are templates that you, the knitter, can use to knit something artful that holds your own emotions. teaching means that I get to help you, maybe even inspire you a little. By walking you through some simple mental exercises and sharing my stories, I aim to guide you towards being more yourself. Perhaps a little bolder than before and a bit more able to speak your own truth with yarn and needles. To me, that’s the best of the best. You ready to feel?

Supplies:

• a collection of at least 16 dk weight colorways (any fibers, full or partial skeins, wound or unwound)
• printed copies of the Shape of Me and Hibernatum patterns
• a ruler or straight edge for drawing lines -paper or notebook (best to have both lined and unlined)
• a pencil and eraser
• a small safety pin
• stitch markers
• Size 8 [5mm]
• 16” circular needles in size 6 [4 mm] and 7 [4.5 mm]
• 1 set DPNs size 7 [4.5 mm]

Homework: Prepare to be open to new ideas and different ways of thinking.