Looking for an interesting, fun and easy beginner hat pattern? Look no more than the Slouchy Hat Pattern! You’ll learn everything you need to know about knitting through this pattern – yes, seriously! Fun fact: knitting is only 2 stitch…
Free Knitting Pattern for Beginners: Knit a Simple Project Pouch
Become a knitter by learning how to knit a simple project pouch! This beginner-friendly pattern will teach you the essentials of knitting. It’s free and simple to follow. Best of all, you’ll have a cute little bag to store your…
Read Your Knitting: Understand the Difference Between Knit and Purl Stitches
Fun fact: knitting is, quite literally, only two types of stitches – a knit and a purl. To learn how to knit, you only need to learn the difference between a knit and purl. This is good news for new…
Free Knitting Pattern for Beginners: Learn How to Knit a Cozy Chunky Scarf with Optional Fringe
Calling all beginner knitters! This beginner scarf pattern will teach you the essentials of knitting. It’s free and simple to follow. Yes, seriously! Fun fact: knitting is only 2 stitch types – the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Mastering…
How to Read a Yarn Label: Choose the Right Yarn for your Knitting Project
Something that usually surprises new knitters is just how important yarn choice is when starting a knitting project. Picking the right yarn is a lot more than liking the color and feel of the fiber. In fact, there’s an entire…
How to choose a word for the year
Do you buy into all the “word of the year” hype? It’s really become this thing over the last 5 or 6 years. I first heard about it back in 2014, which was when I first discovered Powersheets. This was…
You were someone before you were mom
You were a person before you were a mom. Remember her? She had plans. Ideas. Hopes. Dreams. Places she wanted to go… things she wanted to try and do. Maybe you’ve been feeling lately like you’ve lost touch with her?…
Welcome Vivian Louise
She’s here – our third little one – Vivian Louise. I didn’t consistently update at all throughout this pregnancy. Not for lack of things to say (though the pregnancy itself was pretty routine!), but more for lack of time. From learning…
Tired of the pursuit of perfection
I think I have pursued perfection most of my teen and adult life. I don’t know where I picked it up, but somewhere along the way I got the idea that in order to be accepted, admired, and worthy of…
Third Baby Bump Progress – 17 Weeks
June 2nd-June 8th It seems like 17 weeks is a good time for me to start documenting bump progress, since that’s where I’ve begun for my last two pregnancies and here we are again with this third one! Some people…
Expecting Our Third!
It’s happening again… we have another baby on the way! Sometimes I still can’t believe it myself, but there’s definitely another little one on the way. This pregnancy is nearly halfway, which means it’s time to start sharing weekly updates…
Worries
Another post from the drafts. I’ve been going through all 39 draft posts I’ve had sitting out there. I used to treat that folder like a journal. And over the last year, there are so many things I wrote down,…