Knit Pray Love

31/12/2025

✨ Happy New Year’s Eve ✨

New Year’s Eve always feels like a threshold to me—a moment to gently look back at where we’ve been and turn toward what’s ahead.

I recently listened to a podcast episode with Mel Robbins (love her!) that really inspired me. It’s all about looking back and looking forward in a practical, grounded way. I appreciate Mel because she’s thoughtful, well-resourced, and truly walks her talk—and that energy came through in this episode.

This is how I’ll be spending some of today and tomorrow: reflecting, imagining, and letting things land. If you’re interested in listening too, here’s the link:
🔗 [https://www.melrobbins.com/bestyear/]

As we move through this transition, I’m wishing you whatever feels most nourishing—time with loved ones or quiet solitude, celebration or rest, big plans or gentle moments. And of course, I hope your New Year’s Eve (or New Year’s Day) includes a little time for mindful crafting 🧶

Looking ahead, I’d love for you to join me for a special In Stitches! Gathering on Tuesday, January 6 at 6 PM EST. Join my free Commu-knity (https://bit.ly/KPLBC) and you’ll find the link under “In Stitches! Events.”

Wishing you a happy, healthy, and flourishing new year—filled with peace, love, and of course, yarn. ✨🧶

21/12/2025

🌑✨ International Meditation Day • Solstice Magic ✨🌞

Today feels especially potent. International Meditation Day arrives on the Solstice—the turning point from the shortest, darkest day into the slow return of light here in the Northern Hemisphere.

In yoga, meditation is often described as a movement from darkness toward light, from confusion into clarity.

Knitting and crafting can hold this same quiet medicine—each stitch a breath, each row a gentle returning, each moment an invitation to be present. 🧶🧘‍♀️

As we knit, weave, or make today, may we honor this turning:�from stillness into growth,�from shadow into glow,�from intention into illumination. ✨

Happy Solstice. Happy Meditation Day. May your hands be busy and your heart be light. 💛
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28/11/2025

With ARNE & CARLOS – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

25/11/2025

With GGmadeit – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

21/11/2025

❄️🪾✨ This time of year always feels like the beginning of my slow transition inward. Just like nature, I feel myself softening, quieting, tucking into a kind of inner dormancy — not to disappear, but to recharge.

When I came across this quote, it stopped me in my tracks:

“There are two places you need to go often:�The place that heals you.�The place that inspires you.”

As I settle into this more reflective season, these words feel like gentle guideposts — almost like internal destinations I can visit again and again. A reminder that healing and inspiration aren’t luxuries… they are nourishment. They help us reset, reconnect, and rise into what’s next.

So I’m taking this quote with me into the weeks ahead as a soft compass. 💛

Where are the places — inward or outward — that heal you? Where do you like to go when you need to be inspired? I’d love to hear, drop it in the comments below 👇🏽.

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12/11/2025

🎁✨ Proof that a little creativity can turn chaos into cozy.

One of my favorite things about knitting is the transformation. What looks like a messy pile of yarn and some needles to most people… looks like possibility to me. 🧶

There’s creativity, patience, rhythm, and a sprinkle of holiday magic woven into every loop. Watching it go from chaos to cozy — from tangled to twinkly — never gets old. 🎄💫

Here’s to the makers, the doers, the dreamers who see potential where others see a pile of yarn. ❤️

17/10/2025

🎄 Stitching Up Holiday Memories 🧶✨
Michelle Dalbec
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Oct 17, 2025

I’ve started knitting Christmas ornaments this year — something I’ve dreamed about doing for a long time — and wow, it’s been so much more meaningful than I imagined.

Like all my knitting, it’s creative, mindful, and meditative… but this project feels especially personal. When I was growing up, my mom made the most beautiful beaded ornaments — full of ribbons, tassels, beads, and sequins. Every year, when it was time to decorate, I’d search for those first. They made the tree feel ours — infused with love and memory. 💖

Now, as I sit knitting these little treasures, I feel like I’m carrying that tradition forward in my own way. Each one is slow, intentional, and deeply satisfying to make. The stranded colorwork keeps me joyfully absorbed — both hands working, eyes following the chart, heart fully in the process.

I don’t know how many will make it onto my tree this year, and honestly… it doesn’t matter. This isn’t about finishing — it’s about being with the making. About creating beauty, presence, and connection — one stitch at a time. 🌟

And I’m sure I’ll still be making these little ornaments during Knit Pray Love next month Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health! 🧶💗 If you’d love a weekend of moving, making, and meditating, come join me November 28–30 — it’s the perfect way to welcome the season with intention and joy.

Register today here: https://bit.ly/4eG2P3j

Do you have holiday decor that’s functional, beautiful, and meaningful — or maybe projects you’re making to adore in your home? I’d love to hear about what makes your space feel special! ✨

10/10/2025

🐑🧶 First-Time Fiber Festival Magic! 🍁✨

I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that until last weekend, I had never been to a fiber festival! 🙈 But wow — what an introduction the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival was.
The drive up was stunning — pure New England fall beauty — and the company couldn’t have been better. 💛 Maureen and I had the best time wandering from booth to booth, meeting spinners, dyers, and makers, and of course, ooohing and aaahing over every skein of yarn we touched ... like the ones I bought from Junction Fiber Mill. 😍
We marveled at the exhibits — especially the one showing the process from raw fleece to finished yarn. The smell of lanolin, the tactile beauty of each stage… it gave me a whole new appreciation for what’s on my needles. 🐑✨
Everywhere we turned, there were people sharing their fiber love — guilds and associations showcasing spinning, weaving, felting, rug hooking, tatting, finger knitting — even a kids’ corner where little hands got to explore the magic of fiber arts! 🎨🧵 We caught a sheepherding demo, listened to live music, and enjoyed yummy local food under the most phenomenal autumn sky. 🌤️🍂
But the best part of the day? Visiting Designers Alley, surprising Jill-Knit Sisu at her booth, and finally meeting her mom Sue in person! 🥰 Such a joy-filled moment to wrap up an already perfect day.
Huge thanks to Maureen for the invitation — I’m officially hooked (pun intended 😉). Can’t wait for my next fiber festival!

What’s your favorite fiber fest to attend? 🧶💫

24/09/2025

👜 Tote-ally Obsessed 🙋‍♀️✨

Confession time: I have an embarrassingly large collection of tote bags. All sizes, all shapes, all materials — I just can’t help myself. Tote bags are my weakness. 😅

When I moved to the Berkshires, I stumbled on the most amazing local company: Blue Q. And let me tell you… they TOTALLY feed my obsession. Their bags (and so much more!) are fun, funky, a little irreverent, and super quirky. Plus — they partner with local businesses, are eco-conscious, and give back both locally and globally. 🌍💚

Favorites? Ohhh yes:
✨ The Shoulder Tote (the top zipper + front pocket = perfection)
✨ The Big Bags (so roomy, so fun!)
✨ And don’t even get me started on their Pouches — the Jumbo Pouch is perfect for printed patterns or small projects, and the Zipper Pouch + Pencil Case Pouch ones are ideal for notions and tiny WIPs. 🧶✏️

Just so you know — nobody at Blue Q knows who I am, and I don’t get a kickback. I just LOVE their stuff. It’s sustainable, it holds up for years, and it makes me smile every time I grab a bag. 💛

Are you a fellow tote bag collector… or should I say tote-hoarder? 😉

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