Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Here is the fifth in our series of Lessons for life from crafting: knit your knits and purl your purls. This is what I say when the pattern repeats, when you have to keep track of something like ribbing on a hat........ sometimes the easy, repetitive stuff is necessary and beneficial.

Patterns I'm wearing or held up:

Lightweight Hipster by Joji Locatelli:
ravelry.com/patterns/library/lightweight-hipster

Cameo by Melanie Rice:
ravelry.com/patterns/library/cameo-11

I mention Brene Brown in this video, her Power of Vulnerability lectures can be found on Audible. Here are two of her TED talks that started my journey learning from her. They should really be watched in order:

1. The Power of Vulnerability:
youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o

2. Listening to Shame:
youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0

Let me know what you think, what would you add? What lessons have you learned from crafting?

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