July 2026
Peaceful Happenings
What a year! We want to thank everyone for helping us get to our first-year anniversary and celebrate this amazing accomplishment. We are so happy to have such a wonderful community, and we thank everyone for coming out to celebrate our first-year anniversary ribbon cutting! It’s been an amazing year.
Peaceful Highlights
As we pass our one-year anniversary, I want to take a moment to highlight my partner, Jenna. I know you all know this lovely, fun, chatty Jenna, but I’m not sure you all know what Jenna has done to build Peaceful Making. Jenna is actually the backbone of our lovely store. She has built us corporately, kept our books, created our e-store (this is HUGE), created social media platforms, and kept track of all our orders. In addition, she has taught classes, taken on being the crochet queen, worked many, many hours in the store, planned events, attended fiber festivals and trade shows, and oh—so much more.
Many of you don’t know that Jenna actually owns Peaceful Making. She is Peaceful Making. Next time you are in the store, stop and say hello to her, and thank her for building and sustaining this amazing store!
Welcome to New Members of the Peaceful Making Family
We are very pleased that Susan Zimmerman has joined us as manager at Peaceful Making. Susan is a lifelong fiber arts enthusiast and lover of color, pattern, and all things textiles. She has enjoyed a variety of careers, most recently as a sales rep in the quilting and sewing industry covering Washington DC to Miami FL. She is an east coast native who has made her full-time home in Duck, North Carolina since 2022 with her husband Doug and their beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. In addition to knitting and crochet, Susan is an experienced needle pointer, quilter, and sewist. She loves the ocean and singing choral music.
We are delighted that Bella White and Edie Youngblood joined the Peaceful Making community as interns this summer. Both are rising seniors at the North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles and arrived on the Outer Banks eager to share their educational experience, enhance their knowledge, and gain practical experience working through the summer at our store in Kitty Hawk.
Bella is majoring in textile technology with a concentration in medical textiles and non-wovens, and she is minoring in English. While Bella’s educational background focuses on the technical aspects of fiber and textiles, she enjoys crochet to unwind.
Edie is majoring in fashion and textile design with a minor in textile technology. She also weaves, knits, crochets, dyes, felts, and spins.
Both Edie and Bella have been instrumental in providing support in all areas of the fiber arts at Peaceful Making, learning new crafts, assisting us with our social media, and documenting the store’s processes and procedures.
Fourth of July Week!
Happy Fourth of July Week! To get into the festive spirit we will have drop in classes every day until 7/8 from 1pm-4pm! Join us to learn any of the classes we have or to ice dye your own Peaceful Making Shirt or Sweatshirt.
We will also be holding a Woobles sale until 7/8/26 for 10% off any Woobles kit! Woobles are perfect for beach crafting or learning crochet at any age!
We will have shortened hours on the Fourth of July from 10am-12pm to assist any fiber arts emergencies over the holiday. If you’re running out of yarn before the fireworks show, stop by to pick some up!
Community
Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
On Thursday, June 11, Kitty Hawk Mayor - Charlotte Walker, members of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, and members of the community joined us to celebrate our one-year anniversary with an official ribbon cutting ceremony at the store. It was truly an honor to be recognized by our colleagues and friends and to enjoy another opportunity to highlight Peaceful Making as one of the rising businesses on the Outer Banks.
Fiber Guild
In May, Jenna and I were elected co-presidents of the Outer Banks Fiber Guild, which officially promotes fiber arts in this region. Linda Sears was elected secretary, and Denise Skinner was elected treasurer.
We are very grateful to the past officers and the Guild members for the extensive work they have done promoting weaving, spinning, knitting, and basketry in this area. We are looking forward to working with the current members and recruiting new members as we continue the goal of promoting awareness of the fiber arts throughout the Outer Banks and beyond.
As we move forward, you will see changes as we develop and grow. We have already added many new things and volunteers and we hope you will join us! You can find us at www.obxfiberguild.com.
We hope you will accompany us on this journey and volunteer to help us!
In order to take a fresh look at the Guild as we move forward, we have formed a new Guild Advisory Board. This Board will serve to grow the Guild. Board members create their own groups to help expand their areas. They will report out at the quarterly Guild meetings. This will be a collaborative and transparent process. We will develop the guidelines and bylaws around this process over the next year, but will move forward with the work each board member is leading.
- Guidelines and Bylaws—Rosemary Loftus Wheeler has agreed to serve as parliamentarian and will lead us in developing a mission statement, bylaws, and new processes to help our Guild function and grow.
- History and Documentation— As librarian/historian, Melissa Paulson will continue working with the well-documented history of the Guild. We have many articles and newspaper clippings in our records that tell the story of the Guild’s work, and Melissa will make sure that we continue that initiative as we move forward.
- Dare Arts—As Dare Arts liaison, Carol Beal will work with the other arts-related organizations on the Outer Banks to spread the word about the Guild’s work and to coordinate our work with theirs through classes, exhibitions, and shows.
- Education—Helen Corbett will work with area schools and other educational institutions to encourage children and young people to develop interest in the fiber arts.
- Weaving and Spinning—Our local weaving and spinning expert Inger Seitz will combine her knowledge, experience, and artistry to promote weaving and spinning throughout the Guild and the area.
- All Needlework—Susan Zimmerman will coordinate the Guild’s efforts to promote and encourage all aspects of needlework, including (but not limited to!) embroidery, needlepoint, cross stitch, and punch needle embroidery.
We also have open positions on the Advisory Board for
- Knitting and Crochet
- Fiber (felting, dying and processing)
We encourage anyone interested in serving in these positions to contact us at boardlead@obxfiberguild.com.
If you feel we need an additional board position and you would like to volunteer, please send us an email at the same address. Everyone in the fiber arts community has something to contribute!
Our next meeting will be held in person and via Zoom on July 25, 2026, at 11:00 am. Everyone is welcome to attend, either in person at Peaceful Making or by Zoom. We will send the Zoom invitation out the week prior. Please let us know if you are interested in joining us by contacting us at info@obxfiberguild.com.
We are excited about our new structure, our new meetings, and our new way of joining the Guild, and we are inviting you to become a member and explore the many ways we can learn about the fiber arts and promote them in our community through education and awareness.
Peaceful Makers Society: Makers-in-Residence
We have so many talented and prolific artists in the Peaceful Making community, and we are thrilled that we can showcase one or more Makers-in-Residence every month.
This month, we are delighted to highlight the work of July’s Makers-in-Residence, Sharon Phillips and Helen Corbett.
Sharon has knit a beautiful version of the Wilson Sweater, by Knitting for Olive. This is a great display of holding mohair with a base yarn to make a lovely fabric.
Helen has nine items displayed this month, including the Paris Skirt by me and Simone; Pink Fizz by Andrea Mowry; and Broadleaf by Wool and Pine. Please stop by to see all of July’s Makers-in-Residence works in person and, if you see Helen or Sharon, please compliment them on their achievements and their artistry.
The Makers-in-Residence program honors the makers in our community. The store displays Makers’ finished projects that have been made using Peaceful Making products (either our fibers or our equipment). In addition to displaying Makers-in-Residence creations in the store, we also showcase them in the newsletter and online on our Peaceful Makers community page. If you would like to submit a project, please email us at info@peacefulmaking.com. If you are chosen as a Maker-in-Residence, we will give you 50% off your next purchase of the equivalent amount of the yarn that you used to make your original project.
We are very excited to share our community’s work!
Peaceful Making Communication Corner
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New Things in the Store This Week
La Bien Aimee update: we have a huge update from La Bien Aimee. We received more than 700 new skeins! All lovely colors including a nice collection of Big Kumo! So lovely!
Spincycle update: we will be receiving the last shipment from our last order on July 3. We have many new colors in Dyed in the Wool and Plump coming in.
Farmers Daughter Fiber Update: Peaceful Outer Banks, the custom color dyed for us by Farmer’s Daughter Fibers, has been a big hit with our customers, so much so that we have reordered it, and it is now in stock in Juicy DK again in the store and online. If you have visited us at the beach, if you live here, or if you plan to visit in the future, don’t miss the opportunity to purchase this very special memento from the Outer Banks. We have it available in Oh Dang, Bear Paw Sock, Bear Paw DK, and Juicy DK!
Needle update: we have a huge restock that just came in from ChiaoGoo and Addi! We now have needles for all of your project needs.
Beaded boxes: Edie, Bella and Alisson were creative and made some beautiful beaded notions tins! They are so beautiful and very useful for all your stitch markers and notions! Another special Outer Banks souvenir!
Twice Sheared Sheep update: we loved the trunk show so much we kept a lot of the extra notions! There are gauge rulers, lots of stitch markers, bags, and more. All our favorite Twice Sheared Sheep things!
Hedgehog Fibres update: we had a big yarn and fibre update from Hedgehog Fibres! Just love the colors—as usual!
Dog Leash Kits: We now have cotton rope to create beautiful and sturdy dog leashes through Kumihimo weaving! Grab a kit today and join us for a class to learn the Kumihimo braiding technique.
Knit-alongs
The Tolsta Tee (by Rebecca Clow) Knit-along has been very popular, and we are continuing the sessions during Thursday Making Nights (which begin at 4:30 pm and end at 8:00 pm). Although the Tolsta Tee classes officially have ended, we can provide you with additional support during scheduled office hours (see below for more details). Once the tees are finished, we are planning a Tolsta Tee fashion show to highlight everyone’s accomplishments. Stay tuned to Instagram, Facebook, and the website for more information.
Weaving and Spinning
Inger’s large floor loom is currently warped with a navy blue yarn. This loom is set up to allow students to practice weaving and play on. No specific pattern is being followed, instead students are encouraged to experiment and come up with their own!
Bella is currently working on a delicate mohair shawl! She is following the “Diaphanous Mohair Shawl” pattern found in Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom by Syne Mitchell. This project is unique because the warp and weft density is very low, which creates a gauzy fabric. This is Bella’s first ever weaving project and it is coming out beautifully!
Edie just finished warping her loom to weave a set of hand towels. She has a total of 432 ends! A white Cottolin yarn is being used for the warp. Fabric made from Cottolin is soft while still holding its shape, making it great for many different weaving projects. Edie will be using a decorative pattern she found online as she begins weaving.
The third WolfPup floor loom is currently warped with Knitting for Olive cotton merino in the color Japanese Anemone. To contrast with the light colored warp, a dark navy blue is being used for the weft. The final product will be a colorful scarf featuring a geometric pattern!
Mischel has been working on a shawl on her rigid heddle loom! The striped warp and striping in the weft creates a beautiful plaid pattern, which she designed herself. She is using a white and dark grey natural yarn.
Our Schacht standard loom is warped with a brightly colored stripe pattern! This loom is also set up for anyone to practice weaving on. Since there are only two treadles in use, this loom is perfect for beginners to weave on and gain an understanding of how the loom works.
Peaceful Making Society
The Peaceful Making Society is an outstanding way to participate in our making community. As a Society member, you can benefit from the following and more: 10% off on purchases through both the Peaceful Making online store and the Kitty Hawk store (great for purchasing required materials for classes); a $20 coupon to the Peaceful Making online shop; free access to two office hour sessions per week; access to the Peaceful Making classes, workshops, and skills update series; personal shopper access by appointment; a coupon code for unlimited use of equipment in the equipment lab (once you complete the 101 class for the equipment you would like to use); a Peaceful Making Society project bag; and access to the Peaceful Making Society Digital Hangout Space.
We have extended Early Bird pricing ($200 for a year’s membership) through August 1, 2026. Automatically renewable membership is $150.
Membership in the Peaceful Making Society is invaluable for any maker living or visiting on the Outer Banks or purchasing items through the online store. It also is a great gift idea for the makers in your life!
Office Hours
Every once in a while, the most experienced and enthusiastic of us hits a wall with even the simplest knitting project. A design, stitch, or technique that seemed straightforward and logical at first glance or in class suddenly becomes confusing and seems impossible to understand and overcome. We can help!
We are happy to provide scheduled office hours, either in person or through Zoom, for $35 per session. We can work together to study the pattern, examine the stitches, or come to grips with a technique that causes frustration and seems to be insurmountable. If you are interested in working with a mentor who will help you successfully complete (and enjoy!) your project, please take a look at our website for more information: https://peacefulmaking.com/products/office-hours?_pos=1&_sid=9aa9d87ef&_ss=r
In Person office hours are scheduled on Mondays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and on Wednesdays between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and virtual office hours by Zoom (or occasionally in person when possible) from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Thursdays.
Welcome our Newest Knitting Teachers
We are delighted that Helen Corbett will be joining us as a knitting teacher. In addition to her extensive knitting experience, Helen is an experienced educator who teaches elementary school. She will be helping us by further developing our curriculum, scheduling classes, and teaching not only beginning students, but also assisting knitters with more advanced skills.
We are also welcoming Sidney Evans! She retired to Colington from Lexington, Virginia after a career in higher education. Her first fiber arts experience was smocking dresses for her daughter when she was a little girl. Sidney taught smocking classes for several years at a fabric store in Memphis, Tennessee. She then learned to quilt, needlepoint and knit. She still does all of those, but knitting is her passion. Conquering socks and then teaching a friend to make her own was so much fun for her. She loves colorwork and finished her first Shetland Wool Week hat on a trip to Nags Head back in 2021.
Classes
Here at Peaceful Making we offer many fun craft classes!
The Kumihimo Dog Leashes and Bracelets class is fun for all ages! Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese technique of braiding strands of yarn or cord into colorful ropes. Depending what size disc is used, we can make bracelets or dog leashes!
Our Bracelet and Bookmark Looms are great weaving classes for beginners! These small, handheld weaving looms are perfect for learning the basics of weaving. You get to warp the loom, weave in your yarn, and beat it down. The final product will be a unique bracelet or bookmark!
We also offer a Peg Loom weaving class! If you want to make something a little bigger than a bracelet or bookmark, the peg looms are another great weaving option. These looms are great for small tapestries, coasters, potholders, and napkins. You will gain an understanding of the basics of weaving, and the possibilities of what you can create are endless!
Learn to Felt in our Beginning Felting class! Felting is a textile craft that involves the interlocking and matting of loose fibers together to create a solid form. Using a barbed needle and colorful fiber, you can create cute shapes and figures. Your final felted piece can be turned into an ornament or garland!
In our Beaded Buddies class, you can create a little animal by stringing together beads! These little guys make cute keychains or charms.
The week before the 4th of July and the week after will be our 4th of July Craft Fair! We will be doing classes from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm each day (except the 4th when we will be closing at noon to allow our staff to enjoy the festivities). We hope you can make it in to have some fun with us! Sign up online so we know how to prepare your class for you! https://peacefulmaking.com/collections/drop-in-classes?_cd=80a1a99201a8b591b8970bfd6ef998adf321799342ae6272623c48006a1ae712&_uid=119361208632&preview_theme_id=179376718136&preview_token=ia89iuh2a10ltb3xmurqxn5jonetfqxk
FO’s
Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow—as a part of the Tolsta Tee Knit-along I knit several of the classic tees with a few modifications. I did one in Camillia Fibers Rainbow Sprinkles DK (this one has ¾ length sleeves and twisted rib collar, sleeve and bottom rib) and one in Farmers Daughter Fibers Outerbanks Peaceful Making Juicy DK with a smaller and bit larger rib neck. Love this classic pattern and all the mods you can do to make this what you want it to be.https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tolsta-tee
Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow —Hi! This is Helen, and I too jumped on the Tolsta Tee bandwagon, but with Jenna’s help we made it fancy! I used Knitting For Olive cotton merino in Thundercloud, with a little bit of La Bien Aimee’s Howl and Sophie. The neckline and the cuffs are in Howl and Sophie, and across the back I have a stripe of the La Bien Aimee. I also included a back panel of lace in the gray, and for my ribbing I used a twisted rib—if I were to give this a name—it would be Choose Your Own Adventure
Paris Skirt by me and Simone—Helen again—this one was lots of fun. A whole skirt in various mohair yarn. When you get sick of one color—switch it up! This one goes pretty quickly because you use large needles. I think it will look great with the Tolsta Tee I made. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-paris-skirt
Innisfree by Penny Straker—Knit by Rosemary. I found this pattern deep in my pattern library (notes on the pattern indicate that I had knit it for a cousin’s child—also named Rosemary—in 1995). I made a few modifications, and I knit it again this spring in double-stranded Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino. A genuine classic, the pattern is no longer available for purchase on Ravelry, but it appears to be available through Amazon. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/innisfree
The “Fairytales” Hooded Bolero Cardi by Heather Cummings - Jenna here with crochet! I have been in a WIP mindset for months and finally pulled out a few finished objects this month! This adorable bolero screamed perfect for the summer months. I made this with yarn from Nash Yarn Fest and a little Lang Lame for sparkle (because can we imagine Jenna without sparkles) and it is perfect for summer! It is the perfect garment to wear in the hot months when it is too warm for a sweater outside, but you still need something to combat the air conditioning indoors. https://tinyurl.com/3s66dyhj
Granny Tee by Biray Celik - Jenna again! This was the perfect combination of granny squares and solid fabric for a cute sweater! It was super quick to make, combine, and finish. I would suggest following instructions and not trimming the magic loop tail too tight, but mistakes are inevitable and fixable. I love it as a granny square project that can be accomplished pretty quickly and the completed object fits fantastically! I may wear it as an off the shoulder top and sew elastic in though so more to see soon! https://tinyurl.com/yc8za97h
WIPs
Mischel:
- Phoebe by Natasja Hornby in Knitting for Olive Merino in Oatmeal—I really love the way this looks on Natasja, not sure how it will look on me…it looks great on the mannequin in the store :). The pattern is challenging due to the large amount of short rows, increases and decreases for the front and shaping, combined with the stitch pattern—I ripped out a lot! I have finished all the complicated parts and hope to be finished this week! Don’t let this being a vest fool you… it is a lot of knitting and is challenging! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/phoebe-37
- Sea Foam Tee by Joji Locatelli in La Biene Aimee Alix and Farmers Daughter Fiber Peaceful Outerbanks Oh Dang—This starts with an I-cord and moves to a simple round yoke. I am excited to knit this simple short sleeve top! I think our store color mixed with La Biene Aimee will be lovely! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sea-foam-tee
- Ruffleveil Blouse by Natalja Ledvanova in ITO Kinu and ITO Sensai—I love this flirty little summer top. The front is so unique (I will wear this with a tank) and I love the mohair ruffles! I am excited to knit with ITO again! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ruffleveil-blouse
- Apple Flower by Clara Eggers—I finished the bottom of this lovely colorwork sweater from the book - 52 Weeks of Sweaters . I started the sleeves—it is a unique bottom up construction. And I have put it to rest for the summer. I’ll pick this back up at the end of summer for a sweet winter sweater!
- Jelly Top by Mei Bruns— Still working this cute bubble tee. I am working through the cap sleeves in the bubble pattern. I’ve never done sleeves quite like this! Hope to finish soon. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jelly-top
Helen:
- Olive’s Blanket by Knitting for Olive— Did you know that Knitting for Olive has some fantastic patterns—especially for babies! This grandma-to-be found a beautiful blanket that I wanted to make! I am using a sock yarn because it calls for a fingering weight, and the name is perfect for a baby blanket—Hedgehog Fibres’ Snuggle Bug. I am a one-pattern-at-a-time girl, so hopefully I finish soon. https://knittingforolive.com/products/olives-blanket
Rosemary:
- Hey Sailor! by Andrea Mowry in Knitting for Olive Pure Silk—Sadly, I am conducting intensive sweater surgery on this lovely, nearly finished top. It was a joy to knit, and once all the knitting was finished, except for the button bands, I blocked it and set it outside to dry. I didn’t realize until after I started knitting on the button bands (and after hundreds of Google searches to determine why they were white while large areas of the ribbing, shoulders, and cuffs were a pale shade of yellowish-tan), that silk can yellow in the sunlight. Fortunately, I have a ball and a half of the colorway left over, so I have cut off the yellowed sections and am reknitting them. Lesson learned #1: Be very careful about what you dry in direct sunlight, especially if you are working with plant-based fibers. Lesson learned #2: Always buy more yarn than you think you need. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hey-sailor-2
- Tulipan Tee by Le Knit (Lene Holme Samsøe) in Sandnesgarn Line—I am really enjoying knitting this light, airy summer tee. The yarn is delightful to work with, the drape is amazing, and the pattern is straightforward and easy to follow. Once finished, it will be perfect for the hot days ahead. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tulipan-tee
- Nr 3 Doble tøfler (also known in the shop as “No-sew Felted Double Slipper”) by Liv Stangeland—Large needles and Sandnesgarn Fritids Garn are the perfect combination for my designated project for watching the World Cup. These slippers knit up quickly, are great for tv knitting, and make wonderful gifts. (It’s not too soon to start knitting for Christmas!) https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
Jenna:
- Always Bright by Drops Design - I am one row and a little wire from completing this adorable sun hat. I made it in Lang Eternity which is the cutest color changing cotton I have ever seen. Can’t wait to get it finished and ready for the beach! https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=9187&cid=17
- Faelace Moon by Under Your Skein - This skirt is just in the beginning stages, but is my new passion project. I can’t wait to have a full crochet skirt to wear! I am currently swatching for it using the Gist Yarn Duet and so far it is going well. It is a very lovely pattern for learning chart reading in crochet as well because every chart has written out instructions as well! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/faelace-moon
Mischel’s Favorite YouTube
https://youtu.be/3tI4j3-H5NU?is=qKi3rhDXJcvySUuR - How to add short rows to a top down sweater
Recipes
Egg Roll in a Bowl
Keeping in the Bowl theme and by request—here is my latest Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe
- 1 lb ground beef or pork
- 1 onion halved and sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- salt to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) package coleslaw mix or chopped cabbage
- 1 bag of match stick carrots (or cut your own ;))
- Any other veg or mushroom you would like (zucchini, peas, pea pods anything)
- ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
- Saute onions, garlic and ginger, add beef and cook until beef is brown.
- Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sugar, salt cook for a few minutes.
- Add all veg and cook until veg is done to your liking.
- Add Cilantro and sesame oil - serve over rice.
I like this with cucumbers and Kimchi… Super easy and yummy!
Wrap up
Just when we think it is settling down…we shake and move! We have so many lovely new yarns and colors as well as updates! The most exciting update we have is the growth of our community. We have new Makers-in-Residence each month, new teachers, new office hours, new classes. Can’t wait to see what happens next month! Thank you all for a great year and thank you for each and every day you are making with us!
Mischel, Jenna, and the Peaceful Making Family
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Peaceful Making Newsletter 32
April 2026
Peaceful Happenings
What a crazy few weeks. I am so sorry it took me so long to get this newsletter out! Way too much travel, including the Nash Yarn Festival in Nashville, a trip to beautiful Asheville, NC to attend the Dean and Bean’s Sock Machine Crank-in, and of course H&H in Chicago! We continue working hard to bring you all the best of the best and traveling to find new classes and vendors is just one way we do this.
We are working on the final details for the Peaceful Making Society and hope to introduce it to all our customers within the next two weeks. For more information on the many benefits that membership in the Peaceful Making Society brings, please continue reading.
Peaceful Making Travels
Jenna and Helen led our trip to Nash Yarn Festival with Kathy, Tammy, Carol, Rosemary and Denise in Nashville, TN. This was the second annual Nash Yarn Fest, sponsored by Modern Day Knitting (MDK). The weekend’s events included the Tailgate Knit Night on Thursday evening (hosted by Twice Sheared Sheep and GoSadi); the Nash Fest Hootenanny on Friday evening; and two days at the Nashville Fairgrounds exploring limitless choices of yarn and other making supplies offered by more than 90 vendors. A performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday evening capped off the weekend.
Peaceful Making was well-represented at the Dean and Bean’s Sock Machines fifth annual Crank-In in Asheville from April 24th to the 26th. We spent two productive days learning the basics of machine sock knitting, and Katie made us proud by completing a sock on the machine! While we were in Asheville, we bought four Dean and Bean’s sock machines for the store. The Dean and Bean’s family was delightful, patient, and encouraging, and I am thrilled that they have accepted an invitation to join us on the Outer Banks in the fall. Stay tuned to this space and the website for more information about their visit.
Jenna and Katie headed out to the H&H Retail conference in Chicago. They attended classes, visited with many of our current vendors, and secured many more vendors for our store. This was a wonderful opportunity to learn and become a part of the fiber community! Thanks Katie and Jenna for attending for us!
Peaceful Making Family Grows!
Welcome to the newest members of the Peaceful Making Community—our four new interns from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Will Swanson, Bella White, Edie Youngblood, and Isabelle Grimes are all students specializing in Textile Engineering, Textile Technology, or Textile Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Bella is a rising Senior at the NC State, Wilson School of Textiles with a Major in Textile Technology. She has a concentration in Medical Textiles and Non-Wovens, and a Minor in English. While she often works on the more technical side of fibers, she also enjoys crochet to unwind.
Will is a rising Senior at the NC State, Wilson School of Textiles with a Major in Textile Engineering and a Chemical Engineering Minor. He has experienced weaving on the larger manufacturing scale, but also enjoys crochet.
Edie is a rising Senior at the NC State, Wilson School of Textiles with a Major in Fashion and Textile Design with a minor in Textile Technology. She has experience in weaving, knitting, crochet, dying, felting, and spinning.
Isabelle is a rising Senior at the NC State, Wilson School of Textiles with a Major in Textile Engineering and Minors in Materials Science and Engineering as well as Music. Isabelle has more experience in the technical side of fiber arts, but also in leadership as well.
Please help us welcome them to the Peaceful Making Family!
Community
WOWOWOW - we pushed past our goal with Knit for Food! On April 11, the Peaceful Making team raised over $5,200 in support of Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels. We gathered for twelve hours that day to knit, enjoy each other’s company, and host our own local Zoom call for those of our community who couldn’t attend. We also linked with the nationwide Zoom call held by Laura Nelkin and the other organizers of Knit-for-Food throughout the day. Many thanks to all the members of our community whose generosity made this year’s Knit for Food such a success!!
Peaceful Maker in Residence
We are excited to have Susan Capps join Sydney Evans as a Maker-in-Residence for April! We are delighted to have more than 20 pairs of Susan’s beautiful socks on display in the store. If you have any questions about these socks—stop by the desk, and we will be happy to share more information.
We love seeing all of your makes and we look forward to adding more makers to our Peaceful Maker-in-Residence program. If you are interested in becoming a Peaceful Maker-in-Residence, let us know at questions@peacefulmaking.com. Remember, projects can be any kind of making! As a Maker-in-Residence you will display your project for 30 days and receive the same amount of yarn or supplies as in your project at 50% off in exchange for your exhibition! Hope to see many of you join us and display your lovely projects!
Peaceful Making Communication Corner
Here are links to ways to Communicate with the Peaceful Making Community:
New Things in the Store This Week
Whoops! We did it again—we had a feng shui moment moving the store around! We love being able to greet you as you enter the store as the front desk is now front and center! We have added
New in the store:
Harrisville Peacefleece DK and Worsted, Daylights, Nightshades - We now have more weights and colors from Harrisville Designs. We are carrying their Peacefleece in both the DK and Worsted weights as well as their Daylights and Nightshades lines in DK weight. We are loving these new additions that would make a great cabled sweater!
Comma Crafts stitch stoppers - New stitch stoppers are available in store and online with new designs and a few favorites to restock our supplies.
Punch Hole projects and Felted Flowers kits - We now have some punch hole embroidery kits available and may have a class on them soon! We also have kits to make wet felted flowers that look absolutely adorable!
Knitting Machines - We are now selling some of the never been used circular knitting machines. The large ones are ideal for making hats, among other projects, while the smaller ones can be used for anything from wrist warmers to headbands.
Louet Spinning Wheels - We now have a Louet S10 Spinning Wheel and a Louet S17 Spinning Wheel in the store. We will have them available for purchase as well as to try out during Open Spin! We also have access to purchase any Louet stock now so let us know if you are interested!
Kumi Bracelet Kits - We have new Kumi Bracelet Kits in stock. The kits include instructions on how to loom to make a Kumihimo bracelet in simple straightforward instructions.
Twice Sheared Sheep Update - We still have a few LYS Day tins and stitch markers for this year as well as some restocks on stitch stoppers and yarn gators for colorwork.
Magnifique Hearts Pins - New enamel pins have come in that are adorable for fiber enthusiasts and non fiber people as well.
Redesigned Restock - We have done a restock on the Redesigned Project bags and they are already flying out the door!
Coming soon:
Farmers Daughter Fiber restock and store custom color - We will have a restock of most lines of Farmers Daughter Fiber including adding to our Juicy DK and Oh Dang. We will also be adding the Reminisce Sport Yarn to the lineup to replace the Recollect as it is a brighter color! On top of all of this, we will be getting a store color that is special dyed just for Peaceful Making! So exciting!
Camellia Fibers restock and new colors - We will be getting a restock of Camellia Fibers yarn to fill out our numbers as well as a few new colors including the new colors Clover and Cosmos in the amazing Sylvan DK.
La Bien Aimee restock - We will also be doing a big La Bien Aimee restock in the near future. We have a lot on the way and can’t wait for you all to see it!
Knit-alongs
I am excited to begin a Tolsta Tee knit-along this month that will run through June. The Tolsta Tee, designed by Rebecca Clow (also known as the Creabea) is an extremely popular top-down pattern, and Rebecca provides many options and modifications in different yarn weights to enhance this simple tee. Our knit-along will be for the DK version, and the pattern will be available for purchase through Ravelry here at the store. We have an unlimited selection of yarn that will make your Tolsta Tee a unique and special addition to your wardrobe, and we’d be happy to help you find the yarns that will work best for you.
I will be offering a series of “making a tee shirt” sessions that will run alongside the knit-along: one session that will include the pattern review and modifications in the pattern, two sessions that will include casting on for the tee, short rows, and raglans; one session on the tubular bind off; and one session on picking up stitches for the sleeves. These skills are essential for seeing the Tolsta Tee through to completion, so if you are new to top down knitting or have never knit a tee shirt, I encourage you to sign up for the sessions at https://peacefulmaking.com/products/tolsta-tee-sweater-sessions and sign up for the knit-along at https://peacefulmaking.com/products/tolsta-tee-knit-along! Sessions are included in the Peaceful Making Society membership.
Linda Sears is still chugging along with the Year Socks knit-along. Currently they are making the Aran Sweater Socks by Summer Lee. Come in and chat with Linda on Sunday afternoons if you are interested in joining this knit-along! Sign up for this no cost knit-along here: https://peacefulmaking.com/products/a-year-in-socks
(Check out Cathy's gorgeous Ranunculus made in Camellia Fibers Rainbow Sprinkles)
The Dagmar Zipper Sweater knit-along is in a holding pattern as we adjust to spring! We hope to pick this one back up over the summer! If you’d like to join (no cost) sign up here! https://peacefulmaking.com/products/dagmar-zipper-knit-along-sign-up If you need help picking out yarn—let us know!
Making Lab
Welcome to the Making Lab. We have put together a comprehensive collection of making machines and looms upstairs.
Knitting Machine Lab
We now have a wonderful collection of flat bed knitting machines. We have Brothers, Toyotas, Studio Knits, and Silver Reeds. We have all gauges—standard, lace, and bulky. We also have added two engines for those who want a hands-off experience (well not really :)). We will be doing maintenance on all the machines and putting together entry level classes to knitting machines, and you will be able to schedule lab time to use the machines after you complete the 101 class.
Sock Machine Lab
Our new Sock Machine Lab has six machines: two Erlbachers and four Dean and Bean’s sock machines. We will be working towards offering a 101 class that will be a requirement for further booking time with these machines, giving you machines to practice on in preparation for the Dean and Bean Crank-in this fall.
Weaving and Spinning
Inger has set up her wonderful loom in the making lab. The loom was built in a prison but is a copy of a typical Finnish loom, the same as Toika or Varpapuu. She dressed the loom for anyone to weave on with a polyester warp and wool weft in a rose path threading. People can play on it. The fabric can be used for a pillow, bag or wallhanging.
The weaving lab also has a large selection of rigid heddle looms and wolf pups in our lab ready for weaving and a lovely Schacht Standard Loom, warped and ready for weaving. The lab also has tapestry looms and tapestry weaving classes. For those just beginning and would like to learn the basics of weaving on a smaller scale on a small loom you can take home, consider signing up for the bookmark loom class.
We will be releasing a series of weaving classes this week that Inger will be teaching as well as continuing to offer Open Weave on Saturday afternoons with Inger (come weave on her interesting loom!). Here is the link to our weaving class section so you can sign up! Remember all classes are included in our Peaceful Making Society Memberships. Here is a link to sign up for that.
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel—sign up online! Click here! We will be adding drop spindle classes to the summer line up for kids and adults!
Are you interested in a loom or a wheel? We are a dealer for all of the major loom/wheel/fiber brands. We have some in stock or can order anything you may want with fast delivery to either the store or drop shipped to you. Check out the website or let us know if you need something that is not listed and we will get it for you. Feel free to make an appointment with Mischel to do an in-store or virtual weaving or spinning shopping experience! Call the store to make an appointment!
Join the Peaceful Making Society
The Peaceful Making Society is here! We are offering all of our events and classes under the Peaceful Making Society. We will be launching our online and in-store Peaceful Making Society this week. When you join the Society you will be able to experience an all inclusive making experience that includes the following and more:
- Early Bird Pricing is $200 now until June 1, 2026
- Renewal Price $150 for auto renewal
- Member Benefits:
- $20 Coupon to the The Peaceful Making online shop
- Access to The Peaceful Making Society Hangout Space
- Free access to two office hour sessions per week
- A Peaceful Making Society project bag
- Access to The Peaceful Making classes, workshops, and Skills Update Series
- Coupon code for unlimited use of equipment in the equipment lab, once you complete the 101 class for the equipment you would like to use
- Personal Shopper access by appointment
- 10% off on purchases through the Peaceful Making online store and the brick and mortar store here in Kitty Hawk (great for purchasing required materials for classes)
We will still offer individual classes and events for those not in the Peaceful Making Society for individual class and event fees that will be posted on the website. Remember most classes have required materials. These materials will be available for purchase online and in store at Peaceful Making.
New Classes
Office Hours - Office Hours are beginning at Peaceful Making! We will be offering Knitting Help and Pattern Assistance during scheduled office hours either in person with Mischel or over Zoom with Rosemary. We will be offering in person hours with Mischel from 10am-12pm on Monday and 4pm-6pm on Wednesday. Hours with Rosemary will be from 3:30pm-4:30pm on Thursday. Please sign up if you are coming! Two Office Hours Sessions a week are included in the Peaceful Making Society membership. Otherwise, the Office Hours will be $35 per session.
FO’s
All three of my FO’s this newsletter did not bubble up from my WIPs - they are total distraction knits that I just had a whim and knit. Sometimes it’s not about planning, stash or WIPs - it’s about the love of knitting.
MK’s Ribbon Shawl - This beautiful shawl came out of playing with the flatbed machine and the beautiful coned ribbon yarn we got at the Hidden Yarn Shop HM Nabavian in NYC. It was a quick machine knit with a hand knit icord finish. I love it - and it looks great with Sydney’s sweater in the store! Check it out!
Early Bloomer - Heidi Kirrmaier - This lovely short sleeve colorwork sweater came out of a yarn chicken loss. I was knitting the Sweater No 28 by My Favorite Things Knitwear with the lovely Camillia Fibers Som - and the unexpected happened…I ran out of yarn. Unfortunately I was using an older more green color of Som and I lost at yarn chicken with 1 ¼ sleeves to go. So sad. I will definitely be doing that sweater in Som again, but I did have to do some frogging! The Early Bloomer has an interesting construction - starting with a provisional cast on and delayed short rows and collar. It came out beautifully! Love the Som colors together - so soft and lovely!
Juice Sweater - Veronika Lindberg - I’ve always loved the Juice sweater and I had a whim - needed a travel knit (went on a staycation to the lovely Sanderling Inn) - and this was my first choice. I love this pattern! With the 8 raglans the fit is wonderful. I used the called for Sandnes Garn Sunday held with Sandnes Garn Tynn Silke Mohair. I would love to do this one again - I’d love it in a larger more slouchy size in a La Bien Aimee Cashmerino - it would be my go to weekend sweater!
WIP’s
- Vanilla Sock Shortie - Crazy Sock Lady - A quick shortie sock in Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Bearpaw Sock. It is a super quick knit and a lovely Frogman color.
- Apple Flower - Clara Eggers - I started this in Asheville! It is in the 52 Weeks of Sweaters book. I have finished the body and started on the sleeves. I’m interested to see how the joining of the body and sleeves goes - it is bottom up with separate sleeves. We shall see..
- The Paris Skirt - me and simone - Well I’m definitely racing Helen on this stash buster. Mine is on the mannequin in the front of the store so you can check it out. I still have another foot to go! I’ll be working this during knit knit for sure! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-paris-skirt
- Seattle Beanie - Heidi Hennessy - using my leftovers from the Reagan Sweater. Easy slouchy beanie. This is in my bag of traveling and walking knits. It will be finished someday! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seattle-beanie
- Jelly Top - Mei Bruns - I love this top and I have finished the body and tried one of the sleeves with short row cap shaping…it is currently in the naughty corner because the sleeve is challenging me because I extended the body. I’ll get back to it when I am a little less tired and have more brain cells :). https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jelly-top
- Dragonfly Sweater - by Elenor Mortensen - Ok I think I’m going to move out of the total green and pick some purples and other colors to bring this sweater back out in the coming weeks! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonfly-sweater-2
- Happy Camp Sweater - by Brienne Moody - I need to pick my colors for this one. I love it so much but I am stumped on the colors - it’s a Spincycle project - suggestions? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/happy-camp-sweater
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Ok - need to get back to this. I definitely want to get this done by fall - I think it would be great at Rhinebeck…Anyone else joining us? Harrisville Peace Fleece is an amazing choice for this. (And it just came in!) https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Yet another wonderful pattern from Creabea! It’s a short sleeve/long sleeve cardigan all in one pattern. Great basic pattern!
FREE easy summer pattern. Need I say more!
A tee shirt with a twist. Still pretty simple design, with a little challenge on the small sleeves.
This was on my to do list last summer - I really would like to try this - reminds me of the Kylie Pullover I made for Jenna.
Simple tee in Ito Kinu. Need this in my wardrobe!
Beautiful Caitlin Hunter design. It looks like so many colors but really only uses two Spincycle colors. Might have to try it!
This is a great stash buster. PLEASE look at the picture without the hat and imagine this without the plaid pants! It’s really a beautiful sweater!
Yes this was from February, but I really love this one. A challenging sock with a little colorwork and a little pattern work…sounds like fun!
My Favorite YouTube
I have so many videos - I’m just going to list them and add commentary - I know these were my favorites and I left some out :). Enjoy!
Recipe
I’m not doing much cooking these days (way too much on the plate :)), but this one is an oldie but goodie
Teriyaki Flank Steak
One Flank Steak (size that fits your family)
½ cup of soy sauce
3 tbs rice wine vinegar
3 tbs sesame oil
3 tbs sugar or honey or sweetener of choice
3-4 cloves of chopped garlic
2 tbls chopped ginger
Marinate the steak in the above ingredients overnight in the frig. I like to put this in a zip lock bag, but make sure it is sealed well and the opening is higher than the bottom so it won’t leak in your frig.
You can cook this many ways—the easiest is in a 425 oven for 10-15 mins on each side depending on how rare you would like it and how big it is. You can broil it—watch it carefully for burning, you can grill it, or pan fry it.
You can also pre-slice and then marinate to bake a bulgogi type of steak or stir fry.
Great with rice, veg, salad, as a bowl, or in a sandwich.
Wrap up
Lots of changes are coming to Peaceful Making - we are growing quickly. Know that the Newsletter is a team effort, so getting this out weekly has become a challenge. We really want to make this happen, and we will try. Thank you so much for your patience with our delays.
Please welcome our new interns in the coming weeks. Bella, Edie, Isabelle, and Will will be arriving between 5/14-18. They will be in the store full time and we really look forward to having them in our Peaceful Making family!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com, Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 31
4/3/2026
Peaceful Happenings
Spring is in full bloom! We spent the last few weeks running fast to prepare for Spring Break. And yes—we are back to Season Hours! Most days we are open from 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 8 pm, and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm. Lots of new yarn, new bags, and other wonderful things! We are also offering many new classes for Spring Break. We kicked it off with our Ice Dying class on Thursday, but have much more in store for the coming week! We will be offering beginning weaving, weaving book marks, beginning felting, felting soap bar covers, and making pot holders. These classes are for all ages! Hop on the website and sign up! All classes include a kit and you will be able to take it home afterward to continue your making!
We are only a week away for Knit for Food! Please consider joining our team, contributing to the cause, and joining us next Saturday for a marathon of knitting and fun from 10 am to 10 pm! We will have a breakfast supplied and a pot luck dinner at 6 pm to celebrate our knitting day!
Community
We hope you all will either support us with a donation, or join our team and knit along with us! Tap the link below to go directly to our team page to either join or donate. We will be in the store for the entire knit-along on 4/11/26 from 10am—10pm. We will also be on our store zoom and will be joining the main knit-along zoom from here. We will be able to participate with all the special guests, including Patty Lyons!
You do not have to knit the entire time, so no pressure! You also do not need to just knit—we are a making store: feel free to work on your project of choice. If you want to spin or weave, or any other make, that would be great! Come join us as you can, and support Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, Team No Kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels!
Our goal is to raise $5,000 as a team! I have done Knit for Food for the past two years, and it is really fun. If you join us in store from 10 am to 10 pm we will be bringing in OBX Wake and Take for breakfast, joining the national group via zoom, snacks all day, making all day, and closing it off with a pot luck dinner! We look forward to having you join our fun whether you are on the team, a contributor, or just supporting us! Sign up below to bring your favorite dish.
Peaceful Making Society
We are very excited to have Sidney Evans in the store this month as our Peaceful Making Society Maker-in-Residence. Sidney has graciously displayed many makes this month.
Vanilla Socks by Crazy Sock Lady. West Yorkshire Spinners Sock Yarn is a wool yarn blended with BFL and nylon, making it the perfect choice for durable and strong socks.
Felix Pullover by Amy Christoffers. Harrisville Designs Highland is the yarn that gets better and better each time you wash it.
Sonrae by Jennifer Steingass. Mountain Meadow Wool Cody will keep you warm during the colder months and works well for any colorwork project. Junction Fiber Mill Making Tracks Lite, is unique and no two skeins are the same.
Daelyn Pullover by Isabell Kraemer. Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino is super strong and works well on its own or held double with Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair for some soft fluffiness!
We love seeing all of your makes and we look forward to adding more makers to our Peaceful Making Society. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Peaceful Making Society, let us know at questions@peacefulmaking.com. Remember, projects can be any kind of making! As a member of the society you will display your project for 30 days and receive the same amount of yarn or supplies as in your project at 50% off in exchange for your exhibition! Hope to see many of you join us and display your lovely projects!
Peaceful Making Communication Corner
Here are links to ways to Communicate with the Peaceful Making Community:
New Things in the Store This Week
More CaseMate Tote Bags - We sold out of these quickly, but we have more in! These translucent totes are big enough for a project or a beach trip and are waterproof! Perfect for a beach knitting trip or an outing to the local yarn store. They also have an adorable detachable notion/phone case to keep smaller items in. Absolutely gorgeous in pink with a bow, purple, and blue.
Della Q Bags and Project Pockets - You asked for it, we delivered! The Della Q Bags and Project Pockets are in all colors and some are striped! They are all sets, so make sure you look inside as you choose the color you would like!
Needle Restock! We have a total restock of Chiao Goo and Addi needles, interchangeables, and kits!
Twice Sheared Sheep - We have received an update of Twice Sheared Sheep! We have more knit extension cords, sock sizing rulers, and more updates. We have also gotten the new, sparkly Yarn Gator for colorwork organization! We will be hosting a Twice Sheared Sheep trunk show over Memorial Day weekend. Come check it out and let us know what items we should add to our regular rotation.
Spincycle Yarns - We have Dream State! This fantastic worsted weight has arrived along with more colors of Dyed In The Wool. We will have more Spincycle coming in shortly with more colors of Dream State as well as a good selection of Plump!
Knit-alongs
Linda Sears is still chugging along with the Year in Socks knit-along. Currently they are making the Aran Sweater Socks by Summer Lee. Jump in the channel and chat with Linda if you are interested in joining this knit-along! Sign up for this no cost knit-along here: https://peacefulmaking.com/products/a-year-in-socks
The Dagmar Zipper Sweater knit-along is in a holding pattern as we adjust to spring! We hope to pick this one back up after Spring Break! If you’d like to join (no cost) sign up here! https://peacefulmaking.com/products/dagmar-zipper-knit-along-sign-up If you need help picking out yarn—let us know!
Knit for Food knit-along socks! We will be casting on socks—on both the knitting machines and by hand! Join us Saturday, April 11 at 10 am for the pattern and yarn selection!
Weaving and Spinning
We are now offering beginning weaving on a peg loom and book mark loom. This is an amazing option if you are new to weaving! You not only learn the basics of weaving, but you will go home with a completed project and a small loom to continue weaving. Great low cost option! This is ideal for both kids and adults!
We will also have open weaving on Saturdays (where you can try out our new kits) or give one of our rigid heddles or floor looms a try!
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel—sign up online! Click here! We will be adding drop spindle classes to the summer line up for kids and adults!
We are in the development stage of the Weaving, Spinning, and Fiber Prep Academy, so keep an eye out on the website and calendar—more coming soon!
Making Academy Classes coming up
Just a reminder of our Annual Making Membership. This membership includes all classes, events (both in person and online), and equipment rental fees for the year. So if you are planning on Making with us for the year, consider joining for $247 for the entire year. Your membership will include access to all of our virtual classes that will be coming in May as well as the Spring Break classes running all of next week!
The knitting classes are in full swing and everyone is doing so well!
Individual Classes: $10 an hour
Monthly classes: $24 per month (one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- San Luis Pass Capelet - Ana Clerc - Scratch that…I turned it into a poncho! I love it!
- Poppy Pullover - Andrea Mowry - Slipped this one in—didn’t even make the WIP list :). I cast this one on the minute Andrea released it—and OMG I loved this knit. Super easy, bobbles are fun, the rib is super fun. I made my cropped as it is written in the pattern, and I did short sleeves with no decreases and two inches before I started the pattern and rib. I absolutely love it! I used the La Bien Aimee Twist Nouveau Pool held with La Bien Aimee Soyeux Pinkfetti.
WIP’s
- Apple Flower - Clara Eggers - I am excited to start this unique knit. It is in the 52 Weeks of Sweaters book. Super cute color work from the bottom up—very unique!
- The Paris Skirt - me and simone - This skirt is a fantastic mohair stash buster. It is more of a recipe than a pattern with a lot of allowance for adjustments to make it your own. I am using up a lot of the colors from my stripey sweater and it is slowly making progress! I am going to make this my Making Night project! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-paris-skirt
- Seattle Beanie - Heidi Hennessy - using my leftovers from the Reagan Sweater. Easy slouchy beanie. This is in my bag of traveling and walking knits. It will be finished someday! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seattle-beanie
- Jelly Top - Mei Bruns - my surprise knit. It’s been in my queue—and I love it. Remember the popcorn/bubble tees from the 90’s? The really little scrunchy tees that stretch when you put them on? This is very similar. It’s a fun pattern of increases and decreases and in between stripes using a smaller needle to make the bubbles. Fun construction and lots of choices. Vest, short sleeve, regular sleeves, or bell sleeves. I am in a short row sleeve cap…. I will let you fill in the words you think I’m saying in my head! I will have to isolate myself and concentrate for the end of this make! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jelly-top
- Dragonfly Sweater - by Elenor Mortensen - I love this pattern— but—this is in the color selection naughty corner. I’ve tried three different color combinations and I don’t like any of them! It needs a rest and I will try again! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonfly-sweater-2
- Happy Camp Sweater - by Brienne Moody - I have been wanting to do an all over color work—so here I go. I’m going to wait for the next batch of Spin Cycle to arrive to cast this on. I will start this after spring break! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/happy-camp-sweater
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - On Spring Break crazy hold! This knit along has begun with swatching…. Very excited to enjoy this cable sweater and make along with the group! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Esme Pullover - Svetlana Volkova - After finishing the Poppy I realized how much I really love a circular yoke. Top it off with a simple lace pattern and you have me. This is a lovely pattern. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/esme-pullover
Vilma Top - Gregoria Fibers - I might have listed this cute little vest before—but I really love it. I don’t know how it would look on me, but it’s super cute! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vilma-top
Melting Shirt - grey level knitter - My favorite Korean YouTuber knit this one (see it below) and it looks like a ton of work, but impressive! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/melting-shirt
Camisole No.10 - My Favorite Things - Simple little spring/summer sleeveless tank. Highly recommend this for a first garment. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/camisole-no-10
Love Letter Top - Veronika Lindberg - I wanted to do this one last year. Veronika Lindberg classic. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/love-letter-top
Knitlet - Simone bergh - If you’re knitting for a slim young teenager—this is your knit. Cute and quick knit! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knitlet
Sandok Top - Tuva Sandok - Another spring/summer sleeveless top. If you like a little collar this is the one. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sandok-top
Heartlace Collar & Novell Cuffs Wristlets - ODEYA KnitStudio - I am obsessed with the next two lacy patterns. A little collar and a wristlet pattern. So delicate and sweet. Beautiful knit to add to a non-knit outfit. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heartlace-collar https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/novell-cuffs-wristlets
Jasmine Blouse - Hyeonji Jin - I love the jasmine blouse—sweet and a little more formal but great little sleeveless vest/tank. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jasmine-blouse-2
Cloudesley - Isabell Kraemer - I don’t know why I missed the Cloudesley—so beautiful and simple. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cloudesley
Sabai Sweater - Susanne Müller - Sabai sweater is like the Sabai tank, but it has sleeves. This will be an amazing spring/summer sweater! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sabai-sweater
My Favorite YouTube
Recipes
MK’s Easy Dinner Rice Bowl
I love an almost no cook dinner, but I’ve been eating this one a lot lately :)
Cup of rice
Fishwives Chili Crisp Salmon (any tin fish will do—I love the new Fishwives)
Pickly food of your choice (I love yellow Korean Pickles)
Korean Cucumbers (recipe in last newsletter)
Snow Peas (I am obsessed)
Edamame
Kewpie Mayo, Chili Crisp, Soysauce, lime or lemon or rice wine vinegar
Pack of Gim (squares of seaweed)
Mix up - eat with Gim
Wrap up
This weekend we will start putting more slatboard up and yes again—fung shui the store again… I know I’m impossible. We hope to spread out a little more so you can take in all the beautiful things! Have you seen the vines? We needed to get power to the center of the store—so we turned our extension cords into flower vines…I LOVE IT! Hope you do :)! The store continues to morph and change and grow. Thank you all for your advice, encouragement and support!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com, Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 30
3/20/2026
Peaceful Happening
It’s Guild week! Welcome Tidewater Knitting Guild! Welcome OBX Fiber Guild! We are having so much fun with everyone who is coming in for a visit. This weekend we will be having a 10% off sale Thursday(3/19) - Sunday(3/22) in store only! We will be having a pop up Open Knit 1-4 on Saturday and our regular Making Afternoon 1-4 on Sunday. We will also be hosting Guild Breakfast for our OBX Fiber Guild and our lovely visitors from the Tidewater Knitting Guild starting at 9 AM with breakfast, extended hours, and more!
Woobles week! TON of Woobles coming in. We have been busy with a smidge of travel, that had its hiccups, and starting our preparations for the summer. We have gotten some items in, but have so many on the way. New bags, kits, and more will be in stock and available soon! We also have been approved for in-store ravelry purchases! This has been a long time coming, but we are very excited to be able to help pick your projects and get your pattern all in one spot. This makes kits and project choosing much easier and enables us to print your patterns in store so you can go home with a physical copy and receive your digital copy to your email and your Ravelry account as well!
As we move closer to the summer months we will be extending our hours back to summer hours which will begin Saturday, April 4, so there will be more time to shop everyday. We will be bringing on a few new faces and some familiar ones so look out for mentions in our next few newsletters!
Guild Breakfast -
This weekend Peaceful Making will be hosting a Guild Breakfast on Sunday (3/22) from 9 AM and will be available until we close at 4 PM at our Kitty Hawk location. Join us for breakfast and coffee, extended shopping hours beginning at 9 AM on Sunday, 10% off all purchases, goodie bags, and the Peaceful Making Giveaway (with a grand prize containing a small 4” set of Chiaogoo Twist needles, 2 full skeins of yarn, and other additions). Each day you visit the store, between Thursday and Sunday, you will receive a free entry to the Giveaway. The Giveaway winner will be drawn at 3pm on Sunday and prizes will be available to be picked up or shipped to the winner. The 10% sale will be available all weekend long beginning Thursday(3/19) at 2pm and continuing during our extended hours 11-8 Friday(3/20), 11-5 Saturday(3/21), and 9-4 Sunday(3/22). We will also be hosting Pop Up Open Knit on Saturday from 1-4. Great opportunity to stock up on Fiber Arts Making. We hope to see you there!
Community -
Knit for Food is less than a month away and we hope you all will either support us with a donation, or join our team and knit along with us! Tap the link below to go directly to our team page to either join or donate. We will be in the store for the entire Knit-a-long on 4/11/26 from 10am - 10pm. We will also be on our store zoom and will be joining the main Knit-a-long zoom from the store. You do not have to knit the entire time, so no pressure! You also do not need to just knit - being a making store, feel free to work on your project of choice. If you want to spin or weave, or any other make, that would be great! Come join us as you can, and support Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, Team no kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels!
Our goal is to raise $5000 as a team! I have done Knit for Food for the past 2 years and it is really fun. We will be remotely connected to the main knit-a-long and will be able to participate with all the special guests including Patty Lyons!
Peaceful Making Society
We don’t currently have a Maker in Residence, but our current works on display by Mischel are the Alpine Bloom hat by Kaitlin Hunter in Spin Cycle Dyed in the Wool in Hot Minute and Ito Rakuda and Sensai in white, Reagan Sweater by Isabell Kraemer in Coastal Cashmere, and the Stripey Raglan by Loupy Studio in a combination of scrappy Big Birdie by Lamb and Kid, Noro, and other scraps in many different colors (come see this fun knit!). We hope more people will sign up to be Makers in Residence soon!
We love seeing all of your makes and we look forward to adding more Makers to our Peaceful Making Society. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Peaceful Making Society, let us know at questions@peacefulmaking.com. Remember, projects can be any kind of making! As a member of the society you will display your project for 30 days and receive the same amount of yarn or supplies as in your project at 50% off in exchange for your exhibition! Hope to see many of you join us and display your lovely projects!
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New Things in the Store This Week -
Woobles - We have received our restock of Woobles and now we have Woobles galore! We have everything from Star Trek to Extra Squishy Woobles and all sorts of variants of the original line as well. If you have been thinking about trying out crochet or crocheting a cute animal, now is the time!
Puebco - We have some new gorgeous bags from Puebco. These wonderful bags of different materials and sizes are available and will be fantastic and stylish knitting and notion bags.
Handpainted Needlepoint Canvases - While these are not new to the store, they were picked up in January at Vogue Knitting Live, they will be finding a new home with better display this week. They are absolutely gorgeous and will make any Needlepoint artist very happy.
Handwork Hardware - These are a fun find for organizing your Sock DPNs or (untested) your interchangeable tips. These tins fit needles in the side channels and have a needle gauge on the top for easy sorting and storage. A very cool find.
Old Whaling Co. - We have some adorable nautical canvas bags in as well as match boxes and the most divine smelling body butter. These are the perfect coastal souvenirs for anyone.
CaseMate Tote Bags - These translucent totes are big enough for a project or a beach trip and are waterproof! Perfect for a beach knitting trip or an outing to the local yarn store. Absolutely gorgeous in pink with a bow, purple, and blue.
Harrisville Yarn - We finally have lovely colors from Harrisville in both the Shetland and Highland wool. The yarn is available in both hanks for knitting and cones for weaving as well. It is gorgeous and perfect for the Dagmar sweater that we are currently starting.
Weaving Kits - We have new lap looms and potholder looms in store for kids! We are so excited to be able to bring in crafts that will be wonderful for beginners and children alike.
Beginner Crochet and Knit Kits - Granny square kits and scarf kits are in and are fantastic! These are excellent options for those wanting to learn to knit or crochet via video. Also, it is awesome to have options to learn to crochet!
Hobinichi book covers - We have new leather covers in for the Hobonichi notebooks as well as some notebooks to fill the covers. They are beautiful colors and have a sparkly heart inside as well!
Knit-a-longs
If you haven’t heard, Linda Sears is running the Year in Socks Knit along. Currently they are making the Aran Sweater Socks by Summer Lee. Jump in the channel and chat with Linda if you are interested in joining this knit-a-long! Sign up for this no cost knit-a-long here: https://peacefulmaking.com/products/a-year-in-socks
The Dagmar Zipper Sweater knit-a-long is in the swatching phase this week. We are swatching the different cable patterns to get ready to cast on the Dagmar Zipper Sweater! If you’d like to join (no cost) sign up here! https://peacefulmaking.com/products/dagmar-zipper-knit-along-sign-up If you need help picking out yarn - let us know!
Weaving and Spinning
We will be taking a brief hiatus from Open Weaving this week, but we will be offering pop up events until it returns. This week’s pop up will be Pop Up Knitting in honor of the Tidewater Knitting Guild being in town. Feel free to stop by between 1pm-4pm on Saturday for Open Knit.
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel - sign up online! Click here! We will be adding drop spindle classes to the summer line up for kids and adults!
We are in the development stage of the Weaving, Spinning, and Fiber Prep Academy, so keep an eye out on the website and calendar - more coming soon!
Making Academy Classes coming up:
Just a reminder of our Annual Making Membership. This membership includes all classes, events, - both in person and online and equipment rental fees for the year. So if you are planning on Making with us for the year, consider joining for $247 for the entire year. Your membership will also include access to all of our virtual classes that will be coming in May.
Currently we are only offering Continental Knitting classes, but we should begin English Knitting classes within the next month!
Individual Classes: $10 an hour
Monthly classes: $24 per month (one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- Tolsta Tee - Rebecca Clow - This is a tried and true knit that is fantastic for the upcoming summer months. Simple and quick. I added embroidery on it to add to the gorgeous yarn. I may add more soon, but it already looks amazing. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tolsta-tee
WIP’s
- The Paris Skirt - me and simone - This skirt is a fantastic mohair stash buster. It is more of a recipe than a pattern with a lot of allowance for adjustments to make it your own. I am using up a lot of the colors from my stripey sweater and I love how it is coming out so far! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-paris-skirt
- Seattle Beanie - Heidi Hennessy - using my leftovers from the Reagan Sweater. Easy slouchy beanie. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seattle-beanie
- Jelly Top - Mei Bruns - my surprise knit. It’s been in my queue - and I love it. Remember the popcorn/bubble tees from the 90’s? The really little scrunchy tees that stretch when you put them on? This is very similar. It’s a fun pattern of increases and decreases and in between stripes using a smaller needle to make the bubbles. Fun construction and lots of choices. Vest, short sleeve, regular sleeves, or bell sleeves. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jelly-top
- Dragonfly Sweater - by Elenor Mortensen - I have been waiting for this. I thought I had picked out my yarn, but no - I’m going to have to try again and pick out other colors! Let’s see what I pick! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonfly-sweater-2
- Happy Camp Sweater - by Brienne Moody - I have been wanting to do an all over color work - so here I go. I’m going to wait for the next batch of Spin Cycle to arrive to cast this on. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/happy-camp-sweater
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - This Knit Along has begun with swatching.. Very excited to enjoy this cable sweater and make along with the group!. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
- San Luis Pass Capelet - Ana Clerc - What a beautiful little poncho with a beachy vibe. Come will be a little unique as I have chosen the different varieties of purple by La Biene Aimee.
Patterns of Interest
Mixed Rib Cami - Florence Miller - This is a great summer tank. Simple and elegant with enough breathability for the summer heat in the OBX. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mixed-rib-cami
Achira - Linnea Ornstein - The short rows of this sweater look amazing. Definitely a different construction than we have shown before, but it looks fantastic and a great use of short rows. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/achira
Solar Flares - Savannah Price - These pants are absolutely adorable. Such a fantastic use of granny squares and colorful yarn. Will be on Jenna’s making list for the summer. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solar-flares-2
Gal Sweater - Masha Ziablikova - This is a gorgeous use of mohair. It looks flowy and light with a lovely pattern overlay. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gal-sweater
Josephine top - Lily Kate France - In love with the fit and simplicity of this top. It would be a perfect shirt for the Outer Banks to wear from spring through fall. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/josephine-top-2
Tee No. 1 - My Favourite Things - This is a simple but beautiful shirt. It has a nice fit and has a great fabric from the stitch. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tee-no-1
My Favorite YouTube
We loved this video, especially her tips for blocking swatches– very handy.
This video is great, and we absolutely LOVE the indigo blues she shared.
If you know us, you know bringing at least a few projects along on trips is a MUST.
The Sabai top is a store favorite around here– absolutely perfect for warm weather!
LOVE!
Great live recording for our crochet-ers.
Andrea is one of our all time favorites.
Love this vest and we can’t wait for the pattern to be available.
Really great inspiration.
Going to work on this next week.
For those of you who were made to make.
Life saver for those learning to knit with a machine.
Recipe
These cucumbers are fantastic as a side dish for any meal or even just as a snack. They are similar to quick pickles with an Asian flavor. A must have in our house for so many meals
Korean Cucumbers
Ingredients
Cucumbers
Salt
Rice Wine Vinegar
Sesame Oil
Assembly
Slice cucumbers very thin.
Salt cucumbers and let them sit for 10 minutes.
Drain after 10 minutes - pat dry.
Add rice wine vinegar (about 2 tbs per large english cucumber), and sesame oil (1 tbs per large cucumber)
Add shredded or thinly sliced carrots if you like
If you like spicy food, then you can add chili oil
Wrap up
Thank you all for visiting us, whether you are local to the OBX or visiting our little Island, it’s great meeting and visiting with you! We are really looking forward to seeing everyone for our extended hour Guild weekend and Sunday breakfast and more!
While we are back, we will be more regular in timing soon! We will be deploying our new communications platform in the coming weeks, so hopefully you will begin to get email comms from us soon! In the meantime, please head to the website for more newsletters and updates! Appreciate all of your patience as we move forward and grow! Happy Making!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 29
3/8/2026
Peaceful Happening
Thank you for your patience over the past few weeks through the State Swim Meet travel and the dreaded illness that ran through our family! Three weeks without a newsletter…Thank you for letting all of us sickies heal and rest! Though I have been out, the store has been moving and shaking! Thanks to everyone who helped the store keep moving and growing! It has been a jam packed three weeks of events, only having to postpone one event. We are welcoming two new team members to the Peaceful Making staff! Please welcome Ella Corbett as our new Marketing Specialist. Ella will be starting on Monday March 9! Stop by and say hello. We will also be welcoming our very own Katie Gilreath on April 2 as our Assistant Manager helping us with all the things including back office and retreats. I know you will let these wonderful ladies know how much we welcome them and how much we appreciate them being with us!
It’s amazing how much happened these past three weeks! Read more to find out about the Making Academy summer class schedule, Knitting Office Hours, new things in the store, Knit for Food, job openings at the store, new knits, new weaving and spinning options, and more!
Upcoming Retreat
Nash Yarn Fest is around the corner and we are so excited to bring a group with us! The event is April 17-18, but we will be travelling to Nashville, TN the 16th and returning the 19th. We would like to check your interest in coming with us. There are two options for attending with us, We can either just reserve the tickets for the fest for you or you can attend with us in an airbnb with tickets to the events at Nash and a visit to the Grand Ole Opry! Please visit our page on the website linked below and fill out the contact form for more information or to sign up for the trip!
Community -
We have been talking about Knit for food for about a month now and hope you all will either support us with a donation, or join our team and knit along with us! Tap the link below to go directly to our team page to either join or donate. We will be in the store for the entire Knit-a-long on 4/11/26 from 10am - 10pm. We will also be on our store zoom and will be joining the main Knit-a-long zoom from the store. You do not have to knit the entire time, so no pressure! You also do not need to just knit - being a making store, feel free to work on your project of choice. If you want to spin or weave, or any other make, that would be great! Come join us as you can, and support Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, Team no kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels!
Our goal is to raise $5000 as a team! I have done Knit for Food for the past 2 years and it is really fun. We will be remotely connected to the main knit-a-long and will be able to participate with all the special guests including Patty Lyons! You can work on one of your projects or we can choose a knit-a-long for the event - or we can do both. We will choose our knit-a-long project this week, so send me your ideas at questions@peacefulmaking.com! We will announce the project next Thursday at Making Time.
Peaceful Making Society
Katie’s Pressed Flower’s Sweater and Suella’s Sockmatician’s Toe up socks will be on display for a few more days. Come in and see these lovely works by our Peaceful Making Society Makers in Residence. Thank you both for sharing your lovely work with us!
New works on display by myself are the Reagan Cardigan by Isabell Kraemer in Coastal Cashmere in Misty Morning, the Alpine Bloom hat by Kaitlin Hunter in Spin Cycle Dyed in the Wool in Hot Minute and Ito Rakuda and Sensai in white, and the Stripey Raglan by Loupy Studio in a combination of scrappy Big Birdie by Lamb and Kid, Noro, and other scraps in many different colors (come see this fun knit!).
We are pleased to welcome Linda Sears to the Peaceful Making Society as she displays her lovely On the Beach by Mother of Pearl Patterns. Linda used West Yorkshire Spinners Morris. Linda knit this beautiful blanket in record time ahead of her new grandchild’s arrival! The blanket will be in store for a very short time, as the baby is going to be here soon. Come in and see this amazing knit by Linda!
If you are interested in becoming a member of our Peaceful Making Society, let us know at questions@peacefulmaking.com. Remember, projects can be any kind of making! As a member of the society you will display your project for 30 days and receive the same amount of yarn or supplies as in your project at 50% off in exchange for your exhibition! Hope to see many of you join us and display your lovely projects!
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Here are links to ways to Communicate with the Peaceful Making Community:
New Things in the Store Week -
Coastal Cashmere - (see the Reagan Cardigan by the front door) This came in mini braids and singles. We also have a lovely sample of a cowl next to the yarn. It is so soft and the stitch definition is great for a cashmere! It is sport weight and a joy to knit! Absolutely lovely no pill, machine washable cashmere!
Lang - Jawoll sock yarn, Lang Eternity. I went overboard on the Jawoll - my all time favorite sock yarn. We have a rainbow of colors - and each skein has a bonus of a wool/nylon spool inside! You can use it to strengthen the sock you are making - or save it for a different pair! We also received the cotton Lang Eternity - similar to the Lang Infinity, but made from cotton. Beautiful color changing rainbow cotton.
West Yorkshire Spinners Sock Yarn - this is a color update! We brought in all the lovely spring/summer colors. Lovely, strong sock yarn! Enjoy!
Sandnes Garn - We have the well sought after Ballerina Chunky Mohair in lovely spring colors, Paljett, the hard to find sequined yarn in the impossible to get Unicorn Twinkle, as well as Gold Digger, Silver Spoon, and Espresso. I’ve got my eye on the Espresso for a lovely evening tshirt!
We are loving our personalized Peaceful Making merch from Katrinkles! Rulers, Darning Looms, Tiny Sock Stitch Markers. Stay tuned for a class on using the Darning Looms to not only mend, but to decorate your clothes and knits!
We received a large shipment of a variety of different bags - beautiful colorful striped totes - these totes sold out online and are very hard to come by! Red velvet small bags, carpet bags, nylon pouches, terry cloth bags and colorful totes. Check them out on the website or come in and see the broad selection in person!
Chiao Goo needles update to stock up on our inventory as well as the addition of the new Chiao Goo Quads! We also have 4” Chiao Goo Forte needles. Great for small circumference work!
Lantern Moon - cable needles, finishing needles, small needle travel organizer and cute tape measures (sheep in different colors and sock monkeys). Is anyone interested in Lantern Moon needles? If you are - let me know and I will bring them in.
We also received some soles for our felted slippers and clogs - we have two options - sew on balls of the foot and heel pads or entire soles. If you are interested in making felted slippers, feel free to join our slipper group on Mondays starting at 11am. We have our own pattern that creates a seamless lovely slipper that is knit in the round!
Snap project bags from Twill and Horn - for those of you who were looking for a bag to manage your color work yarns!
We also have some new tape measures - both whip stitched leather and cute printed sheep
Last but absolutely not least, we have fiber. TONS of fiber. Merino and Corriedale fiber for spinning and felting!
Knit-a-longs
If you haven’t heard, Linda Sears is running the Year in Socks Knit along. Currently they are making the Aran Sweater Socks by Summer Lee. Jump in the channel and chat with Linda if you are interested in joining this knit-a-long! Sign up for this no cost knit-a-long here: https://peacefulmaking.com/products/a-year-in-socks
The Hibernal Sock Knit-a-long, another Summer Lee pattern is wrapping up this week. There are several pairs in store to check out and a lot of people did this sock - keep your eyes peeled on feet during the making times, I know you will see many pairs.
The Dagmar Zipper knit-a-long is about to begin. We will be swatching and casting on this lovely cable knit this week! If you’d like to join (no cost) sign up here! https://peacefulmaking.com/products/dagmar-zipper-knit-along-sign-up If you need help picking out yarn - let us know!
Weaving and Spinning
We have started a new open weaving time on Saturday afternoons. We are using this time to let anyone come in and try out our looms or bring your own looms in for some community weaving. We will also have some small bookmark looms for sale for those of you who want an inexpensive way to try out weaving and take a small pocket loom home with you. We will also have floor loom classes on the schedule in April. Look out on the calendar on the website for these classes!
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel - sign up online! Click here! We will be adding drop spindle classes to the summer line up for kids and adults!
We are in the development stage of the Weaving, Spinning, and Fiber Prep Academy, so keep an eye out on the website and calendar - more coming soon!
Making Academy Classes coming up:
Just a reminder of our Annual Making Membership. This membership includes all classes, events, - both in person and online and equipment rental fees for the year. So if you are planning on Making with us for the year, consider joining for $247 for the entire year. Your membership will also include access to all of our virtual classes that will be coming in May.
Felted Slipper Class: 3/9 11-1
Open Weaving: 3/14 1-4
Beginner Knitting Academy: 3/15 1-4
Individual Classes: $10 an hour
Monthly classes: $24 per month (one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- Stripey Raglan Pattern - Loupy Studio - LOVE this sweater! Great for using up all those left overs! Easy to knit, easy to modify and make your own. I will be blocking it tonight - it will be in store soon! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loupy-stripe-cardi
- Reagan Sweater - Isabell Kraemer - This is my favorite knit in a long time! Loved the Coastal Cashmere, loved the interesting construction. If I do this one again, I would make one change. I would not do a provisional cast on, I would knit from the end of one sleeve all the way to the other side. The provisional leaves a line, has half the stitches on one sleeve backwards and I just don’t see the reasoning for it. So if you knit this - start with at the end of one sleeve and knit to the other! I also used a picot bind off for the sleeves, an easy and cute little addition. Soft, sophisticated and you can wear it two ways! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reagan
- Vanilla Bean Socks - Crazy Sock Lady - Really fun, really easy, squishy sock pattern. Definitely will be making again! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanilla-bean-socks-2
- Alpine Bloom Hat - Caitlin Hunter - I was supposed to get this done for Valentine’s Day, but illness got in the way. I do love the changes to the top from the last time I knit it. Just lovely! It was a great opportunity to use the new Ito and Spin Cycle yarn! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alpine-bloom
WIP’s
- Tolsta Tee - Rebecca Clow - My favorite tee pattern. I am using Hedge Hog Fibers DK in Hush. LOVE this color! Getting ready for spring! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tolsta-tee
- Seattle Beanie - Heidi Hennessy - using my leftovers from the Reagan Sweater. Easy slouchy beanie. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seattle-beanie
- Jelly Top - Mei Bruns - my surprise knit. It’s been in my queue - and I love it. Remember the popcorn/bubble tees from the 90’s? The really little scrunchy tees that stretch when you put them on? This is very similar. It’s a fun pattern of increases and decreases and in between stripes using a smaller needle to make the bubbles. Fun construction and lots of choices. Vest, short sleeve, regular sleeves, or bell sleeves. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jelly-top
- Dragonfly Sweater - by Elenor Mortensen - I have been waiting for this. I thought I had picked out my yarn, but no - I’m going to have to try again and pick out other colors! Let’s see what I pick! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonfly-sweater-2
- Happy Camp Sweater - by Brienne Moody - I have been wanting to do an all over color work - so here I go. I’m going to wait for the next batch of Spin Cycle to arrive to cast this on. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/happy-camp-sweater
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - This Knit Along begins this week. Very excited to enjoy this cable sweater and make along with the group!. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
CPH Sweater - lesfillesducoeur, Lilly Schwarzkopf - Just wow. This is a beautiful work of art. I would love to struggle through this one :). Really test my brioche skills! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cph-sweater
Links - Rebecca Clow - Rebecca does it again - lovely Argyle sweaters and vests - 4 in one… Love that she gives you all the patterns for one price - and I believe the release discount is still live! This is also a steeked sweater! Sounds like it might be a good knit-a-long project! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/links-4
Super Basic Tee - owhataknit - just as the name implies - a super basic tee. We all need these with the hot weather coming up! This would be great in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino or Pure Silk, or Sandnes Garn Tyne Line! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/super-basic-tee
Maggie Cardigan - Petite Knit This is a classic - beautiful cardigan with either long or short sleeves. We have several different yarns including cashmeres that would make this a classic for anyone’s wardrobe! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maggie-cardigan-3
September Shirt - Iluv2knit - Unique tee in all-over rib. I’m not sure I have the figure for this, but it is super cute and with the right fit, it might work. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/september-shirt
Novice Cardigan - Petite Knit - this is definitely going to be a knit-a-long at some point. A simple round yolk but in a cardigan. It will be a great chance to use two yarns together, button holes, button band, fit - a great choice for your first cardigan! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/novice-cardigan---mohair-edition
Milano Zip Up - Ida Elvedahl - Very modern zipper cardigan. You will be unique in this knit. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/milano-zip-up
Grace Cardigan - Tante Grøn- For those who loved the Fern last year, this one will be the one you love this year. Similar all over lace pattern with a twist. Cardigan with hook clasps. I am definitely going to knit this one! What color? I will be using Knitting for Olive for sure! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grace-cardigan-6
Knus - Olga Buraya-Kefelian - Interesting shape, pattern - nice spring knit. I would love this in Wool Folk Tov! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knus
Solent Cardigan - Moreca knit - Did you say you love the cardigans with bows? Love this one. No worrying about button holes! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solene-cardigan
My Favorite YouTube
Recipes
Too Busy Yummy Bowls
This recipe is more of a guide to a quick and easy meal - we do this several times a week with different ingredients to get us through mad times!
Make individual bowl - with a base of one cup of rice and maybe a handful of greens for a healthier option
Protein options
Shrimp, fish, chicken, steak, ground beef, ground pork, tofu, beans. I love to marinate or dry rub and air fry when in a rush (always!). My family loves teriyaki (home made or store bought) or a more Greek or Italian twist we use salad dressing or lemon juice and garlic
Veg options
Peas, edamame, broccoli, spinach, roasted brussel sprouts, radishes, carrots, anything you have - fresh or left over
Sauce options
Teriyaki, soy sauce, gochujang, kewpie mayo, tzatziki sauce, Greek or italian salad dressing, ranch salad dressing
Fermented or pickled yummy add ins
Kimchi, yellow daikon pickles, dill pickle chips, sour kraut, pickled beats
Toppings
Sesame seeds, furikake, cheese, potato chips, onions of any kind, Parmesan cheese
Combine your Protein, Veg, Ferments or Pickles, Sauce, toppings - mix well - enjoy!
Wrap up
We are back in the saddle and feeling a bit stronger - so I am hoping to have this newsletter back to our weekly schedule. We will be deploying our new communications platform in the coming weeks, so hopefully you will begin to get email comms from us soon! In the meantime, please head to the website for more newsletters and updates! Appreciate all of your patience as we move forward and grow! Happy Making!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 28
2/15/2026
Peaceful Happenings
I continue to be pleasantly surprised by the steady traffic of visitors to the store. I really thought February would be very slow - but alas everyone has battled the cold and the wind to come in. We have had so many events and classes with a good group of folks. Really makes a dreary month not so dreary - in fact warm and fun! We are super excited for the coming events! As the Academies grow with more classes, the Knit for Food Knit-a-thon is coming, and more folks join us as the beach begins to open up, we are super excited to see everyone and make even more!
Community
Join us for the Knit for Food Knit-a-long! We will be gathering in the store throughout the day! Some of us will be there for the entire 12 hours! Our goal is to raise $5000 as a team! You do not have to knit for the entire 12 hours - you can if you want, but we will join our hours as a team. I did this for the past 2 years and it is really fun. We will be remotely connected to the main knit-a-long and will be able to participate with all the special guests including Patty Lyons! You can work on one of your projects or we can choose a knit-a-long for the event - or we can do both. Let me know your thoughts!
Peaceful Making Society
Welcome Suella to the Peaceful Making Society as a maker in residence! Suella’s beautiful socks are in the store. Suella’s socks are made from Turtle Purl - On the Beach. Suella used the Sockmatician’s Toe Up pattern by Nathan Taylor. Stop by and see them!
Peaceful Making Communication Corner
Here are links to ways to Communicate with the Peaceful Making Community:
New Things in the Store Week
Knitting for Olive - Shop here
Left Hookery Basket Crochet Kits - Shop here
New Books - Shop here
Blending Boards - Shop here
Fritidsgarn coming on Monday (new colors for slippers) - Shop here
Knit-a-longs
Weaving and Spinning
We would like to get our floor loom classes started. We will be offering a series of classes that will result in a lovely scarf. This series will be 4 - 2 hour classes with additional weaving time to finish your projects. We will be doing these classes in groups of 4 and will coordinate actual class time so that they work with your schedules.
We will be offering open weaving next Saturday afternoon. You can come in and reserve a loom and weave. We do require weaving experience, though Inger will be available during this time. You can reserve the loom for up to 2 weeks in order to finish your project. All work must be done in the store! Look forward to seeing you!
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel - sign up online! Click here!
We will be offering Rolag classes on the blending boards! Rolag class Sign up here!
Making Academy Classes coming up:
Felted Slipper Class: 2/16 11-1
Open Weaving: 2/21 1-4
Beginner Knitting Academy Class 2: 3/1 1-3
Individual Classes: $10 an hour
Monthly classes: $24 per month (one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- Double Slippers - Liv Stangeland - Sandnes Garn Slippers - love how these came out! They look like I bought them. I tried some gel to make little non-slip buttons, but they are already falling off. I think I would go with sewing on or ironing on some kind of non-slip fabric on the ball of the foot and heel. I also just don’t mind them plain - it’s like wearing socks. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
WIP’s
- Stripey Raglan Pattern - Louie Studio - Still on the arms. I put it down to go to states with Haley in favor of a smaller, easier pattern for travel. I hope to finish this one this week! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loupy-stripe-cardi
- Reagan Sweater - Isabell Kraemer - I have wanted to do this one for a while, so I swapped it out and am using the new Coastal Cashmere for this. It is a unique construction and the instructions are a little confusing, but it will be beautiful. I’m using the picot cast off instead of a plain one and I really like it! You start with the back and the sleeves - so getting that out of the way is unique. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reagan
- Lumme Pullover - Sari Nordlund - Still at the cast on…On hold until I finish the first two sweaters! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lumme-pullover
- Helsinki Volute - Tokuko Ochiai - I am putting this on hold until I get a Stephen lesson! Want to do this on the flat bed knitting machine! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/helsinki-volute
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Not sure when this knit-a-long will begin - hopefully in the next few weeks. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Camisole No 9 - My Favorite Things Knitware - it’s time - Spring is coming…time to start those warm weather knits - or - just start thinking about them! You know this is a Knitting for Olive special! Both Cotton Merino and Pure Silk! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/camisole-no-9
Alpine Boom - Caitlin Hunter - Nice Spring knit - I wanted to do the long sleeve, but I’m a little late for that! I would love to do this in Spin Cycle Dyed in the wool and Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Foxy Lady Fingering. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alpine-bloom
Fiorellino - Isabell Kraemer - For those of you who loved ( or didn’t) the Ranunculus - this is a lovely patterned round yolk. I am definitely going to do this one in Knitting for Olive pure silk, or HedgeHog Fibers Skinny Singles - or maybe La Bien Aimee Twist Nouveau…so many choices! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fiorellino-2
Tolsta Tee - Rebecca Clow - My favorite spring/summer pattern. So many different ways to knit this in one pattern. I want a few more basic spring/summer tee’s and this is the pattern! Easy and fast! I would do this in Knitting for Olive Pure Silk held double, or Sandnes Garn Line! I would also do one for spring in Morris in stripes! So many choices! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tolsta-tee
Cuore Tee - Ksenia Naidyon - beautiful textured Tee - Definitely a good use for Ito Rakuda! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cuore-tee
No Sweat Shirt - Park Williams - I love a good hoodie pattern! I would love to do this in Koma by Noro! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/no-sweat-shirt
Leichtmatrose - Anke Telschow - This would be lovely in Noro Sonata Shima. You could skip the striping :) just knit away. Great spring sweater! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leichtmatrose
Road Tripper - Ozetta - I love Ozetta patterns - this would be great in Queen City Latta! I can’t wait to start this one! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/roadtripper-tee
My Favorite YouTube
Recipes
Jenna’s Favorite Peanut Noodles
Ingredients
Veg
2 Carrots julienned
Bunch of Green onions cut on the diagonal
3 stalks of tender celery stalks cut on the diagonal
2 cups of raw bean sprouts if you can get them
½ of a small Napa cabbage sliced thinly
1 red or other colorful bell pepper sliced thinly
1 cup julienned snow peas
Sauce - mix together well, I use an immersion blender
1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
Put hot noodles in a bowl and mix with ½ the sauce. Add veg and mix with sauce until it is to your liking.
Peaceful Making Hiring
As we grow, and get ready for the up and coming tourist season, we will be hiring for several new positions. Check these new positions out on the website here. We are very excited to welcome new folks in - if you are interested or have a friend who may be interested - please pass on the link!
Wrap up
February usually feels dreary and dead here in the OBX, but this year- the store has been buzzing and we have had more visitors than expected! We are very excited for the up and coming season! We are beginning to do our ordering, planning and hiring for the up and coming tourist season. We are looking forward to lots of exciting new things! Stay tuned to the website for more information!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 27
2/8/2026
Peaceful Happening
Thank you all for your grace this week. We had an amazing time in NYC at Vogue Knitting Live, but it wiped me out! I am so excited to write this newsletter! Not only to tell you about NYC and Vogue knitting, but we have so many exciting things happening! That being said, I’d like to invite you all to contribute to the newsletter! If you have an update, pictures, things to share - please send them to us! The newsletter will continue to become a better source of shared making information!
Community -
We will be participating in the Knit for Food Knit-A-Thon as the Peaceful Making Team April 11, 2026. We will be in store as well as on our own knit-a-thon zoom! We will have more information 2/11/2026 in the store and online letting you know how to join the team! We will knit (and make) for 12 hours to raise funds for hunger and food insecurity. 100% of the money we raise will be equally distributed to Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels. We will send out an email on how to join our team on 2/11 and we will be discussing it more during our Making times this week! We will be providing drinks and food for the in store event and look forward to making this a big community event!
Peaceful Making Society
Reminder - if you would like to join the Peaceful Making Society - Please register on the website. Knit a garment, display your garment in the store for a month and we will give you 50% off your next purchase of an equivalent amount of yarn you used to make your project. Very excited to share our community’s work!
Katie’s beautiful sweater is in the store. Stop by and see!
Katie Gilreath - Pressed Flower Pullover by Amy Christoffers - Knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK and Feederbrook Farms Entropy DK. Other yarn suggestions - Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Juicy DK and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pressed-flowers-pullover
We should have samples knit by our wonderful Society up next week! Come check them out!
Peaceful Making Discord Channel -
Have you signed up for the Discord channel? We will have a tutorial for using discord up this week. It’s a great way to stay in touch with people, have a chat with someone about your knits, and participate in a knit along. When you sign up - please use your name so we know who you are - or let us know it is you! Look forward to seeing you all online! https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V
New Things in the Store Week
The store has been hopping! We have begun our knit-a-longs, we have our first Peaceful Knitting Society display (thanks Katie), and we have so many new things that have arrived!
Books - we have had an explosion of new books! I heard that you wanted more crochet books - and boy we delivered. We have more knitting books, of course Summer Lee’s new “The Sock Obsession”, Sewing books, and Machine Knitting books. Come check out our new books in store and online!
Tools - we received many new support tools - beautiful leather tape measures, tapestry needles, new cords for putting stitches on hold, and lovely Japanese snips.
Re-Design bag update. We received oh so many new Re-design bags! Beautiful large patchwork leather bags, totes, rectangular bags and buckets. Online and in store!
Ito - We have received our first shipment of the beautiful and unique Japanese Ito yarn. This is the lovely yarn needed to knit the Aegyoknits Seon Kimono. We have Sensai, Kinu, Rakuda, and Washi in lots of beautiful colors. We also received hand warmers and Sensai shawls made from ITO yarn. They are lovely and soft!
Knitter, Crochet, Quilter, Yarnivor Sweatshirts. We have new sweatshirts for those avid makers! We received the XLs this week! Going fast!
La Bien Aimee Black and White Update. We received a small shipment of Volute and Wensley Worsted in Blanc and Noir. I ordered the Volute for summer shawls as the season will be upon us! I also ordered the Wensley Worsted for those looking for a basking sweater or looking to make a fake Baaba!
Knit-a-longs
We will be having lots of knit-alongs with virtual knit-a-long times. We also encourage all knit-a-long participants to join the online times as well as the in person knit along times for support! If you need help picking out yarn, come in or call and we will help you!
A Year in Socks - Knitting the socks from Summer Lee’s new book! Linda Sears will be leading us with a pair of socks a month from the new Summer Lee book “The Sock Obsession”. We will pick a pair a month, have a virtual knit night to help each other along. The book is available in the store and on our site online. We will be putting kits together each month or you can pick out your own yarn!
We will be wrapping up the Hibernial Sock knit-along this week. If you participated in this knit-along, send us a picture of your socks…we will be posting all the socks next week! If you send in a picture, we will give you a Peaceful Making stitch marker!
The Dagmar Knit-a-Long will begin this Tuesday! Join Mischel 8-10 via zoom for this knit along. Please sign up on the website for access via zoom. Linda's time is still TBD. If you have a suggestion for times please reach out
Weaving and Spinning
We continue to offer Rigid Heddle and Floor loom classes. If you don’t see a time that works for you, let us know and we will create a class for you!
Open Spin on Thursdays continues! If you need to use a wheel - sign up online! Click here!
We have received our blending boards! So excited to get started making rolags! We will be offering classes in rolag making next month!
Use our Floor Loom! Sign up for a week of floor loom use! Choose your loom of choice and sign up for your session on the website. Request here
Vogue Knitting Live NYC
Linda Sears and I traveled to NYC for Vogue Live knitting. It was an amazing trip! We had great flights, scary cab rides, sketchy fake uber - but we made it! We stayed with the show at the Marriott in Time Square- even getting Time Square facing rooms! So lucky!
We started off in the West Village at “A Time to Remember”. A very crowded little VIP event Thursday night sponsored by MYak. We had a great fan girl time here saying hi to Aimee Gilles from La Bien Aimee and meeting Isabell Kraemer. It was a small event with MANY people! Yarns shopped were MYak, La Bien Aimee and Wondering Flock.
We did several classes, some good, some - interesting. My favorite was the Embroidery on Knits lecture. I was tortured with Brioche - and I’ve done brioche before - but in the end I felt good about it. Knitting Brioche patterns flat - kinda not fun - so I don’t think I’ll be doing a large Brioche patterned shawl anytime soon! I’ll stick to it in the round :). We took a class in managing your floats and frankly didn’t stay. The teacher's catch method was the same as mine - so nothing new here, but his method was to catch every other stitch. Just no….To each their own, but that complicates knitting past where I would like to do it. Linda took a Patty Lyons class - check in with her during her making times and see what she thought :). We also saw Patty and the MDK ladies do a talk and that was fun! PS - Patty will be coming to our shop!!!!
Shopping was a little disappointing at the actual Vogue event. It was super crowded with limited vendors. I don’t think this is one we’ll attend again. We did see Andrea, Aimee, Isabell, Candice, Kate Burge-Tibi and the Katrinkles crew - so it was super fun seeing all of our vendors and Isabell. We found a new vendor in Coastal Cashmere! So it was fun and successful!
On the non-making side - we did get in some major shopping, saw Hamilton (OMG so excellent and what an applicable time to see this!). We ate well, and got some knitting in. All in all a great trip!
Classes and New Events -
We have begun our Making Academy classes! We have rigid heddle, floor looms, and knitting so far and will add crochet, embroidery, and more soon!
The knitting classes are one a week alternating between Thursday at 6:30 is a Skill’s Tune Up class and beginners classes on Sunday from 1-3.
Check out the calendar! Classes can be purchased individually by the hour, by the month or a yearly membership that includes all events, classes, and equipment used in the store for a year. Here is the price schedule:
Individual classes by the hour: $10 per hour.
Monthly classes: $24 per month ( one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- Hibernal DK (and Fingering) Sock - Summer Lee - I finished both mates to the DK and Fingering socks I had made earlier. They made great travel knits! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hibernal-dk-socks
- CSM - Circular Sock Machine Sock- I finished one sock - heel and toe! Next sock this week! I thought a lot about folks saying this is cheating. It’s just a different make. It takes skill. Not just a crank and go - takes practice and it’s fun! Makes a lovely finished product!
WIP’s
- Stripey Raglan Pattern - Louie Studio - Almost finished this super fun, easy and cute FREE pattern! I’m using left overs and yarn from our Seattle Flock trip for this unique sweater! I’m on the arms and then it will be finished! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loupy-stripe-cardi
- Elizabeth Sweater - Heidi Hennessy - I am knitting this with the beautiful pill free cashmere by Coastal Cashmere. We met them at Vogue Live and we will be carrying this lovely sport weight cashmere! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elizabeth-sweater-2
- Lumme Pullover - Sari Nordlund - I cast this on and as usually this Nutiden project is going to be a little finicky - the yarn is soft and lovely and yes it is breaking a lot. I’m going to take my time and enjoy this process of love! Anyone want to try a Nutiden project? Let me know - I do have a large stash! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lumme-pullover
- Helsinki Volute - Tokuko Ochiai - Well - I have sad news. I read this uber simple pattern wrong. I knit over a cake of Volute when I realized I was supposed to knit 14 inches….ugh…well back to the drawing board. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/helsinki-volute
- Double Slippers - Liv Stangeland - Sandnes Garn Slippers - see video below for instructions on doing this in one piece without sewing! Almost done with one slipper. Excited to see how this comes out! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Linda and Katie and I are all going to do this one! Knit-a-long virtual knit time Tuesday at 8! I will be swatching! Let me know if you need help picking out yarn! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Andrea Mowery - Frost Lines - This is Andrea’s new cropped striped cardigan pattern. She uses Wandering Flock - an alternative would be Camillia Fiber’s Som. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frost-lines
Red Hat Patterns
The red pointed protest hat, or nisselue, originated as a symbol of Norwegian resistance against Nazi occupation in the 1940s, representing patriotism and silent defiance. Recently, this historical symbol was revived in Minnesota as the "Melt the ICE" hat—a knitted red beanie with a braided tassel—to protest federal immigration policies, raising hundreds of thousands for charity. (Google reference)
Olympic Beanie Patterns
Rachel Cardigan - Heidi Hennessy - Beautiful cashmere cardigan pattern - spring is coming! Coastal Cashmere will be in store in the coming weeks! Non-pilling!
The following two patterns use the new Ito Yarn that just came in. See the sample pink Seon Kimono in the store! The Lyra Blouse is a simple pattern that will be lovely for spring and summer evenings. Fabric will be lovely and light!
My Favorite YouTube
Recipes
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
3 lbs beef stew chunks
cup of wine
cup of water
large can of tomatoes smashed
carrots
celery
small potatoes
onions
frozen peas
½ cup flower
salt/pep
garlic powder
garlic
bay leaf
thyme
Put flour, salt/pep, garlic powder in a bag or bowl - add meat and mix to coat. Take meat out and put in a hot pan with olive oil. Brown meat without crowding the pan. Leave extra flour behind.
Add all ingredients except peas in the crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours, high for 4 hours. Add peas before you serve - let them warm up as you get ready. Correct seasoning if necessary
Serve with sour cream.
Wrap up
This Newsletter is growing! Look forward to adding segments from all of you! If you have something to share - a photo, a FO, a story, recipe - reach out and share with me! I look forward to growing this Newsletter to a community newsletter!
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 25
1/26/2026
Peaceful Happening
It has been a busy week of making. I did a lot of spinning and knitting getting ready for NYC Vogue Knitting Live. I am so excited! Looking forward to seeing all the famous making-peeps, friends and of course - HAMILTON! I know by Monday I will be ready to be home! We will still have all the Making Times and classes while we are gone - so come on in and enjoy the making!
Community -
We should have samples knit by our wonderful Society up next week! Come check them out!
Peaceful Making Discord Channel
Have you signed up for the Discord channel? We will have a tutorial for using discord up this week. It’s a great way to stay in touch with people, have a chat with someone about your knits, and participate in a knit along. When you sign up - please use your name so we know who you are - or let us know it is you! Look forward to seeing you all online! https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V
New Things in the Store Week
We only received a few new things this week - but oh my we ordered a lot! We will have lots of new things soon!
- Cute cords and Japanese scissors (on the front desk)
- MDK Skill Set Books
Knit-a-longs
Join us for the Hibernal Sock Knit-a-long and the Dagmar Knit-a-long. There are a group of us who are knitting the Hibernal Sock by Summer Lee. There is a DK and a Fingering pattern. It is a super easy - but very beautiful pattern sock.
The Dagmar Knit-a-Long is launching in February! Keep an eye on the Discord Channel and the newsletter for more information very soon!
Weaving and Spinning
Weaving and Spinning Classes will be held on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Classes will include Tapestry, Rigid Heddle, Floor Loom, Introduction to Weaving, and Fiber Management. Check out our calendar for our current class list and if you need help picking one or don't see the one you want, then send us an email at weaving@peacefulmaking.com
Upcoming Trips
Linda Sears and I will be heading to “Vogue Knitting Live” and “A Time to Remember” in New York City January 29 - February 1. We are very excited to be going to these events for the first time. We will be meeting Isabell Kraemer, Andrea Mowry, Patty Lyons, Aime Gille, and more. We are sneaking in some NYC fun as well and seeing Hamilton! We’ll have a full report and post lots while we are away!
Classes and New Events
We have been looking at the way we have been scheduling classes and how we are posting them on the website and realized it was a bit confusing. We have updated the way we are posting them with the option of purchasing single classes, a month subscription, or a yearly subscription for the classes and we are looking forward to seeing you all at a class soon!
The classes and other events are on this calendar https://peacefulmaking.com/pages/calendar?_pos=1&_psq=calendar&_ss=e&_v=1.0.
The knitting classes are twice a week. Thursday at 6:30 is a Skill’s Tune Up class. You will need to already know how to knit for this class. It will be an hour to learn or sharpen a skill.
We will also have a beginners class on Sundays from 1- 3. We will have a series of classes that will move the student to becoming a knitter. Check out the calendar! Classes can be purchased individually by the hour, by the month or a yearly membership that includes all events, classes, and equipment used in the store for a year. Here is the price schedule:
Individual classes by the hour: $10 per hour.
Monthly classes: $24 per month ( one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included
FO’s
- Holiday Pull Over - by Petit Knit in my handspun from Hedgehog Fibers Tweedy Spinning Fiber, Pot Luck Spinning fiber, held double with Oh So Fine Souffle - what a wonderful little vest pattern. I searched high and low for a pattern for the amount and weight of my handspun. I was so happy to have it come out in at about a DK weight. I was less happy about the fact that it was not spun enough in areas - so to secure it I put it together with Oh So Fine Souffle to make it a bulky weight. I love how it came out! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/holiday-slipover
- Winters Pullover/Baaba Dupe - Ozetta and Sara Elysabethe - Knitting For Olive Heavy Merino held double with silk mohair - I love how this came out! It is very beautiful. It looks just like a Baaba. I made a change to the sleeves because I have short arms. I stopped the decreases when they were the right length for me and I did a row of knit two together to get it to the correct number of stitches for the cuff. I will say - I think it looks even more authentic because the bottom of the sleeve balloons a bit. I am so excited to wear it in NYC! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winters-pullover ozetta winters pullover companion.pdf
WIP’s
- Lumme Pullover - Sari Nordlund - I cast this on and as usually this Nutiden project is going to be a little finicky - the yarn is soft and lovely and yes it is breaking a lot. I’m going to take my time and enjoy this process of love! Anyone want to try a Nutiden project? Let me know - I do have a large stash! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lumme-pullover
- Metamorphic - Andrea Mowry I cast off the body and I’m moving on to sleeves. Hope to be finished in time to wear it in NYC! I’ve renamed this one my broccoli sweater :).! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/metamorphic-2
- Helsinki Volute - Tokuko Ochiai - I am almost done with the first skein and I really like this. I’m so glad I ordered more Volute in white and black. I will definitely knit another one. Great mindless knit. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/helsinki-volute
- Double Slippers - Liv Stangeland - Sandnes Garn Slippers - see video below for instructions on doing this in one piece without sewing! Almost done with one slipper. Excited to see how this comes out! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Linda and Katie and I are all going to do this one! Knit-a-long starting in February! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Aebleblomst - Clara Eggers - Love this simple color work and I love these colors! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bleblomst--apple-flower
Tain - Rebecca Clow - Rebecca has done it again. Beautiful pattern, lovely continuing raglan. Definitely on my list! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tain
The Celeste Sweater - Petite Knit - There are a few lovely geometric yolks that are very similar - this one is the one I like the most because you never hold more than two colors at a time. All the others are three stranded. Looks like a winner! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/celeste-sweater-4
Moon Set Polo - Ozetta - I am hooked on Ozetta. I love how she writes her patterns. Love the collar on this one! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/moon-set-polo
Sabai Sweater - Susanne Muller - Many of us did the Sabai sleeveless last summer. As spring is almost here (wishful thinking) - This looks like a great in between seasons knit! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sabai-sweater
My Favorite YouTube
Recipes
Instapot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
This is my favorite easy meal - simple and it tastes like leftover spaghetti because the noods absorb the sauce!
Ingredients
- Ground beef or sausage or both - 1lb or 2 for meaty spaghetti
- Salt
- Garlic - fresh or powder
- 24 oz jar of spaghetti sauce
- 14.5 oz jar of tomatoes - smashed
- 36 oz of water
- 1 lb spaghetti noodles
- ½- 1 cup parmesan cheese
Brown the meat with salt using the Saute feature.. If using fresh garlic, cook it with the meat. Add all the other ingredients, breaking the spaghetti noodles in half (yes this is a mortal sin - but worth it). Seal the Instant pot and set it to high pressure for 8 minutes. Release immediately - add cheese - enjoy!
Wrap up
I know I’ve been running behind on the newsletter once again…so sorry for that. Traveling makes us crazy! I’ll keep you all updated on the NYC Vogue Knitting Live trip.
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published
Peaceful Making Newsletter 23
1/19/26
Peaceful Happenings
Sorry for the lateness of the final copy of the newsletter. We are working out the kinks in our email service. It should be fixed now, so we will be back to our regularly scheduled newsletter!
This month has been a surprise month. I thought it would be really quiet, you know the beginning of the dark winter months. Well, I was wrong. We’ve had a steady pace of folks in, some days have been down right crazy busy - and we love it! It’s great to be a place where people feel like they can come and hang out! We’ve had added making times, lots of classes and a steady stream of hunters, vacationers and friends. What a wonderful thing!
We are welcoming in a few new friends to join the Peaceful Making crew! Please welcome our new Assistant General Manager Stephen Mark. Stephen will be working part time from Virginia and hopefully joining us full time someday. Stephen is amazingly talented and will be helping us both on the business side of things as well as on the all things machine side of the house! Many of you met him when he came down to work with us on the sock machine and put the flat bed sewing machines together. Stephen currently works with the Smithsonian in DC. He will be in the OBX periodically. Please welcome Stephen!
We are also welcoming folks you probably already know to our line up of teachers. Please give a welcome to Rosemary Wheeler to our crew as the Knitting Academy Head Master. Rosemary has been with Peaceful Making since the beginning and has been knitting for oh so long :). Rosemary will be putting the final curriculum together for the Knitting Academy as well as teaching and working with us in the store when she is here in the OBX. Many of us will be teaching Rosemary’s curriculum and we look forward to working with her.
Last, but absolutely not least, we welcome Linda Sears to the crew as the lead of Sunday Making Time! Linda is an amazing knitter and a wonderful knitting teacher. Her patience and positive support is just what we need to encourage everyone to keep trying new things! We really considered calling Linda’s Sock Sunday…because - Linda is an amazing sock knitter! We want to welcome all kinds of making so we will keep it “making” - but if you need sock support - come to making time on Sunday - Linda is amazing!
Community
Peaceful Maker’s Society -
We continue to grow our Peaceful Maker’s Society - welcoming Katie Gilreath and Linda Sears to the Society! We will be displaying Katie’s beautiful Pressed Flower sweater this month. This is the Pressed Flower sweater knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK. We will be displaying Linda’s Clog Socks and Val’s Ooey Gooey Socks.
Linda Sears - Clog Socks by Summer Lee - In Camillia Fibers DK with the Lang Jawoll Sock Nylon in the heels and toes. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clog-socks-4
Katie Gilreth - Pressed Flower Pullover by Amy Christoffers In Knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK and Feederbrook Farms Entropy DK. Other yarn suggestions - Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Juicy DK and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pressed-flowers-pullover
Valerie M - Ooey Gooey Socks - knit in Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Bear Paw Sock in Daddy State of Mind and Fugitive
We should have our samples knit by our wonderful Society up next week! Come check them out!
Peaceful Making Discord Channel -
A new way to keep us all connected - the Peaceful Making Discord Channel. Download the Discord App on your phone and click this link to join our discord server! https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V We are still building the server, so keep an eye out for new channels and exciting new ways to stay involved on the channel!
New Things in the Store Week
Cashmerino - Lana Gatto VIP - I purchased this and a little extra for a customer making a lovely baby blanket, and I think I’m in love. It is so soft and lovely. Check it out. Let me know if you love it and I will order more!
Lumos Counters - I might be repeating myself, and I know Val told you about these Lumos Counter - but we have Lumos Counters! They are wonderful and we love them - come get yours!
Noro Koma - This lovely Noro is a combo of Merino, Kid Mohair, and Silk. We have a blue hue and a purple. Come check it out!
Knit-a-longs
Join us for the Hibernal Sock Knit-a-long and the Dagmar Knit-a-long. There are a group of us who are knitting the Hibernal Sock by Summer Lee. There is a DK and a Fingering pattern. It is a super easy - but very beautiful pattern sock.
We will be starting the Dagmar Knit-a-Long in February. Look out for info on this on the Discord Channel and the newsletter!
If you’d like to join us in the Discord Channel. We will be knitting on our socks during making time and chatting on the Discord Channel. We will also have a virtual knit time once a week for all of our knit-alongs. For more information about our knit-alongs please join our Discord Channel https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V
Weaving and Spinning
Have you been upstairs lately? As many of you know we have Dealerships for Ashford, Schacht, Kromski and EEW. We carry the full line of all of their products whether they are in the store or we order them to be shipped to you. We are working on creating a show room upstairs. We hope you take a peak at the new spinning and weaving displays. We will continue to develop this space and have information about all of our wonderful weaving and spinning lines. We hope to add Harrisville to our collection of providers soon!
We continue to have open spin on Thursday and our group continues to grow. We will be adding spinning classes soon. We are spinning with both wheels and e-wheels. If you are interested in trying any of our wheels or e-wheels, please sign up on the website. It’s a great way of trying all kinds of wheels before you decide if you want to buy one!
Upcoming Trips
Linda Sears and I will be heading to Vogue Knitting Live and A Time to Remember in New York City January 29-February 1. We are very excited to be going to these events for the first time. We will be meeting Isabell Kraemer, Andrea Mowry, Patty Lyons, Aime Gille, and more. We are sneaking in some NYC fun as well and seeing Hamilton! We’ll have a full report and post lots while we are away!
Classes and New Events -
We have been looking at the way we have been scheduling classes and how we are posting them on the website and realized it was a bit confusing. We have updated the way we are posting them with the option of purchasing single classes, a month subscription, or a yearly subscription for the classes and we are looking forward to seeing you all at a class soon!
The classes and other events are on this calendar https://peacefulmaking.com/pages/calendar?_pos=1&_psq=calendar&_ss=e&_v=1.0.
The knitting classes are twice a week. Thursday at 6:30 is a Skill’s Tune Up class. You will need to already know how to knit for this class. It will be an hour to learn or sharpen a skill.
We will also have a beginners class on Sundays from 1- 3. We will have a series of classes that will move the student to becoming a knitter. Check out the calendar! Classes can be purchased individually by the hour, by the month or a yearly membership that includes all events, classes, and equipment used in the store for a year. Here is the price schedule:
Individual classes by the hour: $10 per hour.
Monthly classes: $24 per month ( one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included)
FO’s
- Hibernal DK (and Fingering) Sock - Summer Lee - I’m cheating a little here as I’ve finished one Fingering and one DK Hibernal sock. Love this pattern - super easy to remember and who knew how fast a DK sock would go! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hibernal-dk-socks
- Traveler Hoodie - Andrea Mowry - I know I have already mentioned finishing this project, but I double finished it with its sparkly new i-cord and Jenna is currently wearing it constantly. Absolutely love the garment and the wonderful Camellia Fiber Sport yarn used to make it. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-traveler-3
WIP’s
- Winters Pullover/Baaba Dupe - Ozetta and Sara Elysabethe - I am loving this simple knit on big needles. I am using Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino with their silk mohair and I love it! The pattern is simple and the companion guide for making this a Baaba dupe is spot on. I am well on my way for this to be done well before the NYC trip! So excited! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winters-pullover ozetta winters pullover companion.pdf
- Lumme Pullover - Sari Nordlund - I cast this on and as usual this Nutiden project is going to be a little finicky - the yarn is soft and lovely and yes it is breaking a lot. I’m going to take my time and enjoy this process of love! Anyone want to try a Nutiden project? Let me know - I do have a large stash! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lumme-pullover
- Metamorphic - Andrea Mowry This is a lovely Spincycle project. I was a bit nervous about my green and yellow Metamorphic - but it’s super cool. Love it with my Dyed in the wool. I am almost to the last increase in the round yolk. Simple pattern, some neat add ins, and oh my I do love me some Spincycle! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/metamorphic-2
- Helsinki Volute - Tokuko Ochiai - Recommended by Aimee of La Bienne Aimee. I started this last week and am finished with the first hank of Volute. This is the most lovely soft yarn! It feels so different knitted up! I ordered the Volute in white and black - I think this would be a great staple!
- Double Slippers - Liv Stangeland - Sandnes Garn Slippers - see video below for instructions on doing this in one piece without sewing! Almost done with one slipper. Excited to see how this comes out! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Linda and Katie and I are all going to do this one! Knit-a-long starting in February! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Colman Diamond Sweater - Nyah Knits - Yet another BaaBa dupe! I am going to do this on the flatbed knitting machine with the help of Stephen when he comes down :)! Love this sweater! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colman-diamond-sweater
Lavinia Sweater - Lily Kate France - What a lovely mohair sweater. Many of you have been asking for a light mohair Lacey sweater. This is a great choice - simple, elegant! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lavinia-sweater
Heimathafen - Isabell Kraemer - I love this stripe with a little extra! I might try to work this in before NYC - we shall see if I make it! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heimathafen
Loupy Stripe Cari - by Loupy Studio - I really like this cardigan - I want to do this using one of my lovely advent calendars. Super fun shape. See video in the YouTube section! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loupy-stripe-cardi
DK Vanilla Sock - by The Crazy Sock Lady - I’m loving the speedy knit of a DK - good to have this staple in the library! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dk-weight-vanilla-socks
Hibernal Hat - Summer Lee - for those who love the socks - here is the hat pattern - looks so easy! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-hibernal-hat
My Favorite YouTube
knitting my dream sweater ☆ (I can be done knitting now...) This is the lovely striped Cardi from above. Free pattern and really cool design.
Recipes
Cream Biscuits - these are an old favorite from my great grandmother - and I will tell you they are so easy - it’s going to become a regular! Easy as canned and much tastier!
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 ½ tablespoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
1 ½ heavy cream
Mix all dry ingredients - add cream and stir until just combined. Pull the dough together and roll out and cut your biscuits - I pull my dough together and just form it gently into a square or rectangle and I cut squares so I don’t have to handle it too much (and it’s easier cause I’m lazy these days)
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. If you are lucky enough to have left overs - they heat up in the toaster oven well!
Wrap up
It’s been an interesting and different kind of January. Love the activity and fun that is happening in the store. If you are here, if you have time - come in and join. If you are not here and want to join for one of our making times - let us know and we will zoom you in. The Peaceful Making family is growing and we are having a blast! Join us! We’d love to see you! You don’t have to wait until Summer to be here!
Missed a newsletter? All newsletters are posted to the newsletter section of our website one week after they are published! Check here for any news you may have missed: https://peacefulmaking.com/pages/blog
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
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Peaceful Making Newsletter 23
1/19/26
Peaceful Happenings
This month has been a surprise month. I thought it would be really quiet, you know the beginning of the dark winter months. Well, I was wrong. We’ve had a steady pace of folks in, some days have been down right crazy busy - and we love it! It’s great to be a place where people feel like they can come and hang out! We’ve had added making times, lots of classes and a steady stream of hunters, vacationers and friends. What a wonderful thing!
We are welcoming in a few new friends to join the Peaceful Making crew! Please welcome our new Assistant General Manager Stephen Mark. Stephen will be working part time from Virginia and hopefully joining us full time someday. Stephen is amazingly talented and will be helping us both on the business side of things as well as on the all things machine side of the house! Many of you met him when he came down to work with us on the sock machine and put the flat bed sewing machines together. Stephen currently works with the Smithsonian in DC. He will be in the OBX periodically. Please welcome Stephen!
We are also welcoming folks you probably already know to our line up of teachers. Please give a welcome to Rosemary Wheeler to our crew as the Knitting Academy Head Master. Rosemary has been with Peaceful Making since the beginning and has been knitting for oh so long :). Rosemary will be putting the final curriculum together for the Knitting Academy as well as teaching and working with us in the store when she is here in the OBX. Many of us will be teaching Rosemary’s curriculum and we look forward to working with her.
Last, but absolutely not least, we welcome Linda Sears to the crew as the lead of Sunday Making Time! Linda is an amazing knitter and a wonderful knitting teacher. Her patience and positive support is just what we need to encourage everyone to keep trying new things! We really considered calling Linda’s Sock Sunday…because - Linda is an amazing sock knitter! We want to welcome all kinds of making so we will keep it “making” - but if you need sock support - come to making time on Sunday - Linda is amazing!
Community
Peaceful Maker’s Society -
We continue to grow our Peaceful Maker’s Society - welcoming Katie Gilreath and Linda Sears to the Society! We will be displaying Katie’s beautiful Pressed Flower sweater this month. This is the Pressed Flower sweater knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK. We will be displaying Linda’s Clog Socks and Val’s Ooey Gooey Socks.
Linda Sears - Clog Socks by Summer Lee - In Camillia Fibers DK with the Lang Jawoll Sock Nylon in the heels and toes. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clog-socks-4
Katie Gilreth - Pressed Flower Pullover by Amy Christoffers In Knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK and Feederbrook Farms Entropy DK. Other yarn suggestions - Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Juicy DK and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pressed-flowers-pullover
Valerie M - Ooey Gooey Socks - knit in Farmer’s Daughter Fiber Bear Paw Sock in Daddy State of Mind and Fugitive
We should have our samples knit by our wonderful Society up next week! Come check them out!
Peaceful Making Discord Channel -
A new way to keep us all connected - the Peaceful Making Discord Channel. Download the Discord App on your phone and click this link to join our discord server! https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V We are still building the server, so keep an eye out for new channels and exciting new ways to stay involved on the channel!
New Things in the Store Week
Cashmerino - Lana Gatto VIP - I purchased this and a little extra for a customer making a lovely baby blanket, and I think I’m in love. It is so soft and lovely. Check it out. Let me know if you love it and I will order more!
Lumos Counters - I might be repeating myself, and I know Val told you about these Lumos Counter - but we have Lumos Counters! They are wonderful and we love them - come get yours!
Noro Koma - This lovely Noro is a combo of Merino, Kid Mohair, and Silk. We have a blue hue and a purple. Come check it out!
Knit-a-longs
Join us for the Hibernal Sock Knit-a-long and the Dagmar Knit-a-long. There are a group of us who are knitting the Hibernal Sock by Summer Lee. There is a DK and a Fingering pattern. It is a super easy - but very beautiful pattern sock.
We will be starting the Dagmar Knit-a-Long in February. Look out for info on this on the Discord Channel and the newsletter!
If you’d like to join us in the Discord Channel. We will be knitting on our socks during making time and chatting on the Discord Channel. We will also have a virtual knit time once a week for all of our knit-alongs. For more information about our knit-alongs please join our Discord Channel https://discord.gg/cGufJ27V
Weaving and Spinning
Have you been upstairs lately? As many of you know we have Dealerships for Ashford, Schacht, Kromski and EEW. We carry the full line of all of their products whether they are in the store or we order them to be shipped to you. We are working on creating a show room upstairs. We hope you take a peak at the new spinning and weaving displays. We will continue to develop this space and have information about all of our wonderful weaving and spinning lines. We hope to add Harrisville to our collection of providers soon!
We continue to have open spin on Thursday and our group continues to grow. We will be adding spinning classes soon. We are spinning with both wheels and e-wheels. If you are interested in trying any of our wheels or e-wheels, please sign up on the website. It’s a great way of trying all kinds of wheels before you decide if you want to buy one!
Upcoming Trips
Linda Sears and I will be heading to Vogue Knitting Live and A Time to Remember in New York City January 29-February 1. We are very excited to be going to these events for the first time. We will be meeting Isabell Kraemer, Andrea Mowry, Patty Lyons, Aime Gille, and more. We are sneaking in some NYC fun as well and seeing Hamilton! We’ll have a full report and post lots while we are away!
Classes and New Events -
We have been looking at the way we have been scheduling classes and how we are posting them on the website and realized it was a bit confusing. We have updated the way we are posting them with the option of purchasing single classes, a month subscription, or a yearly subscription for the classes and we are looking forward to seeing you all at a class soon!
The classes and other events are on this calendar https://peacefulmaking.com/pages/calendar?_pos=1&_psq=calendar&_ss=e&_v=1.0.
The knitting classes are twice a week. Thursday at 6:30 is a Skill’s Tune Up class. You will need to already know how to knit for this class. It will be an hour to learn or sharpen a skill.
We will also have a beginners class on Sundays from 1- 3. We will have a series of classes that will move the student to becoming a knitter. Check out the calendar! Classes can be purchased individually by the hour, by the month or a yearly membership that includes all events, classes, and equipment used in the store for a year. Here is the price schedule:
Individual classes by the hour: $10 per hour.
Monthly classes: $24 per month ( one month of unlimited classes in a specific craft)
Yearly membership: $247 per year (one year of unlimited classes all crafts included)
FO’s
- Hibernal DK (and Fingering) Sock - Summer Lee - I’m cheating a little here as I’ve finished one Fingering and one DK Hibernal sock. Love this pattern - super easy to remember and who knew how fast a DK sock would go! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hibernal-dk-socks
- Traveler Hoodie - Andrea Mowry - I know I have already mentioned finishing this project, but I double finished it with its sparkly new i-cord and Jenna is currently wearing it constantly. Absolutely love the garment and the wonderful Camellia Fiber Sport yarn used to make it. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-traveler-3
WIP’s
- Winters Pullover/Baaba Dupe - Ozetta and Sara Elysabethe - I am loving this simple knit on big needles. I am using Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino with their silk mohair and I love it! The pattern is simple and the companion guide for making this a Baaba dupe is spot on. I am well on my way for this to be done well before the NYC trip! So excited! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winters-pullover ozetta winters pullover companion.pdf
- Lumme Pullover - Sari Nordlund - I cast this on and as usually this Nutiden project is going to be a little finicky - the yarn is soft and lovely and yes it is breaking a lot. I’m going to take my time and enjoy this process of love! Anyone want to try a Nutiden project? Let me know - I do have a large stash! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lumme-pullover
- Metamorphic - Andrea Mowry This is a lovely Spincycle project. I was a bit nervous about my green and yellow Metamorphic - but it’s super cool. Love it with my Dyed in the wool. I am almost to the last increase in the round yolk. Simple pattern, some neat add ins, and oh my I do love me some Spincycle! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/metamorphic-2
- Helsinki Volute - Tokuko Ochiai - Recommended by Aimee of La Bienne Aimee. I started this last week and am finished with the first hank of Volute. This is the most lovely soft yarn! It feels so different knitted up! I ordered the Volute in white and black - I think this would be a great staple!
- Double Slippers - Liv Stangeland - Sandnes Garn Slippers - see video below for instructions on doing this in one piece without sewing! Almost done with one slipper. Excited to see how this comes out! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nr-3-doble-tfler
- Dagmar Zipper - Petite Knit - Linda and Katie and I are all going to do this one! Knit-a-long starting in February! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dagmar-zipper-sweater
Patterns of Interest
Colman Diamond Sweater - Nyah Knits - Yet another BaaBa dupe! I am going to do this on the flatbed knitting machine with the help of Stephen when he comes down :)! Love this sweater! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colman-diamond-sweater
Lavinia Sweater - Lily Kate France What a lovely mohair sweater. Many of you have been asking for a light mohair Lacey sweater. This is a great choice - simple, elegant! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lavinia-sweater
Heimathafen - Isabell Kraemer -I love this stripe with a little extra! I might try to work this in before NYC - we shall see if I make it! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heimathafen
Loupy Stripe Cari - by Loupy Studio - I really like this cardigan - I want to do this using one of my lovely advent calendars. Super fun shape. See video in the YouTube section! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loupy-stripe-cardi
DK Vanilla Sock - by The Crazy Sock Lady - I’m loving the speedy knit of a DK - good to have this staple in the library! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dk-weight-vanilla-socks
Hibernal Hat - Summer Lee - for those who love the socks - here is the hat pattern - looks so easy! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-hibernal-hat
My Favorite YouTube
knitting my dream sweater ☆ (I can be done knitting now...) This is the lovely striped Cardi from above. Free pattern and really cool design.
Recipes
Cream Biscuits - these are an old favorite from my great grandmother - and I will tell you they are so easy - it’s going to become a regular! Easy as canned and much tastier!
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 ½ tablespoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
1 ½ heavy cream
Mix all dry ingredients - add cream and stir until just combined. Pull the dough together and roll out and cut your biscuits - I pull my dough together and just form it gently into a square or rectangle and I cut squares so I don’t have to handle it too much (and it’s easier cause I’m lazy these days)
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. If you are lucky enough to have left overs - they heat up in the toaster oven well!
Wrap up
It’s been an interesting and different kind of January. Love the activity and fun that is happening in the store. If you are here, if you have time - come in and join. If you are not here and want to join for one of our making times - let us know and we will zoom you in. The Peaceful Making family is growing and we are having a blast! Join us! We’d love to see you! You don’t have to wait until Summer to be here!
Missed a newsletter? All newsletters are posted to the newsletter section of our website one week after they are published! Check here for any news you may have missed: https://peacefulmaking.com/pages/blog
Keep up to date on www.peacefulmaking.com , Instagram, and Facebook! New classes, schedules, products, and other information. Reach out by text or phone or messenger! Peaceful making all! Look forward to seeing you all this week!
Mischel and Jenna
This post was published