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Peaceful Making Newsletter 31
4/3/2026
Peaceful Happenings
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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!  
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Check out our Spring Break Calendar and join us for a fun week!
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
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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. 
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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!
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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:
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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.
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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
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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!
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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!
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  • 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!
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  • 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
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