Rebecca, i just got home from work and watched your podcast. I want you to know how grateful I am for you. I finished my very first sweater, a ranunculus because of you. It may have a mistake, but its perfect to me!! I have already started a Calliope sweater because you made me believe that I could make a garment and now I know that I can go for it and its exciting and fun to see what happens. You have the gift of teaching. You have a wonderful voice and a most excellent smile to match the encouragement to give to all. I’m pretty darn happy I found your podcasts. Thank you! You’re awesome!!

Thank you so much for your comments! We all need to appreciate ourselves more and this was a wonderful reminder!

Yes to all! I am a perfectionist and, even though I am a psychologist, doesn’t make it easier to let go. Who knew owning a yarn shop you would be a psychologist too? I mean that seriously given sounds like you are supporting, listening, teaching, being patient, and cheerleading people every day. Now we all need to also do that for ourselves!

Thank you Rebecca. Very true words, “thank you, but”. I’ve binged this series today. Appreciate hearing your life thoughts. I agree with ALL you’ve shared.

Thank you so much Rebecca. This was a wonderful reminder.❤

Hi Rebecca, thank you for your message - it was just what I needed both for myself and for my crafting ❤Caroline

Thank you for your kind wisdom of words. You are a real Gem of a gal.

This is a really wonderful video! I have been browsing around because though there are some great podcasters on KZread, there seems to be a surge of very icky, uncomfortable consumerist content showing up on my feed , so I am actively forcing the algorithm to feed me more of my choice. Your video showed up this morning, Yay! I have gone back to watch a couple more and the Ranunculus and Size video is what I decided upon. Thank you for mentioning Midori Hirose's style sense. People have been diving into all of these popular knits with no idea, or inclination to find out about the cultural influences of these wonderful designers. I have not knit this beauty of a jumper because that particular style is not mine, as much as I adore the many various Japanese Styles. But I understand why she creates her patterns, just like a Designer who is a Goth may design for her/his particular style. It is World Fashion! Thanks again, and I look forward to watching more!

You are so right. OMG. Love your channel my friend.😊

So right there with you! I finished my first sweater a week or so ago. I was excited and happy and then someone very close to me said, "good job overall, but it looks like something you'd see on Sesame Street or a clown suit" I was devastated. I didn't spend 6 months making a clown suit! So, in quilting, there's a saying. "If you were riding by on a horse at a distance of 5 miles away, would you be able to see the errors? Of course not! It would look perfect! I'm learning to see my projects from the back of a horse. Do I strive to not make errors? Youbetcha! But I don't let them rule my overall joy at having created a thing. About the sweater, it turned out beautifully and I have several friends who have begged to give it a home, but for now, it sits here next to me while I try to figure out how to block a sweater that weighs 6 lbs dry (it's acrylic on purpose so I can wash it, but I didn't expect it to weigh that much when I started) without breaking my washing machine.

I was just going to say and I'll say it anyway how beautiful your sweater is and how good you look in it !

So very true.

awsome!

If you fall out of an asana, you get back in it. That's what makes it a yoga practice. It's only a dew inches usually. I also climb. If you don't fall, are you climbing hard? The mats or ropes are there for a reason. Take some risks. I don't fret small mistakes. I fix what I can. I focus on fit issues. No one can tell when they compliment my first sweater that I cut into it and grafted it when I didn't like the short rows. The pattern placed them too low. It all comes out in blocking.

Wondering how much snow you got! That sounded like a sermon 😅. The older I get the more I learn not to care about what other people think of me.