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SO... you want to Knit or crochet a RED HAT.... Make the hat or don't make the hat, it is up to you.But, please ask your...
02/02/2026

SO... you want to Knit or crochet a RED HAT....

Make the hat or don't make the hat, it is up to you.
But, please ask yourself -

WHO benefits from your actions?
WHAT else are you doing?
WHAT else can you do?
WHAT else WILL you do?

Stay mindful and keep doing what you can to be part of the Resistance!

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01/28/2026

We aren't JUST knitting hats! Right?

Many of us are doing so much more.
The red hat is just something you can see that we are doing.

I don't post about every phone call I make, or every email that I send, or every card I put in the mailbox, or every dollar I spend on business that support the resistance, or every dollar I donate, or every person I encourage to join us in doing the work, or the the community involvement with crafting groups, and so much more.

Am I outraged by the recent deaths of Keith Porter, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti.... You bet I am. But I've been outraged a lot longer than that.....

However, my husband and I are both nurses. I am a nurse educator and it is my job to prepare baby nurses to go out into the world and do good.... To ask people - "ARE YOU OK?" these were Alex Pretti's last words. So when a nurse is killed for protecting someone... We continue to show up.

My husband JP is a Mental health nurse, so when he asked me to make him a red hat.... I dropped all of my other wips and quickly knit him a hat so he could wear it to this vigil for Alex Pretti. Thanks to our friends that joined us in support last night.
(photo courtesy of the Oregon Nurses Association and I was glad that you can see him standing proudly in his red hat)

Remember.... It's more than just red hats. But if that's what you can do, and it soothes you to knit a hat... Then knit a damn hat and wear it to show you stand with the resistance... But be sure to keep doing all the other things too.

Take care of yourself. Take care of your neighbors and keep asking people if they are OK.

America... "ARE YOU OK?"

Am I knitting hats - YES
Did I dye lots of red yarn - Also YES
Are we Donating 100% of purchase price to mutual aid - Absolutely YES! (available exclusively at Stringfield Yarn Collective )

DO what YOU can do!

Big hugs and take care of each other.

JP and Laura
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01/17/2026

Hello Sunshine!

🌻🌻🌻

I decided this is how I was going to show up today.

I needed some sunshine in my life.

Have a lovely day friends!

01/07/2026

Day 10
Birthdays and gratitude.

Thanks for following along and being here with me. I appreciate you.

Happy birthday to me! Younger me would be proud of where I am at! I need to remember that!

Have a lovely day!

Laura

happybirthdaytome

01/06/2026

Day 9
Focusing on showing up for ourselves and granting ourselves some grace.

What happened to day 8... We passed it. WHEN? Just now. Let's go back to then. We can't, we passed it. When will then be now??
SOON! (bonus points if you get this reference!)

I Missed day 8 but I'm here for day 9.
How do you show up for yourself? What does that look like?

And do you struggle like I do with granting yourself grace when things don't go the way you hoped/planned/expected them to?

Maybe we can work on that together!

Thanks for being here and have a wonderful day.

Come back tomorrow and we can celebrate my birthday together. YAY! 🎂🎉🎉🎂

Bug hugs
LAURA




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01/04/2026

Day 6
On the go projects!

I love having my knitting with me everywhere I go and a purse sock, in simple stockinette stitch, is an excellent way to go.

What is your on the go projects. Tell us all about it and maybe you will inspire someone else to do something similar.

Thanks for following along. Come back tomorrow to see what else I am working on.

Bug hugs
LAURA

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01/02/2026

Day 5
Exceeding my own expectations.
Thanks for following along.

For New Years Day I finished A pair of socks (only need 1 heel) and I cast on the second sock for a pair of socks I started summer '24. Lol

What did you cast on for New Years Day?

Want to know more about purse socks... Come back tomorrow and I'll tell you all about it.

Bug hugs
Laura




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01/01/2026

Day 4 Happy New Year!

Today I'm talking about a New Years Day Cast on!
As you can tell I have no shortage of socks that are already in progress.
To fill my desire to cast on something new I think I'll cast on my second "otter pop disco" sock.

What are you casting on? Tell us all about it and share your ideas, projects, patterns and inspire others.

Have a lovely day and I'll see you tomorrow!

BIG HUGS!
Laura




12/31/2025

Day 3. I showed up!

My 2nd Easy Eylet Yoke CARDIGAN () is on the needles. I'm Loving It so much I had to make 2.
My finished sweater is in my Oplalite colorway in sparkly DK. And Kylies is in a special 'purple and purple ok' colorway that I made special for her!

What are you working on. Tell us in the comments!

Thanks for supporting me as I challenge myself to show up everyday. It's good for my mental health and gives me something to look forward to.

Big HUGS 💖
LAURA





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