Today is a BIG day in our community. For the first time ever… someone has reached Level 9. And that doesn’t happen by accident. This level isn’t about luck. It's about showing up consistently It's about encouraging others It's about asking questions, answering questions, posting projects, liking, commenting, supporting, and being fully present. 💛 @Julie Findleton — we see you. You have: ✨ Contributed generously ✨ Celebrated others loudly ✨ Shared your journey openly ✨ Helped make this community stronger Level 9 represents dedication, heart, and leadership through action. You didn’t just climb a rewards ladder. You helped build the culture and heart of this community while doing it. And that matters more than any number. Everyone, please join me in celebrating her achievement in the comments! 🎉👇 This is what happens when you lean in, participate, and grow together. I am so proud of you. And I’m grateful you’re here. Let’s keep cranking — the right way — together. 🧶💛

This community has grown into something really special — supportive, welcoming, encouraging, and honestly… cozy 💛So now it’s time for us to give ourselves a new name. This name would be how we refer to ourselves internally (inside the community), while I continue using Circular Machine Knitting as the official name for our Skool, YouTube, and Google to increase search visibility. That part helps new knitters find us — this part helps us feel like us. Think of it as: • Circular Machine Knitting = how people discover us • This name = who we are together Please vote for the one that feels most like home and the warmth, belonging, and the spirit of our community. Thank you for helping shape what we’re building together 💛 Can’t wait to see what you choose! ⬇️ VOTE BELOW ⬇️ 🧵 The Cozy Creators 🧶 The Cozy Crew 🧣 The Cozy Circle There’s no wrong answer here — this is about warmth, belonging, and the spirit of our community. Thank you for helping shape what we’re building together 💛 Can’t wait to see what you choose!

Our community's goal for 2026 is to be the #1 community here on Skool in 2 of the 3 rankings. Skool has three ranking systems: - By Language & Category (here are 9 categories and ours is the Hobby one) - All Skool Communities (there are over 180 000 of them) - How much money a community makes. Since November, we have been working on reaching #1 in the first two categories and have made incredible progress. We are currently #6 in all English-speaking Hobby Skools and #33 across all Skools. That is an incredible accomplishment and you should be so proud. The Road To Number 1 Now the hard work begins. For the first ranking (language & category), we are now competing against long-standing communities that are in these positions for a reason. They are great communities that share the same qualities we do, they love their hobby and each other. They like us, have become families and we will need continual growth in numbers and engagement to move on up. What can you do to help? The rankings are based on points and the community earns points by commenting, liking and posting, so the more we do that, the more points we get and the higher we rise. BUT... I want to stress that the integrity of this group is more important than our rank. So we are not going to do things just to earn points. We are going to do this the right way. I am so proud of this community and how we love and support each other. As we continue to focus on our love of Circular Machine Knitting and each other we will make our goal of number 1 I believe before the end of the year.