I have been thinking about how often knitting and crochet projects stall and how much quiet guilt we attach to that. A project gets put down for a day.Then a week.Then it lives in a bag while we tell ourselves we will come back to it soon. In my experience, projects do not stall because of skill or motivation. They usually stall because life changes, energy dips, or the project asks for more decisions than we have space for. A few things that genuinely help when something feels stuck. Try reducing the project to just five minutes of stitches. No finishing, no fixing, just five minutes. Change the context rather than the project. A different room, chair, or time of day can make a surprising difference. And ask one honest question. What do I need from this project right now. Enjoyment, learning, or something easy to hold. I am curious, when a project stalls for you, what usually helps you move forward or let it rest without guilt?

Our Mystery KAL is officially back for year three! We’re knitting a top-down round yoke sweater (or a steeked cardigan) together over seven weekly clues, kicking off on January 16th. This year, we’re leaning into stash-busting, so feel free to start hunting through your yarn collection now. You can get all the details on the Ravelry pattern page or here on Skool in the dedicated Classroom where I’ll also be posting all the relevant video tutorials as clues become available. We’d love for you to jump in and share your yarn picks, questions, and progress photos. Just use the "MYAL 2026" category for your posts. Heads up: we aren’t doing spoiler alerts this time, so feel free to post away in whatever way you like just as long as it is in that category! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with this year.

At last the wait is over!! 🎉 ❗IMPORTANT: Make sure to share your Clue 1 WIPs in this thread only, and if you’re posting anywhere else on social media, be sure to use a spoiler alert—either with your yarn or one of the pre-made images found here: https://go.zaneteknits.com/myal2-covers . Check out this video for a quick summary of what to expect: https://youtu.be/VnFxAkEQ9-Y . 👉 If you don’t have the pattern yet, you can grab it here: (P.S. Newsletter subscribers, you should have your exclusive discount landing in your mailbox right about now) 👉 If you already have it, just hit update in your Library, and Clue 1 should be ready for you.