One of the best parts of being a VIP member is the opportunity to learn directly from our admin team and grow your skills together with the community. March is packed with some fantastic sessions you won’t want to miss! Here’s what’s coming up: 🧶 March 7 – 11:00 AM EST Sweater Design Crafting Hour with @Paul Brown Paul will be sharing his journey so far doing the 5 Day Sweater Challenge (available in the Classroom area). He’ll also share: • What he learned during the challenge • Tips for getting started designing your own sweater • Insights from actually working through the process This is a great session if you’ve ever wanted to try designing your own sweater. 🧸 March 11–13 – 12:30 PM EST Knit a Teddy Bear with @Julie Findleton Julie will be walking everyone through creating this adorable teddy bear together over three days. You’ll learn: • How the pieces are made on the knitting machine • How to assemble the bear • Tips for shaping and finishing By the end, you’ll have a cuddly new friend! ✏️ March 16 – 9:00 AM EST March 24 – 7:00 PM EST April 1 – 11:00 AM EST Design Your Own Pattern Course (with Kim) In this three-part series we will design multiple projects together. You’ll learn: • The thought process behind creating a design • How to turn an idea into an actual project • Testing and refining your pattern • Writing the pattern clearly I’ll also share a fantastic tool for designing your own colourwork patterns. If you’ve ever wanted to create your own designs, this class will walk you through the entire process. 🔗 March 21 – 10:00 AM EST Braided Join Crafting Hour with @Suzane Mesheau Suzane will demonstrate how to do a braided join, a beautiful technique that adds a polished finish to your knitting projects. ✏️ March 25 – 9:30 AM EST iCord Pens with @Ruby Dack Ruby will be showing everyone how to create her fun and popular iCord pens, a great project for gifts or craft sales.

The contestants are in… The yarn counting has begun… Welcome to The Great Yarn Stash Showdown! For the next two weeks we are going to find out who truly has the largest yarn stash in this community. Is it me? Is it Julie Findleton? Or is it someone else brave enough to reveal their stash? 😄 🧵 Meet the Competitors Here are the people who have stepped forward so far: Kim Thompson-Pinder @Julie Findleton @Barbara Amarillas @Dd Stoller @Amanda Berridge @Brigitte Revel-Wall @Brenda Lonsdale @Janie Dillon @Tina Bryner @Gaelene E @Katherine Freemanfahrig @Suzane Mesheau @Linda Simard If you entered and I missed your name, please comment below today so I can add you to the list before guessing begins. 📅 Guessing Begins Tomorrow 🗓 Friday, March 8th ⏰ Runs until 7:00 AM EST Friday, March 20th Every day you can guess how many balls of yarn each competitor has in their house. ✏️ How to Submit Your Guesses Every community member may submit: ✔ One guess per day✔ Per competitor Competitors may also guess — just not on their own yarn stash. Your guess must be posted under the category: 🧶 The Great Yarn Stash Showdown Guesses posted anywhere else will not count. 🧶 Ground Rules for Competitors To keep this fair, competitors may only count: ✔ Full balls of yarn with the label on them ❌ Partial balls of yarn do not count ❌ Yarn purchased this week cannot be included So what they have right now is their final stash count. 📸 Sneak Peeks Throughout the next two weeks, competitors will post small photos of parts of their stash. Not everything…Just enough to keep everyone guessing. 😏 🏆 How You Win At the end of the contest:

Here’s a quick update on the Upscaled Sleeved Shawl pattern that was promised to everyone who upgraded their membership on Monday. First of all, thank you again for stepping forward and supporting the growth of this community. It truly means a lot. The good news is that everything is moving along nicely! 🎥 The instructional video is currently in editing, and once that’s finished the pattern will be ready to go. Everything should be completed and sent out by Friday or Saturday. 📩 For Those Who Upgraded on Monday You will receive the PDF pattern directly in your DMs. Inside the PDF will be a private YouTube link to the full instructional video where you can follow along step-by-step as I make the Upscaled Sleeved Shawl. Please note that this video link is private and not to be shared with others. This early access was a thank-you gift for those who upgraded on Monday. 🧶 VIP Member Release The Upscaled Sleeved Shawl pattern will officially be released to all VIP members on Thursday, March 19th. After that date, it will be available inside the VIP Classroom area. 📚 Don’t Know How to Do Panels Yet? No problem. If panels are new to you, the Panels Course is already included as part of the VIP Membership and can be found in: 📚 Classroom → VIP Courses → Circular Knitting Machine - How To Do Panels Once you understand panels, projects like the Upscaled Sleeved Shawl become much easier and open the door to many more design possibilities. 💛 Want Access to Patterns Like This? VIP members receive: • Exclusive patterns • Step-by-step instructional videos • Courses and classes • Business training and support • Community crafting hours And the best part? VIP is only $10 USD per month or $99 USD per year. That’s less than the cost of a bigger ball of yarn or a fancy coffee. If you’re ready to level up your knitting and learn skills like this, you can upgrade here: 👉 https://www.skool.com/circular-machine-knitting/plans

Finally finished! This is my first large blanket and has taken some time and been a challenge. I kept putting it away then after a break going back to it perseverance paid off I am pretty pleased with it and mastered the mattress stitch thank you @Kim Thompson-Pinder for the pattern.😀🧶

What’s your favourite colour to knit with? What colour makes you happy?