What is a Yarnist?

For a while I’ve been trying to distill what I think Yarnist is all about.

I wanted to create a statement that described what I believe knitting means, at least to me, and I hope to you as well.

It needed to be simple and concise, but get to the heart of WHY we knit.

You don’t have to be a professional or even that experienced.

You just have to enjoy the craft and take joy in what you have crafted.

I think everyone who loves to play with yarn is a Yarnist.

This small statement is based on talking to thousands of knitters over the past 10+ years, and what I’ve heard you say is important to you.

I hope you connect with it in some way…

We believe that fear has no place in knitting.

What mistakes we make will teach us.

What we do not know, we can learn from others.

What we do not understand will become clear through practice.

What we think impossible we will at least try.

What once made us fearful will now make us fearless.

We believe in keeping the tradition of knitting alive.

We will teach others our craft to grow our community.

We will share our knowledge to make better knitters.

We will create new projects to advance the art form.

We will document our discoveries for new generations.

We will leave behind our work to have our legacy remembered.

We believe that knitting is love manifested through yarn.

And it is that LOVE which actually keeps people warm.

Does this describe you?

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