Maridee Creates

Maridee Creates is being put on hold. I’ve decided to step back from my business to focus on something near and dear to my heart – my family. My attention and focus needs to be on them for the near future.

I did send an email last week with this news but I know not all of you are on that list, so I’m sharing it here too. While I’m away, I won’t have any email updates and very few social media posts, but I’ll eagerly anticipate our reunion. Your understanding and support mean everything to me, and I can’t wait to come back with new stories and experiences to share.

All of my crochet patterns will remain available but I don’t plan on doing much more designing for a while. My focus for this year is to clear my WIP’s pile. I’ve made a list that is much longer than I thought! What you find when you dig through all your project bags is amazing.

I hope 2024 is a wonderful year for you, and I get to see some of you in person as we all continue on our yarny adventures!

I'm back to knitting working on the holiday stockings I started last year and I'm determined to finish them soon! The one for my husband is already done and this one is obviously for me. I'm using the Holiday Doodle pattern from Pacific Knit Co plus some of my own adjustments too! I'm happy with how it's looking! What are you working on today?

I know I've been a bit MIA for the past several weeks but things have changed a bit for me and my time. I want you to know, I am still here and will be posting more, and getting back to sending emails soon! Thanks for sticking with me!

We had a great day of Cranking at the Hands on Knitting Center today at our SoCal Crank In!! It was so fun sharing tips and learning from each other!

If you’d like to join us for one of these gatherings, we have more coming in 2024. You can get all the details on my website under Upcoming on the main menu.
https://marideecreates.com

Events are planned for January through April so far next year with more in the works. Hope you can join us sometime soon!

Thanks again to Hands on Knitting Center for hosting! We’re looking for a date this summer to gather there again!

Had a great time this weekend at !! I got to see and chat with Crochet Luna/Claudia Carpenter!!

I grabbed this fun project bag from CrochetLuna plus three beautiful skeins of yarn!! 2 from The Knitting Tree, L.A. and 1 from ! It was a Great event!!

Today is a great day to play with yarn!! If you get the chance, teach someone to knit or crochet today! You’ll feel amazing!!

It's time for our next So Cal Crank In and we'd love you to join us on Saturday, November 4th at Hands on Knitting Center! The shop's newest partner, Rikki, has a CSM, too, and the two of us will be hosting a fun-filled few hours of cranking!

We'll gather, along with our machines, on Saturday, November 4th, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Hands on Knitting Center in Redlands. The beautiful yarn shop is just off the 10 Freeway in Redlands, just over an hour (with light traffic) outside of Los Angeles. I know there are people all over Southern California who have and use these machines and that's why I'm schedule these meetups in different areas.

We have room for 12 attendees with their machines, plus a few onlookers. Here are all the details and the link to sign up to join us. http://marideecreates.com/crank-in-nov-2023/

This will be our second general get-together to meet others with CSMs, share tips & tricks, and see different machines. I'm also working on holding future events in January and March of 2024. I hope to have more details on those to share soon.

Post any questions here, or get in touch via my website above! Hope to see you and your machine on November 4th!