Arletta from Ignite Your Inner Artist holding a bright red yarn cake with knitting needles next to the text 'The Knitting Rebellion Has Begun.'

How Craftivism Saves My Sanity in a World on Fire

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The world may feel chaotic. Your brain might feel stuck on a spinning beach ball. In such times, picking up your knitting might seem insignificant. There are wildfires, elections, and systemic injustices. And you’re just… counting stitches? But here is the truth: I don’t knit because I think yarn will single-handedly save the world. I knit because …

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How to Break Free from Perfectionism and Create Freely

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I used to believe that if something I made wasn’t beautiful, it wasn’t worth making.That if I couldn’t draw “well,” I shouldn’t draw at all.That creativity was a talent I must’ve missed out on in the gene lottery. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever ripped out a sketch because it didn’t match the Pinterest version, or …

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