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A cozy 2026 planning system setup featuring an open Legend Planner on a desk next to a teal knitted project, a cup of coffee, and colored pens.

A Powerful 2026 Planning System to Save Your Creative Sanity

by ArlettaCreative Thinking & Goal Planning, Uncategorized December 19, 2025December 25, 2025No Comments

UPDATE 12/24: Part 2: The Bullet Journal is now live! I don’t have a minimalist, beige, “clean girl” planner life. Instead, I’ve spent years trial-and-erroring a 2026 planning system that actually works for a brain with schizoaffective disorder–bipolar type. It also addresses PTSD and neuropathy. If you’ve ever felt the “shame spiral” of a half-finished planner, this hybrid …

Knitted swatch with a hand pushing a boundary line, illustrating the struggle with gift knit requests and setting creative boundaries.

How to Say “No” to Gift Knitting: 5 Copy-Paste Scripts to Save Your Sanity

by ArlettaMental Health & Creativity, Uncategorized December 11, 2025December 11, 2025Comments are Disabled

Let’s be honest. There is a very thin line between “generous creative spirit” and “resentful sweatshop worker.” If you are currently feeling a tight knot of anxiety in your chest, stop. You promised a blanket to your cousin. You said you’d give a hat to your neighbor. You also committed to knitting socks for your …

20 Hot November Knitting Patterns to Cast On Now

by ArlettaPattern Roundup November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Comments are Disabled

This month, we’ve compiled the 20 hottest November knitting patterns for you! It’s pure cozy chaos. Colorwork is blooming. Fast gifts are flying. A huge mystery drop is keeping our needles on high alert. Even though Petite Knit staples still have that social-media chokehold energy (hello, Sophie crew!), meanwhile, fresh new releases are muscling into the “hot right now” territory. …