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Leigh Ann Parente

@leighannparente

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Philly girl transplanted to San Francisco. Yarn, cats, and color. SJW, because why wouldn't you fight for social justice?
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Thank you so much to everyone who set a toe in my booth, laid a finger on my fabrics, and saw what I had going on in my booth. I appreciate every kind word, conversation, and purchase. It’s lovely to see you all event after event, rocking my bags alongside many other great bag makers, indie dyers, designers, makers in general. Someone came into my tent and said “Makers Matter.” And I said, “hell yeah we do. You’re a maker, too. All of us here.” Nothing gets done without our creativity, ingenuity, and the connections we make with our hands, materials, and other human beings. Thank you to Catherine, Jessie, and the entire A Woolen Affair crew and to all of the lovely volunteers who kept us filled with snacks and took such great care of us. Shout out to all the people who are finding out about my brand for the first time. Welcome! And I couldn’t have done this event without my sister Traci. Love you, sis. Thank you ❤️ Apologies for not tagging everyone in the photos. My brain can’t recall some IG handles. 🙏🏾 Feel free to tag yourself. 🫶🏾
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I haven't been posting, but I have definitely been doing henna!
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Today is 14th anniversary of Life Is Cozy 💕 I am so lucky to have this career. Thank you all for being a part of it! It was fun to scroll back and find some photos from different stages of this rollercoaster of a job 🙃 In order of the carousel: - Working on bulky scarves for my Etsy store, Kyiv, September 2012 - My first published pattern: Stormy Sky Shawl! It is forever free on Ravelry; yarn @mirasolyarns - Worldwide Knit in Public Day picnic in San Francisco this year with more than 100 attendees 💕 Wearing Vita Cami with @seismicyarn - My most successful pattern: Filoli Cowl, designed for @bayareayarncrawl with @peninsulayarn - My least successful release this year: Milk Bun Shawl, yarn @retrosariarosapomar - no idea why it’s not doing well, but I really love this design and wear it a lot! - Cinna Top love modeled by my most amazing friends 💛 my sample yarn is @knit_picks - Vesna Tee, a design which was heavily influenced by Cinna; yarn @peninsulayarn - Sock workshop for @thecraftersbox we worked on in 2020! - And, of course, my book and my wonderful Book Launch Team in the midst of packing preorders this August 💕 . . . #knitdesigner #knitstagram #knitting_is_love
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My destash is your gain! Next week when Love Potion Crafters gather at Love Potion Library, every attendee will have the opportunity to win this yarn and Pride pin. How? At our August 26th meet-up, bring in a two sentence (spoiler-free!) review of this month's book, Cleat Cute. You can also write one on the fly while you chat and craft! Each review will be carefully read by our team and the winner will have their review displayed in the store and take home this delightful hand-dyed skein of SW merino and super cute pin. See ya next week! PS: no digital submissions will be accepted - this is in-person only!
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Preorders have been shipped! 💪🏼 Omg, what a few days these have been. Wrapping, packing, signing, laughing, crying - we’ve done it all! My amazing friends showed up again for ten hours of craziness. And my husband has probably hauled more boxes than during any of our numerous moves 🙃 What would I have been doing without these badass people, no idea! ♥️ If you placed a preorder, be on a lookout for it. If you haven’t, no worries! Preorders are going to be open until the official release day of August 25th, and now that the books are in my house, I will be shipping them out every few days. One important note: we are down to the last few dozens of the handdyed bags. These bags were a huuuge labor of love and a similarly huuuuge pain to make, so once they are gone, they are gone! Thank you for making this happen ♥️ . . . #oneskeinknitting #knittingbook #knitdesign
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Beanie Baby Taxidermy was maybe our most fun craft we’ve done so far and I LOVE EVERYTHING our Grown-Up Summer Campers made! We have only one more camp session left for this year, leather journal making in two weeks! There are still five seats left in the 2:00pm session if you want to sign up on our website. https://www.covenofstitches.com/shop/p/97ib1bfht5brthhzyhi3h9o10q0uc3
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Good morning! I’ve received so many messages asking about the bags, so let’s talk about them 💕 I don’t think any of us realized what we were getting ourselves into when we decided to make hand-dyed bags for the One Skein Knitting gift sets 🙃 What started as «Wouldn’t it be nice to include a project bag?» somehow turned into seven people hauling 5-gallon buckets, measuring soda ash, dyeing for hours, and using approximately 7349 clothespins to hang bag after bag to dry. I wouldn’t change a thing. One of my most treasured discoveries during this book project has been realizing just how many wonderful people surround me. These bags are a beautiful reminder that I could never have done this alone. Each one is ice-dyed by hand in small batches, so every fold, burst of color, and marbled pattern is completely unique. They’re lined, have two pockets, and are designed to be a cozy home for your next project, whether you’re knitting on the couch or on the go. And the golden logos? Oh my ✨ To my amazing friends: thank you. This simply would not have happened without your help, expertise, encouragement, and willingness to say, «Sure, let’s spend a couple of days in your backyard dyeing hundreds of bags together» 🩷 And to all of you: thank you for taking these special bags home. Also, once they’re gone, they’re definitely gone 😅
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Fog City Crafters is made up of such a beautiful rainbow of humans that it takes my breath away. It's Pride Month and there's never been a better time to gather with or discover your community. Meet us tonight and every Tuesday at Crepes on Cole from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm for food, fun, and the fiber arts! Photo credit goes to @leighannparente
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I’m not the same person I was last Monday. S — Stitch Learning a new craft sharpens all your others. This week I picked up my rings from the silver clay jewelry class at @biskstudio in SF, led by the extraordinarily patient instructor Kani. You roll, shape, fire, and polish a ring from raw silver clay — and somehow it becomes that. I cannot stop staring at my own hand. Next class is already up if you’re in the Bay! Have you ever made something by hand that surprised you with how real it turned out? T — Taste @earlytorisesf — my former Nob Hill neighborhood brunch spot, pre-pandemic. What started as a long-table community experiment has become one of the most comfortable spots in the city. Go on a weekday if you can; the energy is softer. Don’t leave without a donut bite. I — Inspo The @artfiberfrenzy stand at @fiberfrolicfestival felt like walking into a textile museum. Each skein a finished argument for why craft is art. I left with more than I budgeted for and zero regrets. Does that land for you — or does yarn feel more like tool than art? T — Tittle The Testament — finally in that dreaded wait for the next season. The show makes the dystopia feel logistically real, which is scarier than any horror. Watch it with a pillow to clutch and pause to absorb every moment. C — Community Frolic Festival + Knitters Plotting + craft date. This is what fiber arts looks like when it stops being a private hobby and becomes a public presence. More of this, always. H — Haul The Frolic Festival attacked my wallet, lovingly. Full breakdown from local artisans: Two fiber braids from @colmadyes — so playful! Three skeins from @mimihandspun — soft, colors totally unique Weaving tools from @bluethistlefiberarts (a new hobby, apparently) Iris Apfel-inspired skein from @artfiberfrenzy — a colorful party of textures All notions curated selection and stitch-making from @backporchfiberco Ask about anything and I’ll tag the maker directly. Your week had threads too — what was your Inspo this week? a piece of art, a color, something that stopped you mid-scroll. drop it below 👇 #stitchoftheweek #creativestitch #fiberartsofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #sfcraft
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Make your plan to see the show before it’s gone! I’ll be there the evening of April 10 for our final Vallejo Art Walk, so that’s a great date to choose! The McCune Collection is a volunteer-run collection of unique art, vintage printing equipment, and rare books, including original leaves from early printings of Shakespeare’s plays, 16th century Chaucer books, and even a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible! We’ve been absolutely honored and delighted that they hosted our show. Come out to Vallejo and check out the art scene brewing in North Bay, along with the history preserved in the McCune Collection! #vallejo #rarebooks #art #fiberart #textileart
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My #crawlhaul from @bayareayarncrawl 2026! Royal Bee Yarn was a hopping hive of creativity and goodwill! Many thanks to our Fiber Godmother Leigh Ann for getting the yarn ball rolling! #localfiber #yarnshop #pacificacalifornia #shopsmallbusinesses
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The Karlettes are ready and excited for the Bay Area Yarn Crawl! We’ll be out and about, starting tomorrow!🐸🧶
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