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We have good news: ALL mindfulknits products are b

We have good news: ALL mindfulknits products are back in stock on Amazon and Etsy! Get your Kits and Bundles before Juju gets her paws on 'em!
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We're mindful-tweeting! Follow us mindfulknits_ .

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Tropical Kits & Bundles back in stock on Etsy! Per

Tropical Kits & Bundles back in stock on Etsy! Perfect for a summer staycation 🌴
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Let us be mindful about racism and anti-racism. Le

Let us be mindful about racism and anti-racism. Let us be mindful of the systematically oppressed. And let us be mindful allies.

Let us have mindful conversations and learn.

Black lives matter.

mindfulness tip of the day: stare at your yarn sta

mindfulness tip of the day: stare at your yarn stash. it's oddly satisfying.
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A belated Happy Easter from mindfulknits! 🐰🐥

A belated Happy Easter from mindfulknits! 🐰🐥💐
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made with mindfulknits yarn in Afterglow and Guava .
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Hello mindful-knitters. Sorry I've been MIA on ins

Hello mindful-knitters. Sorry I've been MIA on instagram, but there's good reason (or at least I hope you think so): a little new mindfulknitter, let's call her Juju Jr., has entered the world, so I had to take some time for maternity leave!

Juju Jr. was born amidst Shelter-in-Place in our home state so while we were under lock-down in the hospital, I found solace in being able to crochet a quick little something for her. Here's a small hat (that ended up being too small 😂) made with Golden Spice and Simply White yarn.

As I always maintain, especially in these scary times, knitting and crochet are very effective ways to relax and find peace. Whether or not you use mindfulknits yarn, I encourage you to try it out and hope it helps 🙂 stay tuned for more content, including blogs on how I've made some of my latest projects!
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blinky blanket series finale: lessons learned aft

blinky blanket series finale: lessons learned

after the final block, we packed up the blanket and headed to blinkyland. here are pics of blinky blanket in its final form. as much as I tried, I couldn't get the blanket to look like a perfect rectangle, as perfect as the blanket pictured in the pattern I followed or as perfect as blankets in countless IG posts I looked at for inspiration. the edges wouldn't lay flat and the bottom seemed a little more stretched than the top. some of the loose ends I thought I had securely weaved in came undone and unraveled a bit. While I love knitting and crochet so much that I founded a yarn company, I certainly can't claim to be an expert at either one 😊 and I think that's the beauty of these crafts. Even though they may not be perfect, it brings us joy to make them and it brings people joy to know they have a truly one-of-a-kind item made with some yarn & needles, and copious amounts of love.
Dear blinky, the value of things/people/ideas doesn't lie in how they stack up to a gold standard, but rather, I believe, in what makes them unique. There is only one blinky, and therefore you are the most precious blinky in the world. Love, masi
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blinky blanket part 8: block it like it's hot...ag

blinky blanket part 8: block it like it's hot...again

a delayed flight back from the #tropicalretreat had a silver lining: I finished the scalloped edge! I had a couple days at home before I was going to travel to meet baby blinx, which was enough time to do the last and final step in the blinky blanket process. I gave the blanket a quick hand wash in warm water and decided to do a final blocking session to make sure the squares dried properly and the blanket kept a uniform shape
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blinky blanket part 7: inspiration strikes! + the

blinky blanket part 7: inspiration strikes! + the great reveal

great news! as we are pondering how to complete the blanket border, inspiration strikes in the form of the highly awaited arrival of the one and only BLINKY 💙💙💙 blinky is a sweet, pure, lovely little girl so naturally a sweet, pure, lovely scalloped edge made sense. if you look closely, you can see the initial scallops 🙂 and also I think it's high time I introduce myself! Hi, my name is Ruqaiya, I'm the founder of mindfulknits and a huge believer in the health benefits of knitting & crochet. here I am at our mindfulknits #tropicalretreat at the iconic Waikiki Beach to show blinky all the cool places her blanket has been! and who is blinky? my favorite niece in the whole wide world (also my only niece but that's beside the point)
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blinky blanket part 6: border baybeeee once all t

blinky blanket part 6: border baybeeee

once all the squares are joined and all the loose ends are safe and secure, it's time to add the finishing touches, namely the border. admittedly, we weren't sure what to do for the border, but a good rule of thumb is to do one round of single crochet to start things off and then hope that inspiration strikes
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blinky blanket part 5: weave on the go the beauty

blinky blanket part 5: weave on the go

the beauty of knitting & crochet is that you can do it anywhere - planes, hotels, automobiles, on the beach...and this was the case for the blinky blanket! we joined the remaining squares and wove in all the loose ends during the amazing mindfulknits company #tropicalretreat
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blinky blanket part 4: I'm a wizard! time to seam

blinky blanket part 4: I'm a wizard!

time to seam all these squares together. this can really make or break your blanket - you don't want unseemly (hehe) edges on all your squares. a seamless seam is what we need...so who do we call?? the mattress stitch! a really cool technique for joining crocheted/knitted pieces together that leaves behind no indication of a seam. made me feel like a magician 🧙‍♂️
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blinky blanket series part 3: lay 'em out! after

blinky blanket series part 3: lay 'em out!

after blocking the squares we laid them out in the gingham pattern you see here. cool, right? if you're thinking, 'hmm it looks a lil' unbalanced'...we thought so too! we quickly made an extra row because symmetry is nice 🙂 stay tuned for a more symmetrical blanket!
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blinky blanket series part 2: blocking after weav

blinky blanket series part 2: blocking

after weaving in all the loose ends of the granny squares, it's time to block it like it's hot! the purpose of blocking is to ensure all squares are uniform in shape and size before we join them together. we pinned each square to foam in 4"x4" squares, spritzed them with water, and allowed to air dry. see the results in the 2nd image!
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hello! please enjoy our next couple of posts which

hello! please enjoy our next couple of posts which will show how we made the 'blinky blanket' with mindfulknits yarn 💙

part 1: creating granny squares
Granny squares are the atomic unit of classic granny square blankets, which is the type of blanket we made! here are the completed squares, made with mindfulknits yarn from the zen bundle and tropical retreat bundle. 28 in soothing sea, 12 in simply white, and 16 in palm shade.
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for a little blinky bunny . . . #knitting #croche

for a little blinky bunny
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lush. #tropicalretreat . . . #knitting #crochet #

lush. #tropicalretreat
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Aloha from mindfulknits! #tropicalretreat

Aloha from mindfulknits! #tropicalretreat

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