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Good morning from the #bearfamilygarden - I’m enjoying coffee in my 50 cent garage sale mug, some knitting, and a knitting book I picked up from the free bin at a garage sale this week. I am so glad Garage Sale Season wasn’t cancelled! A
Nothing like some FREE mulch and filled bird feeders to freshen up the #cottagegarden - I am hosting my ladies’ group from church this morning for coffee and knitting or maybe just talking and coffee 😉 - we haven’t seen each other in MON
Since launching my website I’ve realized that 4MamaBearMADE is more than just handmade items (duh! Carrie!). The ‘experts’ say to keep your business pages carefully curated and I mistakenly took that to mean focuses on just my handm
It’s been very quiet here lately. I haven’t finished a single piece in ages. 😬 I’ve been busy tending the garden, getting ready for VBS and our annual #bearfamilyinthebwca trip - Of course I took my knitwear with me - who doesn&rsq
It’s HERE! My new website went live this afternoon. (Link in my profile) I FINALLY have one place to organize all of my endevours! If you’ve built a website before you know the blood sweat and tears that goes into it! Is everything perfec
I’ve been very quiet in this space lately. Thank you for your patience as I get my website ready to launch on Friday. I’ll be running a sale on all my patterns in celebration of this long overdue endeavor so watch for the details soon! It
Busy as ever over here in BearCountry...just not a lot of knitwear specific things going on. Like so many makers I am working on getting a website up and running. I’ve given myself 2 weeks to get it all done. Any tips from seasoned website owne
I don’t just sell #4MamaBearMade products I USE them too! PapaBear treated me to an early morning date on the water this morning. It was a cool 47 degrees so I grabbed my favorite earwarmer version of #thetettegouchetoque and off we went. He ev
Have you tried making mug rugs yet? There’s a story highlight with the #freecrochetpattern below my IG profile. I’m trying out a new yarn to see how it works up as a coaster. I have high hopes for it! Watch my stories for the results...
This is where it all began. My first pair of needles bought with no idea what I was doing. A YouTube video and a random amount of stitches cast on and I was off and running. When I wrote #theschoolcraftcowl pattern 2 1/2 years later it was those same
It’s a #knitflix kind of day and I couldn’t be happier! #theschoolcraftcowl in Loops and Threads Barcelona (color Hazel)
PATTERN RELEASE DAY for • The Schoolcraft Cowl • Scroll through to see some of my awesome tester knits! Worsted, Bulky AND Super Bulky instructions included. This is a very beginner friendly pattern so if you are wanting to make something
#theschoolcraftcowl pattern drops TOMORROW! I can’t wait to show you the beautiful test knits from my testers! I don’t know about you but my brain is too frazzled to knit anything complicated. This pattern fit the bill for me - easy and e
I’ve added a new product for markets this year! Introducing Bear Ties - strong but gentle hold for your hair. Right now they are exclusively available through @thebarnesberry
Happy Earth Day! I’ve been camping since I was a baby and we have instilled that love of the outdoors and conservation in our kids through camping and exploring the great outdoors. One of our most favorite places on the planet is the #BWCA - th
• TESTER CALL OPEN • Introducing #TheSchoolcraftCowl - A beginner friendly Covid-19 distraction knit. I’m looking for a handful of testers to make sure the pattern is error free and easy to understand for the newest knitters out ther
Just keep knitting....just keep knitting....projects that take more than a day aren’t usually something I gravitate to. The reality is that I don’t have time to knit like I used to so even quick projects before Covid are taking me much lo
Self striping yarn combined with the perfect cast on number feels like winning the lottery. I didn’t have enough yarn to do the whole cowl in one color so I’m adding some additional color blocks to one end. Three inches to go and then I c