The Radical Self-Care of Knitting

In the spirit of the season, I begin this show with a list of my go-to self-care essentials. Things you may not even be aware of that I believe bring high value to our self-care journeys. From a simple cheap notebook to a high end imported French tea…it’s all here. Take your pick from the links below. The complete list is on the blog below. I had such fun talking to Brandi Cheyenne Harper, who is a VERY cool woman and a knitting genius. Her designs are so beautiful and hip and just plain fresh! And she really makes a compelling case for why knitting truly is absolute self-care. I learned: How she got started What knitting has to do with self-care How false modesty does NOT help us…but knitting does How to enjoy knitting imperfectly How she fits pleasure knitting into her knit-biz life How long it takes to do her patterns (it’s surprisingly fast!) I hope you enjoy as much as I did. A very fun project to carry into the New Year! Happy New Year everyone. Love, RESOURCES Suzanne’s Complete List of Top Self-Care Items for the New Year: Five Star Notebooks Dream Time Eye Pillow Hydro Flask Water Bottle Anchor Soundcore headphones Large Neck Shoulder Wrap Alter Eco Brown Butter Chocolate Bar Marriage Frere Earl Grey Blue tea Dr. Teal’s Epsom Salts Brandi’s Website Brandi’s Instagram Brandi’s Easy Beanie pattern (Takes only a day to do it!) Brandi’s cool patterns Brandi’s book:  Knitting for Radical Self-Care  MORE ABOUT BRANDI Brandi Cheyenne Harper is a knitting designer and instructor living in Brooklyn, NY. She is the author of Knitting for Radical Self-Care: A Modern Guide, a how-to book encouraging us to knit as a gateway to living a restful and powerful life. You can find her work published in collaboration with Vogue Knitting and Purl Soho. She shares her entrepreneurial journey on Instagram @brandicheyenneharper