Hey, I finished a thing. I finished Copley a couple of weeks ago and have worn it several times since. I think I made the second size and used almost 7 skeins of the lovely Purl Soho Lantern in Pink Salt.

I decided not to add sleeves at this point, although after examining some of my pictures I can see that my bra peeks out of the armholes from some angles, so I might rethink this and go with sleeves. I have enough leftover yarn to do it, for sure. I was just really eager to wear it. So far this dress has been with me to work, and out with friends for a fancy birthday dinner. I love it and see myself wearing it for years to come.

Switching topics, there has been lots of awakening to the deep racism everywhere and also how it has been happening in the knitting world. Probably most of you know that starting in January knitters were learning about how much racism was really taking place and many many brave BIPOC crafters began to speak out about it, making themselves incredibly vulnerable in the process. Many were targeted and were faced with hateful racism and dismissal during these conversations. We are in tumultuous times where we have a president that is openly racist and as a result so many of these issues are coming to light. I want to state that this blog always has been and always will be anti-racist, lgbtq welcoming, and supportive of other marginalized humans. I am grateful to the incredibly fucking brave makers on Instagram that have been bringing this out in the open and I am hopeful for changes. I acknowledge that I have never understood the struggle of being marginalized due to race and I am trying to learn more, right now. There are a lot of voices to be heard, and lots of things to learn.

Right now is the time to both listen to BIPOC folks and speak out in support. I know I haven’t been speaking out enough so far because I don’t know what to say, but I want to help. If you are on the privileged end of the spectrum like I am this is the time to lean in and listen and help and call people out for being racist. It always was, but more and more brave individuals are helping us all see it. If you don’t know where to start, check out the #diversknitty hashtag on Instagram and start there to find this discussion. Ladydyeyarns is working to compile a list of BIPOC makers and dyers to make them more visible. I am starting to really pay attention to the yarn companies that have and haven’t spoken out, and I want to support more BIPOC makers in this process. The book White Fragility is a great resource I’m reading right now. I also plan to do the Me and White Supremacy workbook next. I’m incredibly grateful to all the BIPOC folks that have been speaking out and I hope we can all work together to solidify change.

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