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Member Spotlight: Meet Gina!

7/22/2018

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With 131 wonderful members and counting, we want to give each of you a moment to shine. In our first Member Spotlight, meet Board Treasurer Gina Easley. You may have been greeted by her smiling face as you arrived at Guild meetings.
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Gina in Orange Knit's Saturate Shawl
Why do you knit?
I learned how to knit as a child out of boredom. My mother taught me two stitches in English style: knit and purl. I took it from there. Fast forward a decade or two: after college I was working in mental health. I started knitting more frequently as a way to reduce stress. It was also a much less self-destructive means of coping. I have a couple of misshapen color-work sweaters from this period of my life‒the sweaters are not quite wearable but I keep them around as a reminder.

​When I switched careers knitting became a destination, a joyous activity, something you can do when you feel good‒not just as an escape. I use it to connect with other people, to explore my creative side. I love being around wads of color smooshiness and turning it into something wearable.


Favorite place to knit:
My porch, with a nice breeze and a glass of bubbly water.

What do you want to learn more about in knitting?
I am curious to learn about what knitting meant to people before me and people living in other places.

Tell us about some project highlights:

Orange Knit's Saturate Shawl a.k.a. The First Time I Blew Money On Nice Yarn
This is the first well-made large project I ever completed and the first time I realized there is value in paying for a knitting pattern as they are often very well thought out and often times a designer is willing to give you a moment of their time if you get stuck.


Tin Can Knit's Prairie Fire Pullover
I dyed the skeins in Kool Aide, knitted it up without alternating skeins, then over-dyed the whole thing in Rit dye. I love the deep purple- but still exemplifies why alternating skeins is usually important

Orange Knit's Santa Clara Sweater
I liked the subtle texture throughout and the bauble stitch- it used up a bunch of fingering weight yarn I had from prior project. Mara is a helluvah pattern writer.
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In Tin Can Knit's Prairie Fire Pullover
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In Orange Knit's Santa Clara Sweater
Follow Gina:
Ravelry: geasley
Instagram: knittinkeety
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Do you want to be featured in a Member Spotlight post? Email us: puddletownknitters@gmail.com or let one of your friendly board members know at the next meeting!
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