#knityourbeauty

Let’s put it this way- I was (and am still) not ok with my own body. I’ve had 2 little ones in the past 9 years. I’ve gone from a size 0 to a size 16 (while pregnant). I’ve watched the scale wax and wane, I’ve felt beautiful and I’ve felt defeated by my body. For my body type, it takes a lot of work to get back to my pre- pregnancy weight. It takes a lot of mental strength on my part, while looking in the mirror, for me to say, “ be ok with where you are today, and let that strengthen where you want to be tomorrow.” I’m not a perfect model. I’m not a perfect designer. I’m not ok with body shaming, and making others feel insecure when, what they see in the mirror is body perfection. I’m pro size inclusiveness, which is why I now include 9 sizes for my patterns, and I am pro being real with what is happening in my (and your) own body journey. I do not work out, I do not not meal prep, I do not have a restrictive diet, other then that I choose to eat Keto, because I feel like my best self and that I am able to have the energy to tackle my daily tasks. But we are real people. Celebrity status for most of the craft community, often doesn’t represent or recognize the feelings we have as day to day people. I’m one of you. I shame myself; I don’t feel ok, I make excuses. But then stop in your own tracks and look at what you’re wearing. You made that. You’re worthy of that. And your feelings are more important then meeting the body standards of the rest of the world. The standards of the world are not defining the art you made. And the art you made, doesn’t have to have a beauty standard to make it worthy. Be better then the supposed. #knityourbeauty
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