{"id":18728,"date":"2026-01-31T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=18728"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:45:43","slug":"moderate-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=18728","title":{"rendered":"Moderate Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello, hello! Here we are, a few weeks into 2026. How\u2019s it going for you? I\u2019m nursing a slight cold, the weather is predictably grey and rainy in Seattle, the global news is afire.<\/p>\n

When the state of the world threatens to crater my inner realm, I turn to moderate making. The moderate part is important. Just-enough-creating of not too much, not too little. Steady, meditative progress and quiet enjoyment along the way. It\u2019s so grounding. And I can\u2019t be of any use if I\u2019m not grounded first. Moderate making is about form, function, freedom from fear-mongering. <\/span><\/p>\n

Knitting has been my mode of creating as of late and I\u2019ve been hugely into making these funny cowls. I\u2019ve shown you a few others I\u2019ve made in the past <\/span>here<\/b><\/a>. I love these types of cowls for their compactness and the much needed warmth on my daily walks in this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

They look like \u201charamaki\u201d to me, which are Japanese tummy warmers worn in the winter for extra coziness. Haramaki also serve the purpose of boosting the circulation and immune system \u2014 it supposedly helps alleviate hormonal pain in the abdomen as well. Hmmm\u2026I don\u2019t have the hormonal issues anymore, but maybe I should consider wearing these around my belly? In their current dimensions, they might cut off my circulation though.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, perhaps you\u2019d like to do some moderate making, too? Some ideas\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMy latest Creativebug class is now available along with a slew of others:
\nButton-Down Jumpsuit class <\/span>here<\/b><\/a>
\n<\/span>All my Creativebug classes\u00a0here<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Also, birdie-beetle<\/b><\/a> posted these charming winter booties that she stitched up using my pattern and it went mini-viral. I\u2019ve made quite a few of the winter booties and summer slippers, and I can attest that they are one of those beautifully soothing and utilitarian projects. Yes. Form, function, freedom from fear-mongering. If interested, the pattern is <\/span>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

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Alright 2026, watcha got? I\u2019m a little sniffly, but with my body layered up in my jumpsuit and other handmade garments, my neck hugged by a haramaki cowl, and my feet swaddled by winter booties, I\u2019m ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hello, hello! Here we are, a few weeks into 2026. How\u2019s it going for you? I\u2019m nursing a slight cold, the weather is predictably grey and rainy in Seattle, the global news is afire. When the state of the world threatens to crater my inner realm, I turn to moderate making. The moderate part is important. Just-enough-creating of not too much, not too little. Steady, meditative progress and quiet enjoyment along the way. It\u2019s so grounding. And I can\u2019t be of any use if I\u2019m not grounded first. Moderate making is about form, function, freedom from fear-mongering. Knitting has been my mode of creating as of late and I\u2019ve been hugely into making these funny cowls. I\u2019ve shown you a few others I\u2019ve made in the past here. I love these types of cowls for their compactness and the much needed warmth on my daily walks in this season. They look like \u201charamaki\u201d to me, which are Japanese tummy warmers worn in the winter for extra coziness. Haramaki also serve the purpose of boosting the circulation and immune system \u2014 it supposedly helps alleviate hormonal pain in the abdomen as well. Hmmm\u2026I don\u2019t have the hormonal issues anymore, but maybe I should consider wearing these around my belly? In their current dimensions, they might cut off my circulation though. Anyway, perhaps you\u2019d like to do some moderate making, too? Some ideas\u2026 My latest Creativebug class is now available along with a slew of others: Button-Down Jumpsuit class here All my Creativebug classes\u00a0here Also, birdie-beetle posted these charming winter booties that she stitched up using my pattern and it went mini-viral. I\u2019ve made quite a few of the winter booties and summer slippers, and I can attest that they are one of those beautifully soothing and utilitarian projects. Yes. Form, function, freedom from fear-mongering. If interested, the pattern is here. ******** Alright 2026, watcha got? I\u2019m a little sniffly, but with my body layered up in my jumpsuit and other handmade garments, my neck hugged by a haramaki cowl, and my feet swaddled by winter booties, I\u2019m ready. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-knitting","8":"category-sewing","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18728"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18734,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728\/revisions\/18734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}