Kristen Mangus

Kristen is a multi-talented entrepreneur with a heart as big as Texas. She is the owner of GoodKnit Kisses whose mission is to inspire, encourage and empower people through education and design. She’s built a large and loyal online community of followers by sharing her personal passion for loom knitting, needle knitting, crochet and all things creative through YouTube tutorials, Facebook live broadcasts, blogs and pattern design. Her vision is to leave an inspired crafting world for future generations that continues to teach and reach others. She and her husband, John, have three amazing kids.

The loom knit Triple Flip Scarf is a simple stitch pattern repeated until it reaches long enough to wrap around your neck 3 times and still be loose. Wear as an infinity scarf or a stacked cowl. Loom Knit Triple Flip Scarf by Kristen Mangus Add this project to your Ravelry cue! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triple-flip-scarf Loom(s): …

I love learning new stitch patterns on my knitting loom. I designed the Sisal and Seagrass stitches. Both stitch patterns have a woven look with a rich texture that will give your next scarf, cowl or hat a unique design. (And I’ve even got pattern links below that showcase these stitches.) I spent a good …

The Picot Lovey is a small loom knit mitered square. Picot Lovey Have you wanted to make an easy mitered square on a loom? Together with Charity, we have designed a mitered square that will work well for you. You can actually do this on any loom and with more stitches. This particular pattern was …

April Showers have certainly brought May flowers! In a festive flower celebration, I’m hosting a virtual loom along from May 1 through 14th! Come join me on my Facebook or Google+ pages for fun posting and knitting together. Lets share photos of what we make and creations to use our flowers on. Email me your …

Dew Drop Shawl by Kristen Mangus (Originally Published November 29, 2013) (VIDEO for the Dew Drop. Click to watch!) A sleek and glamorous shawl reminiscent of hairpin lace. Change the look with a change in yarn and go from a dressy date shawl in a shimmery yarn to a casual sock weight yarn or art …

As a special treat for you; Kristen and her mom show you her favorite cupcakes from childhood! These are special & don’t need icing. The recipe is by a sweet family friend named Deedra Van Dyke of whom has given her permission to reprint and film for YouTube. Thank you Deedra! Deedra says, “We love …

Have you been wanting to make a simple baby cocoon but not sure how without a video? After far to long of putting it off I have recorded and posted a YouTube video of how to make a baby cocoon! I’ve been asked for a while and finally did it. Below you’ll find the …

GoodKnit Kisses is giving away 10,000 feet of free yarn!!! Check out my Website for details on how to enter the Granny Round Challenge! Also check out the YouTube video vlog for more. This month GoodKnitKisses celebrates our 2nd year on YouTube! We are nearing 10,000 subscribers! (Currently we’re at 9,388 as of 01/03/2013). In …

LOOM PATTERN & VIDEO ALERT! Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well! I wanted to announce to you today that my latest pattern is up on the vivaloom.com website! It is for my Chic Retreat Cowl with a lot of visual interest and texture. There is also a LOOM ALONG VIDEO, to go along with …

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK: This thought weighs heavy on me today. You don’t have to get married or have children to define you as living or “having a life”. Life does not START when you do. It saddens me when people think others HAVE to be married to define their life. Or that they are …