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.

GoodKnitKisses excited to announce I’m being featured today in FaveCraftsBlog “Meet and Make”. This is a blog on Fridays that features a designer. You learn 10 or so random facts about them and then get a FREE pattern or tutorial. Today features my Granny Round. BUT I have stepped it up and single crocheted the …

Loom Knit Earflaps for Hat Kristen talks you through making earflaps on the 24 peg KK or Knifty Knitter Loom. This is not a step by step shown tutorial. Please read instructions carefully and watch the video to see the result. Using Super Bulky 6 Lion Brand Hometown USA, she starts with a two peg …

Recently a few people asked me how to loom knit the K2tog YO. I’ll have to come back and add a video when I can but for now here are written instructions HOW TO: Ok lets visualize this. If I am working a flat panel lets call my 1st peg, that has a Slip Stitch, …

I’d really like to start selling some patterns online. My problem is my business is super new. I haven’t checked on selling digital materials and really need a fellow Texan online crafter’s help on the rules. Anyone out there know what to do? Also I’d love to find out if I should sell them on …

Well I’m getting better at getting back to 3 drinks a day. Sometimes in the evening I’m having a small dinner but I keep slipping. Boy am I ready for our schedules to get back to less birthdays and tempting cake & cookouts! We have one more cookout/birthday tomorrow to attend and then our youngest …

Hi everyone! I have been such a slacker on the blogging and on the juicing, too. Since I last wrote we have had two birthday girls and their double party. We also had another friend’s birthday party this past weekend. This coming Friday is my son’s birthday and we have a party on Saturday to …

It’s day 11 & still going strong! I weighed myself this morning and I’ve lost a total of 17.5 lbs. So 10 days was 17.5 pounds, wow! I’ve decided to continue. I haven’t bought my juicer yet because I’m still deciding which one but it will need to be very soon. Straining food is tiring …

So far I’ve lost 16 pounds! So last you heard from me I was going to start straining and see what happened Saturday as far as weight loss. Well I have to say that I was discouraged Saturday (Day 7). I got on the scale and GAINED a 1/2 pound. I was discouraged and my …

It’s Day 6 today officially but lets back up 1 day. Day 5: Thursday. Feeling good! I’m feeling better every day compared to that first horrible day. .5 lbs weight loss but feeling good and rested. I asked my co-worker what she thought I was like. (I had heard that people are really irritable or …

So this juicing raw fruits and veggies is getting better. First things first. My weight loss total is 11 1/2 pounds! So I’m at 346.5 now. I’ve met online a few new Facebook friends that are doing the same thing and it’s very encouraging. I met them on the Facebook page for Fat, Sick & …