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A blonde woman in her 30s wearing a knit hat, a white shirt, and a tan jacket smiles softly with her arm draped around her dressmaker's form.

MEET Lauren

Hello friend!

Hi there! I’m Lauren, and I’m so glad you’ve made your way here.

A Bee In The Bonnet is a place for soft, romantic knitting patterns, but it’s also a place for everything that goes along with those patterns.

If you can’t get enough of Masterpiece costume dramas, use your fancy dishes on random weekdays, have strong opinions about books with happy endings, and/or secretly wish you could wear very large, very fluffy dresses on a regular basis, then congratulations: you’ve found your internet home.

Come have a seat. I’ve got the kettle on already.

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A close-up on the brim of the Pebbles by the Sea Hat. It shows the 1x1 twisted ribbing on the brim. The hat is knit in a clay-colored yarn and surrounded by white flowers on a white marble countertop.

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A side view of a white shawl with tan and gray variegations draped around a dressmaker's form. From this angle, you can more clearly see the tiny little bobbles and stripes of lace that make up the textured portion of the shawl.

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A peach cafe au lait dahlia fills the entire photo with a little greenery visible at the edges.

Gardening

A vintage teacup with purple violets painted on it sits on a matching saucer. A tarnished silver spoon rests on the saucer, and the cup is filled with chamomile tea. In the background are some white roses and a silver sugar bowl.

Living

A pastel plate with five round crackers. Each cracker has some soft cheese and fruit spread on it. The plate is surrounded by white knitting and pastel skeins of yarn.

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A white woman's hands (mine) are wearing pale blue fingerless mitts and knitting a sock. Around them are a teacup full of milky tea, some antique books, a handknit lacy hat, and some balls of leftover yarn.
In the foreground is a floral plate with fresh bread and a teacup full of tea. Blurred in the background is the rest of the loaf of bread.
A vase full of pink, yellow, and peach roses sits on a dark brown table.
A white woman in her late 30s (me) wears a white fuzzy sweater while knitting on the sofa.
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Meet Lauren

Meet Lauren
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I'm a former lawyer turned knitwear designer who designs soft, romantic patterns for knitters who want a brief escape from the everyday. When I'm not knitting, you can usually find me puttering about in my rose garden, hosting tea parties, or collecting sea glass at the beach.

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