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The Deimatic Socks, a pair of light blue, cabled socks are laid flat on a white marble countertop. Surrounding them are white roses, antique paper ephemera, old books, and a blue and white coffee cup.
Free Patterns · Knitting Design

Free Sock Knitting Pattern: Deimatic Socks

The Deimatic Socks are a free sock knitting pattern graded to three sizes. They feature coin lace and cables.

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A pink cowl with columns of eyelets and bobbles is laid flat on a white marble countertop and surrounded by white roses, a teacup full of milky tea, and antique doilies.

Free Cowl Knitting Pattern: The Rhubarb Crumble Cowl

A close-up photo showing a pale pink mini scarf with pointed ends tied around the neck of a white dressmaker's form. A vintage landscape print in a wooden frame fills the background.

Free Scarflet Knitting Pattern: The Radling Scarflet

A flatlay photograph of the Pebbles by the Sea Hat. The hat, a chunky-weight handknit hat in a clay-colored yarn, is laid out on a white marble countertop and surrounded by antique bric a brac, white flowers, and a white teacup full of tea.

Free Hat Knitting Pattern: Pebbles by the Sea Hat

A pair of yellow fingerless mitts is laid out flat on an antique handkerchief surrounded by a teacup full of coffee, white and pink roses, and antique paper ephemera. The mitts are full of texture and have a thumb gusset for a comfortable fit.

New Knitting Pattern: Daffodils in Sunshine Mitts

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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.

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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.

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

How to Care for Your Dahlia Bulbs During Winter

Dahlia bulbs don’t like to be exposed to cold temperatures for too long. Here’s how to help your dahlias survive winter.

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A light green vase full of pink, apricot, and yellow roses sits on a dark table flanked by two large candles.

June 2023 Rose Garden Update

A bouquet of peach, yellow, and cream roses held against a white wall.

The Gift of the Fall Flush

An overgrown climbing rose bush in front of a house with brick siding, a brick chimney, and white trim along the eaves. The rose bush has several clusters of pale peach roses.

Rose Gardening: My Break from Knitting

An antique stoneware jug is filled with dusty miller and olive branches sits on top of a small stack of blue and white plates.

When a Creative Block Interrupts Your Knitting Plans

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A top-down photo of a brown lace knit tshirt in progress. It has been knit down to just below where the sleeves were divided from the body. The t-shirt is sitting with a peach shawl in progress and a white sock with yellow speckles that is on a set of tiny circular needles. A vase of pastel roses is blurred at the top of the image.
Life of a Knitter

Multiple WIPs vs. Monogamous Knitting – Does It Matter?

A knit sock in progress sits in a light blue ceramic bowl. A floral mug full of milky tea and a heavy ceramic candlestick fill the background.
Life of a Knitter

Does Social Media Pressure Knitters to Knit Faster?

A top-down photo of a piece of soft green knit ribbing. It has been bound off neatly at the top edge with no gap. It is surrounded by a floral teacup full of black tea, an antique book, some metal circular knitting needles, and some green hellebores.
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How to easily bind off knitting in the round

A corner of a vintage floral sofa with two needlepoint cushions. One cushion has a tan background with a floral center and pom pom trim. The other cushion has a tan background, floral center, burgundy edging, and tassel trim.
Life of a Knitter

Needlepoint Cushions and Why They’re a Grandmillennial Dream

Knitting Tips & Tricks

A 3/4 side view of a light blue knit t-shirt displayed on a dressmaker's form.

A Quick Guide to Knitting With Pure Silk Yarn

A flatlay image of a red knit hat in progress and a finished gray knit hat on a table surrounded by a teacup, a teapot, and an antique book.

4 Tips to Knit a Hat From the Top Down With Style

A tan square of knit material in progress is displayed on a pair of bamboo straight knitting needles. It's surrounded by balls of yarn, other knit squares, antique doilies, an intaglio, a pair of ornate scissors, and a tiny silver tray with a brass key and pink tassel in it. Everything sits on top of several vintage lace doilies.

Knit a Blanket on Straight Needles: Tips for Beginners

A tan handknit hat sits on a white dresser top surrounded by antique books and a basket full of mini skeins of pastel yarn.

Three Things You Might Not Know About Free Knitting Patterns

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Life of a Knitter

A top-down photo of a brown lace knit tshirt in progress. It has been knit down to just below where the sleeves were divided from the body. The t-shirt is sitting with a peach shawl in progress and a white sock with yellow speckles that is on a set of tiny circular needles. A vase of pastel roses is blurred at the top of the image.

Multiple WIPs vs. Monogamous Knitting – Does It Matter?

A knit sock in progress sits in a light blue ceramic bowl. A floral mug full of milky tea and a heavy ceramic candlestick fill the background.

Does Social Media Pressure Knitters to Knit Faster?

A corner of a vintage floral sofa with two needlepoint cushions. One cushion has a tan background with a floral center and pom pom trim. The other cushion has a tan background, floral center, burgundy edging, and tassel trim.

Needlepoint Cushions and Why They’re a Grandmillennial Dream

A vintage dresser I found on Facebook Marketplace. The dresser features a curved front, brass drawer pulls, and carved embellishments. It's a natural wood color. On top are lots of dishes full of jewelry, a silver dresser set, a hat on a stand, and some jewelry boxes. The dresser is photographed from the left corner at a slight angle.

How to Easily Find Vintage Furniture on Facebook Marketplace

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Let’s talk about the yarn I used for these socks Let’s talk about the yarn I used for these socks! This is @purlsoho Fine Print, a 75% wool/25% nylon-polyamide blend.

Unlike a lot of yarns used for knitting socks, this one is sold in a 50 g ball, which makes it great for colorwork projects, smaller projects, or socks with a contrasting heel, cuff, and toe like I’ve done here.

I’ve collaborated with Purl Soho on a couple designs before and had been looking for a good project to work with them again. When I decided that this year’s sock club would have a pink color theme and realized they had a wonderful shade of pink in this yarn, that did it.

And golly, I sure do like how it turned out. #purlsoho #purlsohobusyhands
I was 37 when I started knitting this blanket. I’m 40 now. I think I might actually finish it by the time I’m 41!
I’ve seen a few posts from new knitters over the I’ve seen a few posts from new knitters over the years who buy a hank of yarn, don’t realize you can’t knit straight from the hank, and end up with a terrible mess on their hands. I don’t want that for you!

So here is how I take yarn from the hank that’s good for storage and shipping to a ball or cake that is good for actually knitting or crocheting.

And hello! Welcome to my messy desk! This is what it looks like in here when I am in full design mode. I had a new pattern come out over the weekend and I’m cranking along on three other designs, so things have been very busy and a little chaotic in here.

But if I’m honest, I’m always a little chaotic. 

Thanks to @aimeeshermakes for sending me this gorgeous yarn!
I find it’s always helpful to know a few key dat I find it’s always helpful to know a few key data points before buying a knitting pattern. Here are three things I thought might be helpful for you before you get Great Big Ballgown!

Many sock knitters have a strong preference for a specific heel or toe. While it’s pretty common for sock knitters to substitute their preferred heel construction, if you’re not comfortable doing that, it’s helpful to know which heel I used in this pattern.

The sock pattern is available both on its own and as part of the Golden Honey Sock Club. The club is a significant cost savings over buying each pattern individually and includes a fifth pattern that will only ever be available to club members. 

And don’t let those cables scare you! There are a lot of them, but they’re tiny, so you can do them without a cable needle. Just comment “tutorial” and I’ll send you a link.
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