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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 close-up on the toes of a pair of handknit gray socks. This image shows that the toes are knit with a whimsical star toe construction.

How to Knit a Star Toe (Toe Up and Cuff Down)

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.

2024 Digital Advent Calendar

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 giant fiber art display featuring a colorwork knit alpaca surrounded by a yarn rainbow. At the bottom are lots of faux flowers and mushrooms. The display says "Coachella Valley Yarn" in purple and pink letters.

My Weekend at the SoCal Fiber Fair: A Festival of Fun

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

How to Care for Your Dahlia Bulbs During Winter

A pile of handknit gray and blue socks sits on a side table. In the background is a faded vintage sofa with needlepoint pillows and a wall full of vintage prints.

7 Encouraging Affirmations for Knitters

A crescent-shaped shawl in pale blue and yellow stripes is draped around the torso of a white dressmaker's form. In the background is a large monstera plant, a brick fireplace, and some framed antique prints on the walls.

Easy Crescent Shawl Knitting Formula – Free Tutorial

A white woman with shoulder-length hair sits on a vintage sofa. She is wearing a black tshirt and jeans, and she's knitting a pale green sweater.

Why I Refuse to Use The Phrase “Selfish Knitting”

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I’ve been thinking a lot about perfectionism again I’ve been thinking a lot about perfectionism again lately, and how so often, it just ends up getting in our own way. If you’ve got a random purl stitch when it should have been a knit, or an ssk instead of a k2tog, or something else tiny like that, and you don’t notice until several rows later? It’s okay to just leave it. You don’t have to drop back to fix it if you don’t feel like it, and you DEFINITELY don’t have to rip out your work and start over.
I promise, the project you’re looking for isn’t co I promise, the project you’re looking for isn’t covered up by the text! But as you can see from this video, even major mistakes are hard to spot at a quick glance, and most people aren’t giving our clothing more attention than that. If the mistake doesn’t affect the functionality of your finished knit, it’s totally okay to leave it there. I do it all the time.
Take a peek at the blocking process for the Deckle Take a peek at the blocking process for the Deckle Edge Socks! You’re really unlikely to do any serious harm to your knits in the washing process if you are just a little bit careful, but if you’re worried, this trick might help you.
I bought this gorgeous yarn from @sinceresheep at I bought this gorgeous yarn from @sinceresheep at the SoCal Fiber Fair a couple years ago and have been trying to find the perfect project for it ever since. I finally settled on knitting up my next version of the 15 Knots Hat. I only had about 150 yards to work with, though, so I had to get a little creative and be a little bit gutsy. Have you joined the knit along yet? The conversation is popping over my Facebook group, and this fundraiser for @sailingmom2la28 has brought a lot of joy.
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