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A sideways shot of a pair of brown fingerless mitts resting on top of a golden cowl, both adorned with many bobbles. To the side are antique paper ephemera and a pink and white teacup.

My Desert Island Yarns, or, the Five Yarns I’d Use Forever

A top-down view of a lacy white wrap, half-knitted and still on the needles. To its left are two blue and white teacups filled with tea, along with two more skeins of white yarn on a blue and white platter.

Stretchy Cast-On Tips for Your Next Knitting Project

A top-down photo of cream-colored yarn in a ball with some swatches and a new project just cast on to circular needles. The yarn is all laid out on top of a deep pink gauze fabric on a gray background. To the top left are a teacup and saucer, and there are several sprigs of greenery at the edges.

What To Do When Your Knitting Cast On Is Too Tight

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

Two blue rectangle swatches are viewed top down through blurred plant leaves in the foreground. One swatch has even stitches, while one has visible rowing out. They are on a white linen placemat next to a blue and white teacup.

Rowing Out in Your Knitting? Here’s How to Fix That

A partially knit white hat on steel circular needles is laid flat on a wooden cutting board surrounded by dried eucalyptus, three dark gray stones, and a cream-colored doily.

My Knitting Resolutions for the New Year

A golden-colored cowl with alternating rows of eyelets, bobbles, and seed stitch is laid flat and surrounded by pink and white roses, antique paper ephemera, and a blue and white teacup. The photo is shot from the top straight down.

Let’s Celebrate the Sycamore Canyon Cowl Re-Release!

A top-down view of two prints framed in gilded frames sitting on a dark brown desk.

How I Found Inexpensive Grandmillennial Wall Art to Decorate My Design Studio

A sideways photo of five balls of yarn in light blue, pale pink, white, a warm tan, and a cool tan. They are surrounded by dusty miller and a white teacup filled with coffee. The balls of yarn are in the middle of the photo, with dusty miller in the foreground and background, and the teacup slightly blurred in the background.

How to Choose the Best Sock Yarn

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I have been keeping quiet about this one, but it’s I have been keeping quiet about this one, but it’s time to let you know that the 2026 edition of the Golden Honey Sock Club is kicking off this Friday! 

This is my fourth year designing sock patterns for the club, and while I have run out of romance novel-inspired pattern names for now, rest assured that we haven’t strayed too far. The pattern names are still very bookish indeed.
I’ve still got a few more sock knitting methods to I’ve still got a few more sock knitting methods to really nail down, but this is all the biggies. Now I’m starting to wade into the more esoteric sock knitting styles. Do you have a way of knitting socks that you love and you haven’t seen me try out yet? Let me know what it is so I can give it a go!
I’ll be offline tomorrow reading library books, pu I’ll be offline tomorrow reading library books, puttering in the garden, knitting hats to donate to the winter gear box at a library in Minneapolis, and not spending my money with big corporations. As always, I don’t believe in perfect action, but I firmly believe imperfect action beats inaction every time. This won’t be the final straw that fixes everything, but it’s a start.
You can’t meditate your way out of a bad situation You can’t meditate your way out of a bad situation, but sometimes, the meditation can help you clear your head enough to think about next steps. I’ve been using these tools a lot lately.
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