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A Bee In The Bonnet

Author: Lauren Rad

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.
Two pairs of pink, hand-knit socks sitting in the top of an open suitcase.

How to Care for Hand-Knit Socks While Traveling

A flatlay photograph of the Madeleine Socks with one sock on its side and one sock with the front panel displayed so the dainty cables are more visible. They're surrounded by antique books, a teacup full of black tea, and some miniature yellow roses.

New Pattern Release: The Madeleine Socks

A flatlay photograph showing two yellow knit swatches photographed from the top down. Both are knit in linen stitch. The top swatch was knit with larger needles and therefore has a looser gauge. They're surrounded by white and peach roses, antique lace, and paper ephemera.

How to Knit the Linen Stitch and 3 Reasons You’ll Love It

A flatlay photograph showing two handknit potholders in teal and seafoam green. They're surrounded by pink and yellow roses, a vintage teacup full of tea, and vintage books.

How to Choose the Best Kind of Yarn for Your Knit Potholders

Three swatches of white knit fabric showing different slipped stitches are laid out in a diagonal on a cream linen background. They're surrounded by pastel yarn, fresh flowers, and a teacup full of milky tea.

Understanding How to Slip a Stitch in Knitting – 4 Ways

A flatlay photograph of two gray, handknit socks stretched on wire sock blockers. They have lacy bands around the legs and the toes are both pointing to the right. They're surrounded by peach roses and antique paper ephemera.

New Pattern Release: The Willful Wallflower

The Grandmillennial Shawl is draped around a white dressmaker's form. It's a seed stitch shawl in an asymmetrical triangle shape that has a ruffled edge. The ruffles are made from a creamy silk-mohair blend, while the body of the yarn is knit in a luxurious DK-weight cahmere-merino yarn from Purl Soho.

5 Knit Shawl Patterns for a Cozy Winter + 2 Crochet Bonuses!

A pile of pastel mini skeins of yarn sits on a dark brown coffee table.

Should You Get a Yarn Advent Calendar? A Festive Review

A white woman's hands (mine!) hold two wooden knitting needles while they work on making an i-cord. In the background on the table is a ball of yarn and a teacup full of tea.

How to Knit and Use an I-Cord – With Easy Video Tutorial

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Just a few days left until my first new shawl patt Just a few days left until my first new shawl pattern in years is released! I’m so excited to share this one with you all. This project has been such a fun collaboration with my dear friend @aimeeshermakes, whose new Comfort Silk Linen yarn is the dream blend of 50% merino, 25% linen, and 25% silk. It’s the perfect fiber blend for lightweight summer knits, and it goes so well with the open work of this shawl’s stitch pattern. Aimee and I will have a couple treats for you in our newsletters on Friday when this shawl comes out, so make sure you’re signed up for both of them!
I block everything always, and here’s a great exam I block everything always, and here’s a great example of why. This gorgeous @camelliafibercompany yarn transforms after a gentle soaking and laying flat to dry. No pins or wires or special blocking forms needed!
Please tell me I’m not the only one whose project Please tell me I’m not the only one whose project bags end up with random bits and bobs shoved in them. I know the whole point of a project bag is to protect my project from all of the other random bits and bobs floating around in my main bag, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan here.
A Continuous Smell of Steam gets its name from a p A Continuous Smell of Steam gets its name from a passage in North and South where Fanny Thornton complains about how noisy and smoky Milton is. An industrial city in the 1850s is probably not where you’d want to wear this delicate white shawl, but the color and stitch pattern reminded me of billowing steam. I couldn’t help myself. The pattern for this shawl is coming on June 5. I used two skeins of @aimeeshermakes Comfort Silk Linen (kindly provided as part of our collaboration) to knit my sample and had enough left over that I may make a matching little scarflet. Are you ready to cast on yet or do you still need to pick out your yarn?
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