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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.
A top-down shot of a blue and white teacup and saucer sitting on the edge of an oak table with a white doily and some white knitting on steel needles. Knitting helps me overcome perfectionism by giving me a safe place to make mistakes.

How Knitting Helps Me Overcome Perfectionism

A large dahlia tuber sits on a white table cloth surrounded by a white teacup and saucer, a glass dish full of daffodil bulbs, and a blue Wedgwood vase full of green branches and baby's breath.

Winter Garden Plans for My Dahlias and Roses

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.

Three Ways to Wear Knit Shawls in Different Shapes

A gray knit hat with cabled columns and seed stitch sits flat on a white marble countertop, surrounded by a teacup full of coffee, white roses, swatches of tan knit fabric, and antique paper ephemera.

The Madeleine Hat DK – Squishy, Cozy, and Good for Gift Knitting

In the foreground are ornate brass scissors and three tan swatches of knit fabric. The middle distance in focus features a pile of creamy white knitting, a blue and white teacup and saucer, and a silver coffee pot. Blurred in the background is a pale floral sofa.

On Learning How To Be More Creative in Easy Ways

A white, caramel, and mint striped sock toe is laid flat with small balls of mint and caramel yarn behind it. The sock is knit on double-pointed needles.

Experiments with Toe Up Sock Toes

A pile of pink, brown, mint, blue, purple, and striped socks in all different styles laid out flat on a countertop.

Three Knit Sock Heel Styles for Easily Customized Socks

A pair of speckled, pale green socks with columns of eyelet details is laid flat on a white marble surface. Both toes point to the left. They are surrounded by creamy dahlias, peach and white roses, and a white teacup filled with tea.

The Comity Socks: Perfect for Autumnal Coziness

A pile of pastel colored socks jumbled together. The image is zoomed in on a pale blue sock with a round toe, a pale pink sock with a star toe, and a pale green sock with a wedge toe.

A Field Guide to My Favorite Knit Sock Toes

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Tea, roses, life at home
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Took a little necessary time away with family rece Took a little necessary time away with family recently. The knitting didn’t stop, though. Luckily, yarn is portable and sand washes out.
If you’re like me and often end up straddling th If you’re like me and often end up straddling the line between form and function, sometimes the best solution is to just have a little bit of both. I’ll use my laptop *and* knit frou-frou socks by hand.
There are over 27,000 of you here, and I realized There are over 27,000 of you here, and I realized it has been a long time since I introduced myself.

So hi! I’m Lauren. Here’s a little bit about the person behind all the knitting tutorials and handknit socks.

I hope you’ll stick around. We can talk books and the best sandwiches for tea parties.
I made a sock rainbow for Pride last year, but tho I made a sock rainbow for Pride last year, but those Creme Brulee socks had to do double duty as both orange and yellow, and that just won’t do. My friends deserve a proper rainbow.

So I knit the most aggressively, cheerfully yellow socks I could manage, and that felt good. This rainbow is much better.

Sending a great big hug to my LGBTQ+ friends. You are beautiful, you are loved, and you deserve all the good things. I’m so glad you’re here.

Yarns here are (left to right) @sugarplumcircus, @oinkpigments, @stunningstring, @missbabsyarns, @universal_yarn, and @biscotteyarns.
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