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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 pair of gray fingerless mitts with cabled cuffs on a woman's hands clasped together in front of her chin.

Eight Knitting Pattern Recommendations for Transitional Weather

A Top-down view of the Laurel Hat, a pink hand knit hat with bobbles and lacy leaves, which is laid flat on a white marble countertop. It's surrounded by roses, a teacup full of espresso, and antique paper ephemera.

The Laurel Hat is Back and Better Than Ever

A top-down photo of a woman's pair of small, plump, white hands knitting a seed stitch shawl with a mohair edging. There's a cup of milky tea and a plate of madeleine cookies nearby.

Hey Knitter—You’re Being Creative, Too

The Berry Scone Shawl, an asymmetrical triangle with stripes of lace, bobbles, and seed stitch, is draped around a white dressmaker's form. It's knit up in a desaturated burgundy color that's reminiscent of baked berries.

August Community Feature – Your Beautiful Projects!

A woman's small, plump, white hands work on knitting the beginnings of a lavender hand-knit sock.

Why Do You Take Knitting Photos?

A pair of light blue variegated knit mitts in the foreground with a pair of caramel-colored knit socks in the middle and a pair of cream knit mitts in the very back

Why I’m Limiting My Catalog of Patterns

The Miramar Scarf, a pink knit scarf with pointed ends, is wrapped around the neck of a white dressmaker's form. Each end of the scarf comes to a point and is decorated with a tassel.

The Miramar Scarf: A Feast of Texture

A top-down image of pastel knit items - a gray hat, a light blue hat, and pink socks - surrounded by paper ephemera and white roses on top of a white marble countertop.

My Favorite Cheap Photography Tool

The Dusk in the Desert Shawl, a red and yellow variegated shawl in a semicircular shape, is draped around the shoulders of a white dressmaker's form. It is wrapped several times so that the ends do not dangle.

My Latest Design for KnitCrate: The Dusk in the Desert Shawl

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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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