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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 light green knit hat, a brown knit wrap, and a pair of peach knit socks are all displayed on the back of a chair. Each of the knit items has lots of different styles of cables.

How to Easily Cable Knit Without a Cable Needle

Three small balls of yarn sit inside a light blue jasperware bowl on a dark wood desktop.

Do You Need a Yarn Bowl for Knitting? 5 Alternatives to Try

A white knit shawl in progress is piled on top of a dresser. Slightly blurred in the background are lots of antique books and a basket full of mini skeins of yarn.

11 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Knitting

Three pairs of pastel handknit socks are laid out on a white marble countertop next to a teacup full of milky tea and an antique book. A little tape measure is spooled out across their toes.

How to Knit Socks that Fit Perfectly Every Time

In focus at the front of the photo is a dish full of pastel mini skeins of yarn. Blurred in the background are a couple pairs of handknit socks in light blue and caramel colors.

Knitting on a Budget: 13 Tips to Keep Costs Down

A woman's hands are splayed out on a countertop wearing pale pink fingerless mitts with cream contrasting trim. There are roses, dahlias, and a teacup full of tea, too.

Knitting Fingerless Mitts with a Thumb Gusset – Free Pattern

A close-up on the lacy yoke of a knit linen t-shirt. The shirt is displayed on a white dressmaker's form with a wooden top.

Everything You Need to Know About Knitting with Linen Yarn

A pair of feet wearing pearly gray handknit socks with a richly textured leg and eye of partridge heel are settled on their side against a tan couch cushion with pink and blue flowers on it.

Are Knit Socks Durable? 6 of My Best Tips for Lasting Socks

A top-down view of two banana-leaf baskets filled with carefully folded handknit socks. The socks are in pastel shades of pink, blue, grayish purple, tan, and green.

How to Store Knit Socks During the Off Season

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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.
It’s June, which means warm weather for many of It’s June, which means warm weather for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere.* Some knitters might feel pressure to put the yarn away until winter, but knitting isn’t like skiing or ice-fishing. You don’t have to save it for the cold weather if you don’t want to. And I don’t want to. Knitting helps me relax and focus. It makes me happy. So I just make a few adjustments for summer weather and carry on. Here are some of the things I look for in summer projects. How about you? *It’s actually kind of chilly and gray here every June because of the marine layer, but whatever, it’s still summer.
Or, to be more precise, the pattern for them has. Or, to be more precise, the pattern for them has. I have never had a sock pattern give me as much trouble as this one has! It was originally slated for release in March, but after I sent the first version to my tech editor and we realized what a mess it was, I pushed it back. We did another thorough round of edits to fix as many issues as we can, and then I knew it was going to need a really thorough test knit. Thankfully, I have had an incredible team of folks working on the test knit for this pattern, and they have helped me iron out the kinks. We are finally nearing a point where I feel comfortable releasing this pattern into the world. So mark your calendars. This pattern is coming in July. Hold me to it. And note to self: never again do a pair of socks with both an all-over texture and mirrored side panels. It is a recipe for chaos.
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