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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 photo of three pairs of handknit socks in shades of pink, white, and brown. Interspersed among the socks are a pumice stone, a bottle of glycolic acid toner, a glass of ice water, and a tube of moisturizing foot cream.

The Unexpected Way to Make Knit Socks Last Longer

Four gray mitered squares sit on top of a lace doily next to a yellow rose, a teacup full of milky tea, some antique books, and two neutral-colored balls of yarn.

4 Ways to Knit a Mitered Square (and When to Use Each One)

A top-down photo showing two swatches, one with the floats cut and one with the floats intact (the white swatch on the bottom). They're surrounded by more yarn, some metal knitting needles, a silver trinket box, a pink rose, and a seed stitch swatch knit flat.

Speed Swatching for Knitters: Accurate Gauge in Less Time

A cluster of pale peach roses with many petals blooms in the center of the photo surrounded by lots of bright greenery.

Two Tips for Rose Care in Cooler Months

A half-finished knit scarf with tan and white stripes sits on a driftwood log at the beach. Blurred in the background is lots of sand and some soft blue waves.

Knitting with Alpaca Yarn: What to Know Before You Cast On

A top-down photo of a pile of pink and cream knit accessories with a gray swatch in the middle. All of the knit items have bobbles on them, including the swatch.

Three Different Ways to Knit Bobbles

A top-down photo showing a white woman's hands knitting a partially finished sock in cream yarn. Spread on the table in the background are the many pages of a relatively simple knitting pattern.

Why Knitting Patterns Cost So Much

Three white shelves full of books, some vintage and antique, some new. There's also a blue and white Wedgewood Jasperware vase, a hunk of coral, and a blue onion-printed cookie jar.

Book Collecting for Regular People

A top-down photo where a white stoneware pitcher full of metal and wooden knitting needles sits on a desk surrounded by pastel mini skeins of yarn and a couple knitting projects in progress on metal and plastic needles.

How to Pick the Right Knitting Needle Material for Your Project

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Listen, it has been a hot and dry summer, and we’r Listen, it has been a hot and dry summer, and we’re getting another heat wave this week. You can bet I’m popping on my newly finished Fading Flowers Hat and dancing in the raindrops while I can! Newsletter subscribers, today is your last day to use your discount code on the pattern. Check your inboxes!
I’ve had these mini skeins for several years, and I’ve had these mini skeins for several years, and after a few test runs at different projects that didn’t work, I think I have finally figured out what I want to do with them. Many thanks to @emmacmakes for her excellent tutorial on how to crochet a moss stitch granny square! Yarn is from an advent calendar I bought from @playfuldayyarns, and while I’ve so enjoyed just hoarding the mini skeins and ogling them, I’m excited to use them finally, too.
The Fading Flowers Hat is here! This collaboration The Fading Flowers Hat is here! This collaboration with @seachangefibers has a cozy double brim, cute little bobble flowers, and a spiraling crown that is so satisfying. Comment “bobbles” and I’ll send you a link to where you can get the pattern on Ravelry.
Sorry friends, but you’re gonna keep hearing me si Sorry friends, but you’re gonna keep hearing me singing the praises of blocking all of your knits until the cows come home (my fifth grade teacher would be so pleased to know that is still a regular part of my vocabulary). Whenever I see knitters struggling with making their finished knit look more polished, the number one problem is that they aren’t blocking their knits. If you’re knitting with a natural fiber, giving your finished project a gentle steam or a soak in lukewarm water and then laying it flat to dry is a crucial part of helping the stitches settle into place. Here is a visual demonstration of why just putting on the finished project and wearing it around won’t achieve the same results.
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