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  • 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

    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 pink knit hat, a pink knit cowl, and a pink knit tea cozy are all laid flat on a white marble countertop, surrounded by knitting needles, a teacup full of green tea, and some roses.

    4 Quick Gift Knitting Ideas to Make for the Holidays

    A pair of lightly speckled, pale pink socks is laid flat on a white marble countertop. The socks have columns of eyelets and purl stitches. They're surrounded by roses and antique paper ephemera.

    New Pattern Release: the Marriage of Convenience Socks

    A light blue, crescent-shaped shawl is draped around a white dressmaker's form. The shawl has stripes with eyelet texture and stripes of garter stitch.

    New Knitting Pattern Release: Dusk in the Desert Shawl

    A white woman (me!) wearing a white poplin blouse with pintucks and lace trim works on knitting a multi-colored scrappy mitered square blanket. I'm knitting continental style, with the working yarn tensioned around my left hand.

    How to Knit a Mitered Square Blanket – Free Tutorial

    A pair of grayish-purple socks is laid out flat on a gray photo background, surrounded by antique paper ephemera and a white teacup full of espresso. This photo is shot slightly from the left and focuses on the sock that clearly shows the textured panel all the way down from cuff to toe.

    New Knitting Pattern Release: A Good Grovel Socks

    A straight-on view of the side of a clay-colored handknit tea cozy tied over a white teapot. The Emily's Garden Tea Cozy features panels of leafy lace and coin lace on each side of the cozy, and it's held together with a drawstring at the top.

    New Pattern Release: Emily’s Garden Tea Cozy

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    And that’ll teach them to mind their own busines And that’ll teach them to mind their own business, eh?
    Sometimes I feel like a broken record going on abo Sometimes I feel like a broken record going on about how important it is to block your knits, so you better believe I’m having some complicated feelings about my decision not to block the Mitered Square Blanket of Doom!

But I have a couple very good reasons for my decision, and I think everything is going to work out just fine.
    I get a lot of comments about how even my tension I get a lot of comments about how even my tension is, and if I’m honest, it really boils down to three things. I’ve had a whole boatload of practice, I’m a tight knitter, and I block all of my knits. All of them. Every single one.

 If you’ve struggled with uneven knitting tension, there are definitely ways to help improve that situation! This is a good starting point, but feel free to share other suggestions in the comments.
    When I’m not knitting, you can often find me in When I’m not knitting, you can often find me in the garden talking to my roses. 

They have names and personalities. Some have spicy scents. Some are finicky and won’t bloom unless the conditions are perfect. Some have a zillion thorns.

And I love each of them just the way they are.
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