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  • 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 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

    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

    Two matching hats knit in fluffy tan yarn are laid flat on top of each other in a staggered fashion. They have seed stitch and columns of coin lace. They're surrounded by peach dahlias, white roses, two seashells, and spiky white coral.

    A Free Hat Knitting Pattern: The Littoral Hat

    A pair of cream-colored fingerless mitts with cables up the backs are worn by two small, plump hands, surrounded by white roses, antique books, and a navy blue teacup full of coffee.

    The Prograde Orbit Mitts: A New Fingerless Mitts Pattern

    Mohair Yarn Substitute: Suri Alpaca to the Rescue

    Mohair Yarn Substitute: Suri Alpaca to the Rescue

    Yarn Substitution for the Knit Sweater: A Designer’s Perspective

    Yarn Substitution for the Knit Sweater: A Designer’s Perspective

    A partially-finished pair of variegated pink and white socks sit on top of a small stack of books. A teacup is slightly blurred in the background. Yarn substitution helped me learn how to use different yarn for socks, sweaters, hats, and more.

    The Knitter’s Guide to Yarn Substitution

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    So pleased to be ending 2025 with this blanket off So pleased to be ending 2025 with this blanket off my knitting needles. Even more pleased to be starting 2026 with the coziest blanket wrapped around me while I knit more projects (and do everything else, too).
    I wrote a whole blog post about this topic with mo I wrote a whole blog post about this topic with more detail, but for those of you who’d prefer a quick summary, here are the essential points.

Have you ever had an unexpected visit from a member of knitting police?
    Some thoughts for potential design projects to use Some thoughts for potential design projects to use up this ball of yarn (the finished thing is about 550 yards):

-Held double with white mohair to make a fuzzy scarf
-Tea cozy
-Tote bag for my projects

Do you have other ideas?
    This blanket has been such a journey and a labor o This blanket has been such a journey and a labor of love. When I wove in the final ends yesterday, I got a little bit teary-eyed.

If you want to knit your own, I have a free tutorial over on the blog.
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