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  • A flatlay photo of two skeins of yarn (one pink one cream with pastel speckles), a ball of blue yarn, and a pink knit hat sitting on a vintage embroidered table runner.

    6 Tips for Knitting with Bulky Yarn

    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 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 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

    Three pairs of handknit socks--one pink with a round toe, one white with a wedge toe, and one gray with a star toe--are laid out on a white dresser top with some antique books in the background.

    4 Reasons I Recommend Round Toes for Newer Sock Knitters

    A white woman's hands hold a handknit sock in progress on a pair of long circular needles. The sock is being knit using the magic loop method with a skein of handdyed yarn that has lavender and yellow speckles.

    Defeating My Nemesis: Magic Loop

    A blue ball of silk yarn is stacked on top of a tan ball of linen yarn and photographed from the front, surrounded by lots of antique dishes on the shelf of an old oak china hutch.

    Can You Use Summer Yarns in Patterns Designed for Wool?

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    It has been almost unbearably hot this past week, It has been almost unbearably hot this past week, but I’ve still done some making around here. I’ll probably spend this entire afternoon assembling stitch markers and watching yet another adaptation of a Dickens novel. You know. Normal things.

But check out the video in the last slide to see how beautifully these stitch markers shimmer!
    Coming next week: an updated version of my Macaron Coming next week: an updated version of my Macaron Mitts, which I first released way back in March 2020. There was still a lot of lingering grief from that era, so I haven’t been able to bring myself to update them until now.

But here we are with a new sample, new photos, and an updated pattern that is aligned with my current pattern-writing guidelines! I’m excited to share more with you very soon.

And that gorgeous yarn? It’s some @edencottageyarns Brimham 4-ply leftover from a sweater from years ago. I’ve been saving it for just the right occasion.
    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.
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