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  • A top-down photo showing several swatches of knit fabric in garter stitch, stockinette, and simple lace to demonstrate how different techniques prevent the edges from curling. They are sitting on top of a larger piece of stockinette knitting. To the left are a white teacup full of tea and several yellow, white, and pink roses.

    11 Simple Tips for Preventing Curled Edges on Knitting

    A photo of a handknit blanket made with chunky acrylic yarn that has been draped across a white chair. The foreground and background are blurred. The middle is in focus and shows how well the yarn has held up over more than a decade of use.

    How to Choose the Best Yarn for Blankets

    A flatlay photograph showing three swatches of yarn in blue, white, and gray, along with a chunk of white coral, a pair of brass scissors, a teacup full of coffee, and a pink pincushion.

    Woolen Spun Yarn, Worsted Spun Yarn, and Yarn Substitution

    A side-by-side comparison of two swatches knit in a soft purple yarn. The swatch on the left shows a round toe knit from the cuff down using decreases for the shaping. The right swatch shows a round toe knit from the toe up using increases for the shaping.

    How to Knit a Round Toe Two Ways: Toe Up and Cuff Down

    A flatlay photo showing a tea cozy with lots of KFB increases on its bottom, some antique paper ephemera, white roses, a vintage doily, a plate with a slice of cake, three knitting swatches, and a teacup full of chamomile.

    What is KFB in Knitting? Try this Easy Increase

    A flatlay photo of a few skeins of medium-brown yarn, a ball of dark brown yarn, and some wooden circular needles with lots of dark brown stitches cast on to them. The needles are resting on a white lace antique doily with a carved shell brooch next to them.

    How to Knit a Blanket on Circular Needles for Beginners

    A top-down photograph showing an orange tape measure, a circular knitting needle, and a wooden needle gauge finder. They are surrounded by white roses, a few gauge swatches, and some antique doilies.

    How to Measure Your Circular Knitting Needles

    A horizontal photo showing three projects made with seed stitch: a gray shawl at top left, a pink cowl at bottom right, and a turquoise dishcloth in progress in the middle. they're surrounded by antique paper ephemera and trinkets.

    How to Knit Seed Stitch – Easy Tutorial for Beginners

    A top-down photo of a pair of light pink vanilla socks laid flat on a table with the toes pointing to the right. One sock is crossed over the other. They're surrounded by white roses, a few mini skeins of neutral yarn, a pair of dark pink socks in progress, and a mint-colored teacup full of tea.

    The Vanilla Sock: My Favorite Basic Knitting Project

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    After being in the fiber arts world for so long, I After being in the fiber arts world for so long, I feel like I've seen everything (including a faked death or two!). In my experience, allegations of design copying rarely play out the way the accuser expects them to, in large part because there are so many other possible explanations for what happened.

As for me? I'm a big fan of Hanlon's Razor. Jumping to the worst conclusion right away is not often helpful.
    This is part of why I bristle a little bit when pe This is part of why I bristle a little bit when people say someone isn’t knitworthy if they accidentally ruin or lose a finished project. By that definition, I myself am not knitworthy. Anyway, hope this version of the shawl has a better fate than the previous two!
    I’ve been diligently ignoring this tote bag for ov I’ve been diligently ignoring this tote bag for over 15 years now. Time to change that!
    A quick introduction for all the new friends who’v A quick introduction for all the new friends who’ve made their way here over the last few months! Welcome, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m Lauren. I design knitting patterns with a focus on accessories. Socks are my special love.

I live in a funny little beach city in Southern California with my husband and our elementary schooler. You won’t see their faces around here, but just know that they are always nearby and I would not be the creator I am without them.

I took up knitting in my first semester of law school to cope with stress. That was back in the fall of 2007. After three years of law school and almost eight years of practice, I hung up my suits and stepped into the classroom. I spent seven wonderful years teaching law to highschoolers at the same high school where I was once a student.

But our school district is shrinking and last year, it became pretty clear that it could no longer sustain my program. I decided to pivot again and take my knitting pattern business full-time. In the six months since, I’ve had a lot of fun experimenting with different forms of content, connecting with new people, and leaning into my creativity.

When I’m not designing or creating knitting content, I love puttering about in my rose garden, hunting for sea glass at the beach with my kid, wandering through museums and libraries, taking pictures of cute old houses, devouring romance novels, and looking for spots of beauty and joy everywhere I possibly can.
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