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  • 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

    A flatlay showing four purple swatches on four different kinds of double-pointed needles. They're surrounded by antique textiles and paper ephemera, white roses, and a mint-colored teacup full of tea.

    The Best Double Pointed Knitting Needles for Your Unique Needs

    A top-down photo showing a gray garter-stitch square with a picot bind off. To the left is a blue shawl with a picot bind off. To the right is a yellow and blue shawl with a picot bind off. There are also antique botanical prints, wooden knitting needles, a doily, and a small silver tray with a brass key that has a tassel tied to it.

    Why and How to Knit a Picot Bind Off – With Video Tutorial

    A white woman's hands (mine!) knit on the front side of a piece of light blue lace knitting. The photo focuses in on how the lifeline is more visible when working on the front side of the yarn.

    How to Knit With a Lifeline and Prevent Disasters

    A top-down photo of a pair of light blue socks laid flat on an antique lace-trimmed placemat. The socks have columns of purls running up and down the legs and are pointing to the left. They are surrounded by antique postcards with blue flowers on them, a brass key with a pale pink tassel, and a silver tray full of brass bulb pins.

    How to Block Knit Socks Without Sock Blockers

    A top-down photo of three knitting projects in progress, all on circular needles. They are a tan hat, a dark pink sock, and a mint shawl. They're surrounded by vintage botanical prints, an ornate plate with chocolate bonbonbs on it, and a pastel teacup full of espresso.

    Why I Prefer Knitting with Circular Needles

    A top-down photo of a half knit hat in progress, a teacup full of espresso, some antique paper ephemera, and a few bits and bobs that can serve as stitch markers in a pinch: a hair tie, a ring from my right hand, a paper clip, and a loop of yarn tied off.

    Creative Things to Use as Stitch Markers

    A top-down image of a finished sock knit from a sock blank, a sock in progress, the sock blank itself, some pink and cream roses, and some antique paper ephemera.

    How to Knit Socks from a Sock Blank

    A metal bowl full of green, lavender, and pink yarn sits next to a ceramic planter. A multicolored mitered square blanket in progress sits in the foreground.

    How to Avoid Tangling Yarn While Knitting

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    Winter blues are very real, and for me it has less Winter blues are very real, and for me it has less to do with cold and more to do with short days + no flowers in the garden. All my roses have been pruned back to stubs, so while I wait (im)patiently for the spring flush, this will have to do.
    I have been keeping quiet about this one, but it’s I have been keeping quiet about this one, but it’s time to let you know that the 2026 edition of the Golden Honey Sock Club is kicking off this Friday! 

This is my fourth year designing sock patterns for the club, and while I have run out of romance novel-inspired pattern names for now, rest assured that we haven’t strayed too far. The pattern names are still very bookish indeed.
    I’ve still got a few more sock knitting methods to I’ve still got a few more sock knitting methods to really nail down, but this is all the biggies. Now I’m starting to wade into the more esoteric sock knitting styles. Do you have a way of knitting socks that you love and you haven’t seen me try out yet? Let me know what it is so I can give it a go!
    I’ll be offline tomorrow reading library books, pu I’ll be offline tomorrow reading library books, puttering in the garden, knitting hats to donate to the winter gear box at a library in Minneapolis, and not spending my money with big corporations. As always, I don’t believe in perfect action, but I firmly believe imperfect action beats inaction every time. This won’t be the final straw that fixes everything, but it’s a start.
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