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  • 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

    A flatlay photo showing a pair of pink cabled socks with eyelets on the left, a pair of blue-gray cabled socks in the middle, and a pair of mint green socks with columns of eyelets on the right. The blue-gray socks are on a pair of wire sock blockers. A mint green teacup full of chamomile and a few small white roses complete the scene.

    Do You Really Need Sock Blockers for Your Knit Socks?

    The finished headband, though it's still not blocked. After the seam, it has a twisty little knot portion at the center of the headband.

    How to Knit an Ear Warmer Using Any Sock Pattern – Free Tutorial

    A flatlay photo of a pair of plain handknit socks. The socks are knit in a softly variegated pink and cream yarn, with contrasting cuff and toes in darker pink. The toes point to the right. The socks are surrounded by greenery, white flowers, and a white teacup filled with milky Earl Grey.

    My Vanilla Sock Recipe

    A close-up on a shawl pin made of a brass circle of art nouveau-style calla lilies and a wooden stick pin.

    Four Tips to Keep Knit Shawls from Slipping

    A pink and cream hat composed entirely of mitered squares is laid flat on a textured gray surface. It's surrounded by a gold and white teacup full of tea, white roses, antique paper ephemera, two cakes of leftover yarn in the same colors as the hat, and a mitered square in progress on two tiny steel needles.

    Learning to Knit Mitered Squares from Woolly Wormhead

    A top-down image of a flatlay on a white marble countertop. In the center is a blue knit baby bonnet. The bonnet has red ribbing around the brim and white scalloped crochet trim. There is white and red roosimine and French knot detailing just above the ribbed brim. The bonnet is surrounded by leftover skeins of yarn, antique paper ephemera, and a gold and white teacup full of tea.

    About that Time I Tried Roosimine with My Knitting

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    Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’re knitting a Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’re knitting along on a project when you start to develop a sinking feeling in your stomach. It doesn’t look right. Something isn’t working.

Before long, the feeling has intensified, building until you know there’s only one solution: ripping out your work and starting over again. Ribbit. Ribbit.
 
While frogging isn’t always the best way to fix a problem, here are some scenarios where it’s pretty much unavoidable.
    When I decided to do a little fundraiser for @sail When I decided to do a little fundraiser for @sailingmom2la28 and her Olympic journey, I wasn’t sure how it would go. I did, though, know that knitters have a wonderful depth of generosity in their spirits.

It has been such a joy watching you all root for Lauren as hard as I have been. I can’t wait to hear how Worlds turns out, and I hope you’ll continue following her over on her own Instagram account!

And finally, many, many thanks to @megsandco_yarn, without whom I truly couldn’t have pulled this off. She created the most perfect pink yarn and was such a joy to collaborate with.
    One of the reasons I love following @sejsejlija is One of the reasons I love following @sejsejlija is that I love seeing the sharp contrasts between our two homes. Svalbard has some truly intense weather, while my little pocket of California coastline is consistently pretty mild. It’s fun to track the changing seasons in both places.

Anyway, I saw an update from Cecilia the other day that snow had built up on some of the mountains on Svalbard, and while it is still a toasty 90°F here (we’re having a heat wave), it’s got me thinking ahead to fall. Do you have fall knitting plans yet? What’s on your plate?
    Repeat after me: time spent knitting is never time Repeat after me: time spent knitting is never time wasted. Even if you have to frog it. 

Frogging is a normal part of the knitting process, and if you have to frog, it doesn’t say anything about your skill as a knitter or whether you’ll be able to finish your project. It’s all just part of the process.
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