Life of a Knitter Archives - A Bee In The Bonnet

A woman's left hand holds a pink triangle of knitting in front of a blurred laptop screen with a cozy farm scene on it.

5 Cozy Knitflixing Recommendations for Winter

A woman's feet wearing a pair of light blue handknit socks rest on top of a white comforter. Next to them are a couple antique books, one of which is open and has some faded hellebores resting on it.

2025 Digital Advent Calendar

A side-angle photo showing a pair of blue adult knit socks in progress on a long circular needle and, blurred in the background, a pair of white baby socks in progress on a long circular needle. The blue socks are knit from the toes up while the white socks are knit from the cuff down.

Learning to Knit Socks Two at a Time

A top-down photo showing a white woman's hands knitting a partially finished sock in cream yarn. Spread on the table in the background are the many pages of a relatively simple knitting pattern.

Why Knitting Patterns Cost So Much

Three white shelves full of books, some vintage and antique, some new. There's also a blue and white Wedgewood Jasperware vase, a hunk of coral, and a blue onion-printed cookie jar.

Book Collecting for Regular People

A brown, lacy, handknit sweater in progress rests on a pink wingback chair with a vintage quilt draped over the back of it.

Yes, This Is Your Grandma’s Knitting

Two pink socks with blue cuffs, heels, and toes are laid out on a white marble countertop. The right sock is still on the needles and needs a finished toe. There is a gold and white cup full of tea and a vintage doily next to the socks.

On Making by Hand in a Digital World

Four pieces of Jasperware--a teacup with a saucer, a bowl, a small lidless box, and a large vase--sit together on a side table. Each piece is the classic light blue (known officially as "lavender") with white accents.

An Introduction to Jasperware: My Favorite Pretty Pottery

Two pairs of handknit socks sit on top of a white dresser surrounded by antique books and a candle under a glass cloche. The left pair of socks is pink with columns of cables running up the feet and legs. The right pair of socks is white with pink cuffs, heels, and toes, and is filled with lots of tiny twisted cables and columns of eyelets.

What to Do When You Hate Your Finished Knit

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Life of a Knitter

5 Cozy Knitflixing Recommendations for Winter

2025 Digital Advent Calendar

Learning to Knit Socks Two at a Time

Why Knitting Patterns Cost So Much

Book Collecting for Regular People

Yes, This Is Your Grandma’s Knitting

On Making by Hand in a Digital World

An Introduction to Jasperware: My Favorite Pretty Pottery

What to Do When You Hate Your Finished Knit

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