Life of a Knitter Archives - A Bee In The Bonnet

A flatlay photo of a seafoam green knit shawl in progress, a finished pair of pink knit socks, and a barely started pair of light purple knit socks laid out on an antique table cloth with thick lace trim. Also in the image is an antique book with a gold and turquoise cover, a light blue Wedgwood bowl holding a ball of seafoam green yarn, a string of pearls, a crystal glass filled with water (it's very hot today), and a small carved shell brooch.

8 Knitting Myths Debunked

Like any subculture with a strong identity, the knitting world has a whole host of knitting myths. Let’s take a closer look at several of …

A flatlay photograph of a sweater vest in progress. It's tan and has lots of bobbles with rippling garter stitch. It's surrounded by white roses, a teacup full of chamomile, a lace handkerchief, and some antique paper ephemera.

Knitting Without Fear, from Beginner to Expert

When I learned to knit back in 2007, I mostly learned on my own. It was the heyday of knitting blogs and Ravelry had just …

Five children's books are laid out flat on a gray surface, surrounded by several white roses, some knitting projects, a teacup and saucer, and a couple antique doilies. The books are The Complete Brambly Hedge, Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Minou, Little Women, and Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine.

5 Cottagecore Children’s Stories Inspiring My Knitting Designs

I had a great conversation with my friend and fellow designer Julie Robinson earlier this year about where we draw inspiration for our work. The …

A pair of copper scissors with handles shaped like swans sits on a cream doily. On either side of the scissors are a pink sheath for the scissor blades and a tiny circular needle with the beginnings of a cream-colored sock on it.

7 Knitting Tools for Every Project Bag: Product Reviews

Earlier this summer, I met Dawn of Twice Sheared Sheep at H+H Americas. We had some wonderfully meaty chats about our work, getting to know …

A top-down photo of two pairs of handknit socks (pink and gray) and two pairs of store-bought socks (gray athletic socks and mid-calf socks with stripes of pink, white, and gray). They're surrounded by pink and yellow roses, a plaster intaglio, a brass key with a pink tassel, and a tiny silver tray with brass bulb pins in it.

How Hand-Knit Socks Helped Me Learn to Love My Store-Bought Socks

One of my favorite people to follow on social media is Cora Harrington. Up until about a year ago, Cora ran The Lingerie Addict, a …

A multicolored mitered square blanket in progress is draped across the back of a slipcovered arm chair. In the background are a potted plant, a lamp, a picture frame, and some windows.

Blocks and Blocks: A Mitered Square Blanket Update

I’ve been working on this mitered square blanket since last December–in fits and starts, of course. It hasn’t been a constant project. Even so, I’ve …

A knitter in the passenger's seat of a car works on a tan hat.

4 Tips for Successful Car Knitting

Summertime is well and truly upon us here in the northern hemisphere, and that means a lot of us will be going on vacation. If …

A blonde white woman in a blue ruffled shirt (that's me!) cracks up with laughter while trying to knit a sock.

Knitting in Public at My High School Reunion

June 10 was World Wide Knit in Public Day. It was also, coincidentally, my 20th high school reunion. You know what I had to do. …

A top-down photograph of a pair of gray-green socks with cable and seed stitch panels down the front and back. One sock still needs its toe grafted together. To the left of the socks is a canister of Tea Forte's Apricot Amaretto tea. It's a black canister with a tan label that has apricot-colored embellishments. A little tea is spilled across the counter to show its texture. To the right of the socks is a white teacup and saucer. The cup is full of Apricot Amaretto tea with milk. Small balls of snowball viburnum are scattered about the image.

May Sip and Stitch – Socks + Sanditon

Well, my lofty goals for making the Sip and Stitch a monthly post have clearly fallen by the wayside, but I am committed to making …

Four fiber friends bundled up in our natural habitat: a yarn shop. From left to right is Emily, me, Britt, and Beth. We're all grinning from ear to ear.

Six Tips for Enjoying a Yarn Crawl

In February, I made a quick trip to Portland to join some friends at the Rose City Yarn Crawl. Despite some weather-related challenges, we had …

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