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  • A horizontal image showing a plate of green grapes, a plate of crackers with cheese and fruit spread, and a teacup full of hot tea sit on a table surrounded by white knitting and mini skeins of pastel yarn.

    The Best Knitting Snacks: Food Ideas for Stitchers

    A horizontal image showing an open binder with two pages labeled "Sock Mending Log." Each page features an affixed yarn label and enough yarn for one or two mends of socks in the future. The binder is surrounded by a few mini skeins of yarn, a knit sock in progress, and a vase of pink and white flowers.

    A Free Printable to Make Mending Easier for Knitters

    Three small balls of yarn sit inside a light blue jasperware bowl on a dark wood desktop.

    Do You Need a Yarn Bowl for Knitting? 5 Alternatives to Try

    In the foreground is a floral plate with fresh bread and a teacup full of tea. Blurred in the background is the rest of the loaf of bread.

    Everyday Romanticism: Finding Beauty in the Ordinary

    A pile of pastel mini skeins of yarn sits on a dark brown coffee table.

    Should You Get a Yarn Advent Calendar? A Festive Review

    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

    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

    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

    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

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    I found myself knitting in the car again this morn I found myself knitting in the car again this morning, and I realized that I really enjoy my car knitting time. I haven’t had much of it lately. It’s good to be back.
    The Knit Happy Summit kicks off today! I’ll be t The Knit Happy Summit kicks off today! I’ll be teaching a workshop about how to choose the right sock yarn for your project.

Because the thing is, not every sock yarn is a good choice for every sock. Different socks have different purposes, and different yarns have different strengths and weaknesses.

The Knit Happy Summit is an entirely online summit featuring me and 20+ other super knowledgeable designers and teachers sharing their best tips and tricks to make your knitting experience better. It runs from November 6-9, 2025. There’s a free option with some limitations and an expanded pass that gets you tons of great bonuses (including four sock patterns from yours truly).

Curious? Check out my link on my profile page.
    Here’s your first peek at the next pattern in th Here’s your first peek at the next pattern in the Golden Honey Sock Club! Sentimental Memento is coming this Friday, and as usual, it’s graded to five sizes.

If you’re already a member of the Golden Honey Sock Club, you will get an update in your inbox when the pattern is out. If you’re not a member yet, it’s not too late to join!

Yarn support for this design was provided by @expressionfiberarts, and I can’t tell you how much I loved working with this yarn!
    Some things from our recent trip that I’d like t Some things from our recent trip that I’d like to remember. Cute houses, good public spaces, old things, symmetry. The stuff I crave.
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