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  • A white woman with short gray hair smiles in the sunshine. She is wearing a red, long-sleeved shirt and has reading glasses perched on top of her head. In her hands is a large basket full of colorful yarn dyed using natural materials.

    Meet the Maker: Sharon Miller of Flora Adora Fibers

    A top-down image of a pair of small, plump, white hands holding a blue and white teacup and saucer. The teacup is full of milky rooibos tea. In the background are some knitting, a couple antique doilies, a plate of madeleines, and some antique books.

    October Sip and Stitch: Dickens and The Gilded Age

    A woman with long brown hair wears a shawl draped around her shoulders. She is looking to the left and downward so you can see the shawl's drape. The shawl is knit in a blue and brown gradient fade yarn with vertical panels of seed stitch and lace.

    September Community Feature – Warm Knits for Fall

    A brown woman with black hair is standing against a brick wall. She is wearing a yellow plaid shirt while looking straight at the camera with her head slightly cocked to the side; a brown cowl is draped around her neck.

    Meet the Maker: Rox of Eat.Wander.Crochet

    A top-down image a flatlay on a white marble countertop. In the center is a teacup with golden tea on a saucer with purple flowers painted on it. They're surrounded by a glass teapot, white roses, antique books, a sugar bowl, a bag of loose leaf tea, and a purple sweater in progress on two steel knitting needles.

    September Sip and Stitch: A Jane Austen Knitting Tea Party

    A top-down photo of a woman's pair of small, plump, white hands knitting a seed stitch shawl with a mohair edging. There's a cup of milky tea and a plate of madeleine cookies nearby.

    Hey Knitter—You’re Being Creative, Too

    The Berry Scone Shawl, an asymmetrical triangle with stripes of lace, bobbles, and seed stitch, is draped around a white dressmaker's form. It's knit up in a desaturated burgundy color that's reminiscent of baked berries.

    August Community Feature – Your Beautiful Projects!

    A woman's small, plump, white hands work on knitting the beginnings of a lavender hand-knit sock.

    Why Do You Take Knitting Photos?

    A top-down image of pastel knit items - a gray hat, a light blue hat, and pink socks - surrounded by paper ephemera and white roses on top of a white marble countertop.

    My Favorite Cheap Photography Tool

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    That first photo was taken on a rocky promontory a That first photo was taken on a rocky promontory at 7200 ft (2194 m). Many thanks to @instasoozi for making sure I had good posture! My dad also wants you all to know that this photo should be called “Needles in front of the Needles.”

And yes, when I pulled my knitting out of my pack, reactions ranged from amused to confused, but I had to add some good shots to my “knitting in cool spots while on vacation” collection.
    It’s finally July, which means it’s finally re It’s finally July, which means it’s finally release month for this pattern I’ve been teasing for ages!

One really cool thing about the test knit process: I get to hear from knitters who use different sock knitting methods. I’m a 9” circular fan, myself, and Magic Loop is not my jam, so I was really grateful to have input from experienced Magic Loopers on this one.

Aspect Ratio is out on July 11. Comment “newsletter” and I’ll send you a link to sign up so you don’t miss the announcement!
    Over on the blog, I’ve got a new post all about Over on the blog, I’ve got a new post all about Jasperware and how to find affordable pieces to start or grow a collection. My own collection is small, accumulated over the course of a decade. Each piece has a memory attached to it.

Comment “Jasperware” and I’ll DM you a link to read the post. There’s even a roundup of pieces I’ve found online if you’d rather just let me do the hunting for you (I love browsing through online listings, let’s be real).
    I was SO CLOSE to finishing this little pair of so I was SO CLOSE to finishing this little pair of socks, and then I realized the numbers weren’t adding up for the instep. I had knit a heel flap that was too narrow.

So it sat in time out for a couple days. Today, I had the patience and energy, so I ripped out the heel and started knitting again.

And anyway, time spent knitting is never wasted.
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