Life of a Knitter Archives - Page 7 of 11

A woman in a black baseball cap, gray sweater, and black leggings sits knitting on a rocky outcropping with the ocean and some dramatic, looming clouds behind her.

Nine Tips for Successful Travel Knitting (Updated for 2025)

A top-down image of a pale yellow crocheted child's sweater with a pink knit child's sweater folded on top and a cream-colored ball of yarn. They're surrounded by a teacup full of coffee, a plate with tiny baked treats, and antique paper ephemera.

Why I Sometimes Choose Acrylic Yarn

A crocheted shawl in shades of cream, green, and several pink varieties is laid out, slightly rumpled, on a white marble surface. It's surrounded by a teapot with a texture that looks like a sea urchin, an empty teacup, several yellow roses, and a couple antique rose botanical prints.

A Knitter Learns to Crochet: The Moonwake Shawl

A jumbled pile of three pairs of lacy socks in cream, pink, and brown.

Are Hand Knit Socks Better than Store Bought Socks?

Three pairs of socks—one mint green, one pink, and one green with brown and yellow speckles—are laid out in a staggered stairstep fashion on top of a white marble countertop. They're surrounded by small white roses.

Summer Knitting: Five Simple Strategies for Success

A collection of yarn, antique books, and white roses arranged in a gentle curve against a gray background. In the center is a glass cloche full of small yarn balls.

Let’s Talk About Our Amazing, Awful Yarn Stashes

A rippled, lacy, crocheted wrap with stripes in various shades of white, blue, and pink is draped around the shoulders of a white dressmaker's form.

Learning to Crochet Part Two: Mistakes are Fun!

A pink, fuzzy, knit bow sits in the center of the photograph, surrounded by a vase of pink and white roses, some small balls of yarn, and a polka dotted teacup

Why I Stopped Caring About Age-Appropriate Clothing

A ripply crocheted wrap in progress. It has stripes in shades of cream, pink, blue, and gray. There are also orangey-yellow roses and a white teacup full of tea.

A Knitter Learns to Crochet

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Life of a Knitter

Nine Tips for Successful Travel Knitting (Updated for 2025)

Why I Sometimes Choose Acrylic Yarn

A Knitter Learns to Crochet: The Moonwake Shawl

Are Hand Knit Socks Better than Store Bought Socks?

Summer Knitting: Five Simple Strategies for Success

Let’s Talk About Our Amazing, Awful Yarn Stashes

Learning to Crochet Part Two: Mistakes are Fun!

Why I Stopped Caring About Age-Appropriate Clothing

A Knitter Learns to Crochet

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