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  • 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

    Four socks, stacked on each other in alternating blue and gray, photographed straight on. They're surrounded by yellow, white, and pink roses, a teacup full of coffee, doilies, and antique postcards..

    How to Make a Budget Yarn Look Like a Million Bucks

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    Coming in just two weeks: the Echinoidea Hat, a pa Coming in just two weeks: the Echinoidea Hat, a pattern I’ve been sitting on for way too long! As usual, this one is graded to several sizes and can be easily adjusted for a taller hat if you want more vertical room.

This hat is designed for fingering-weight yarn, so it’s a perfect way to use up that special skein you’ve been saving for just the right project.

I realized recently that I missed designing hats, so expect to see quite a few more hat patterns in 2026. Don’t worry, the socks will keep coming!
    Things are happening here! Three years of knitting Things are happening here! Three years of knitting has come down to just a few more little squares.
    The only crying I’m interested in doing when it co The only crying I’m interested in doing when it comes to my knitting is happy crying. Luckily, this was one of those times.
    As someone over on the clock app wisely pointed ou As someone over on the clock app wisely pointed out, I’ve already spent three years on this one. What’s a few more hours weaving in the ends? At this point, might as well.
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