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A top-down photo of three hats displayed in a soft arc. All three hats are knit from the same pattern featuring columns of eyelets and seed stitch. The top hat is knit in a clay color, the middle hat is blue, and the bottom hat is pink with speckles. The hats are surrounded by a candle in a ceramic holder, some books, and a bowl full of paperwhite plants.

Why Swatching Matters: A Visual Demonstration

A top-down photo showing two swatches, one with the floats cut and one with the floats intact (the white swatch on the bottom). They're surrounded by more yarn, some metal knitting needles, a silver trinket box, a pink rose, and a seed stitch swatch knit flat.

Speed Swatching for Knitters: Accurate Gauge in Less Time

Two blue rectangle swatches are viewed top down through blurred plant leaves in the foreground. One swatch has even stitches, while one has visible rowing out. They are on a white linen placemat next to a blue and white teacup.

Rowing Out in Your Knitting? Here’s How to Fix That

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I’m kind of obsessed with these cute socks. They’r I’m kind of obsessed with these cute socks. They’re just lacy enough to be interesting, but not so complicated that they’ll make you want to rip your hair out with frustration. Testers reported that the pattern was pretty easy to memorize, too. Have you cast on a pair of the Frontispiece Socks yet?
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The knitting pattern for the Frontispiece Socks is The knitting pattern for the Frontispiece Socks is now available! You can get it on its own or as part of the Golden Honey Sock Club. Like all my sock patterns, this one is graded to five sizes so you’re sure to find one that fits you. This year, the Golden Honey Sock Club patterns are all named for specific parts of physical books that you might not have even known had names. The frontispiece in a book is a richly decorated page directly opposite from the title page, and it can include all sorts of elaborate illustrations and decorations. Do you have a special book with a frontispiece you are especially fond of? P.S. - The yarn is @malabrigoyarn Ultimate Sock, which is such a good yarn. I bought mine at the last minute from a local fabric shop when a different yarn I ordered online turned out to be just not quite the right color.
I may be a creature of habit, but I’m not above an I may be a creature of habit, but I’m not above an experiment here and there! So I decided to try knitting the Fleegle heel recently, at the encouragement of @aimeeshermakes. Aimee has been responsible for some of my best knitting experiments, so I figured I can’t afford to ignore a suggestion 😆
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