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A pile of several different project bags full of knitting stacked on a white dresser.

4 Reasons to Love Project Bags for Knitting

A woven basket with a multicolored mitered square blanket in progress poking over the top of the basket.

Rem, Rep, Cont? Decoding Common Knitting Abbreviations

A horizontal photo taken from the top-down showing how three pairs of handknit socks with textured heels are laid out flat on a white countertop. On the left is a pink pair, with a cream pair in the middle, and a light green pair on the right.

Why I Use Textured Heels in My Sock Knitting

A pile of peach-colored knitting on a vintage side table with a blue and white teacup full of coffee next to it.

Continental or English: Which Knitting Style is Best?

Two pairs of handknit socks sit on top of a white dresser surrounded by antique books and a candle under a glass cloche. The left pair of socks is pink with columns of cables running up the feet and legs. The right pair of socks is white with pink cuffs, heels, and toes, and is filled with lots of tiny twisted cables and columns of eyelets.

What to Do When You Hate Your Finished Knit

A top-down photo of a brown lace knit tshirt in progress. It has been knit down to just below where the sleeves were divided from the body. The t-shirt is sitting with a peach shawl in progress and a white sock with yellow speckles that is on a set of tiny circular needles. A vase of pastel roses is blurred at the top of the image.

Multiple WIPs vs. Monogamous Knitting – Does It Matter?

A knit sock in progress sits in a light blue ceramic bowl. A floral mug full of milky tea and a heavy ceramic candlestick fill the background.

Does Social Media Pressure Knitters to Knit Faster?

A 3/4 side view of a light blue knit t-shirt displayed on a dressmaker's form.

A Quick Guide to Knitting With Pure Silk Yarn

A flatlay image of a red knit hat in progress and a finished gray knit hat on a table surrounded by a teacup, a teapot, and an antique book.

4 Tips to Knit a Hat From the Top Down With Style

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I’ve been growing all of these roses for 5-7 yea I’ve been growing all of these roses for 5-7 years now, and it’s kind of funny how each plant has its own personality. 

Some are robust, and some are delicate princesses. Some will give me three dozen blooms at a time, and others I have to gently coax into throwing off one or two blossoms.

But I love each of them and couldn’t imagine my garden without them.

First four plants are by @david_austin_roses, last is by @heirloomroses. 

Also, I just recently published a review of every rose in my garden. It’s up on the blog now, but you can also comment “rose review” and you’ll get a DM that’ll link you to the post.
I’ve been trying to avoid doom scrolling lately, I’ve been trying to avoid doom scrolling lately, which means I’ve been reading more and making more trips to the library. I don’t know that my grandma would be impressed by me putting my feet up on this couch, but I think she’d make an exception if she knew it was for a good cause.
Tell me your guilty pleasures! I want to hear all Tell me your guilty pleasures! I want to hear all the things you love that you feel a little sheepish about.
Little glimmers of happiness lately: yarn for an u Little glimmers of happiness lately: yarn for an upcoming project, abundant rose blooms, a breakfast with a dear friend at a favorite spot, the sweetest dog.

It’s been a month now of self employment during the school year, which means it’s been my first month of having routine and structure to my working days. I’m still working on figuring out what works best for me, but I really enjoy the process of figuring it out.
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