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life of a knitter

A flatlay photo of a seafoam green knit shawl in progress, a finished pair of pink knit socks, and a barely started pair of light purple knit socks laid out on an antique table cloth with thick lace trim. Also in the image is an antique book with a gold and turquoise cover, a light blue Wedgwood bowl holding a ball of seafoam green yarn, a string of pearls, a crystal glass filled with water (it's very hot today), and a small carved shell brooch.

8 Knitting Myths Debunked

A flatlay photograph of a sweater vest in progress. It's tan and has lots of bobbles with rippling garter stitch. It's surrounded by white roses, a teacup full of chamomile, a lace handkerchief, and some antique paper ephemera.

Knitting Without Fear, from Beginner to Expert

Five children's books are laid out flat on a gray surface, surrounded by several white roses, some knitting projects, a teacup and saucer, and a couple antique doilies. The books are The Complete Brambly Hedge, Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Minou, Little Women, and Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine.

5 Cottagecore Children’s Stories Inspiring My Knitting Designs

A knitter in the passenger's seat of a car works on a tan hat.

4 Tips for Successful Car Knitting

A blonde white woman in a blue ruffled shirt (that's me!) cracks up with laughter while trying to knit a sock.

Knitting in Public at My High School Reunion

Four fiber friends bundled up in our natural habitat: a yarn shop. From left to right is Emily, me, Britt, and Beth. We're all grinning from ear to ear.

Six Tips for Enjoying a Yarn Crawl

A top-down photo of a woman's feet wearing purple lacy knit socks with Birkenstock sandals and black cropped jeans.

Shoes for Showing Off Handknit Socks: Six Suggestions

An ornate, antique teacup with pink flowers painted on it sits on a matching coaster. It's full of one of my favorite teas, Harney & Sons' Vanilla Comoro. In the background is a mitered square blanket made of lots of pastel yarns and a vase full of pink and white hyacinths and baby's breath.

January Sip and Stitch: Mitered Squares, Grocery Store Teas, and Pirates Ahoy!

A young woman with light brown hair grins while holding a coffee cup near a window. Teresa has soft bangs that fall across her forehead and a happy, relaxed demeanor.

Meet the Maker – Teresa Runnett of Classical Songbird Knits

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Knitting patterns, tea, roses, life at home
Ventura, California
lauren@abeeinthebonnet.com
I’ve been diligently ignoring this tote bag for ov I’ve been diligently ignoring this tote bag for over 15 years now. Time to change that!
A quick introduction for all the new friends who’v A quick introduction for all the new friends who’ve made their way here over the last few months! Welcome, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m Lauren. I design knitting patterns with a focus on accessories. Socks are my special love. I live in a funny little beach city in Southern California with my husband and our elementary schooler. You won’t see their faces around here, but just know that they are always nearby and I would not be the creator I am without them. I took up knitting in my first semester of law school to cope with stress. That was back in the fall of 2007. After three years of law school and almost eight years of practice, I hung up my suits and stepped into the classroom. I spent seven wonderful years teaching law to highschoolers at the same high school where I was once a student. But our school district is shrinking and last year, it became pretty clear that it could no longer sustain my program. I decided to pivot again and take my knitting pattern business full-time. In the six months since, I’ve had a lot of fun experimenting with different forms of content, connecting with new people, and leaning into my creativity. When I’m not designing or creating knitting content, I love puttering about in my rose garden, hunting for sea glass at the beach with my kid, wandering through museums and libraries, taking pictures of cute old houses, devouring romance novels, and looking for spots of beauty and joy everywhere I possibly can.
This is something that genuinely just occurred to This is something that genuinely just occurred to me this morning, and now I’m really wondering! How do interactions between knitters and knitting pattern designers differ from interactions between two knitters who aren’t designers? Is there a meaningful difference? And if so, how does that affect the way we engage with each other on social platforms?
If you’ve been waiting patiently for some of my pa If you’ve been waiting patiently for some of my patterns to go on sale, now is your chance! My annual birthday sale is live now. Newsletter subscribers have a code in their inbox that will give you 41% off all of my self published, individually sold patterns. There’s also an automatic sale happening that will take 20% off of those same patterns. The sale ends on Friday, so if there’s something you wanna grab, don’t snooze!
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