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A cream-colored knit blanket is draped across a wingback chair with a white slipcover on it. The blanket has lots of seed stitch and interlocking lacy panels.

How to Choose the Best Yarn for Blankets

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 sideways photo of five balls of yarn in light blue, pale pink, white, a warm tan, and a cool tan. They are surrounded by dusty miller and a white teacup filled with coffee. The balls of yarn are in the middle of the photo, with dusty miller in the foreground and background, and the teacup slightly blurred in the background.

Five Key Things to Consider When Choosing a Sock Yarn

Two matching hats knit in fluffy tan yarn are laid flat on top of each other in a staggered fashion. They have seed stitch and columns of coin lace. They're surrounded by peach dahlias, white roses, two seashells, and spiky white coral.

A Free Hat Knitting Pattern: The Littoral Hat

A partially-finished pair of variegated pink and white socks sit on top of a small stack of books. A teacup is slightly blurred in the background. Yarn substitution helped me learn how to use different yarn for socks, sweaters, hats, and more.

The Knitter’s Guide to Yarn Substitution

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In August, things tend to get a little quieter in In August, things tend to get a little quieter in the garden around here. 

The weather has finally warmed up, so I’m feeling lazy and therefore not as diligent about watering things, and the plants are still a little tired from their spring flush. 

Still, there are blooms, and the blooms make me happy.
I’m serious when I say that every day that ends I’m serious when I say that every day that ends in y is an A+ day for knitting.

Also, this is a fun peek at how I tension my yarn. Do you also wrap yours around an extra digit or two?
Let’s try this one more time. They say third tim Let’s try this one more time. They say third time’s the charm, right? Right?
Now that I’m self-employed, any complaints about Now that I’m self-employed, any complaints about company management are really just complaints about myself, so I’m trying to be a good boss.
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