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A top-down photo focused on a pair of handknit sock in progress. One sock is almost done and just needs the toes grafted, while the other is just ribbing on a small circular needle. The socks are a soft blue-green with hints of gray and feature a cabled panel around the front. They're surrounded by a pink teacup and saucer (with lots of milky tea in the cup), antique doilies, and peach and white roses.

Why I Don’t Like “Increase Evenly” as a Knitting Pattern Instruction

The finished headband, though it's still not blocked. After the seam, it has a twisty little knot portion at the center of the headband.

How to Knit an Ear Warmer Using Any Sock Pattern – Free Tutorial

A close-up on a shawl pin made of a brass circle of art nouveau-style calla lilies and a wooden stick pin.

Four Tips to Keep Knit Shawls from Slipping

A pink and cream hat composed entirely of mitered squares is laid flat on a textured gray surface. It's surrounded by a gold and white teacup full of tea, white roses, antique paper ephemera, two cakes of leftover yarn in the same colors as the hat, and a mitered square in progress on two tiny steel needles.

Learning to Knit Mitered Squares from Woolly Wormhead

A top-down image of a flatlay on a white marble countertop. In the center is a blue knit baby bonnet. The bonnet has red ribbing around the brim and white scalloped crochet trim. There is white and red roosimine and French knot detailing just above the ribbed brim. The bonnet is surrounded by leftover skeins of yarn, antique paper ephemera, and a gold and white teacup full of tea.

About that Time I Tried Roosimine with My Knitting

A top-down image of three purple yarn swatches, a teacup full of espresso, some old books, and a pitcher full of roses just peeking into the left corner of the image.

Should You Use a Slip Stitch Knitting Edge?

A top-down image of pastel knit items - a gray hat, a light blue hat, and pink socks - surrounded by paper ephemera and white roses on top of a white marble countertop.

My Favorite Cheap Photography Tool

A woman in a black baseball cap, gray sweater, and black leggings sits knitting on a rocky outcropping with the ocean and some dramatic, looming clouds behind her.

Nine Tips for Successful Travel Knitting (Updated for 2025)

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

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Knitting patterns, tea, roses, life at home
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Some things from our recent trip that I’d like t Some things from our recent trip that I’d like to remember. Cute houses, good public spaces, old things, symmetry. The stuff I crave.
The updated Santa Rosa Socks are now available on The updated Santa Rosa Socks are now available on both Ravelry and Etsy as my last little bit of Socktober celebration with you all. Newsletter subscribers, be sure to check your email for a special discount code. This has been such a fun month, and I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have! I look forward to Socktober every year because it’s a fun excuse to do some deep dives into the wonderful world of sock knitting. If you had told me back in 2008, when I knit my first socks, that eventually I’d become slightly obsessed with them, well… I probably would have been confused by that information. But here we are, 17 years later, and I really, really love knitting socks. I love thinking about socks. I hope you’re not sick of hearing about socks from me just yet.
Went to visit my brother and took him to his very Went to visit my brother and took him to his very first LYS (thanks to @yarnphoriapa and little Mabel for making us feel so welcome!). We ate a lot and walked all over and went to the Franklin Institute and wandered through the Free Library. It was just what I needed.
I’ve been knitting socks since 2008 and designin I’ve been knitting socks since 2008 and designing them since 2018. It’s safe to say I’ve knit a lot of socks since then. Come join me for an online workshop as part of the Knit Happy Summit, where I’ll walk you through all the factors to consider before you buy sock yarn for your next project. The Knit Happy Summit is an entirely online summit featuring me and 20+ other super knowledgeable designers and teachers sharing their best tips and tricks to make your knitting experience better. It runs from November 6-9, 2025. There’s a free option with some limitations and an expanded pass that gets you tons of great bonuses (including four sock patterns from yours truly). Curious? Check out my link on my profile page.
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