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A metal bowl full of green, lavender, and pink yarn sits next to a ceramic planter. A multicolored mitered square blanket in progress sits in the foreground.

How to Avoid Tangling Yarn While Knitting

A flatlay photo showing a pair of pink cabled socks with eyelets on the left, a pair of blue-gray cabled socks in the middle, and a pair of mint green socks with columns of eyelets on the right. The blue-gray socks are on a pair of wire sock blockers. A mint green teacup full of chamomile and a few small white roses complete the scene.

Do You Really Need Sock Blockers for Your Knit Socks?

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

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 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

A ripply crocheted wrap in progress. It has stripes in shades of cream, pink, blue, and gray. There are also orangey-yellow roses and a white teacup full of tea.

A Knitter Learns to Crochet

Four socks, stacked on each other in alternating blue and gray, photographed straight on. They're surrounded by yellow, white, and pink roses, a teacup full of coffee, doilies, and antique postcards..

How to Make a Budget Yarn Look Like a Million Bucks

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The Frontispiece Socks have the details shifted ov The Frontispiece Socks have the details shifted over to the sides. It’s a fun little twist on my usual texture placement. Have you cast on a pair yet?
I’ve been working on another scrappy project for a I’ve been working on another scrappy project for a little while now! This mitered square bag has been living in my imagination for months, but it took a while for me to have a gap in my knitting schedule where I could get it done. I needed to do a little experimenting, so I knew there would be some false starts here and there. The tutorial is live now on my blog, though, and you can get the link easily just by commenting “bag” on this post. I’ll send you a DM with the link to the tutorial. It’ll cover yardage, gauge, scaling the size up and down, and assembly.
I love taking pictures of my knits almost as much I love taking pictures of my knits almost as much as I love creating the knits themselves. It’s a fun process where I get to fuss about with pretty little things and create an imaginary world where my pattern can live. The pattern for these socks is my Florilegium Socks, designed using @theknittingloungeshop’s in-house sock yarn (gifted).
I love using these increases to work the thumb gus I love using these increases to work the thumb gussets on my fingerless mitts. If you want to knit a pair of your own, I have a free pattern for a simple, elegant pair up on my blog. Comment “mitts” and I’ll send you the link!
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