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  • A pair of feet wearing thick pink socks extend from the bottoms of a pair of light blue jeans. The socks have front panels of lace and cables.
    Free Patterns · Knitting Design · Uncategorized

    Syllabus Slipper Socks – A Free Pattern to Knit Slipper Socks

    This free sock knitting pattern will help you become more comfortable with the basic construction elements of handknit socks.

    Read More Syllabus Slipper Socks – A Free Pattern to Knit Slipper SocksContinue

  • An open drawer of a white dresser reveals two pastel pairs of handknit mitts and several small balls of pastel yarn leftovers.

    Is It Copying or Just a Coincidence?

  • A white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair knits a pink sock while snuggled up under a multicolored knit blanket made up of mitered squares. She is lounging with her feet tucked under her on a vintage sofa with faded floral upholstery.

    Answering All Your Questions About the Mitered Square Blanket of Doom

  • A cabled, handknit cowl in a seafoam green yarn is displayed around the neck of a white dressmaker's form with a wooden top.

    Kelp Forest Cowl

  • A side-angle photo showing a string of pennant bunting in shades of pink, blue, yellow, and green across the front doors of a vintage oak china hutch.

    Free Tutorial: Festive Knit Triangle Bunting

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A close-up on the brim of the Pebbles by the Sea Hat. It shows the 1x1 twisted ribbing on the brim. The hat is knit in a clay-colored yarn and surrounded by white flowers on a white marble countertop.

Knitting

A side view of a white shawl with tan and gray variegations draped around a dressmaker's form. From this angle, you can more clearly see the tiny little bobbles and stripes of lace that make up the textured portion of the shawl.

Patterns

A peach cafe au lait dahlia fills the entire photo with a little greenery visible at the edges.

Gardening

A vintage teacup with purple violets painted on it sits on a matching saucer. A tarnished silver spoon rests on the saucer, and the cup is filled with chamomile tea. In the background are some white roses and a silver sugar bowl.

Living

A pastel plate with five round crackers. Each cracker has some soft cheese and fruit spread on it. The plate is surrounded by white knitting and pastel skeins of yarn.

Entertaining

Gardening

  • A cluster of pale peach roses with many petals blooms in the center of the photo surrounded by lots of bright greenery.
    Gardening | Roses

    Two Tips for Rose Care in Cooler Months

    Rose care strategies need to change as the weather cools down, even if you’re not ready for your big winter prune yet.

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  • A white woman's left arm reaches out in front of a gray stucco wall. Her hand is full of roses in varying shades of pink, coral, and yellow.

    All the Roses in my Garden: A Review

  • A peach cafe au lait dahlia fills the entire photo with a little greenery visible at the edges.

    How to Care for Your Dahlia Bulbs During Winter

  • A light green vase full of pink, apricot, and yellow roses sits on a dark table flanked by two large candles.

    June 2023 Rose Garden Update

  • A bouquet of peach, yellow, and cream roses held against a white wall.

    The Gift of the Fall Flush

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  • A white woman's left hand holds a tube of pale peach knitting with significant laddering issues at the spot where the needles join.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    How to Fix Laddering in Your Knitting

  • A pair of feet wearing thick pink socks extend from the bottoms of a pair of light blue jeans. The socks have front panels of lace and cables.
    Free Patterns · Knitting Design · Uncategorized

    Syllabus Slipper Socks – A Free Pattern to Knit Slipper Socks

  • A blue multicolored sock in progress on two circular needles is laid out on a table top next to some finished pink socks and a few balls of pastel yarn.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    Knitting Socks on Two Circular Needles

  • Five pairs of handknit socks in various shades of pink and white are laid out across the back of a vintage sofa with floral upholstery.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    The Knitter’s Guide to Sock Knitting Vocabulary

Knitting Tips & Tricks

  • A white woman's left hand holds a tube of pale peach knitting with significant laddering issues at the spot where the needles join.

    How to Fix Laddering in Your Knitting

  • A blue multicolored sock in progress on two circular needles is laid out on a table top next to some finished pink socks and a few balls of pastel yarn.

    Knitting Socks on Two Circular Needles

  • Five pairs of handknit socks in various shades of pink and white are laid out across the back of a vintage sofa with floral upholstery.

    The Knitter’s Guide to Sock Knitting Vocabulary

  • A white woman's hands hold a set of KnitPro Karbons knitting needles while she works on knitting a pair of pink mittens.

    Knitting Needle Review: KnitPro Karbonz

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Life of a Knitter

  • A light blue knit shawl in progress on metal needles sits on the cushion of a vintage sofa with faded floral upholstery. A needlepoint pillow fills the background.

    Pushing Back on the Knitting Police: Unsolicited Advice for the Unsolicited Advice-Givers

  • A top-down photo of a pair of white handknit socks and a blue knit shawl in progress on a pair of steel needles.

    The Knitting Police Think You’re Doing Things Wrong

  • A woven basket filled to the brim with handknit socks sits on a pastel floral rug.

    Are You Making Luxury Knits?

  • A woman's left hand holds a pink triangle of knitting in front of a blurred laptop screen with a cozy farm scene on it.

    5 Cozy Knitflixing Recommendations for Winter

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Knitting patterns, tea, roses, life at home
Ventura, California
lauren@abeeinthebonnet.com

I can’t remember the last time I bought a brand ne I can’t remember the last time I bought a brand new piece of furniture, and it’s because Facebook Marketplace is such a fabulous resource. Anything I want is available there in solid wood and with more character than I could find in a new store, and for a way better price, too.

When I rearranged my office last week, I realized I needed a little bit more storage. Since then, I’ve been on the hunt for just the right small bookcase, console, or table with a shelf below it. I spotted this one on marketplace after a couple days, but the price was a little more than I wanted to pay for it. When I saw the price had dropped on Monday evening, I jumped on it.

Shopping secondhand is an exercise in honing your taste, knowing what you’re looking for, and trusting your gut. It can be easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of things out there, so you need to filter and sort and sift aggressively. I’ll pop a blog post about how to do just that in my stories.
Busily knitting away on a scrappy scarf, enjoying Busily knitting away on a scrappy scarf, enjoying the sunshine on my houseplants, admiring tiny details in a finished shawl, and giggling at my grumpy little  Staffordshire dogs (as always). I haven’t been around here much lately, but I promise I’m going to change that. Just gotta find my mojo again.
I’ve got a new, free pattern for you! The Syllabus I’ve got a new, free pattern for you! The Syllabus Slipper Socks are up on the blog now. These socks are knit with worsted-weight yarn and feature a simple, 4-row pattern with eyelets and basic cables on the front panel of the sock. The back is simple stockinette.

These socks are great for newer sock knitters looking to stretch their skills andcommitted sock knitters who want a relaxing project. The link is in my stories.
Why yes, I do carry a ludicrously capacious handba Why yes, I do carry a ludicrously capacious handbag for exactly this reason.
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