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  • A hot pink cabled hat with a folded up brim is displayed on a wooden mannequin head in front of several antique books.
    Free Patterns · Knitting Design

    The 15 Knots Hat: A Knitting Pattern

    Help me send my friend to the Olympics! Let’s all knit this hat together, and I’ll donating a portion of proceeds to her campaign fund.

    Read More The 15 Knots Hat: A Knitting PatternContinue

  • A white mini scarf is wrapped twice and tied around the neck of a white dressmaker's form.

    Free Knitting Pattern: The Frontispiece Scarflet

  • Three handknit socks in shades of green, white, and pink sit on top of a white dresser. The green sock, in front, is in focus. Blurred in the background are lots of antique books.

    How to Get Started as a Knitting Pattern Designer

  • A straight-on photo of a pink knit bag made from mitered squares that's hanging from the shoulder of a white dressmaker's form.

    Free Knitting Tutorial: Mitered Square Bag

  • A straight-on photo of a multicolored seed stitch scarf draped around the neck of a white dressmaker's form. The form stands between a white vintage dresser and a mahogany console table. Filling most of the wall behind the dressmaker's form is a vintage landscape art print in a carved wooden frame.

    Free Knitting Tutorial: Scrappy Seed Stitch Scarf

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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.

    Read More Two Tips for Rose Care in Cooler MonthsContinue

  • 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 woman's feet protrude from under a white crochet blanket with some handknit socks on them. The socks are knit in a dusty pink clay color and feature panels of lacy eyelets down the front and back.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    What Experience Taught Me to Notice that Beginner Knitters Often Miss

  • A bowl full of frogged yarn balls sits on top of a white dresser, with a partially frogged sweater and some antique books in the background.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    When Should You Frog Your Knitting?

  • Swatched toes and heels of socks in different shades of pink, purple, and green are laid out on top of a white dresser.
    Knitting Tips and Tricks

    How and Why to Swatch Just a Sock Heel or Toe

  • A pile of pastel knits in shades of pink, blue, and tan sit on top of a table. The knits are full of texture including eyelets, twisted stitches, and bobbles.
    Life of a Knitter

    6 Reasons It’s Okay to Ignore Small Mistakes in Your Knitting

Knitting Tips & Tricks

  • A woman's feet protrude from under a white crochet blanket with some handknit socks on them. The socks are knit in a dusty pink clay color and feature panels of lacy eyelets down the front and back.

    What Experience Taught Me to Notice that Beginner Knitters Often Miss

  • A bowl full of frogged yarn balls sits on top of a white dresser, with a partially frogged sweater and some antique books in the background.

    When Should You Frog Your Knitting?

  • Swatched toes and heels of socks in different shades of pink, purple, and green are laid out on top of a white dresser.

    How and Why to Swatch Just a Sock Heel or Toe

  • A top down photo of several knit items in pink, gray, and yellow, all of them featuring twisted stitches as an intentional design element.

    Understanding Twisted Stitches in Knitting: How They Happen, Why They Matter, and What to Do

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Life of a Knitter

  • A pile of pastel knits in shades of pink, blue, and tan sit on top of a table. The knits are full of texture including eyelets, twisted stitches, and bobbles.

    6 Reasons It’s Okay to Ignore Small Mistakes in Your Knitting

  • A light blue knit sock in progress on a pair of bent yellow plastic needles rests on a doily next to a third yellow bent needle.

    Review: Are U-Shaped Knitting Needles Worth Trying?

  • A white woman's left hand holds a jumble of many stitch markers made from beach pebbles.

    Free Tutorial: How to Make Your Own Stitch Markers

  • Three solo socks in shades of purple, green, and white sit on top of a dark wood table. The toes are all pointing to the right.

    8 Tips to Conquer Second Sock Syndrome

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I’ve had these mini skeins for several years, and I’ve had these mini skeins for several years, and after a few test runs at different projects that didn’t work, I think I have finally figured out what I want to do with them. Many thanks to @emmacmakes for her excellent tutorial on how to crochet a moss stitch granny square! Yarn is from an advent calendar I bought from @playfuldayyarns, and while I’ve so enjoyed just hoarding the mini skeins and ogling them, I’m excited to use them finally, too.
The Fading Flowers Hat is here! This collaboration The Fading Flowers Hat is here! This collaboration with @seachangefibers has a cozy double brim, cute little bobble flowers, and a spiraling crown that is so satisfying.

Comment “bobbles” and I’ll send you a link to where you can get the pattern on Ravelry.
Sorry friends, but you’re gonna keep hearing me si Sorry friends, but you’re gonna keep hearing me singing the praises of blocking all of your knits until the cows come home (my fifth grade teacher would be so pleased to know that is still a regular part of my vocabulary).

Whenever I see knitters struggling with making their finished knit look more polished, the number one problem is that they aren’t blocking their knits. If you’re knitting with a natural fiber, giving your finished project a gentle steam or a soak in lukewarm water and then laying it flat to dry is a crucial part of helping the stitches settle into place.

Here is a visual demonstration of why just putting on the finished project and wearing it around won’t achieve the same results.
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’re knitting a Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’re knitting along on a project when you start to develop a sinking feeling in your stomach. It doesn’t look right. Something isn’t working.

Before long, the feeling has intensified, building until you know there’s only one solution: ripping out your work and starting over again. Ribbit. Ribbit.
 
While frogging isn’t always the best way to fix a problem, here are some scenarios where it’s pretty much unavoidable.
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