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

    Is It Copying or Just a Coincidence?

    Allegations of copying in knitting are weirdly common, but most of the time, it seems like something else is actually happening.

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  • 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

  • A pair of plain white handknit socks on metal sock blockers rest on a floral rug. The socks are slightly staggered vertically with the toes pointing in opposite directions.

    Free Basic Worsted Sock Knitting Pattern

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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 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

  • A woven rectangular basket filled with handknit socks sits on the seat of a green handknit chair.
    Uncategorized

    5 Easy Steps to Build the Confidence to Knit Socks

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

    Is It Copying or Just a Coincidence?

Knitting Tips & Tricks

  • 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

  • A top-down photo of three hats displayed in a soft arc. All three hats are knit from the same pattern featuring columns of eyelets and seed stitch. The top hat is knit in a clay color, the middle hat is blue, and the bottom hat is pink with speckles. The hats are surrounded by a candle in a ceramic holder, some books, and a bowl full of paperwhite plants.

    Why Swatching Matters: A Visual Demonstration

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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 got the idea for these knitting valentines yeste I got the idea for these knitting valentines yesterday and spent way too much time giggling to myself while I worked on them. If you have knitter you love, share your favorite with them!
One of my goals this year is to read more physical One of my goals this year is to read more physical books. I read a ton of articles online and ebooks, too, but I missed the feeling of paper in my hands. So far, I’ve finished five books, and this is book number six of 2026.
It’s finally here! The first pattern for the 2026 It’s finally here! The first pattern for the 2026 Golden Honey Sock Club, the Florilegium Socks, is now available either as part of the club or as a standalone pattern.

This pattern was designed with the gorgeous in-house sock yarn from @theknittingloungeshop, my local yarn store, and it is so luscious. Thanks so much to Corinne for the yarn support.

Tag me if you’re casting on this weekend! I want to see your versions of these socks.
Winter blues are very real, and for me it has less Winter blues are very real, and for me it has less to do with cold and more to do with short days + no flowers in the garden. All my roses have been pruned back to stubs, so while I wait (im)patiently for the spring flush, this will have to do.
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