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The Deimatic Socks, a pair of light blue, cabled socks are laid flat on a white marble countertop. Surrounding them are white roses, antique paper ephemera, old books, and a blue and white coffee cup.
Free Patterns · Knitting Design

Free Sock Knitting Pattern: Deimatic Socks

The Deimatic Socks are a free sock knitting pattern graded to three sizes. They feature coin lace and cables.

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A pink cowl with columns of eyelets and bobbles is laid flat on a white marble countertop and surrounded by white roses, a teacup full of milky tea, and antique doilies.

Free Cowl Knitting Pattern: The Rhubarb Crumble Cowl

A close-up photo showing a pale pink mini scarf with pointed ends tied around the neck of a white dressmaker's form. A vintage landscape print in a wooden frame fills the background.

Free Scarflet Knitting Pattern: The Radling Scarflet

A flatlay photograph of the Pebbles by the Sea Hat. The hat, a chunky-weight handknit hat in a clay-colored yarn, is laid out on a white marble countertop and surrounded by antique bric a brac, white flowers, and a white teacup full of tea.

Free Hat Knitting Pattern: Pebbles by the Sea Hat

A pair of yellow fingerless mitts is laid out flat on an antique handkerchief surrounded by a teacup full of coffee, white and pink roses, and antique paper ephemera. The mitts are full of texture and have a thumb gusset for a comfortable fit.

New Knitting Pattern: Daffodils in Sunshine Mitts

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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.

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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.

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

How to Care for Your Dahlia Bulbs During Winter

Dahlia bulbs don’t like to be exposed to cold temperatures for too long. Here’s how to help your dahlias survive winter.

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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

An overgrown climbing rose bush in front of a house with brick siding, a brick chimney, and white trim along the eaves. The rose bush has several clusters of pale peach roses.

Rose Gardening: My Break from Knitting

An antique stoneware jug is filled with dusty miller and olive branches sits on top of a small stack of blue and white plates.

When a Creative Block Interrupts Your Knitting Plans

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A blue ball of silk yarn is stacked on top of a tan ball of linen yarn and photographed from the front, surrounded by lots of antique dishes on the shelf of an old oak china hutch.
Knitting Tips and Tricks · Yarn Substitution

Can You Use Summer Yarns in Patterns Designed for Wool?

A pile of yarn with a felted striped purse and a knit sock with some minor felting.
Caring for Knitwear · Washing Knits

Felting and Superwash Wool: What Every Knitter Should Know

Two pink socks with blue cuffs, heels, and toes are laid out on a white marble countertop. The right sock is still on the needles and needs a finished toe. There is a gold and white cup full of tea and a vintage doily next to the socks.
Life of a Knitter

On Making by Hand in a Digital World

Four pieces of Jasperware--a teacup with a saucer, a bowl, a small lidless box, and a large vase--sit together on a side table. Each piece is the classic light blue (known officially as "lavender") with white accents.
Entertaining · Life of a Knitter

An Introduction to Jasperware: My Favorite Pretty Pottery

Knitting Tips & Tricks

A blue ball of silk yarn is stacked on top of a tan ball of linen yarn and photographed from the front, surrounded by lots of antique dishes on the shelf of an old oak china hutch.

Can You Use Summer Yarns in Patterns Designed for Wool?

A folded stack of blue and tan knit tops sits on a faded floral sofa cushion.

12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Knitting with Silk or Linen Yarns

A woven basket with a multicolored mitered square blanket in progress poking over the top of the basket.

Rem, Rep, Cont? Decoding Common Knitting Abbreviations

A horizontal photo taken from the top-down showing how three pairs of handknit socks with textured heels are laid out flat on a white countertop. On the left is a pink pair, with a cream pair in the middle, and a light green pair on the right.

Why I Use Textured Heels in My Sock Knitting

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Life of a Knitter

Two pink socks with blue cuffs, heels, and toes are laid out on a white marble countertop. The right sock is still on the needles and needs a finished toe. There is a gold and white cup full of tea and a vintage doily next to the socks.

On Making by Hand in a Digital World

Four pieces of Jasperware--a teacup with a saucer, a bowl, a small lidless box, and a large vase--sit together on a side table. Each piece is the classic light blue (known officially as "lavender") with white accents.

An Introduction to Jasperware: My Favorite Pretty Pottery

Two pairs of handknit socks sit on top of a white dresser surrounded by antique books and a candle under a glass cloche. The left pair of socks is pink with columns of cables running up the feet and legs. The right pair of socks is white with pink cuffs, heels, and toes, and is filled with lots of tiny twisted cables and columns of eyelets.

What to Do When You Hate Your Finished Knit

A top-down photo of a brown lace knit tshirt in progress. It has been knit down to just below where the sleeves were divided from the body. The t-shirt is sitting with a peach shawl in progress and a white sock with yellow speckles that is on a set of tiny circular needles. A vase of pastel roses is blurred at the top of the image.

Multiple WIPs vs. Monogamous Knitting – Does It Matter?

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Why did I think handknit socks needed sky for a ba Why did I think handknit socks needed sky for a background? I don’t know, but here we are. It was good for my abs, at least!

The knitting pattern for these socks is called Aspect Ratio, and it’s out now.
So excited for this knitting project in collaborat So excited for this knitting project in collaboration with the sweethearts at @badsheepyarn! What do you think these handknit socks will end up looking like?
I mean, I will absolutely be knitting more socks t I mean, I will absolutely be knitting more socks this week, but these are just so pretty and I want to ogle them a bit longer! Have you picked up your copy of Aspect Ratio yet?
I use sock blockers a lot in my photos so you all I use sock blockers a lot in my photos so you all can see the details, but they aren’t strictly necessary. In fact, depending on the circumstances, they might actually do more harm than good. Here’s a peek at when you might want to use sock blockers for your knit socks and when you might want to avoid them.
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