Meet Lauren

Owner + Designer

I also blog about knitting and photography, and I teach classes to help makers embrace their desire for softness and beauty. That’s because I believe everybody deserves a place of safety and warmth, a place where they can let down their guard and be vulnerable for a little bit. Knitting, and making more generally, is a door into that space.

And having that space is freeing. We exist every day inside systems that tell us we don’t matter, that we’re cogs in a large machine, that our wants and wishes should be set aside. We’re told that vulnerability is weakness and that loving beauty is shallow and frivolous. Humans have an innate desire for beauty, though, and embracing that desire gives us freedom from social pressures that tell us we only matter when we’re producing things to sell.

When I’m not knitting up a storm, you can usually find me puttering about in my rose garden, going on small adventures with my elementary schooler, or hunting for sea glass at the beach.

If you’ve read this far, I’d love to hear from you! Send me an email at abeeinthebonnet@gmail.com, and I’ll get back to you asap.