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  • A woven basket filled to the brim with handknit socks sits on a pastel floral rug.
    Life of a Knitter · Uncategorized

    Are You Making Luxury Knits?

    When I was younger, people often sneered at handmade goods as inferior to store-bought items. I actually think they’re the real luxury.

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

    Kelp Forest Cowl

    The Kelp Forest Cowl was one of my very first designs and, after an extensive round of updates and revisions, it’s ready for more knitters!

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  • A pair of pink socks hangs from wire sock blockers suspended on the knobs of a vintage oak china hutch.
    Blocking · Knitting Tips and Tricks

    The Ultimate Simple Guide to Blocking Your Knitting

    I’ve noticed a lot of confusion around what it means to block knitting. This post looks at all the different methods and how to block smartly.

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    Free Patterns · Knitting Design

    Free Tutorial: Festive Knit Triangle Bunting

    This free tutorial for knit triangle bunting will help you use up leftovers or use the mini skeins from a yarn advent calendar.

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  • 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.
    Life of a Knitter

    5 Cozy Knitflixing Recommendations for Winter

    I’m an incurable knitflixer, and as the days get shorter and chillier, I knitflix even harder. Here are five shows keeping me company lately.

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  • A woman's feet wearing a pair of light blue handknit socks rest on top of a white comforter. Next to them are a couple antique books, one of which is open and has some faded hellebores resting on it.
    Life of a Knitter

    2025 Digital Advent Calendar

    The 2025 Digital Advent Calendar is full of treasures and fun tidbits to celebrate the holiday season.

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I'm a former lawyer turned knitwear designer who designs soft, romantic patterns for knitters who want a brief escape from the everyday. When I'm not knitting, you can usually find me puttering about in my rose garden, hosting tea parties, or collecting sea glass at the beach.

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  • A woven basket filled to the brim with handknit socks sits on a pastel floral rug.
    Life of a Knitter · Uncategorized

    Are You Making Luxury Knits?

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

    Kelp Forest Cowl

  • A pair of pink socks hangs from wire sock blockers suspended on the knobs of a vintage oak china hutch.
    Blocking · Knitting Tips and Tricks

    The Ultimate Simple Guide to Blocking Your Knitting

  • 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 Patterns · Knitting Design

    Free Tutorial: Festive Knit Triangle Bunting

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Things are happening here! Three years of knitting Things are happening here! Three years of knitting has come down to just a few more little squares.
The only crying I’m interested in doing when it co The only crying I’m interested in doing when it comes to my knitting is happy crying. Luckily, this was one of those times.
As someone over on the clock app wisely pointed ou As someone over on the clock app wisely pointed out, I’ve already spent three years on this one. What’s a few more hours weaving in the ends? At this point, might as well.
Free for a very limited time: the Kelp Forest Cowl Free for a very limited time: the Kelp Forest Cowl! This is one of my very earliest designs, reimagined in gorgeous yarn from @seachangefibers and tech edited by @techeditor.bluecrabknits. 

This is for @themarlybird’s 24 Days of Quickies, so once today is over, this pattern goes back to being a paid pattern. Get it free while you can!
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