knitting Archives - Page 5 of 13 - A Bee In The Bonnet

A top-down photo of a pair of light pink vanilla socks laid flat on a table with the toes pointing to the right. One sock is crossed over the other. They're surrounded by white roses, a few mini skeins of neutral yarn, a pair of dark pink socks in progress, and a mint-colored teacup full of tea.

The Vanilla Sock: My Favorite Basic Knitting Project

When I first started knitting socks, I knew I wanted to learn the structural essentials before I started diving into the more complex patterns. My …

A light blue, crescent-shaped shawl is draped around a white dressmaker's form. The shawl has stripes with eyelet texture and stripes of garter stitch.

New Knitting Pattern Release: Dusk in the Desert Shawl

Just in time for the weather to start cooling off in fall, the Dusk in the Desert Shawl has re-emerged from the vault and is …

A top-down photo showing a gray garter-stitch square with a picot bind off. To the left is a blue shawl with a picot bind off. To the right is a yellow and blue shawl with a picot bind off. There are also antique botanical prints, wooden knitting needles, a doily, and a small silver tray with a brass key that has a tassel tied to it.

Why and How to Knit a Picot Bind Off – With Video Tutorial

A favorite way to add a little embellishment to a knit project is to finish it off with a picot bind-off. This decorative edging is …

A white woman's hands (mine!) knit on the front side of a piece of light blue lace knitting. The photo focuses in on how the lifeline is more visible when working on the front side of the yarn.

How to Knit With a Lifeline and Prevent Disasters

I’ve been knitting for 15 years now, so I don’t often use a lifeline nowadays. When I first started, though, they saved my bacon on …

A white woman (me!) wearing a white poplin blouse with pintucks and lace trim works on knitting a multi-colored scrappy mitered square blanket. I'm knitting continental style, with the working yarn tensioned around my left hand.

How to Knit a Mitered Square Blanket – Free Tutorial

I’ve had a few people asking for details of how I am making my mitered square scrappy blanket, so I thought I would create a free …

A pair of grayish-purple socks is laid out flat on a gray photo background, surrounded by antique paper ephemera and a white teacup full of espresso. This photo is shot slightly from the left and focuses on the sock that clearly shows the textured panel all the way down from cuff to toe.

New Knitting Pattern Release: A Good Grovel Socks

A Good Grovel, which are the third pair of socks in the Golden Honey Sock Club, are now available! Read on for more information about …

A top-down photo of a pair of light blue socks laid flat on an antique lace-trimmed placemat. The socks have columns of purls running up and down the legs and are pointing to the left. They are surrounded by antique postcards with blue flowers on them, a brass key with a pale pink tassel, and a silver tray full of brass bulb pins.

How to Block Knit Socks Without Sock Blockers

I block all of my hand knit socks. It doesn’t matter whether they’re a gift, whether I’m keeping them for myself, whether they’re a design, …

A multicolored mitered square blanket in progress is draped across the back of a slipcovered arm chair. In the background are a potted plant, a lamp, a picture frame, and some windows.

Blocks and Blocks: A Mitered Square Blanket Update

I’ve been working on this mitered square blanket since last December–in fits and starts, of course. It hasn’t been a constant project. Even so, I’ve …

A top-down photo of three knitting projects in progress, all on circular needles. They are a tan hat, a dark pink sock, and a mint shawl. They're surrounded by vintage botanical prints, an ornate plate with chocolate bonbonbs on it, and a pastel teacup full of espresso.

Why I Prefer Knitting with Circular Needles

When I first started knitting, like most knitters, I learned to knit on a set of two straight needles. That was my comfort zone for …

A knitter in the passenger's seat of a car works on a tan hat.

4 Tips for Successful Car Knitting

Summertime is well and truly upon us here in the northern hemisphere, and that means a lot of us will be going on vacation. If …

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