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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.

56 Teacup Recommendations

A giant fiber art display featuring a colorwork knit alpaca surrounded by a yarn rainbow. At the bottom are lots of faux flowers and mushrooms. The display says "Coachella Valley Yarn" in purple and pink letters.

My Weekend at the SoCal Fiber Fair: A Festival of Fun

In the foreground is a floral plate with fresh bread and a teacup full of tea. Blurred in the background is the rest of the loaf of bread.

Everyday Romanticism: Finding Beauty in the Ordinary

A flatlay photo of a seafoam green knit shawl in progress, a finished pair of pink knit socks, and a barely started pair of light purple knit socks laid out on an antique table cloth with thick lace trim. Also in the image is an antique book with a gold and turquoise cover, a light blue Wedgwood bowl holding a ball of seafoam green yarn, a string of pearls, a crystal glass filled with water (it's very hot today), and a small carved shell brooch.

8 Knitting Myths Debunked

A flatlay photograph of a sweater vest in progress. It's tan and has lots of bobbles with rippling garter stitch. It's surrounded by white roses, a teacup full of chamomile, a lace handkerchief, and some antique paper ephemera.

Knitting Without Fear, from Beginner to Expert

Five children's books are laid out flat on a gray surface, surrounded by several white roses, some knitting projects, a teacup and saucer, and a couple antique doilies. The books are The Complete Brambly Hedge, Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Minou, Little Women, and Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine.

5 Cottagecore Children’s Stories Inspiring My Knitting Designs

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

4 Tips for Successful Car Knitting

A blonde white woman in a blue ruffled shirt (that's me!) cracks up with laughter while trying to knit a sock.

Knitting in Public at My High School Reunion

Four fiber friends bundled up in our natural habitat: a yarn shop. From left to right is Emily, me, Britt, and Beth. We're all grinning from ear to ear.

Six Tips for Enjoying a Yarn Crawl

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Tea, roses, life at home
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Little bits of joy lately. The warm sunshine is co Little bits of joy lately. The warm sunshine is coming back and each day is a little longer than the one before it. I am so grateful. 1. Stacked vintage teacups, a little higgledy piggledy, as they should be 2. A sunny walk downtown over the weekend 3. A pile of pillows for lounging (I smushed them immediately after taking this photo) 4. Aggressively cheerful yellow sock in progress 5. Putting my feet up because whatever man, I’m a grownup, I do what I want
Scenes from last night in my favorite room of the Scenes from last night in my favorite room of the house. There is technically an overhead pendant light somewhere nearby, but I hate turning it on so I don’t. Things are much cozier this way.
I almost always use circular needles for everythin I almost always use circular needles for everything, but there may be times where you either don’t want to use a circular needle or don’t have one available. When that’s the case, knitting a blanket can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. One option is to just knit a smaller blanket. It doesn’t have to be a king size blanket if you can make a lap blanket. Baby blankets could also work. Another option is to knit the blanket in strips and then seam it together. I’ve got an example of what that would look like in two of the photos in this slideshow. And finally, you can knit a modular blanket where you are knitting small pieces at a time and joining as you go. That’s what I’ve been doing with my mitered square blanket. I never have more than 35 stitches at a time on my needles, but I can make the blanket as big as I want. Got any questions for me? Let me know! I’m always happy to help.
If you’ve got a day off today, too, I hope you’re spending it doing something you love! For me, it’s a knitting day, of course. I’m trying to finish knitting the body of this sweater and starting one of the sleeves. Wish me luck!
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