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Three pairs of pastel handknit socks are laid out on a white marble countertop next to a teacup full of milky tea and an antique book. A little tape measure is spooled out across their toes.

How to Knit Socks that Fit Perfectly Every Time

In focus at the front of the photo is a dish full of pastel mini skeins of yarn. Blurred in the background are a couple pairs of handknit socks in light blue and caramel colors.

Knitting on a Budget: 13 Tips to Keep Costs Down

A pair of feet wearing pearly gray handknit socks with a richly textured leg and eye of partridge heel are settled on their side against a tan couch cushion with pink and blue flowers on it.

Are Knit Socks Durable? 6 of My Best Tips for Lasting Socks

A hat, pair of socks, and cowl, all featuring twisted stitches as part of their stitch patterns, are laid on top of each other on an embroidered linen table cloth. They're surrounded by fresh greenery from the garden, a blue and white teacup full of black coffee, and a silver tray with some curios on it

Knitting TBL (Through the Back Loop) – An Explanation

A flatlay photograph showing two yellow knit swatches photographed from the top down. Both are knit in linen stitch. The top swatch was knit with larger needles and therefore has a looser gauge. They're surrounded by white and peach roses, antique lace, and paper ephemera.

How to Knit the Linen Stitch and 3 Reasons You’ll Love It

Three swatches of white knit fabric showing different slipped stitches are laid out in a diagonal on a cream linen background. They're surrounded by pastel yarn, fresh flowers, and a teacup full of milky tea.

Understanding How to Slip a Stitch in Knitting – 4 Ways

A white woman's hands (mine!) hold two wooden knitting needles while they work on making an i-cord. In the background on the table is a ball of yarn and a teacup full of tea.

How to Knit and Use an I-Cord – With Easy Video Tutorial

A top-down photo showing several swatches of knit fabric in garter stitch, stockinette, and simple lace to demonstrate how different techniques prevent the edges from curling. They are sitting on top of a larger piece of stockinette knitting. To the left are a white teacup full of tea and several yellow, white, and pink roses.

11 Simple Tips for Preventing Curled Edges on Knitting

A cream-colored knit blanket is draped across a wingback chair with a white slipcover on it. The blanket has lots of seed stitch and interlocking lacy panels.

How to Choose the Best Yarn for Blankets

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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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