You’ve Got Snippets: February 11, 2023

Dear knitter,

Welcome to your Saturday! 

Deep winter is prime knitting time, so it’s no surprise that things are hopping at MDK—so many fun adventures for knitters.

A Merry Knitalong

In the MDK Lounge, on Instagram, and on the streets of your town, the Setesdal Hat knitalong is in full swing. Go have a look and get inspired! Post your progress in the Lounge or on Instagram with #moderndailyknitting and #arneandcarlos, and you’ll be eligible for awesome prizes.

The yarn is beautiful Norwegian Wool, specially designed by Arne & Carlos for their designs. Grab one skein each of five colors—or one each of two colors—here for your Setesdal Hat, and you’ll find yourself mesmerized like we are. And of course, our exclusive yarn bundle is available too, here.

Ann has already knit three Setesdal Hats—we call that a good start.  

Looking for tips and good company while you knit? We are loving the Wednesday hangouts with Arne & Carlos on their podcast. Last week and this week they went deep into the Setesdal Hat on their beloved podcast, Sit and Knit for a Bit! You’ll also find helpful video links here. 

Temperature Blanket Season

Behind the scenes, Kay is plotting and planning a brand-new temperature project for 2023. With all the beautiful temperature projects knitters made in 2022 to choose from, the question is: which pattern? (She’s currently leaning toward log cabin, but you never know with Kay.)

To get your own temperature project started, we’ve restocked our wildly popular Temperature Blanket Starter Packs, so get ’em while we’ve got ’em. You can also cook up your own shade card from the full palette of Rowan’s glorious forever yarn, Felted Tweed. 

Meanwhile . . .

We had a big time on MDK this week. 

Someday, Patty Lyons will answer a question that isn’t about how to make something jogless, but today is not that day. Here you go: Jogless Stranded Colorwork. Don’t miss the video!

Quick, simple, and full of flavor: thanks to Sarah Ross’s recipe file, this is how we make salmon now. 

This weekend, we’re in New York at Vogue Knitting Live. We cordially invite you to come to our talks with designer Joji Locatelli—or please say hi in the marketplace!

We don’t want you to miss this astonishing documentary, which honors and preserves history that was supposed to have been erased. 

This week’s giveaway is a celebration of designers who are Black, indigenous, and people of color. We’ll be sending five winners the pattern of their choice from this extremely juicy list of designers and designs on Ravelry.

Remember to enter the giveaway by midnight Central time Sunday night. While you’re there, browse the exciting designs your fellow MDK readers love, and support the designers by favoriting, buying, and knitting the patterns they’ve created.

If you’re new to MDK, welcome. We built this place for you. Our mission is to elevate the knitting life, by providing free daily content, exciting designers, friendly community, and a first-class shopping experience. If you have a question, or something is not right, email us at hello@moderndailyknitting.com, and you’ll get a prompt personal response from Nathan or Kay.  

Stay healthy, take care of each other, and knit on.

Love,

Ann and Kay

Big Fun Now

For the month of February, join us for a fabulous knitalong with Arne & Carlos.

We’re knitting the Setesdal Hat from MDK Field Guide No. 23: Glow. To make it easy, we’ve made up bundles of Rowan Norwegian Wool right here. Prefer a two-color version? Pick 1 skein each of 2 colors of Norwegian Wool, and you’re all set; just use one color for the background and the other color for the motifs. 

Lookbook 23 shows all the projects and yarns you’ll need, with shopping cart links for easy shopping. Just click below to view!

Subscribe Now

If you love your weekly date with Snippets, we invite you to support us by subscribing to the MDK Field Guides for 2023. This series of little books is at the heart of MDK. We’ll ship your copy of MDK Field Guide No. 23: Glow immediately, and you’ll be all set to receive early copies of the next two Field Guides in the series. 

This year’s subscription deal is more deluxe than ever: Field Guide subscribers will save 10% in the MDK Shop. All year long. Every single time you order. 

A Little Something

Did you know? There are always beautiful bargains on the MDK sale page. You never know when we’re going to add something wonderful, so check the Sale page often. 

Barnyard Knits Sock, Our Skill Set Baggu Tote, and Making a Life on the Sale page here!

Need a Great Gift?

Want to make a knitter happy? MDK Gift Cards are an easy answer, especially if the knitter is you. Tell your loved ones you’d like an MDK gift card, and they’ll know exactly what to do.