You’ve Got Snippets: June 15, 2024

Happy Saturday!

We’re really excited—we saw Fatimah Hinds in action last week at the Knitting Getaway, and she’s just a fantastic teacher. Next up: she’s teaching a virtual class on Friday, June 21. As in: SOON!

She’ll be teaching Sock Tips and Tricks, and it’s going to be three hours of everything you need to know.

If you’re new to the world of socks, or a seasoned sock specialist looking for new tricks, we heartily invite you to join us next Friday, June 21. As in: REALLY SOON! Learn more and register here.

Special bonus for workshop participants: Your order confirmation email will include a link to a PDF with a coupon code for 15 percent off all the special yarns featured in MDK Field Guide No. 27: Sock Odyssey. These yarns are exquisite and rare—check them out.

The Shakerag Top: Try It, You’ll Like It

It’s our most-knitted sweater. Cool and quick. The Shakerag Top by Amy Christoffers.

So we’re delighted to announce this month’s superspecial deal, our MDK Gem.

We’ve brought in a beautiful palette of Rowan Summerlite 4ply, the fingering weight cotton that makes for a perfect Shakerag Top.

Now through Monday, June 17, order any quantity of Summerlite 4ply, and we’ll email you a free PDF ebook of Field Guide No. 6: Transparency, featuring the Shakerag Top plus three additional designs. (A $9.95 value!)

And, of course, clever Field Guide subscribers save 10% on their order when using the monthly coupon code that went out via email on June 3.

Meanwhile …

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Oh no! Your favorite knit has a hole! Kate Atherley shows us how to fix it with the proper (and cutest) tool.

It’s always better when we’re together: postcards from an unforgettable Knitting Getaway.

Gretchen Wright took us on a fiber-centric spin around her hometown, Philadelphia.

The most delicious eye candy: Jen Arnall-Culliford scouted out some awe-inspiring blankets knit in pieces—perfect for summer. In the words of a commenter: we have projects for life now!

A gripping Knit to This, based on a true story.

Support What You Love

We are proud to be a part of the fabric of small businesses and creative people whose work makes the knitting world so vibrant.

When you support MDK with your purchases from the MDK Shop, we pay your support forward to the writers, designers, teachers, and yarnmakers we work with. It’s a daily challenge to make a tiny business go, and we’re grateful to every one of you for helping us do that.

Questions? Email us anytime at hello@moderndailyknitting.com, and you’ll get a prompt personal response from a real live MDK person.

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

Love,

Ann and Kay

PS Please forward this Snippets to a knitter—we appreciate it so much!

Summer of Socks

This summer is all about the joys of sock knitting, through Fatimah Hinds’s four designs for MDK Field Guide No. 26: Sock Odyssey. Suddenly, socks are super easy to attain, because we’re using DK weight yarns, rather than the typical fingering weight.

What a difference that change makes! Socks knit up faster. They’re extra cushiony and comfy. And with Fatimah Hinds as our guide, we embark on a fantastic journey of clever cables and intriguing techniques.

Explore the stunning yarns featured in Field Guide No. 27 below and in our shoppable lookbook, right here.

Looking for company—and a compass—for this journey? We heartily invite you to join us next Friday, June 21, when Fatimah is leading us in a virtual workshop where she’ll share her best secrets for making beautiful socks. Learn more about this three-hour Zoom class and register here.

A Must-Have is Back in Stock

We’ve restocked one of the hottest sellers in the MDK Tools Shop. Here’s Ann’s post on why the Lilly Brush is a great de-piller. It just works.

Pack Up Your Duffel Bag

It’s that time again—dust off your sit-upon and get ready for MDK Summer Camp, a virtual handwork workshop like no other. Join us in the Craft Hut on July 19. Don’t forget to bring some contraband candy!

Get a head start and pick up your MDK Summer Camp Kit right here.

Make a Field Guide Bundle

Here’s a fun thing: we have 27 Field Guides in our collection—delectable, small excursions into all sorts of beautiful knitting from a who’s who of designers.

Order 3 or more Field Guides, and save 15%. It’s conceivable to make a bundle of all 27, just sayin. Have a peek now.

Mark your calendars for Nash Yarn Fest, coming next year: March 14-15, 2025.

A time to celebrate everything we love about the knitting world, in a beautiful venue in the heart of friendly, fascinating Nashville. To learn, to shop, to be entertained, to hang out and make new friends and reunite with dear ones.

Above all, Nash Yarn Fest is going to be a party for the ages.

To keep up with vendors, events, tickets, and news, sign up for Nash Yarn Fest updates here.