You’ve Got Snippets: August 10, 2024

Dear Knitter,

Happy Saturday!

Here we are, high summer, bringing you a midsummer night’s dream: the botanical wonderland that is Dee Hardwicke’s imagination, plus the colorful yarn that she fell in love with.

Take a peek at our brand-new MDK Gems special offer:

For this week only, when you order any quantity of our exclusive Atlas yarn, we’ll include a free ebook edition of Dee’s exquisite Field Guide No. 25: Botanica. This deal runs through Tuesday, and you can read all about it here.

Coming Soon: A Workshop with a Legend

The best way to learn a new skill is from someone who knows how. Our upcoming virtual workshop with the legendary Natalie Chanin will give you the keys to the kingdom of exquisite hand-stitching. Opportunities to learn with Natalie herself are rare, and we’re over the moon to offer this workshop. For all the details, and to register, click here.

Workshop Savings

A reminder for MDK Field Guide subscribers: save 10 percent on virtual events (and the whole full-price MDK Shop) when you enter the August subscriber coupon code we emailed you this past Monday.

Summer of Socks

We’re loving all the DK-weight socks showing up this summer—knitters are having fun exploring Fatimah Hinds’s four designs for MDK Field Guide No. 27: Sock Odyssey. Big fun: using DK weight yarns, rather than the typical fingering weight.

We brought in some very special hand-dyed yarns for this Field Guide, find your favorite here.

Meanwhile…

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Spring cleaning is never out of season: Kay’s got a simple recipe for sweater care.

Kate Atherley returned with more genius tips on afterthought heels. This time: how to get the placement right.

We traveled to Vietnam with Judy Nichols, in search of exquisite indigo and hemp fabrics made by Hmong artisans.

Our eagle-eye pattern scout Jen Arnall-Culliford shows us the many moods of textured socks.

You could make a queen-size bedspread while listening to Adrienne Martini’s Knit to This recommendation.

Your Support Is Everything—Thank You!

At MDK, supporting and elevating the knitting life is all we think about, every single day. It’s vital—and easy—to support MDK!

When you shop with MDK, take a workshop, and share our content with your knitting friends, you’re also supporting the yarnmakers, artisans, teachers, and writers that we feature here. It’s a daily challenge to make our tiny business go, and we’re grateful to everyone who helps us do that. Thank you!

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 friend—we appreciate it so much!

MDK Gems: Botanica + Atlas

It’s time for a garden party! Here we are, high summer, bringing you a midsummer night’s dream: the botanical wonderland that is Dee Hardwicke’s imagination, plus the colorful yarn that she fell in love with.

Get the party started with these special bundles we’ve cooked up.

To recap: through next Tuesday, August 9, a free ebook of Field Guide No. 25: Botanica is yours when you order any quantity of Atlas yarn.

(And remember, Field Guide subscribers, your coupon code we emailed you on August 5 will save you 10% on this soft and flufftastic favorite.)

Summer of Socks

This summer is all about the joys of sock knitting, through Fatimah Hinds’s four designs for MDK Field Guide No. 27: 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. Find all the special hand-dyed yarns we brought in for this Field Guide here.

Knit to Go!

The Summery Sock Kit. This deluxe, colorful, mix-and-match bundle features two of our all-time favorite sock yarns: Freia and Lichen and Lace. Also included are MDK Field Guide No. 11: Wanderlust, plus favorite sockmaker essentials—now on sale at a very special price to get us through the dog days of summer. Pick from three superfun colorways:

Join us!

We’ve always got something going on at MDK—and we want you to know about it. Keep up to date with all the happenings on our Events page, right here.