You’ve Got Snippets: January 25, 2025

Dear knitter,

Happy Saturday!

It’s an exciting time at MDK, as we get ready for Nash Yarn Fest, aka the biggest in-person party we’ve ever thrown. Scroll down to read all about it. We’d love to have you with us for this epic first for Nashville.

Meanwhile, there’s something very special that we don’t want you to sleep on. On February 7, one of our favorite people, Ann Weaver, will teach us mosaic knitting, with a gorgeous virtual shawl workshop.

The project stopped us in our tracks when we first saw it: the Pines and Needles Shawl.

The class includes a bundle of Ann’s exquisite hand-dyed yarn, if you choose to include it. We have three delectable colorways available. We think it’s some of the most subtle, brilliant yarn we’ve ever seen. Read all about it and sign up here.

Here We Go!

It’s finally here! The most popular knitalong of the MDK year, Bang Out a Sweater, kicks off next Friday, January 31, and runs through February. Yes, we’re going to knit an entire Bolin Cardigan during the shortest month of the year. Or not! The back of the pack is a jolly and somewhat crowded place for good knitting fun. Knit at your own pace, and have a ball.

Read all about the knitalong here, and sign up for the three-part workshop with the great Lorilee Beltman here. The workshop is optional, but three sessions with this extraordinary teacher is an incredible opportunity. Last year’s participants raved about the time we had.

As always with an MDK knitalong: all yarns are welcome. We’d love to have you with us.

Off to a Roaring Start

2025 is the year of a brand-new adventure: the MDK Society. The benefits of charter membership are many—and we will be adding more fun all year long. Members save 10 percent on our wonderful virtual workshops, and in the MDK Shop, throughout 2025.

What we’re most excited about: virtual events and hangouts for Society members. Each month we’ll put on a new edition of the Snippets Show, featuring special guests and coming to you via Zoom, plus knit nights, the MDK Lounge, and more. This is the knitting community we’ve dreamed about, and we hope you’ll join us.

Take a moment to sign up now and take advantage of our introductory membership price—which will go up this month. Thanks so much to everyone who’s signed up already. More fun ahead!

Meanwhile…

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Toile de Jouy and a dress dyed with arsenic—Franklin Habit’s latest letter from Paris made us dizzy about art and textiles.

In this corner…an adorable fuzzy animal. In the other corner…also an adorable fuzzy animal! Jillian Moreno on mohair versus alpaca.

You already have this wonder tool. It’s in the coat closet, and it’s going to make your knitting so happy.

Samantha Brunson gives her own version of Miranda Priestley’s cerulean monologue, in which a favorite skinny scarf pattern makes big waves in the fashion world.

In a changing world, we will always have knitting. 

A report from the mezzanine at MDK World Headquarters, where Ashley Balding keeps the Nash Yarn Fest Binder of Truth.

Your Support Is Everything—Thank You!

At MDK, making knitters happy is all we think about, every single day. If you love what we’re doing, it’s vital—and easy—to support MDK.

One great way, of course: join the MDK Society. And also, whenever you shop with MDK, sign up for a workshop, or share our content with others, you’re directly supporting the yarnmakers, artisans, teachers, and writers that we feature here. Thank you!

Questions? Email us anytime at hello@moderndailyknitting.com, and you’ll get a prompt 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!

The Next Big Thing

Bang Out A Sweater Begins January 31!

Please join us for a three-part virtual workshop series, where we will bang out a sweater together—with ease, and in great company!

In three Zoom sessions, Lorilee Beltman will guide us as we knit Norah Gaughan’s extraordinary Bolin Cardigan from MDK Field Guide No. 28: Renewal. Sign up here.

A Gorgeous Shawl Workshop on February 7

One of our favorite people, Ann Weaver, joins us to teach mosaic knitting. The project stopped us in our tracks when we first saw it: the Pines and Needles Shawl.

We’ve got three colorways in Ann’s own rare and delectable yarn, Plied.

Not to be missed—sign up here.

The Snippets Show

The monthly MDK Society Zoom made its world premiere on January 8.

A variety show—about knitting! The highlight was a conversation with our special guests Arne and Carlos, the beloved Norwegian designers.

The Snippets Show is exclusive to MDK Society members, and it’s another great reason to join the MDK Society. Join now for immediate access to the video recording with Arne and Carlos, and to attend all the Snippets Shows to come.

Coming up on February 5, our special guest will be the one and only Franklin Habit, MDK’s man in Paris! Sign up here. You’ll be glad you did—we are loading up the year with good things.

This March: A Gathering of Knitters in Nashville

Tickets are now on sale for Nash Yarn Fest, coming March 14-15, 2025. Check out the NYF website to get a peek at our growing vendor list—it’s juicy!

Nash Yarn Fest will be 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.

Happy Handknits

It’s the one thing you really need to keep in your coat closet. Check out Kay’s latest post explaining her love of this simple, effective tool for de-pilling.

A Few Left

The ultimate stack of knitting inspo: The MDK Field Guide Collection is all 28 Field Guides in both print and ebook editions. That’s more than 50% off the single-copy price.

Looking for a Bargain?

Hop over to the MDK Sale page.

Build a Beautiful Knitting Community with Us!

The MDK Society is our vision of what a knitting community can be—online and in real life. The benefits of membership are amazing—and there are surprises in the works, too.

We need you, and we will be delighted to have you—please join the MDK Society. The savings start immediately—10 percent off on events, and in the MDK Shop all year long!

If you’re interested in our thinking behind the MDK Society, we share that here. The upshot: We want to keep MDK’s wonderful daily content freely available to all, without cheesy ads (ew) or sponsored content (nope)—and we want to focus more on knitting and fun and less on marketing.

 Your MDK Society membership will help us make it happen. Thank you so much.