You’ve Got Snippets: February 22, 2025

Dear knitter,

Happy Saturday!

If you’re like us, somewhere in your home there is a hopeful heap of handknits waiting for a quick, deft mend so that they can rejoin your active-duty wardrobe.

Today we’re thrilled to announce that renowned technical knitting whiz Kate Atherley is coming to save the day, in a brand-new virtual workshop.

Please join us on April 11, 2025, for Mending Made Easy. Kate will share her best tips on handknit repair—and ways to avoid holes in the first place. This will be a virtual workshop on Zoom. Click here for all the details and to reserve your place.

Coming Soon: A Boatload of Bolins 

The most popular knitalong of the MDK year, Bang Out a Sweater, is going on right now. Yes, we’re knitting an entire Bolin Cardigan during the shortest month of the year. (Working at your own pace is definitely encouraged, though!)

We have a fantastic treat, too. At Lorilee Beltman’s final workshop session next Friday, February 28, we’ll have a very special guest: Norah Gaughan, the extraordinary designer of Bolin and so many beloved sweaters.

Read all about the knitalong here, and sign up for the three-part workshop with the great Lorilee Beltman here. You’ll receive links to the video recordings of the first two sessions right away, and you’ll be set for the final live session on February 28.

Meanwhile…

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Prepare to swoon when you see Franklin Habit’s gorgeous report on the Louvre’s first-ever fashion/costume exhibition.

A hearty MDK welcome to new contributor Cindy Dawson, who brought us a fascinating piece on how eight ancient celebrations inspire her knitting practice today.

We know these things, and we also always appreciate reminders of these things. Max Daniels took us back to the basics of self-care.

Short rows just got a whole lot easier. Ann shared the cleverest of clever tips learned from Lorilee.

When she’s tangled up in blue, Kay turns to marls + garter stitch.

Thirteen minutes that dazzled a backstage veteran who’s hard to impress.

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!

Nash Yarn Fest is Just Three Weeks Away!

Our excitement level is officially off the charts as we get ready to welcome over 90 vendors—and a throng of happy knitters—to Nashville for our first-ever Nash Yarn Fest on March 14-15, 2025. It’s not too late to get yourself a ticket now—and we’ll be selling them at the door, so come on down! Read all about this beautiful opportunity for good times with our beloved knitting community on the Nash Yarn Fest website.

In case you missed it, photographer Gale Zucker—who specializes in making real people look really fabulous in their handknits—will be bringing her professional photo booth setup to Nash Yarn Fest. Advance booking is highly recommended: reserve a spot for you, or you and your gang, here.

A Quiet Mind Awaits You

On March 28, at noon Eastern, we’ll be hosting a 90-minute knitting + meditation session with Suzan Colón. Suzan is a beloved MDK contributor and the author of Medknitation, a life-changing book about the ways to combine knitting and meditation.

When you sign up here, your order confirmation email will include a free download of the ebook edition of Medknitation, with 30 meditations.

As always with our virtual classes, this one will be recorded so you can watch and re-watch at your convenience.

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.

Our first year is off to a great start, and we hope you’ll join us.

So far, our Snippets Show guests have been Arne and Carlos in January, and this past week: the one and only Franklin Habit, beaming in from his studio in Paris! The video recordings of our chats are available to all MDK Society members, indefinitely!

Take a moment to sign up now and take advantage of our introductory membership price. Thanks so much to everyone who’s signed up already.

More fun ahead!

Jane is Here

Who’s Jane? She’s our MDK-exclusive, DK-weight yarn.

One hundred percent British wool, made in Yorkshire.

To see Jane knitted up into 15 of the most beautiful patterns out there, take a leisurely stroll through our Jane lookbook. It’s the ultimate Pattern Scout!

Make Your Own Field Guide Bundle

Here’s a fun thing: we have 28 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 you’ll save 15%.

It’s conceivable to make a bundle of all 28, just sayin. Have a peek now.

Looking for a Bargain?

Hop over to the MDK Sale page.