You’ve Got Snippets: August 5, 2023
Three magic words: Summery Sock Kit. Plus a juicy sale and all the week’s news.
Inspiration
You never know what’s going to catch our eye. A compendium of wonders.
Knitters of Note: Isabella Bird
"Weary of limitations," a legendary explorer relies on her knitting.
Summertime: The Pack & Play
Sometimes a dishcloth is more than a dishcloth. A lot more.
Self-care: My Golden Keys
A few principles helpful for living well and making imperfect-but-good-enough decisions.
A Portrait in Objects: Olga Buraya-Kefelian
The books, objects, materials, and textures that fill the Field Guide No. 24: Spark designer with joy.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
A perfectly mind-blowing new book from Rick Rubin will ignite your energy for making stuff.
Summertime and the Weaving is Easy
Explore the basics of rigid heddle weaving in a half dozen concepts knitters can relate to.
Bedazzled and Hypnotized
Thoughts while finishing a skirt, getting ready for Natalie Chanin's visit to MDK on August 11.
I Made It with Atlas: Lounge Edition
Knitters are knocking off our socks ... and slippers ... with their FOs in our lofty, light-worsted yarn.
On the Road, Knitting Along
A postcard from Rosemont, Illinois! We are having a swell time here, where knitting is the Number One Topic.
Self-care: WOTY Check in!
We’re halfway through 2023. How’s it going with your Word of the Year?
Documenting a Rare Case
In which we encounter a phenomenon that is not often observed in the knitting population.