You’ve Got Snippets: August 26, 2023

Dear knitter,

Welcome to your Saturday!

Flash Sale!

This week, MDK’s yarn detective Jillian Moreno investigated a scrunchable, shimmery mystery yarn—Neighborhood Fiber Company’s extraordinary Chromium. To celebrate another case solved by Jillian with a magnifying glass, a bloodhound, and 83 swatches, we’re declaring a flash sale on the intriguing Spark Cuff and Tote Bundle. 

Make two cool projects with this bundle: the Penrose Tote and Fortune Teller Cuff from Field Guide No. 24: Spark. The Spark Cuff and Tote Bundle contains one skein each of Organic Studio Sock and Chromium, a stainless steel-silk blend. Get scrunching at a great price, while supplies last!

Meanwhile . . .

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Samantha Brunson kicked off her new column, Making It, with an uplifting piece about the intersection of crafting ingenuity and Taylor Swift fandom. Don’t know about you, but we’re feeling 22, um, 32 … oh never mind! 

What do you want to do with your wild and precious August? Max Daniels helps us make a list of everything we want to do before the world goes pumpkin spice on us.

Kay’s got herself an instant handknit—and you can have one, too. 

She’s our diva of delightfulness, the princess of pointy sticks. If this prime August weekend permits, settle in and listen to a great conversation with Olga Buraya-Kefelian on the wonderful Fruity Knitting podcast. You’ll be smitten.

Remember to enter this week’s giveaway by midnight Central time Sunday night. The prize is the Spark Cuff and Tote Bundle, which will allow the winner to knit something fun by Olga while listening to Olga. 

As ever, we thank you for supporting this community and this beloved, handcrafted enterprise. Every morning, we bring the best in knitting to you, fresh and hot. We share it for free, but good content is expensive. We urge you to support what you love, and have a great shopping experience while you’re at it. Thank you for keeping us going!

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

Save on a Fave

Two cool projects in one bundle: the Penrose Tote and Fortune Teller Cuff from Field Guide No. 24: Spark. The Spark Cuff and Tote Bundle contains one skein each of Organic Studio Sock and Chromium, a stainless steel-silk blend—in Neighborhood Fiber Co.’s famously saturated color. Get scrunching at a great price, while supplies last!

Take It to Go

We’ve got your travel project right here. The Belinda Wrap is an airy scarf/shawl that only takes a few ounces of our favorite featherweight yarn, Kidsilk Haze. More room in your suitcase for swimsuits and souvenirs, and companionable knitting for the journey.

Two balls each of color A and color B, and off you go—with this luminous palette, color pairing is a breeze. See Ann’s choices here.

Cool and Easy

Have you seen the coolest baby blanket ever? From dishcloth pattern to baby blanket—using classic Rowan Handknit Cotton and whatever color mood inspires you.

This is relaxation knitting at its finest, and Kay’s latest creation based on Lorilee Beltman’s Sinkmates Suite dishcloth.

Read about Kay’s Pack & Play blanket journey and her best Clip & Save tips, right here.

Summery Sock Kit

The dog days are prime time for portable, colorful, mix-and-matchable knitting. Our new Summery Sock Kit has got you covered. It’s a deluxe collection of two all-time favorite sock yarns, plus MDK Field Guide No. 11: Wanderlust and more—you’ll find it here at a very special price.

Four colorways to choose from: Mountain, Sunset, Lake, and Ocean.

Enjoy! And poke around MDK for all the sock-knitting support you could want. Here is a Jen Arnall-Culliford classic to get you started.

Tool Time

Our tools are on point! Refined essentials that are functional and pretty at the same time—tested and approved by all of us here at MDK. Tulip Interchangeable sets—our favorite needles—now back in stock here.

Stitch with Us

We’re more in love than ever with the hand-stitched beauty created by our visionary friend Natalie Chanin. We’re thrilled to offer you a free shipping code when you order from Alabama Chanin’s The School of Making website.

It’s simple: use the code MDKFREESHIPPING at checkout.  Want to know our own favorite kits to stitch? Here you go.

Subscribe Now

If you love our free daily knitting content, made with care, a great way to support MDK is by subscribing to the MDK Field Guides for 2023. This series of little books is at the heart of MDK. We’ll ship your copy of MDK Field Guide No. 23: Glow and MDK Field Guide No. 24: Spark immediately, and you’ll get an early copy of the next Field Guide in September!

This year’s subscription deal is more deluxe than ever: Field Guide subscribers are saving 10% in the MDK Shop. All year long. Every single time you order.

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