You’ve Got Snippets: August 5, 2023

Dear knitter,

Welcome to your Saturday!

Into each life, some rain must fall. We’re fine with rain, actually—what really burns our biscuit is when the MDK Shop’s checkout process gets glitchy.

We apologize for any difficulty you’ve had shopping with us recently. We’ve been assured that the glitch has been fixed—and if it unfixes, we will throw everything we’ve got at restoring the smooth shopping experience you expect.

In gratitude to all who’ve tried valiantly to shop with us, we’re extending our epic anniversary sale for one more weekend.

Walk over to the MDK Shop Sale Aisle—we’ve put some awesome new bargains in there. Treat yourself, and raise a toast to the next 20 years of knitting and laughing—and fixing glitches—together.

Have you seen our new 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.

Can you be in Nashville on Friday?

We’re having an open house starring special guest Natalie Chanin, and we’d sure love to see you there. 

Meanwhile . . .

We had a big time on MDK this week.

The famous adventurer we never heard of was a knitter! Adrienne Martini gives us the scoop. 

We tagged along with Jeni Hankins on a Knitter’s Day Trip to the Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian exhibit at the Tate Modern—and brought home a whole lot of inspiration for knitting. 

Ann sent us a super corny postcard from Maine. 

It’s cool, delicious, and good for you—and it’s straight out of Sarah Ross’s recipe file. Run to the farmstand so you can make it this weekend!

We’re in for tons of fascinating listening with DG Strong’s Knit to This recommendation: the long-running Hollywood history podcast You Must Remember This. 

Remember to enter this week’s giveaway by midnight Central time Sunday night. The prize is one of our ecommerce coordinator Natasha Andrews’s lush and lovely mystery bags of yarns, so make sure you’re in with a chance for this one. 

As always, we thank you for supporting MDK. Every morning, we bring the best in knitting to you, fresh and hot. We share it for free, but good content is expensive, and your purchases in the MDK Shop are vital to making it all happen.

If you haven’t shopped with us yet, we urge you to support what you love, and have a great shopping experience while you’re at it. And if you have shopped with us, THANK YOU for keeping MDK 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

 

Our Summery Sock Kit

Lichen and Lace. Freia Yarns. Two of our all-time favorite sock yarns, plus MDK Field Guide No. 11: Wanderlust and more here at a very special price. This is a delicious box to receive in your mailbox.

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.

Oh, Joy!

The Skill Set Box of Joy is back in its original colorway—for a special price until Monday!

We worked on this deluxe learn-to-knit kit for a long time, wanting to get every element as perfect as we could. But even so, we’ve been amazed at its popularity. It’s the best way we know to share the joy of knitting with someone special. If you’ve been waiting for its return, get it while we’ve got it.

We Are Celebrating

Happy Kay and ANN-iversary! Celebrating 20 years of knitting—many, many more to go.

Treat yourself to a happy wander down the MDK Sale Aisle and find something new to love.

Great Teacher, Great Class

Have you heard the news? In August, Olga Buraya-Kefelian will be leading a virtual workshop on her fabulous Sei Cowl. We’d love to have you with us for this very special experience.

Guided by Olga, one of the most engaging teachers we know, we’ll learn to make the Sei Cowl, a gorgeous project that opens up Olga’s world of graphic slipped-stitch patterns. You’ll leave the workshop inspired, holding the keys to a fascinating kingdom. 

Like all MDK virtual workshops, this one will be deluxe, complete with a beautiful box of needfuls and want-fuls. We’ll gather on August 18, 2023, from noon-3:00 pm Eastern time, on Zoom. 

For all the juicy details, and to reserve your spot, click here. 

Summer Adventure Knitting

We’re loving the five imagination-sparking designs of MDK Field Guide No. 24: Spark. Each one is a tantalizing peek into the mind of one of the most inventive designers we know, Olga Buraya-Kefelian. Cast on the Tendril Necklace with Spincycle’s beautiful Dream State. A few knits and purls later—you’ll have the zingiest accessory to pair with your summer linens. (in the Sale Aisle for a limited time!)

Join us for a fantastic summer of playful knitting—and beautiful pieces to wear and share. 

Order your copy right here, as a print edition with a Ravelry ebook download code in the back; or as an ebook-only download.

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.