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You’ve Got Snippets: May 4, 2024
Dear Knitter,
Welcome to your Saturday!
It’s almost Patty Lyons Eve! In less than a week, the Queen of Clever, who shares both the how and the why of knitting—will be teaching her first-ever virtual class at MDK. As we know from her Ask Patty columns on MDK, Patty has more tricks up her sleeve than the Great Purlini. We’re thrilled that she’s cooking up a special class just for us.
Patty’s classes are perpetually oversubscribed, and she plans to cover a ton of tricks—so get in on this beautiful opportunity. Register here for this May 10 funfest.
Meanwhile …
We had a big time on MDK this week.
Thrilling announcement alert: Who is the designer for the new MDK Field Guide? Find out why we’re so excited.
Want to get your copy first AND support MDK while you’re at it? Subscribe to MDK Field Guides.
From Samantha Brunson, a tale of the city co-starring a fantastic handknit scarf.
In springtime a knitter’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of cotton. Who better than Jillian Moreno to bring us a timely primer on cotton yarns?
How 22 balls of Felted Tweed helped Ann Hood plot the twists and turns of her new novel, The Stolen Child.
Whee! Kay polevaulted onto a bandwagon.
Does driving around Scotland in a camper van with Alan Cumming and Miriam Margolyes sound like a hoot? We thought so, too!
Support What You Love
At MDK, we have one job: making fun happen for knitters. Every morning, we bring the best writers, teachers, and knitting to you, free of charge and free of ads. This daily stream of humor, learning, and big-hearted community is only possible because of your purchases from the MDK Shop—thank you!
Questions? Email us anytime at hello@moderndailyknitting.com, and you’ll get a personal response from a real live MDK person.
Stay healthy, take care of each other, and knit on.
Love,
Ann and Kay
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We’ve done a thing—Nash Yarn Fest will be a time to celebrate everything we love about the knitting world. You’ll have the chance to learn, to shop, to be entertained. To make new friends and to reunite with dear ones.
We’ll start the fun on Friday night, March 14 and go all day on Saturday the 15th.
Classes are being created, entertainment is being booked, and vendors are signing on.
More than anything, Nash Yarn Fest is going to be a party for the ages. We do not rule out spontaneous dancing!
We’ll keep you posted on Nash Yarn Fest as it develops—subscribe to our Nash Yarn Fest newsletter right here for updates and announcements of classes and ticket sales.
Get Creating Again
Ten percent savings this weekend! A fun, crazy vibrant, ridiculously convenient watercolor kit you must keep in your bag—whether you are a seasoned artist or simply enjoy the soothing benefits of moving paint across a sheet of handmade paper.
Viviva Colorsheets are so cool—see them in action here. We’ve left a set at our MDK craft table, and the results were nothing short of inspiring. Grab one for you and someone you love—perfect for a paint party.
What’s in the kit? We’ve bundled Viviva Colorsheets—in a palette curated just for us—with a pencil by Tennessee’s own Musgrave Pencil Company, a water-fillable brush, plus a Khadi watercolor sketchbook, and tucked them in a ready-to-go drawstring bag. Save 10 percent this weekend!
Spring Cleaning
We’ve restocked a must-have in the MDK Tools Shop. Here’s Ann’s post on why this little gadget, the Lilly Brush, is a perfect de-piller. It just works.
And while you’re at it: gadgets and gizmos for your next knitting adventure.
Make Your Own Field Guide Bundle
Here’s a fun thing: we have 26 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 save 15%—and you’ll soon receive a delivery of little books that will inspire, amuse, and set you to knitting something new. It’s conceivable to make a bundle of all 26, just sayin. Have a peek now.
Mailbox Fun
If you’re loving Field Guide No. 26: Moss, we’ve got great news: MDK will publish two more MDK Field Guides in 2024. Subscribing to the MDK Field Guides of 2024 is the best way to experience them, a truly VIP experience.
Subscribing brings many benefits, including 10% savings on every MDK full-price item, all year long—including events! Subscribers get first access to each new Field Guide, and we ship subscriber copies before the official launch date. Check it out, and subscribe here.
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