Samantha Brunson
Samantha Brunson is the owner of BobbleClubHouse.com, a knitting and crafting blog that chronicles the crafting community with stories from a diverse group of makers.
Samantha graduated from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago’s Fashion Department and went on to work in the fashion industry at companies such as Donna Karan, Maggy London, and Bliss Lau. For close to 10 years, Samantha worked as a knitwear sample maker, creating intricate handmade knitwear and crochet for couture and ready-to-wear runway shows.
A self-proclaimed elderly millennial, Samantha is always looking for new ways to share her love of knitwear and crafting with the world.
Contributions From Samantha Brunson
Making It: Inspiration Abounds
Ten places to fill your bucket when your well runs dry.
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Making It: My First Sock
How do you know you don't want to knit a sock if you never give it a try?
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Making It: Meeting a Puppet Master
There are some questions you should say "yes" to.
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Making It: The Wigs of Bridgerton
Pinkies up! Come see a different kind of fiber artist at work.
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Irreconcilable Knits: Love, Loss, and What She Wore
A late cold snap is an opportunity to wear a newly finished scarf—and to make peace with what wasn't meant to be.
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Crochet Connections
The lives of our ancestors might not resemble our own—but sometimes they rhyme.
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Translating Oscar de la Renta’s Dreams into Reality
A very special visit with a member of the team creating Oscar de la Renta’s knitwear.
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Making It: The Yarn Bodega
When a big box craft store closed, a dream for a yarn bodega in the Bronx was ignited.
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2024 Craftolutions!
Forget resolutions. Ring in 2024 with craftolutions!
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A Theater Kid Crochets Shakespeare
To hook or not to hook . . . is that even a question when the amigurumi are this fetching?
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The Queen Leaves McQueen
Kudos and gratitude to Sarah Burton whose sculptural knitwear designs continue to inspire makers everywhere.
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Making It: Beginners
If at first you don't succeed, grant yourself some grace and keep practicing. Four expert makers share first projects and words of wisdom.
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Making It: Calling All Swifties
Where making meets TayTay super fandom is an uplifting, inspirational place.
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I Made It with Atlas: Checkered Scarf
Premiering right here on MDK, a slip-stitch stunner with that satisfying element of color play.
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On Trend: Coastal Grandmother
It's the trend that's sweeping the nation ... or at least wherever there's a beach or boardwalk.
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My Pretty Brown Doll
You can feel the love that fills every page of Yolonda Jordan's new book.
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Crafting Resilience
Warmth and light on every page. Self-care in every stitch. Loving Brandi Cheyenne Harper's new book, Knitting for Radical Self-Care.
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Confessions and Unpopular Crafting Opinions
Enter the crafter's confessional.
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Behind the Designs: Alejandra Alonso Rojas
Adventures in creating designer knitwear and crochet.
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Fashion Week Report: Crochet for Spring/Summer 2020
Don't be surprised if you start seeing a lot of crochet in the shops next year.
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The Kids Are All Right: Knitwear at FIT
A guided tour of lively new work at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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