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    New! Gauge Problem Solver

    New! Gauge Problem Solver

    I have something special for you today. As someone who always says “please knit a swatch first,” I also know how discouraging those moments can be - when your gauge...

    New! Gauge Problem Solver

    I have something special for you today. As someone who always says “please knit a swatch first,” I also know how discouraging those moments can be - when your gauge...

    The Summer Soul top is here 🖤

    The Summer Soul top is here 🖤

    Every project begins with an idea. You get inspired; you imagine the stitches, the colors, the shape it will take. But sometimes, the yarn has its own plans. Maybe it’s...

    The Summer Soul top is here 🖤

    Every project begins with an idea. You get inspired; you imagine the stitches, the colors, the shape it will take. But sometimes, the yarn has its own plans. Maybe it’s...

    DK Yarn Guide 2.0. Started as my notes, now it’s yours

    DK Yarn Guide 2.0. Started as my notes, now it’...

    Before summer knitting begins in full bloom… And before the Summer Soul Top finds its way into your project basket—I have something special to share with you: the newly refreshed...

    DK Yarn Guide 2.0. Started as my notes, now it’...

    Before summer knitting begins in full bloom… And before the Summer Soul Top finds its way into your project basket—I have something special to share with you: the newly refreshed...

    You don’t need more patterns. You need better ones.

    You don’t need more patterns. You need better o...

    In the beginning, it feels straightforward. You just want to make something—maybe a sweater. Something you’ll be proud to wear and tell everyone you knit it. 😉 So you open...

    You don’t need more patterns. You need better o...

    In the beginning, it feels straightforward. You just want to make something—maybe a sweater. Something you’ll be proud to wear and tell everyone you knit it. 😉 So you open...

    How to be a creative knitter (Even as a beginner).

    How to be a creative knitter (Even as a beginner).

    At some point, we all stop following instructions and start trusting ourselves. Think about cooking. You start with a recipe, carefully measuring each ingredient down to the gram. But the...

    How to be a creative knitter (Even as a beginner).

    At some point, we all stop following instructions and start trusting ourselves. Think about cooking. You start with a recipe, carefully measuring each ingredient down to the gram. But the...

    If gauge frustrates you, let me show you something.

    If gauge frustrates you, let me show you someth...

    This long-form Esenote is about gauge—but don’t worry, it’s not the same 'knit a swatch, know your gauge, be wise' advice you’ve probably read a hundred times before. 😑 Instead,...

    If gauge frustrates you, let me show you someth...

    This long-form Esenote is about gauge—but don’t worry, it’s not the same 'knit a swatch, know your gauge, be wise' advice you’ve probably read a hundred times before. 😑 Instead,...