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Celebrate the Arkansas Yarn Crawl with the Fellowship of the Socks pattern
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Today marks the start of the 2026 Arkansas Yarn Crawl, a statewide celebration of independent yarn stores throughout… Read more
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Ready, set, crawl! Or, my 2026 Arkansas Yarn Crawl itinerary
For the past few years, my mom and I have traveled the state every July as yarn tourists — visiting local, independent yarn stores in places like Fayetteville, Mena, Arkadelphia, and more. Our first year, we made a point to travel to every. single. store. on the map. It was nice to be able to… Read more
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My most customizable pattern yet: Foot by the Fruit
Because my pockets were full of Runts candy! … I ate it on the way over here. That’s what they’re for. They’re my traveling Runts.—Eddie Wong, Fresh Off the Boat (S03E15) Introducing the newest addition to my Food for Feet sock pattern collection: Foot by the Fruit. Available in six sizes to fit toddlers up… Read more
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Price changes are coming to my pattern store
Price changes are coming to my Ravelry pattern store. If you’ve been eyeing any of my patterns, be sure to buy them before July 3 so you can lock in the current price and still get all the juicy updates! Read more
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Floats: To catch or not to catch?
Knitting is a lot like grammar — you want to know the rules before you break them. The same is true when it comes to catching floats in your colorwork. What are floats, anyway? Floats are those little bits of unknit yarn you end up with on the wrong side of your work when knitting… Read more
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Say hello to Sock Pretzel!
I wake up every morning in a bed that’s too small, drive my daughter to a school that’s too expensive, and then I go to work to a job for which I get paid too little, but on Pretzel Day? Well, I like Pretzel Day. —Stanley Hudson, The Office (S03E05) I am pleased to add Sock Pretzel!… Read more
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Introducing the Frankfooter Socks!
You look like the Fourth of July! It makes me want a hot dog real bad! —Paulette Bonafonté I’m quickly sensing a theme with all the sock patterns I’ve released thus far. Tomatoes, pickles, and now hot dogs — I never thought I was this obsessed with food, but here we are. As of February… Read more
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Knitting in times of crisis
All too often, knitting—and fiber arts in general—is diminished to a mere hobby in the face of other art forms with more perceived value. Why knit a sweater, after all, when you can just buy one? Why make your fabric when you can get it from the store ready-made instead? What many fail to realize… Read more
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Now available: The Pickle Barrel Socks!
i love my little pony bc there will be a pony named pickle barrel on a pickle farm and they’re like “i wonder what my cutie mark will be” —Riley Farmer, Twitter (@rileysauruss) Pickles are one of my favorite snacks. I once wrote a page-long entreaty to a pickle company begging them to revert to… Read more
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Introducing the All Tomato Socks — my first sock pattern!
I’m giving you an All Tomato, meaning you give me the whole tomato or else. —Troy Barnes I’m a tomato lover at heart. Even as a child, I loved to snack on cherry tomatoes until my mouth was sore and my stomach ached. I love them in all forms — plain, with mozzarella and basil,… Read more
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