You’ve Got Snippets: February 1, 2024

Dear knitter,

Happy Saturday!

We’ll be quick, because we’re busy Banging Out A Sweater this month with Lorilee Beltman. The first session yesterday has us all wild with momentum—not too late to sign up. External Link. Opens in new window. for this three-session workshop led by one of the great teachers. We’ll email you the first session recording. Sessions to come: Feb. 14, Feb. 28.

Another juicy workshop coming next week: On Friday, Feb. 7, one of our favorite people, Ann Weaver, will teach us mosaic knitting, with the Pines and Needles Shawl. Two options: Sign up for the workshop and bring your own yarn, or get the workshop + our bundle of Ann’s Plied yarn. It’s some of the most subtle, brilliant yarn we’ve ever seen. Sign up here. External Link. Opens in new window.. (Recording sent afterward, if your schedule is tight.)

A Year Together

Our brand-new adventure has begun: the MDK Society. External Link. Opens in new window.. The benefits of charter membership are many—and we will be adding more fun all year long. Members save 10 percent on our wonderful virtual workshops, and in the MDK Shop, throughout 2025.

What we’re most excited about: virtual events and hangouts for Society members. This is the knitting community we’ve dreamed about, and we hope you’ll join us.

Take a moment to sign up now. External Link. Opens in new window. and take advantage of our introductory membership price—which will go up this month. Thanks so much to everyone who’s signed up already.

The Snippets Show! 

The Snippets Show is a monthly event on Zoom, exclusive to MDK Society members, and it’s another great reason to join the MDK Society.

Coming up on Wednesday, Feb. 5, our special guest will be the one and only Franklin Habit, MDK’s man in Paris!

The monthly MDK Society Zoom made its world premiere on January 8 with our talk with Arne and Carlos, the beloved Norwegian designers.

Join now. External Link. Opens in new window. for immediate access to the video recording with Arne and Carlos, and to attend all the Snippets Shows to come.

Meanwhile…

We had a big time on MDK this week.

Our designer/doodler in chief Hannah Jones takes you behind the scenes. External Link. Opens in new window. at MDK World Headquarters.

Ann’s Pines and Needles Shawl wishes Ann Weaver had been there. External Link. Opens in new window. to explain mosaic knitting to Ann.

Astonishing rag rugs. External Link. Opens in new window. from England. Tag along with Jeni Hankins.

Two continents down, five to go: who’s showing up. External Link. Opens in new window. in the MDK Society Lounge?

Ace photographer Gale Zucker will capture you in your handknit glory at Nash Yarn Fest in March. She explains how it is the most fun thing ever. External Link. Opens in new window., with a link to book your quick sesh.

Roving reporter Paul Haesemeyer’s latest intarsia. External Link. Opens in new window. is funny/adorable/so hard. All respect!

Your Support Is Everything—Thank You!

Whenever you shop with MDK, sign up for a workshop, or share our content with others, you’re directly supporting the yarnmakers, artisans, teachers, and writers that we feature here. Thank you!

Questions? Email us anytime at hello@moderndailyknitting.com. External Link. Opens in new window., and you’ll get a prompt response from a real live MDK person.

Stay healthy, take care of each other, and knit on.

Love,

Ann and Kay

PS Please forward this Snippets to a knitter friend—we appreciate it so much!

This March: A Gathering of Knitters in Nashville

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Tickets are now on sale for Nash Yarn Fest. External Link. Opens in new window., coming March 14-15, 2025. Check out the NYF website. External Link. Opens in new window. to get a peek at our growing vendor list. External Link. Opens in new window.—it’s juicy!

Nash Yarn Fest will be a time to celebrate everything we love about the knitting world, in a beautiful venue in the heart of friendly, fascinating Nashville.

To learn, to shop, to be entertained, to hang out and make new friends and reunite with dear ones.

Above all, Nash Yarn Fest is going to be a party for the ages.

To keep up with vendors, events, tickets, and news, sign up for Nash Yarn Fest updates here. External Link. Opens in new window..

A Few Left

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The ultimate stack of knitting inspo: The MDK Field Guide Collection. External Link. Opens in new window. is all 28 Field Guides in both print and ebook editions. That’s more than 50% off the single-copy price.

Heirlooms ‘r’ Us

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The tenderest of cotton yarns, organic and naturally dyed—we knew it had to be a very special baby blanket. External Link. Opens in new window..

Jane is Here

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Who’s Jane. External Link. Opens in new window.? She’s our MDK-exclusive, DK-weight yarn.

One hundred percent British wool, made in Yorkshire.

To see Jane knitted up into 15 of the most beautiful patterns out there, take a leisurely stroll through our Jane lookbook. External Link. Opens in new window.. It’s the ultimate Pattern Scout!

Make Your Own Field Guide Bundle

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Here’s a fun thing: we have 28 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 you’ll save 15%.

It’s conceivable to make a bundle of all 28, just sayin. Have a peek now. External Link. Opens in new window..

Looking for a Bargain?

Hop over to the MDK Sale page. External Link. Opens in new window..

Build a Beautiful Knitting Community with Us!

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The MDK Society is our vision of what a knitting community can be—online and in real life. The benefits of membership are amazing—and there are surprises in the works, too.

We need you, and we will be delighted to have you—please join the MDK Society. External Link. Opens in new window.. The savings start immediately—10 percent off on events, and in the MDK Shop all year long!

If you’re interested in our thinking behind the MDK Society, we share that here. External Link. Opens in new window.. The upshot: We want to keep MDK’s wonderful daily content freely available to all, without cheesy ads (ew) or sponsored content (nope)—and we want to focus more on knitting and fun and less on marketing.

 Your MDK Society membership. External Link. Opens in new window. will help us make it happen. Thank you so much.