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A YEAR OF FUN

Join the MDK Society 2026 now so you can enjoy the amazing guests coming to The Snippets Show. January: Joji Locatelli. February: Stephen West. Early birds join for $99 through Dec. 31—and charter members renew at only $89.10. (Use that member coupon code!)

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The ultimate bundle: all 22 colors of our MDK-exclusive Jane. Oh, the things you can make!

MDK Society members save 10%.

Today on MDK

The Night Before Christmas

By Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne   3

With apologies to Clement-Clarke Moore, and our best Christmas wishes.

The Women Behind Liberty

By Jeni Hankins   25

You know their work, even if you don't know their names.

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The MDK Society: Our Community

A cordial invitation to become a member of the MDK Society 2026, our online community of people who love to knit and be together, online and in real life.

When you join the MDK Society, you’ll receive many valuable benefits through the end of 2026. You’ll also make MDK’s daily content available to the knitting community at large. Joining the MDK Society will definitely benefit you—and it will also benefit knitters everywhere.

Sign up today!

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IN TOWN? COME SEE US IN NASHVILLE!

We’ve created a little shop at MDK World Headquarters, 441 Atlas Drive, filled with special things you won’t find online, plus our exclusive yarns, tools, and notions. Open just a bit, Mondays and Fridays, 11:00-3:00.

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New to Knitting?

OR NEED A REFRESHER?

Skill Set: Beginning Knitting is a perfect little book—and a YouTube channel with 44 perfect little videos! You got this.

DIVE IN!

Meet Our Contributors

Meet Them All

Jeni Hankins

London, England

First attempted knitting with butcher’s twine on two HB pencils.

Nia Smith

Nashville

Could be knitting; could be cycling.

Franklin Habit

Paris, France

Our man in Paris.

About MDK

We’re Ann Shayne and Kay Gardiner. Thanks for being here! We hope you’ll come often and be a part of this community of people who can’t quite seem to knit enough.

There’s much to see. For a quick tour of MDK, here’s an overview:

HOW TO MDK

(And here’s a handy supplement: How to Save Articles in Your MDK Account with One Click.)

photo by Gale Zucker