Recipe File: Pasta Primavera
Pasta Primavera may be my family’s favorite way to eat the first vegetables of spring. The dish was ubiquitous on restaurant menus in the 80s. Though the trend has passed...
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Knitting While Elected
As an elected representative on the Otsego County board of representatives in upstate New York, one of the few things I miss about our two years of pandemic-era virtual meetings...
Announcing: MDK Summer Camp 2023
Dear friends, Today we are thrilled to open registration for MDK Summer Camp 2023, a virtual event that will light up your summer. Grab your canteen and your autograph book,...
Letter from Paris: Building Blocks
Dear friends, Back in January, I wrote about beginning a knitted crazy quilt. It’s one project with two goals. First, to help lead my Patreon patrons through a battery of...
Knit to This: Jessie Ware Double Whammy!
As you’ll see if you comment otherwise, I love disco and will defend it until the late Donna Summer politely asks me to shut up about it. So I ain’t...
You’ve Got Snippets: May 27, 2023
Dear knitter, Welcome to your Saturday! There’s no better way to celebrate the start of summer than a sale. We’ve got a great one for you. A blowout, actually. A Really...
Self-care Express: Knitting!
It’s not news that knitting calms worry, and nobody starting the day with Modern Daily Knitting needs to be told that the act of knitting is a comfort and a...
A Knitter’s Weekend: Corning, New York
En route to the Corning Museum of Glass, I figured a three-hour visit would be plenty. Then I arrived. Assumption shattered! History Nestled in the mountains of rural western New...
Maryland Sheep and Wool Turns 50
In 1974 a group of wool-loving folks, shepherds, spinners, knitters and other crafters put on a one-day show to showcase Maryland wool. The event focused on selling fleeces with demonstrations,...
Two Shakerag Tops
Dear knitterfolk, Tonight, we conclude our MDK Gems lovefest/promotion for Amy Christoffers’s Shakerag Top. Many of you have clambered onto this bandwagon, lured by the siren call of our special...
Knitting Spies
I hate the phrase “Not your grandmother’s knitting” with the fire of a thousand suns. It manages to insult generations of excellent stitchers while fostering the stereotype that all knitters...
Knit to This: Kate Winslet All Day Long
Kate Winslet. I’ve got a Kate Winslet film fest going right now. She’s just so good to watch—a closeup of Kate Winslet is a masterclass in how to make a...