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Posted on December 14, 2009 by Mandy Bee

Being happy: <3

John wouldn’t let me take his picture.

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Hey there! I'm Mandy Bee, a knitwear designer on a mission to inspire knitters to embrace their geekiness and be completely themselves! You can find my knitting patterns on Ravelry and me on Twitch.tv, where I stream knitting, crochet, and other fun & geeky crafts!

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Cute Knit & Crochet Patterns on Ravelry
Charm: A D&D-inspired cabled hat pattern

Never mind, I finished the second sock today! 😯

Never mind, I finished the second sock today! 😯

Pattern: Smock Madness
Yarn: The Lemonade Shop

#sockknitting

While awesome test knitters knit the Mollymauk-ins

While awesome test knitters knit the Mollymauk-inspired lace shawl I designed (named Tealeaf's Tarot Shawl), I've been working on knitting some socks in yarn that I've been drooling over forever. I'm not sure how long ago I bought this yarn, but @the_lemonade_shop makes some awesome color ways. This one is called Art Crawl, I think... I lost the tag. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The pattern is called "Smock Madness" -- I think it was an old Sock Madness pattern. This pattern was also the reason there are some smocked stitches in the border of Tealeaf's Tarot Shawl.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I have almost finished the heel of the second sock, so I might have a full pair in the next... 2 months? lol Maybe just one. I'm a slow knitter and have also been pretty bad at carving out time to actually knit, but I am excited to have some time to knit other people's patterns for a while, now that the Crit Knits project with @yarningforwhimsy is coming to an end (at least the Mighty Nein version)! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#sockknitting #knittedsock #handdyedyarn

"If you're happy and you know it, overthink!" - My

"If you're happy and you know it, overthink!" - My therapist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I've been slowly working on drawing more. I used to draw a lot as a kid and if you've watched this space for a long time, you've seen some painting. I really want to create patterns to use on fabric or on products. I also keep wanting to share what I'm doing, but negative self talk is holding me back, along with overthinking whether or not I should make a new Instagram account for sharing my art.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I made this little mountain graphic to put on my phone's Lock Screen to remind myself of what I want to do and be. I have a real desire to inspire others to do the things listed in the graphic: "Be yourself. Do what you want. Keep learning. Be adventurous. Try new things." and I realize that in order to inspire others to do those things, I have to be doing them myself and SHARING. So, here's me sharing something that is a little bit of myself, that is the result of me learning some new techniques in Adobe Illustrator, and trying those new things!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Have you learned anything new recently? What is currently interesting you that you want to try?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#cuteart #kawaiiart #positivevibes

It took longer than I wanted (again) but the Molly

It took me a few months, but I’ve finally finish

It took me a few months, but I’ve finally finished the Mollymauk-inspired shawl sample! It looks so pretty in Critical Sheep’s hand dyed yarn. 😍Now I’ve got to finalize charts and written instructions, set up a test knit and photo shoot. Phew. Oh, and come up with a name. 🤔 Any ideas?
#shawlknitting #critknits #laceknitting #knitting #knitdesign

Not knitting but I spent the morning weeding, clea

Not knitting but I spent the morning weeding, clearing out my sad garden bed and fire pit. I forget what the red flowers are called but when we put them in behind the pond, there were only 3 of them 😅 They spread like bamboo. There were four tree frogs in the umbrella when I opened it and I met a little snake 🥰

What have you been up to besides knitting?

Two moon lace ideas... not sure which to go with.

Two moon lace ideas... not sure which to go with. Do you like the mesh moon or the outlined moon more? #laceknitting #knitting #knitweardesign #critknits

Next design swatch! Not sure if the lace I dreamt

Next design swatch! Not sure if the lace I dreamt up will look nice when I’m done, so, gotta try it out first. I’m enjoying the thick, smocked border also the top! Needed to add a little “extra” to this Mollymauk-inspired design because Molly would not settle for a plain garter border 😅 Anyway, I always forget how to add returns to these posts 🙄 I also wanted to include my keyboard and mouse in this pic to show what I’ve really been focused on lately. Back in February, my contract with Disney ended. In March, I applied for the position they made to replace the contract, a permanent, part time gig! Then COVID... since then, I’d been holding out hope that the position would open again and I could rejoin the team and live happily ever after! 😑 Now it’s been 7 months and I have to get serious about updating my portfolio and learning new skills for web development so that I can find a job elsewhere. So, I’m learning about UX, brushing up on the latest UI design trends, deepening my JavaScript knowledge, and learning how to use React! I also have an idea for an app I’d like to attempt to build for knitwear designers (and possibly knitters). Anyway, this is turning into a journal entry. I hope you are all well! I’m going to try and post more often but... don’t hold your breath. 😅

The Blooming Grove Tea Time Cosy knitting pattern

The Blooming Grove Tea Time Cosy knitting pattern is now available! This tea cosy design is inspired by Caduceus Clay of the Mighty Nein, with his love of nature, the Wildmother, and tea. The pattern itself includes instructions for creating the base (using @criticalsheep's D10 Worsted weight yarn) and leaves, mushrooms, and bugs with fingering weight leftover yarns.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This pattern has been tested (See my previous post for all of the tests created! They look better than mine! 😅) and it has been tech edited by @snooptiggercrafts, so you can be pretty sure there won't be any frustrating mistakes found.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Along with this Cad-inspired pattern, @yarningforwhimsy is releasing her "Chosen of Uk'otoa" Fjord-inspired sock pattern today as well! Go check them out because they are stunning! 😍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As with the other Crit Knits patterns we've released, these will be available in our Crit Knits ebook! It is currently $20 but if you buy now, you'll receive our final two patterns for a total of 8 Mighty Nein-inspired patterns!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Are you gonna knit up one of these? What toppings will you put on your tea cosy?

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