Kate Oates

@kateoates.bsky.social

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I choose JOY ✌🏽 🧶 🖤 Closing my fiber biz soon 😔 Find my work here: www.kateoates.shop/links Mom of 4-boys & a Hazel-baby (cockapoo). PhD in Political Science. Math Nerd. Yes, you DO need to swatch 😘

✨ Why I 🖤 my BFF Tee ✨
This fingering-weight sweater is peak versatility—it’s my go-to all year long. 🌸 Short sleeve: wear it solo, layer under a cardi, or over a long sleeve. 🌊 Long sleeve: ideal for mild winters + breezy summer nights.
Style yours: 👖 Longer tee with jeans 👗 Or dress it up with a skirt 🇫🇷 Light enough for a lil’ French tuck 🧵 Cropped BFF? Try: ✔️Over dresses ✔️With tunics ✔️Leggings (my fave!)
Not sure you’re a “cropped knit” person? You absolutely can be. 🎥 I brought back my styling vid for this makeover—it’s on my links page to help you feel good in yours. How are you styling your BFF Tee? I’d love to hear. 💬
#knitting #BFFTee #handmadewardrobe #knitstyle

Video shows a fun and flowing, all-seasons cropped sweater over a white shirt and black leggings. It’s a lightweight layering piece you could wear in any season. Lots of pattern options to pick for your perfect style and fit.
#kateoatesdesigns #bffteeKO #summersweater #modernknitting

Cropped BFF Tee by Kate Oates is a lightweight, floaty sweater with dropped shoulders and seamless top-down construction perfect for any season. It is shown in a violet purple long-sleeved version, layered over a white shirt and black leggings. Kate stands, smiling at the camera, leaning against a brick wall

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R E G I S T R A T I O N I S O P E N 👩🏾‍💻
Stitch & Beach 2026
February 5-10

🌊 My midwinter oceanfront retreat is back and even better than the first. This intimate, luxurious knitting retreat for the maker’s soul is curated to eradicate any winter blues and spoil you rotten. Set on the peaceful shores of Isle of Palms, SC, this 5-night escape is a cozy blend of creativity, connection & coastal calm. ✨ Limited to just 11 guests ↠ 5 slots remaining after my subscribers got first dibs 😬

📑 Exclusive retreat patterns with our🏴‍☠️Featured Dyer: the one & only {Treasure Goddess}
🤯 Workshops with {Kristy Bishop}, {Corey Alston}, and moi
👩🏻‍🍳 Chef-prepared meals by The {Carolina Chef}
🧶 A visit to {Wild & Wooly}, our favorite nearby local yarn shop
🐎 A day in downtown Charleston, complete with carriage tour & fine dining
📷Gorgeous, quiet photography by {Erica Carter} so you can unplug and stay present

We’ll kick things off with a stitch marker swap as we get to know each other & outside of our scheduled experiences, we'll spend our time knitting by the sea, watching for dolphins, and making new memories. This is your invitation to slow down, stitch, and be fully present.

Spots are limited — click the link ↟ to reserve yours!

#stitchandbeach #knittingretreat #fiberretreat #makerescape #coastalretreat #knitbythesea #slowmaker #koevents

A pretty, cheerful puffed-sleeve summer sweater in a mango colored yarn is paired with a fun floral print mini skirt. The model is smiling and standing next to a brick building on a cobblestone street with sunlight behind her.

Announcement of Male Athlete of the Year award. On the top, it says Jesse Oates and he’s pictured at right in a tux. He’s blonde haired with blue eyes and smiling.

#bigj #proudmama #classof2025 #lexington #lexingtonsc #lexingtonwildcats

Yarn Bar, a local yarn shop in Billings, MT. Kate (me) is sitting on the couch with her knitting and smiling happily. She’s surrounded by walls covered in yarn, all the colors of the rainbow. Kate has blonde hair and is wearing a white tee and dark denim jeans.

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Geometric colorwork swatches with a dusty pink and black & white color changing yarn.

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Beautiful black woman dressed in teal top & pants sitting on a couch with a black & white crochet project on her lap. She’s resting her cheek on her closed fist and wearing a hat & glasses. White redheaded woman in the front is in a white tee and wearing glasses with her hair in a messy bun. Text reads “girls ready to work it”

#makersbingo #makersbingo2025 #kateoates #brittgarber #kateoatesdesign #knotbadbritt #collaboration #community #labienaimee #making #crochetbingo #knitbingo #crochet #mal #makealong
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Young, brunette woman standing tall in heels on a brick sidewalk wearing jeans and a handknit sweater (it’s called Sugar on Top) . The sweater is primarily a tally beige but features grey hems and pink eyelet stripes. It’s oversized. She has one hand raised pulling back her hair and is looking forward but not at the camera. Behind her is a plant bed and even further back is a corridor with lights and ceiling fans. Columns are to her left

#kateoates #kateoatesdesign #sampleknitting #sampleknitterswanted #sampleknitcall #knitKO #KO2025 #knitweardesign #knitweardesigner #knittingpattern #knittingdesign #knittingpatterns #knittingpatterndesigner #knit #knitting #knitter #tricot #strikk #handknit #knityourstyle #handmadewardrobe #sizeinclusiveknitting #sizeinclusivepattern #sizeinclusivity #knitweardesigners #knittingpatterndesigner

Blonde woman standing in a field with a wooden barn behind her. She’s standing sideways wearing jeans and a hand knit, blush colored cabled sweater (it’s called Rosewood) and she’s looking at the camera. Her hands are in her back pocket and you can see the flattering vertical lines that run down the side of her sweater.

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My sweet aunt & uncle sent us flowers and a card today! The card says “Happy 20th! Time flies, but your love & lovely family continue to grow. Keep on being kind & caring for each other.”

Bride & groom! Wedding reception. Classic white gown on the bride and black tux on the groom. 20 years ago! We are dancing and looking at each other with huge smiles

#praisejesusforthisman
#20thanniversary #20yearsmarried #stillabride #marriage #marriageishardwork #keepinitreal #chronicpain #chronicillness #reallife #thisismylife #thisislife

Black woman on left is smiling big and she’s wearing a crocheted red & Grey shawl with her hands covering her ears. White woman on right has red hair and is wearing a purple cropped sweater with a longer flowy tank underneath and black leggings with black hi top shoes. She’s bending over a rail pretending to turn an industrial wheel with her mouth open in a “woo hoo” expression

#makersbingo #makersbingo2025 #kateoates #brittgarber #kateoatesdesign #knotbadbritt #collaboration #community #labienaimee #crochetbingo #knitbingo #crochet #mysterymakealong #mmal #mal #makealong
#KO2025 #knitweardesign #crochetdesign #crochetdesigner #knitweardesigner #knittingpatterns #crochetpatterns #knit #tricot #strikk #inclusivemaking #sizeinclusiveknitting #accessibility #knitKO

Blonde woman in a light denim top with dark denim jeans. She’s got a grey vest style sweater opened in the front (it has button closures. She’s standing in the woods and looking to the side

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Adorable white sheep chewing on hay amidst the snow

#kateoates #kateoatesdesign #stitchinvermont #knittingretreat #shoplocal #supportlocalartists #vtsheepandwool2025 #retreatregistration #knittingcommunity #community #KOretreat #knittingclasses #knittingworkshops #knitKO #KO2025 #knitweardesign #knitweardesigner #knittingpattern #knittingpatterns #knittingpatterndesigner #knit #knitting #knitter #tricot #strikk #knitstagram #knittersofinstagram #knittersofig #handknit #knityourstyle #handmadewardrobe #sizeinclusivity #sizeinclusiveknitting

Adorable White Alpaca staring straight ahead at the camera. Several other alpacas are in the background.

Rectangular hand knit wrap featuring a variety of colors (purple, coral, cream, gold, minty blue) and stitch patterns (cables, knit/purl textures, garter stitch, lace) with multicolor tassels on shorter vertical edges and an I-cord cast on & bind-off on long edges. #knit #knitting #kateoates #kateoatesdesign #knitweardesign #ko2025 #knittingpattern #comingsoon #stitchandbeach #scrapandbeachKO

Sneak peek of a scrunched up hand knitting project. It’s got a variety of colors and textures in alternating panels including lace, purl/knit combos, cables, moss stitch, textured dots, garter and stockinette. Colors include a vibrant hot pink with a coral tone, golden mustard. Cream, bright purple, and a color changing yarn with a minty blue base and hues of purple, pink, green and gold