I’m writing an essay about DNA and sock techniques — how you can learn about history and culture from looking at the way a traditional sock has been made. I started this essay as an exploration of the history of cuff-down and toe-up socks and it has turned into so much more. It’s got bits […]
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This KnitAlong is now complete. My Ravelry name is: Druchunas to find find out the next knitalong on ravelry.com. Welcome to 2015! Are you ready to start knitting a pi shawl with me? We’ll begin at the end of January and finish up somewhere between US Pi Day (3/14) and EU Pi Day (22/7). This […]
Stories In Stitches ebooks – 25% off today and Sunday. https://www.ravelry.com/stores/stories-in-stitches/ No coupon needed. Just check out and the discount will be applied. Once upon a time (some stories should begin that way, I am told) there were two friends who loved to research and write about their knitting. These friends, Donna Druchunas and Ava Coleman, […]
3.14159 shawls — a collection of pi shawls by Donna Druchunas. 25% off through Sunday! https://www.ravelry.com/patte…/sources/314159-shawls/patterns No coupon needed. Just check out and the discount will be applied. Do you love lace and circular shawls? Then this ebook is for you! It’s got six pi shawl patterns for knitters of all skill levels. I designed […]
War ends the values and traditions that produce [handmade] treasures. Nothing is maintained. Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that the craftsman, the artist, the cook, and the silversmith are peacemakers. They install grace; they lull the world […]
The hand actually defines us in many ways. When you think about what makes our species unique and special, it’s having thoughts and being able to make those thoughts real. And the way our thoughts become real is through use of our hands to build things, to make things. — Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish (PBS) When […]
Inescapably, we are beings for whom objects have spiritual weight. Once an object is made, it becomes a physical fact of the universe, essentially unchanging in the scale of human time. –Peter Korn, Why we Make things and Why it Matters I believe that the simple act of knitting can change thew world. Not just knitting, but […]
In Stories In Stitches 4, my designs feature repeating geometric patterns inspired by Islamic art. I find the repetition in knitting these motifs to be meditative and relaxing. Here are some thoughts in repeating patterns from my journal: Is something a pattern if it doesn’t repeat? There are so many kinds of repeating patterns: Patterns […]
Today I’m welcoming designer Holli Yeoh to Sheep to Shawl to celebrate the launch of her new book, Tempest. This is a pattern collection, which is not the type of book I usually buy. But when Holli asked me to be part of her book tour, I knew I would want to check this out because […]
Today’s the day! Stories In Stitches 4 is ready for pre-order. And so are the box sets of all 4 books! In volume 4 of Stories In Stitches™, Ava and I will be telling you about how knitting is meaningful in our lives and how we use our stitches for meditation and prayer. Whether you […]