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Category Archives: Knitting articles by Donna
Yesterday I was reading a 1930s book written in Lithuanian, and it said that in the old days (pre-1930 obviously) there weren’t very many white Lithuanian sheep and most of the yarn that was dyed was muted colors because a) it was all natural dyes and b) it was mostly overdyed on grey. After chemical […]
There are so many interesting types of colorwork patterns in Lithuanian knitting that I am finding it difficult to decide what to include. I’ve decided that I need to include charts in each of these categories:
Here’s another sneak peek into my book about Lithuanian knitting… Thinking and reading about history is one of my favorite pastimes. Over the past few years, I must have read at least twenty books and hundreds of articles about the history of Lithuania and its neighboring states. Although the topic intrigues me to no end, […]
Welcome to Successful Lace Knitting Month! Happy New Year everyone! This year, I am going back to talk about the books I’ve written and give you a behind the scenes look into all of them, plus new materials related to each one. To start the year off, w…
SUCCESSFUL LACE KNITTING DESIGNER NOTES SERIES To wrap up our Summer of Lace blog series, I have two special posts for you. Today’s post features Dorothy Reade’s favorite pattern stitches: her kitty-cat lace motifs. Dorothy Reade adapted this design from a motif she saw in a Peruvian weaving. She loved the cat designs so much, […]
I just wrote this on Ravelry and decided it would be a good blog post. So here it is, without further revision (I’m tempted but I’m working on another post about knitting socks and this is a distraction of sorts)… I love traveling alone! I have been in several European countries on my own and […]
or, what is different and unique about Lithuanian knitting? This post is late, and so is my post about socks and stockings! But I’ve been in Geneva knitting and spinning and writing and exploring flea markets and working on things for my day job, and best of all, hanging with friends. So I’m not apologizing. […]
Plus a quick look at Successful Lace Knitting reviews. M. Poller: Rating Donna discovered the little known pioneering work of Dorothy Reade in the field of lace knitting patterns. Dorothy developed her own charting system for lace patterns using mainly just 10 symbols. Her first book published in 1968 was spiral bound with 25 original designs […]
Well, wasn’t the SUMMER OF LACE fun? I had a great time preparing and scheduling those posts, getting to look at Successful Lace Knitting again from the point of view of each designer who contributed a project, rather than just zoning in on my own research. I hope you had as much fun as I […]