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Category Archives: Knitting
I’ve been reading about the way Russia treated the Jews in the nineteenth century an it’s not any different than the way the USA treated the Native Americans. In some ways it’s not as bad as the way the USA treated the Indians. That’s what we called them, even when I was growing up in […]
This is the original Geneva counterpane from Stories In Stitches™ 1, where you can read the story of how this lovely antique came to me. I’d like to show you something today that I didn’t write about in Stories In Stitches, and that I didn’t notice until after I had owned the counterpane for over […]
I recently sent a photo of an antique sock to my friend Anne Berk. I can’t show you that sock (you’ll have to wait for Stories In Stitches™ volume 3!) but I will show you some others from the same collection in St. Petersburg: Anne replied, “I was thinking about this sock on the way […]
There’s still room in my free webinar to introduce ”Travel the World with Donna Druchunas,” my new iPad & iPhone app. https://www.knitcompanion.com/designer-series/travel-the-world-of-knitting/ The webinar will be July 27 at 2PM EDT (Other time zones: 1PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific, 7PM London, 4AM July 28 Sydney) The webinar will feature an introduction by me, a tour of […]
Actually, I am just home. But I was on the road this past weekend, spending a few days at TNNA with designer friends and colleagues, yarn company reps, yarn shop owners and all kinds of fibery goodness. I flew in Friday and flew out Monday, so it was quite a whirlwind of a trip. Sometimes […]
Medieval knitted carpets, also known as masterpieces, range from beautiful to bizarre, each one an elaborate example of color work the like of which we will probably never see again. Not intended for use on the floor, these carpets were used as table runners and wall hangings. With twenty or more colors, these rugs are […]
Don’t forget that the Stories In Stitches™ #1 is currently on saleOne of my favorite parts of creativity is variations on a theme. Whether it’s a jazz riff, a poem, a series of sketches, or even just doodles, there’s something inspiring about seeing how one simple idea can be changed, expanded, revised, or turned upside down […]
“I knit all year, day in and day out. It is my passion.” –Elizabeth Zimmerman That’s EZ’s story, one that is familiar to most of us. My story is a little different. I knit in spurts, every day for a week or a month, then I get busy with other things. Sometimes I spend […]
Book 1 of Stories in Stitches is now available for purchase at this site. Have you ever thought about the stories that are knitted into every stitch? You know that the things we knit are special. You feel the vibration of connection when you give a gift you’ve knitted or work on a pattern […]