Do you have a favorite plain sweater or dress pattern? Dorothy Reade suggests using it as a palette to decorate with a panel of lace from one of her books or from your favorite stitch library, thus converting a basic garment shape into your own unique creation. I used this idea to add a wide […]
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Gerrard Allt had been smoking for around 20 years and was getting through a packet of cigarettes a day when a housemate introduced him to knitting. “It gave me something else to do with my hands,” says the softly-spoken Scouser, now in his40s. “Before that I’d tried quitting, but I was going cold turkey and […]
A while back I saved these images from Pinterest and the Metropolitan Museum of Art website: When I went back to the site last week to learn more about this amazing apron, I got a 404 “page not found” error on the museum website. So for now, all I know is what is shown on […]
Yeah, I use doilies in my house. I do. I have doilies my grandmother made, some that I’ve found at antique shops, and some that have just appeared as if magically, with no indication of how they got here. My decor is simply called “Shit I like” and so I can combine things of any […]
I’d like to share a success report: I just got back from a weekend traveling to San Diego to promote Stories In Stitches™ at the winter TNNA show. Ava and I had two shawls in the fashion show on the Friday night, and they stole the show. We were giddy listening to the oohs and […]
The first thing you will probably notice when you visit Vilnius yarn shops is how many of the yarns and brands you recognize.
Open House at Sheep to Shawl Studio Select Saturdays from 11am-4pm January 25 February 22 March 15 Bring your knitting. Have some tea! Come spend the day with me at my new studio at 315 Elm Street in Barton, Vermont. I just moved to Vermont last year, and it’s time for me to meet some knitters. I […]
If you’re not in the New Years Pi Shawl KAL yet, join in on my Ravelry group or Google+ community so you can listen to me read aloud from Stories In Stitches 2. I’ll be starting to post the recordings this week. Ravelryhttps://www.ravelry.com/discuss/fans-of-donna-druchunas/2766020/ Google+https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105612505535742294451
Merry Christmas. Did you try the charting challenge from Dorothy Ready? If you did, here’s a little gift for you — the solution! Here’s a version she made for a workshop handout: Here’s the version she drew up to include in her book on charting, which never was published. This version shows 2 vertical repeats: […]
Want to know more about me? Read this new interview with Robin Hunter…How to become a Professional Knitter – Robin Hunter Designs: An Interview with…Donna Druchunasknittingrobin.blogspot.com