Wooly lengths were not the only yarns in Harrisville last week.
There were the story yarns as well. Our small group of knitters chatted happily about knitting inspiration, patterns, gossip, and iPhone apps on the way up to Harrisville. We were totally intrigued by Chick’s tour of the Harrisville Designs spinning mill. For 30 plus [...]
It’s another rainy March Monday and I’m ready to be taken away….
I’m watching people while eating gelato along the “passeggiata.” The afternoon sun is slowly giving way to the evening breezes that make the evenings so pleasant in the Castelli Romani.
From September 6 to 16, our Knit Romana will call Frascati home. ”Capital” of the [...]
Nicky Epstein shares her design inspiration for the 2009 book, “Knitting in Tuscany.” What a design powerhouse! She talks about her new releases, as well as Mary’s challenge to knit everything in “Knitting on top of the world.” I am going crazy looking through these books. Listen to the podcast HERE
At the last Greater Boston Knitting Guild meeting, Adrienne Sloane shared a picture of this:
The 65 meter hand knitted “toilet paper pink” rabbit was created by the Austrian artist’s collective Gelitin. It took five years to construct the rabbit, which was installed in September 2005. Stuffed with hay and oozing knitted organs (the rabbit is dead and [...]
The holiday party season is in full swing here in Boston. Can I admit? Looking festive and keeping warm has been a challenge. It is cold. It is very cold. And all of my favorite party clothes do not accomodate New England winters.
During my Italian years, wind and temperatures this cold were only [...]
Annie Modesitt and I get excited for Knit Romana in September, 2010. We chat about travel, design, swatching and life…
Check out Valerio Scanu’s latest musical adventures.
Join the chat at Fans of Tactile Travel on Ravelry.
Can’t believe how long it took to mix this podcast!
Listen to episode 24 of the Virtual Cappuccino
Incredible quantities of fiber fun spun through my world in the last six weeks. While crud can sometimes clog up life, don’t forget: the world is full of amazing places. Passion, action and settings make marvelous moments.
In many cases, I just showed up with a bunch of other people ready to enjoy. Tactile Travel groups [...]
Yarn shop closures are nothing new. However, when Motivi a Maglia broke the news this week that Lanar would close its doors before Christmas, pangs of loss and nostaglia pushed on my heart.
Lanar made garments and accessories, but I only ever bought the yarn. While there was no pattern support, there was an incredible range of [...]
We didn’t need yarn. We weren’t taking classes. But we did laugh, share new ideas and enjoy each other’s company on the Stitches East day trips.
For me, the small groups were just like the rolling dinner parties I always imagined group travel could be. Comparing everyone’s hit list gave new highlights to the way I [...]
Last night, I fell asleep with a pattern book on my face, clutching a skein of yarn. Ah, sweet dreams.
It was a sweet time at Rhinebeck! Spending the weekend with the Tactile Travelers as we compared notes, sampled BBQ in the Hudson Valley, and stopped by the Vanderbilt Mansion.
The Rhinebeck newbies appreciated having Saturday to [...]