a podcast about knitting
What began as a headache this morning has morphed into a full blown migraine. I thought it might pass, but it really has settled in to stay. I have taken drugs, and cannot therefore podcast or operate heavy machinery. All of this to say that my best laid schemes for launching the new series today…
Margaret Werthiem, science writer and co-founder of The Institute For Figuring, speaking at TED about her crochet coral reef project. Find sixteen minutes to watch this. It’s really worth it.
Hi Knitsibs, I’m gathering data for a project, and would like your help. Can you tell me, please, what knitting thing would you like to learn? Please share your answers via this poll or, if your next big learning thing isn’t on the list, feel free to leave your answer here. Many thanks!
It’s funny, isn’t it? These little booklets have been hanging around for decades, unwanted and unread, gathering dust in attics and mouldering on charity shop shelves. While dimly aware of the Make Do and Mend campaign, and someone who cringes at the thought of throwing away usable fabric, I had never seen the pamphlets, or…
She knits murderer’s houses, and cosies for trees; sweaters with grossly elongated necks, and full body suits pierced with knitting needles; gloves that are joined together at the wrist, and others that are, literally, all thumbs. The imaginative, and startlingly original knitting of British artist, Freddie Robins, can be seen in contemporary art galleries, and…