Free Pattern: Ethnic Knitting Adventures Made in the USA

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in Free knitting patterns, Knitting | 1 comment

For those of us who live in the Western hemisphere, sumptuous fibers spun into luxurious yarns in faraway places touch our imaginations the way "Made in the USA" never can.

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Black Purl Magazine: Finding My Roots

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Blogs, Knitting, Knitting articles by Donna | 2 comments

My grandmother taught me how to knit before I learned how to read. I’ve read voraciously for my whole life, but I didn’t keep knitting as I grew up. Every year, it seemed, I learned a new craft and left the others behind. Knitting came first, followed by crochet, embroidery, needlepoint, weaving, beading, decoupage, and candle making.

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FALL COLORS: Socks and Stockings

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in Knitting, Knitting articles by Donna | 3 comments

With my research in Lithuania I have found many more examples of old mittens, gloves, and wristers than I have socks.

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Lithuanian Knitting (Mittens)

Posted by on Jun 29, 2011 in Knitting articles by Donna | 13 comments

Note: this is a repost of a blog post Donna did back in Feb 26th 2007. We are happy to announce that the writing of Donna’s...

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