Here is a list of knitting books by authors other than me that can take you on an armchair tour of the world. Even if you don’t plant to knit lace in all of these styles, you will enjoy the history and stories about the knitters and their traditions. They’re not all in English, but they all include lots of photos and charts.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Found this article about deodorizing your yarn. Has some great info and how to’s.
Finally, it was clear that… I wasn’t going to knit three projects from each knitting book I bought before buying another, but I was going to be learning a lot from each book.
As we read about these stories from the past and from far away, we connect in a magical way with knitters who we could never meet in person. And as we stitch our own magic into our knitting, we are making stories that will live in the future, inspiring future knitters to explore their own […]
Knitting is so much more than a tedious way to make clothes or hats or socks. Knitting is soothing meditation, as you knit across a plain row to relax.
How a book is born. Initial cover ideas for my Lithuania knitting book. The final cover may not look anything like this, but it’s starting to feel like it’ll actually be a real book!
Here’s a collection of yesterday’s pi shawl recipe posts. A pi shawl is a perfect canvas for a lace sampler, because it has several sections of plain knitting between increase rounds. With this basic recipe, you can design your own shawl to collect your favorite lace stitches, or if you’re a new knitter, make it […]
There’s something special about taking a strand of yarn and two pointy sticks and creating unique hand-knits. Love is worked into each stitch, making the finished item worth oh-so-much more than the sum of its parts. Add stories into the mix, and you’ve created something truly magical. With Stories In Stitches 2, you’ll find yourself […]
A new knitting book series by Donna Druchunas and Ava Coleman. Travel the world with knitting.
Coming soon Stories in Stitches book 2 by Donna Druchunas and Ava Coleman