by Leslee-Langlands | Jan 8, 2014 | Children, events, Hats, Store, Stories
Kathie Mack just posted in Facebook that the first box of hats is on its way to Lebanon for Syrian refugee babies and children. She thanks all the dedicated knitters who have, so far, donated over 300 hats (I am not sure that this includes all the hats at GBOW), and...
by Leslee-Langlands | Sep 5, 2013 | knitting methods, Roisin, Stories, Sweaters
A few days ago, we showed you Roisin’s grandson Devin wearing the Aran sweater she recently knit for him. And she has been knitting Aran sweaters for years. Here is Devin in his Aran with grandpa Phil modelling his 20 something year old Aran, also known as the...
by Leslee-Langlands | Mar 20, 2013 | Felting, knitting, Stories
Joann inadvertently tested Noro Sock Yarn, complete with needles, through a full washing cycle. She reports that the needles survived with all stitches on….and yarn was actually easier to knit after she’d spent two full hours in Zen mode, untangling the...
by Leslee-Langlands | Feb 28, 2013 | Stories
Here’s the last excerpt from Afi-Odelia Scruggs’ essay on Elizabeth Zimmermann.The last sentence of Part 3 was:”Anyone can knit and more and more people continue to do so.””We have Zimmermann to thank for this. She had a passionate desire...
by Leslee-Langlands | Feb 21, 2013 | Stories
Here is the third installment of the essay on Elizabeth Zimmermann.”When her first pattern appeared in Woman’s Day magazine [in the mid-1950s], Zimmermann didn’t receive a dime. Instead, the magazine published her name and address as the source for...
by Leslee-Langlands | Feb 19, 2013 | crocheting, knitting, Stories
London Fashion Week is one of the “Big Four” apparel trade shows, keeping company with Milan, Paris and New York. And perhaps it is also the show most likely to have some really wacky outfits. One show that received a lot of attention for wackiness was by...
