This episode is chock full of finished and new projects, plus I’ve added a new post-apocalyptic life skill and some quilting to my list!
In the second part of an eight-part series, Dr. Lilly Marsh helps us get to know Elizabeth Zimmermann. We get to hear EZ’s knitting origin story, learn about three aspects of her knitting identity, and dig deeper into the terms critical knitting and cultural production.
Winter Storm Uri is only hours away, so here’s the latest in knitting, kal, birding, and spinning news! Look for spinning progress on my supported and suspended spindles as I add photos to my IG stories as part of the #100daysproject.
In this, the first of an eight-part series, I talk with Dr. Lilly Marsh, who examined the influence of EZ in her doctoral thesis at Purdue University. In this episode, Dr. Marsh explains the genesis of her project, and shares details of the sources that provided context for her research. We spend some time talking about the state of knitting in the United States during the mid-century (1950’s) and the need for a knitter to speak for herself and thus encourage other knitters to speak for themselves.
It’s a quick episode, with some announcements and updates on knitting projects! I will work on coming back with some photos later this week!
New projects on the needles, a finished garment that has been months in the making, more experimentation with espresso powder, and our inaugural poet!
In this episode, I provide a review of some recently completed knitting and stitching projects, and share some ideas for using espresso powder. Known as
I recorded in the early hours of December 16th, with Winter Storm Gail approaching. In this episode, I share the details of my forthcoming hat
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