Joan is an instigator, and I mean that in the best possible way. How do trends get going around our shop? What prompts people to try something new? Lots of times, “Joan” is the answer (though she’d never want to take credit). It was Joan, one of our knitting instructors, who first came across Fame… More Summer Sparkles, and Joan Sparks a Trend
Look closely at Diane Thomson’s knitting and you’ll see that her pairs of mittens and gloves—the Latvian ones, the Norwegian ones, the ones based on African weaving—don’t always perfectly match. “In the cuff area is where I do a lot of design work,” Thomson says. “So I’ll knit the first one up, get to the… More Latvian Mittens and “No Knitting Police”
If it’s Monday when you’re reading this, there’s a good chance the knitting club is meeting tonight in Joensuu, Finland, and Suvi Helander is there. Helander, 36, is the club leader. She’s also a handcraft apprentice at Taitokortteli, a center for artisan and amateur crafters, where the club meets. And Helander is the novice designer… More Möbius with a Finnish Twist