Knitter and designer Sarah writes about teaching children to knit, and discusses how knitting can be a part of a mathematics education… Part 1. Part 2 (which includes the pattern for the finger puppet, as shown in the photo.) I particularly enjoyed the comments on the first blog post, from knitters discussing their experiences teaching children to knit.
A collection of BBC radio programs about knitting. All available worldwide. Excellent listening while you’re at your needles!
Points off for the “not for grannies” trope, but a nice piece about last weekend’s Kitchener Waterloo Knitter’s Fair in the local paper.
And again, more Grannie nonsense, but still. A great profile of knit designer Josh Bennett, and his work bringing knits to high fashion, and vice versa.
(Don’t get me wrong. I loved my Grannie, and she was a major influence on my life. And she was a knitter. But I think the “not just for grannies” thing is getting a little tired…)
Last week, two iconic Canadian companies announced a rather wonderful collaboration: a collection of Mary Maxim sweater design, exclusively for the clothing company Roots. Ready-made sweaters will be available for sale at the shop (with matching hats and mitts, too!); and patterns to make your own will be sold through Mary Maxim. You’ll also be able to buy a knitting kit for a scarf at Roots stores.
Game of Thrones fan? This might be enough to get you to learn how to crochet… Pattern for crocheted Dragon’s Eggs.
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Agreed about the “grannies” thing!
I have one grandmother still going and she STILL doesn’t know how to knit. She’s no help AT ALL with my knitting. We love her anyway.
That granny thing is getting WAY old! I think the most annoying bit is that they trot it out like no one ever thought of that before.
Also, what’s up with the Mary Maxim connection and upscale companies? I got on some mailing list or other and got a Mary Maxim catalog. It appears to be a bunch of really cheap looking craft stuff mostly made from plastic. I doubt there’s a lock of wool in the entire catalog. So why is an upscale actual wool sweater company pairing up with a cheap plastic company? It’s like Armani at Walmart. Am I missing something?