The other week, I was teaching a class and, as usual, at the beginning we went around the table and did introductions. Often I ask people to give their name, how long they've been knitting, and then some kind of tidbit about their knitting: maybe their most recent FO, or what they are currently working on.
Posts Tagged advice
In the Mood
Aug 20
Over at the Knitting Daily blog, they’ve been discussing the design process used by Michelle Rose Orne in her book, Inspired to Knit. I haven’t gotten the book yet, but Michelle’s description of her design process intrigues me:
Of Course You Can!
Jun 15
A little while ago, y’all learned not to ask me a certain question:
What should I knit?
And since I didn’t explain in that post what the second-question-I-won’t-answer was, now nobody will talk to me. So, I guess I’d better clear this up today.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
May 21
There are two knitting questions that I get asked on a regular basis which I will not answer. Just don’t even try.
Not that I don’t know the answer, or I don’t have an opinion. It’s just that I have found that giving an answer usually leads me into more trouble.
This weekend, I taught a class on "Fixing Mistakes," and was gratified to see several new-ish and/or returning knitters becoming much more confident about their knitting abilities. I truly find that rewarding – as you may have gathered, knitting has been a passion of mine for over 20 years, and I love to expand other knitters’ horizons.
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Best. Advice. Ever.
Jan 25
The most important piece of knitting advice I ever found was in the Holiday ’87 issue of Vogue Knitting. (I must have found it while I was knitting those lousy boyfriend sweaters.)
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