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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