knitting


Trimmings: Mary Elizabeth Greenwall Edie’s Knitted-Lace Samples

Travel back in time with these inspiring samples! What would you make with the stitch patterns?

How Does Mosaic Knitting Work?

Look into this unique slip-stitch technique and see why it was the perfect choice for the Boardwalk Mosaic Shawl.

Re-Creating Knitted Stockings with a Common Heel

Try your hand at a sock inspired by the past.

A Treasured Knitted-Lace Sampler Book

Mary Elizabeth handcrafted this sample book of knitted-lace edgings and patterns. Patricia remembers that her mother often embellished linens and clothing.

Long Thread Podcast: Susan Strawn, Knitting Historian

Season 12, Episode 1: Connecting her passion for textiles, training in illustration, and love of research, Susan Strawn’s looping path always comes back to knitting.

A Tribute to a Lace-Knitting Legend: Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova

Galina Khmeleva remembers the many months she spent under Olga Fedorova’s careful tutelage and watchful eyes while a guest in Olga’s home in Orenburg, Russia, perfecting her lace-knitting skills.

Further Discoveries of Virginia Woods Bellamy’s Geometric Number Knitting

Virginia Woods Bellamy discarded traditional knitting measurements for geometrical principles.

Long Thread Podcast: Shay Pendray, Stitcher, Entrepreneur, Cowgirl

Season 11, Episode 9: After five years of the Long Thread Podcast, we look back at this delightful conversation with a legendary needle artist.

Baby Booties from a Vintage Knitting Pattern

Nancie M. Wiseman shares her adaptation of a pair of knitted booties from a booklet that once belonged to Flora Campbell Chandler (1884–1965).