On Authenticity
Each year the Knitting History Forum hosts an annual conference, and for the past couple of years I’ve been able to attend on Zoom. This year a topic came up that has really given me some food for thought: authenticity.…
Jen Anderson
The Way We Used to Dress
In a recent discussion among friends about how people used to dress, something occurred to me. It’s something I’ve read about, but have perceived as long-ago history. The truth is, I can remember doing it myself. People used to really…
How I Organize My Swatches
I’m hoping here to write the article I wish I had found online: a demonstration of how I store all of my swatches. There are hundreds of them, and by the time this is published it could actually be nearing…
Knitting in Public
A Word about Beauty I’ve recently finished Esther Rutter’s book This Golden Fleece, in which she writes frequently about knitting during her travels. It always seems to draw people in. This is something we’ve probably all experienced! I know I…
5 Things You can Learn from a Gauge Swatch
… that aren’t about measurements! Hello! If you’re new to my little corner of the internet, you’re about to learn about something that regular readers will tell you is one of my favorite subjects: swatching! Why is swatching so important?…