A Knitter’s Weekend: Corning, New York
En route to the Corning Museum of Glass, I figured a three-hour visit would be plenty. Then I arrived. Assumption shattered! History Nestled in the mountains of rural western New...
Travel
Adventures near and far, often involving knitting but always in beautiful places.
Maryland Sheep and Wool Turns 50
In 1974 a group of wool-loving folks, shepherds, spinners, knitters and other crafters put on a one-day show to showcase Maryland wool. The event focused on selling fleeces with demonstrations,...
A Knitter’s Day Trip: Dales Countryside Museum
“It was all work i’ them days. It all had to come from your finger ends.” On one of those bright spring days that makes you think you might be...
A Knitter’s Day Trip: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope
I’ll be the first to admit this exhibit isn’t strictly about knitting. But it’s not not about knitting either. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) made a world of hand-dyed sisal, wool, feathers,...
A Knitter’s Weekend: The Olympic Peninsula
There’s no bad time of year to visit the Olympic Peninsula of Washington in the Pacific Northwest. Sure, with a rain-prone climate, it can be drizzly and foggy. You might...
A Knitter’s Day Trip: Edinburgh
A big MDK welcome to our new contributor, Jeni Hankins. She’s an American performing artist, writer, and maker living in London and Lancashire. So happy to have her taking us...
My Icelandic Sojourn
Recently, I became an empty nester. Instead of getting a puppy, I decided to lean into my love of textiles and travel by co-hosting textile travel tours with Janine Bajus,...
Postcards from Rhinebeck—and Wool & Folk!
Dear fiber friends near and far, On Monday, we returned to our respective homes after a whirlwind of a long weekend in the Hudson Valley, where we attended two amazing...
Announcing: The Shakerag Knitting Getaway 2023
Dear knitters near and far, We’re happy to share the news that registration is now open for the 2023 edition of the MDK Knitting Getaway, a special session of famous...
The Rhinebeck Sweater: It’s a Thing
Dear Ann, I was chitchatting on the Instagram DMs the other day (as you do), with a friend in the UK who will be attending the New York State Sheep...
A Knitter’s Weekend: South County, Rhode Island
If the state motto were up to me, it’d be Rhode Island: You Do You. Officially, of course, it’s the Ocean State, a nod to 400 miles of coastline tucking...
Postcards from Quebec
Dear Kay, Just back from a trip to Quebec with my sister. It was just the two of us, very rare. So many times in the past, our visits have...