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...
A Knitter’s Weekend
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...
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...
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...
A Knitter’s Weekend: Twin Cities
Am I thrilled to be back on MDK traveling? “You betcha!”—as they say in Minneapolis/St Paul, the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Let’s go. Not just butter Land of Lakes is...
A Knitter’s Weekend: Bourgogne
Bourgogne is a region in the central east part of France, most famous for its wines. But it’s also a region with a rich history, home to gorgeous archeological sites,...
A Knitter’s Weekend: Brittany
Dear readers, Today we’re thrilled to welcome a new contributor to MDK, Solène Le Roux. Having lived in France’s Brittany region for ten years, she knows this beautiful land well...
How Venice Is Doing
Dear Kay, Really struck by the dignity and calm of the Italians who talk with us in this short video produced by The Washington Post. What an exquisite city. I’ve...
A Knitter’s Weekend: Chicago
Fellow knitters, I live in and love Philadelphia, but Chicago is my sweet home. What follows is a smattering of places I visit when I go back. Chicago readers and...
Postcards from Maine
Dear Kay, First things first. (Knitting, of course.) I’m now in a groove on Jeanette Sloan’s gorgeous Dionne Shawl, using Baa Ram Ewe’s Winterburn Aran—the yarn that has been burning...
The Portable Knitting Research Project
Dear Ann, You know me: I’m always ready to do the hard science to test common claims about knitting. This month, for two weeks, I conducted a controlled inquiry into...