Postcards from the Knitting Getaway
Dear everyone, Here we go: a glimpse of the good fun at the MDK Knitting Getaway at Shakerag Workshops last week. For those just joining us, Shakerag Workshops hosts a...
Travel
Adventures near and far, often involving knitting but always in beautiful places.
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...
Greetings from Los Angeles
Dear Kay, Greetings from Los Angeles! I’m spending a bit of time hanging with my lads who have recently moved here from New York. You’ll find postcards in the gallery...
Postcards from Rhinebeck, 2021 Edition
Dear Ann, We missed you at Rhinebeck. Cristina Shiffman, Jen Geigley, and I missed you, and everybody else missed you too. I know this because so many people asked for...
Staycation! Take a Trip with Us
Ah, Friday, the culmination of a week of easy-peasy, find-the-fun-at-home, hunker-down-and-chill-out Staycation. We have a long tradition of exploring faraway places through a series of posts called Knitter’s Weekends. We...
Announcing: The Shakerag Knitting Getaway 2022
Dear knitters near and far, We’re happy to share the news that registration is now open for the fourth annual Shakerag Knitting Getaway, part of Shakerag Workshops in Sewanee, Tennessee....
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,...
Dog Days Replays: Armchair Travel
Remember when travel was a thing? Well, it’s not much of a thing right now, at least not here in the United States. The big plan for my upcoming vacation...
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...