Adrienne Martini
The New York Times called Somebody’s Gotta Do It, Adrienne Martini’s most recent book, “50 percent memoir, 50 percent advice manual and 100 percent heart.” She’d love to talk with you about the importance of running for elected office or about all of the drama of holding a seat on the Board of Representatives in Otsego County, New York.
Adrienne also is the author of Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood and Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously. The latter is an account of Adrienne’s year-long hero’s journey to knit Alice Starmore’s famous Tudor Roses sweater. Adrienne blogs when the spirit moves her at Martini Made.
Contributions From Adrienne Martini
Knitting While Elected
How one knitter cast votes while casting on.
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A Visit with Thistle Hill Weavers
Meet Rabbit Goody, "heavy metal weaver" and producer of custom historical and luxury fabrics.
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My Life in the 1840s
Weaving, spinning, and generally blowing minds as a historical interpreter.
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How She Got Her Ease On
A conversation with Julia Farwell-Clay, whose designs in Field Guide No. 7: Ease are making our summer awfully pleasant.
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A Visit With Véronik Avery
Her designs start with pattern-making and fit, and it shows.
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At Swans Island, Yarns from the Heart
The yarns for the Asterisk Cowl and Dot Hat in Field Guide No. 2 come from Maine, where Michèle Rose Orne presides over an authentic enterprise.
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Ann Budd Explains It All for Us
Beloved author. Legendary teacher. Extroverted introvert.
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Mary Jane Mucklestone: No Bad Knitting Projects
Mary Jane Mucklestone: the joyful knitwear designer who gave us lopapeysa fever.
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Meet the Heart and Soul of Brown Sheep Yarns
A family in Nebraska, four generations on the land, makes beloved, sturdy yarns.
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The Design Team Behind the Gilmore Girls’ Knitwear
Meet the Chicago designers of the distinctive handknits worn by the Gilmore Girls.
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A Photographer’s Eye Turns to Knitting
Meet the women behind the moody, rich photographs of MDK Field Guide No. 1.
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A Visit with Ann Weaver
Her clever Squad Mitts are only the tip of this creative iceberg.
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A Visit with Melanie Falick
A grand new adventure has begun for the legendary editor and writer.
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