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11 May 2008 | Catching Up with Louisa Harding’s Workshop and Book Signing at Colorful Stitches |
| Twenty-five knitters from all around the area, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut, trekked to Colorful Stitches on a warm, sunny Saturday in April. Though Louisa had already made numerous stops throughout New England, she arrived at Colorful Stitches fresh and energetic. With a non-stop smile and open, patient manner Louisa shared her knitting life, passion for yarn and design and her skills with all.
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18 Apr 2008 | Crocheted Rickrack Kerchief |
| My latest project started with the flats of flowering pansies at a local farm stand. I was, as usual driving the back roads to work one week ago when out of the corner of my eye I caught an explosion of color. You must understand that I was hungering for permanent signs of spring after a long, cold, wet, stubborn winter. The pansies in colors of royal purple, periwinkle, yellow, gold, and bronze were everywhere, crammed on low wood platforms and stacked on trays like bakery goods.
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09 Apr 2008 | Spending Saturday with Designer Kristin Nicholas |
| On Saturday, April 5, an enthusiastic group of knitters gathered at Colorful Stitches for a workshop with knitwear designer, Kristin Nicholas. The workshop was all about embellishing knitwear with embroidery.
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26 Mar 2008 | Reversible Capelet and Cranesbill Lace Wrap: Projects for Early Spring |
| In the fall of last year I joined the online knitting community Ravelry. Each morning after I check my emails, I log on to Ravelry and read the latest chat happening in each group to which I belong. One of my groups is for those who take inspiration from Anthropologie’s ready-to-wear knits. Members bring attention to garments in Anthropologie’s catalogs and often knit up their own versions, sharing their patterns with members for personal use. One such garment for which a pattern was written was the First Frost Capelet, a picture from the 2005 Anthropologie catalog is shown below.
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06 Mar 2008 | | On the blustery cold and snowy night of February 27th a hardy group of twenty-four knitters met together at The Bookstore in Lenox. It was the first of three evenings organized jointly by Colorful Stitches and The Bookstore where knitters, crocheters and lovers of good literature could enjoy each other’s company while being read to. Matt, the owner of The Bookstore, read one short story by Edith Wharton (a former resident of Lenox) and two short stories by Dorothy Parker. The stories were about love in honor of Valentine’s Day. But Matt made sure that each story had either a devilish or humorous twist.
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