Wednesday, March 10, 2010

OF COUNTING BEANS JUST AS THE WEATHER WARMS

Knitting shell: part of this month's Inspired Knitter

I once had a colleague who would launch many a statement with  the words: "I've been very remiss lately…". It wouldn't matter if he were confessing to a serious error or some other lack of judgement, his way of framing the admission won support and understanding. No doubt that gentile, old-fashion, phrasing saved the day. So…I've been very remiss with my blog…a whole week without posting! What's happening?

Well, too much, as it turns out. I've been working away at the Leaf Lights Evocative Guide, putting the finishing touches on the new Inspired Knitter's club website and DOING MY TAXES. Urgh! Taxes are the bane of our collective existence this time of year, aren't they? Just when we'd rather spend our free time getting outside in the sunshine (yes! There's been a sighting six days in a row!) here we are, counting beans. Here I sit listening to the ducks landing in the river (finally free of ice),  hearing the geese flying in from their holiday camp in Florida, straining to hear the whisper of the tulips coming up while BEAN COUNTING!

But after dark, it's back to knitting and thinking summery thoughts. Besides knitting leaves, I have been evoking gardens on my needles and dreaming of my own suffused with sweetly-scented blooms.

An experiment in color

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

THE INSPIRED KNITTERS CLUB FOR MARCH: HOW TO KNIT A MYSTERY

 

March's Issue of the Inspired Knitter's Club:

How to Knit a Mystery

 

 

 

Here's what the Inspired Knitters Club Members

are saying:

 

 

 

 

"The Inspired Knitter's club is worthy of its name.  

When I thought of how best to characterize my experience with it,

the words 'sheer abundance' popped into my head. I also thought

about the feeling of excitement I get when a new issue arrives -

literally, my heart begins to beat faster. I am reveling in the ideas,

inspiration, and encouragement I am getting for my current artistic

journey with freeform crochet and knitting. The 'sheer abundance' of

Jane's offerings clearly holds more treasures for my future work,

which I expect to be finding when I reread each issue."

Zann Carter, Indiana

 

 

"Imagine someone whispering gently -encouragingly - in your ear: 

"you can do this . . . there are no limits . . . there are no rules . . . .".

Imagine that wondrous Voice of Inspiration continuing:

'you are creative . . . you are boundless . . . . . . . .what you make will be beautiful,

anyone who ever told you that you 'cannot do it' or that you were not talented was WRONG. . .

Imagine yourself thrilled and proud of what you create . . . stimulated . . . .
Well, then - you can imagine how wonderful it is to be one of Jane Thornley's Inspired Knitters!"
Dawn Jeffory-Nelson in California

 

 

"I feel like I have taken a journey with you everytime

a new issue appears. The journey may inspire me to knit but

most of all it inpires me to live…think…create…dream…

I would love to meet you…we think a lot alike.

Thanks for inviting me on this creative journey." Debbi Domby 

 

  

 

"Your Inspired Knitter's Club issues are a very
special, beautiful, carefully composed, personal and

personalized gift, like from a dear friend or treasured member

of family. Thank you for sharing your inspiring ideas."
Laura in France


"You have definately started something that is far more exciting

& inpirational. Knitting needs a new fashion focus & shouldn't

just be about jumpers, cardigans etc. It should be a true art form.

You are starting to create this I think. Brave." 
Deb in Australia

 
"Just today in some interview questions, I mentioned

you as my muse in the fiber world.   Part of the inspiration

I find everywhere, all around me comes from knowing

you and keeping up with your immense

creative juice via the Inspired Knitter's Club!   Thanks so much

for for creating this out of the box impetus for us all

to let the imagination run wild and create work that is truly unique!" 

Faith in Taos, New Mexico
 
 
"A quick note to thank you so much for your creativity,

your inspiration, and your gentle nudges to leave behind

the safety of the known. To be able to just trust your

instincts and not worry about the rules should be the goal of

every creative person! The Inspired Knitting Club is an amazing

resource - filled with colorful photographs, wonderful "recipes"

for knitting wearable art pieces, great yarn resources, and loaded with  inspiration!

We can all take flight, thanks to Jane's guidance!"
Rosemary in Illinois

 

 

 

"My subscription to The Inspired Knitting Club is a birthday present to myself, and I couldn't have made a better choice.

Each issue seems to arrive right when I need that boost of inspiration. I look forward to Jane's exciting, unique patterns

and fresh approach to time honored techniques. Her personal stories, encouragement and wisdom are a magnet for all creatives. 

Reading an issue is like having a one-on-one workshop with Jane, so personal and warm, one can't help but feel her close kindred spirit. 

Her photography is jaw-dropping, her energy contageous, and her enthusiastic support of knitters & creatives obvious.

Thank you Jane for corageously blazing the trail!"

Tierney Marie 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

JOIN TODAY AND RECEIVE THREE ISSUES OF THE INSPIRED KNITTERS CLUB PLUS TWO EVOCATIVE GUIDES (WHICH CAN INCLUDE THE NEW ONE COMING IN APRIL) AND ACCESS TO THE MEMBERS-ONLY WEBSITE OPENING IN MARCH!

 

FOR SIGN-UP INFORMATION, CLICK ON THE INSPIRED KNITTERS CLUB LOGO ON THIS PAGE.

 

 

 

 

 

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From the entry 'MAKING SUNSHINE'. Jane, Thank you so much for that pretty patch...it is an inspiratin to me for spring and I love the colors in there...they are me as I am the blond. My sister is the red head!

By Kathie Brownlee on 2010 02 23