Saturday, February 27, 2010
THE INSPIRED KNITTERS CLUB FOR MARCH: HOW TO KNIT A MYSTERY
Well, then - you can imagine how wonderful it is to be one of Jane Thornley's Inspired Knitters!"
Dawn Jeffory-Nelson in California
special, beautiful, carefully composed, personal and
Laura in France
"You have definately started something that is far more exciting
Deb in Australia
"Just today in some interview questions, I mentioned
"A quick note to thank you so much for your creativity,
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
Posted by Jane on 02/27 at 11:49 AM
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
MAKING SUNSHINE
Hues of spring
I have not been asleep at the needles over these deep winter months but in the midst of a creative swirl, vibrant with color and texture. Everything that evokes new growth, fresh starts, and the resurgeance of life have been unfolding in a garden of color—greens, yellows, blue-greens, and most recently, a joyful explosion of coleus cerise. Oh, and the designs—loose, spring-like tops, wraps and leaves. Somehow or other, yesterday I began knitting a dragonfly… So, you see, Jane has been busy.
Above you see the hues that launched it all, a blend of Twisted Sister Voodoo silk&merino marrying Blue Heron's silk/Merino all in the shades of spring. Stitches here are a play of ripple and feather and fan but wait until you see where I've taken those fans this time. One day, it was as if I could suddenly see things that had been previously shrouded in mystery, as if the lights came on in my usually allergy-fogged brain.
Close-up stitchwork
Maybe it's the yoga and Pilates I've begun with the help of Trudie Styler's DVD or maybe it's the Zone diet Ive put myself on to counteract asthmatic inflammation (I'm so tired of having to go on steroids. Puffball Jane and all that) but it's like I've swung open the door to an energy stream and the ideas keep flying through. Sometimes they even nudge me awake at night demanding attention with pithy little questions like "What if you could knit a —(fill in the blanks)."
Meanwhile, the Inspired Knitters Club is tapping deeply into the flow. In March, I plumb the fever of inspiration itself and delve into how to knit mystery. And the website will come alive later next month, too, as Peter Eastwood (web guru who built this site) and I continue to build content for the members-only area. The library looks gorgeous. Ialmost bruised my knuckles trying to reach through the screen to pluck things off the shelves.Being a former librarian, I wantedit to look real.
It's still very much winter here in the far north east. More snow on call for today but who cares? When making your own sunshine, the weather is incidental.
Posted by Jane on 02/20 at 07:20 AM
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From the entry 'OF COUNTING BEANS JUST AS THE WEATHER WARMS'.
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| By Melba Vincent on 2010 03 10 |
