Thursday, February 14, 2008
2009 Workshops, Events and Exhibitions
I'm on the road this year, my friends. Starting with Knitaly 08 which begins in Florence and carries on into the Tuscan Hills, I'll be heading off for two weeks in Spain with my friend Amal researching for a possible Spainish knitting excursion. Then, two weeks after I return from Europe, it's off to Australia and New Zealand to visit the 'relies' downunder. A workshop is currently being planned for Epping in Sydney, Australia in January 09.
A week after I return from the Great Beyond, I'm off again to California for my San Juan Capistrano workshop (details here: http://www.mystudio907.com/Studio_907/Jane_Thornley_Workshop.html before returning home long enough to do the laundry and head off to Morocco for Amal and my Morrocan knitting excursion. There, I'm breathless just thinking about it all!
Then, come June, we embark on our first ever Celtic Mists Knitting tour http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Ireland/ and then come September it's off to Taos, New Mexico for the Knitted Desert Retreat (details to come).
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
KNITALY—THE BOOK: Knitaly, an Adventure in Knitting
At last, my book.
I would hesitate to call this a pattern book, though it has eight detailed patterns, and I wouldn't call it a travel guide, though I write about Tuscany. This is more of an adventure in Tuscan inspiration, a plunge into la dolce vita with color and texture as much an expression of the good life as food and beautiful scenery. Every design begins with color taken from the Tuscan countryside, a combination of hues which translate into a fiber feast for knitterly enjoyment. Read about how I pay homage to Siena, the revered city of golden brown, or the way in which olive groves and rolling fields can be knit into a wrap. Or, see how a shady grotto can be transformed into a silken fall of moss and stone for a very special scarf.
If you can dream it, you can knit it.
For purchase information, click on 'BOOKS' in the index.
Sample pages from the book...
Among the patterns: a loose vest which can we worn belted or free; a cardigan with a vest option; a top which can be made into a dramatic wrap; a jacket which could grow into a coat; two wraps, and a scarf which could grace the neck of a Renaissance cortier or a biker chick with equal aplomb. What began as five patterns, developed into 8+.
Check in April for sale details. I will have a link to purchase available from my website and anticipate the book will be available online fromBorders and Amazon by late spring.
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