Hi, everyone. I feel so lucky to have found this blog and to have been invited to be a Zimmermaniac!
I have been knitting for about eight years. I learned from a book, and EZ was one of my first tutors.
My first EZ book was Knitter's Almanac
, and I quickly determined to do the whole year (it teaches one project for each month). I didn't quite get there, but I did manage to complete January: the Aran Sweater (I was terrified at the cutting, and it was only my second sweater), February: Some Babies' Things, May: Mittens for Next Winter, June's Hats, July's Shawl, October's Open-Collared Pullover, and December's Hurry-up Last Minute Sweater.I quickly discovered that, as a beginner, I sometimes needed to cross-reference with Knitting Without Tears
. And then I "graduated" to the Knitting Workshop
, Knitting Around
, and the Knitting Around videos.I now combine EZ's techniques with those of Barbara Walker, the other amazing American knitter who also works in the round and who pioneered mosaics and charts. I am also a fan of EZ's daughter Meg, who runs Schoolhouse Press and actually personally answered an emailed question I had about a knitting book.
This blog has inspired me to go back to her books and surf around this blog--and try a project I haven't tried yet--0r make some more mittens!
Your Pi shawl is very pretty - thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletewow. your pi is amazing
ReplyDeleteThanks! The weird colors are due to the fact that I was using up stash...I was more interested in theprocess than the product.
ReplyDeleteamazing work....am i now to go and find out about that other knitting lady in you post? Is this going to be expensive?
ReplyDeleteHuh. I posted a comment yesterday, but it isn't here. I'll try again:
ReplyDeleteHi, Picperfic. Barbara Walker, like EZ, is amazing. Her Four Treasuries are expensive--but I think they are worth the investment. You'll never need any other stitch pattern books--she's got cables, lace, eyelets, mosaic, other color patterns....It's ALL in the Treasuries.
And she empowers you to design your own projects. I'd love to show you the skirt I made from her patterns--but I don't want to break any rules here with a non-EZ post. Perhaps I should put it on my blog??