the knitty professors

UPDATE: Xylem is now available in all sizes (XS-XXXL) on my Ravelry page for $2.95. I'm a bit of a science nerd , and I've recentl...

My friend and former student Claire has crafted some amazing batiks on the theme of climate change. They've been on display at the univ...

[update 13 Mar. 10] Nella is available in many sizes, from XS through 2XL, for $6.   Nella was inspired by dresses of the 1930s, wi...

It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. During World War II, wool was in short supply, in part because it was required t...

I plied and dyed a bunch of wool and alpaca--the yarn I started spinning in an earlier post. Mostly I'm experimenting with color--Kool-...

Here's my first attempt at spinning! Step 1: Unwound two sweaters--one a kind of mulberry tweedy yarn (below), another a burnt orange (n...

Ah, the 70s. When else could you get away with a fringed, crocheted, gawd-awful hideous vest like this one? I found this and the rest of the...