After all the changes of the last few months, I finally had a quiet moment to start catching up on podcasts this weekend. This recent series of interviews with Dr. Lily Marsh on the Yarns at Yin Hoo podcast about Elizabeth Zimmerman and her influence on knitting is a fascinating mix of (relatively) recent knitting history, social history, and a glimpse at how historians work and draw conclusions. I’ve only managed to listen to the first episode in the multipart series (episode 268) but I’m hooked.
Gansey Talk at the Third Annual Boston Farm and Fiber Festival at the Boston Public Market
I am both excited and nervous to announce that I will be giving my first ever talk about ganseys, their history, a few myths, and my experiences as a working sailor of traditionally rigged schooners (whilst wearing ganseys) on February 9, time TBA, at the Third Annual Boston Farm and Fiber Festival at the Boston Public Market (because go big or go home). I am trying to organize my thoughts on a type of traditional knitting that has had an enormous impact on my life, and finding that it is incredibly difficult to narrow down my thoughts on the subject. Perhaps there will be a book someday? In the meantime, if you are heading to the Boston Public Market for the Fiber Festival and want to learn a little bit about ganseys, please come to my talk. I’m bringing my favorite gansey books and a stack of work-worn ganseys for show and tell. I’ll be in the knitting lounge for a bit after the talk, and would love to continue to chat about ganseys, or traditional boats, or knitting in general.