The lockdowns associated with the current pandemic, while absolutely necessary to save lives and flatten the curve, have undoubtedly taken a toll on small businesses of all kinds. Fortunately, knitting is something easily done from the safety of one's home. In fact, lockdown has provided some …
COVID-19
Masks
I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about masks over the past month. This seeming obsession began well before the COVID-19 outbreak began to wreck havoc on our lives. This semester, I have been teaching an Italian literature course called "Creativity in the Modern Age." The idea was …
A New Order
I use this blog almost exclusively to chat about knitting-related topics. But every once in a while, I need to veer off course a bit.For those of you who do not know, I work at various careers in addition to knitwear designing. One of the hats I wear is that of an adjunct professor of Italian …