#turkishsocks

Woohoo!!!!!!The Piecework magazine containing my article on how I fell in love with Turkish Socks is available now! There is also a walk-through of a special rowboat-shaped heel (They call it Turkish Delight) which is rarely seen. Thank you to @sticksandstringslansing For all of your amazing support for so many years. Lansing friends, they have stocked 10 copies of this @interweavecraft Piecework Magazine. (Find the shop in Old Town Lansing, across from Elderly Instruments). Thanks to my Apprentice, @funnettetheexplorer Annette Tanner, my Knitter, Wendy Sweet, my colleagues and mentors @deborahrobson8855 Deb Robson and @extravayarnza Rae Blackledge, and the @msumuseum ‘s MTAAP Master/Apprentice Grant program of 2017. Nobody makes it to this place without support. Love to all. #socknitting #sockknitting #historicalknitting #turkishsocks #ArtAsAnEverydayAttitude

Best nametag this knitter has had in years... Maybe *THE* best ever! Thank you, @msumuseum , for such an amazing six months teaching my #apprentice @funnettetheexplorer about historical colorwork knitting. Such a rewarding experience it has been (and still is). #mtaapmasterartist #knittersofinstagram #knitdesign #lovelansing #historicalknitting #turkishsocks #GreatLakesFolkFestival

Sometimes even a Master Artist has to rip back. Too big, with a hiccup on the sole 3/4" back. At least my trusty red bag from @sticksandstringslansing is still perfect for the project. #MTAAPMasterArtist @msumuseum #historicalknitting #turkishsocks #artasaneverydayattitude

Old-school cut and paste. I usually design on the needles, but coloring is faster sometimes. #knittingdesigner #colorwork #mtaapmasterartist #artasaneverydayattitude #knittersofinstagram #sockknittersofinstagram @msumuseum #turkishsocks

My @msumuseum #MTAAP Apprentice, Annette Tanner, knit this sock as her first knitting assignment in our six-month program together. She learned The traditional toe/heel/bind-off techniques using my Turkish-Style Toe-Up Sock pattern. Pattern available from @patternfishcom (user colorjoy) or @Ravelry - link in IG profile. #MTAAPmasterartist #TurkishSocks #TraditionalKnitting

Cafe Zuppina, scratch Turkish food. Seats 25 max, fancier than expected, worth every penny. The owner/hostess/waitress/cook was lovely. We talked of historical Turkish socks. She said her grandmother knit them. She clearly thought they were a lot of hard work. I find them joyful. #TurkeyIsACountry #socknittersofinstagram #turkishsocks #handknitter #historicalknitting