EZ
February 7, 2008last week? week before? i sometimes loose track of time… i was given a gift… a wonderful collection of Elizabeth Zimmermann newsletters. i could do nothing but smile. truly, this made my decade. i can’t wait to dive in and make something from these. i may have to cast on for a hat tonight just because.
that top sheet is an order from from 1987 in case you’re wondering. there are both ‘wool gathering’ newsletters and ‘spun out’ newsletters. it is not a complete collection, but it is way more than i had before and there are a lot of patterns here that i’ve yearned for. i’m so excited to just read through them and listen to elizabeth’s voice…
i feel like this is a legacy – like there’s a line being drawn when i inherit knitting stuffs from others. flo, my benefactress owned a feminist bookstore in the 1970s and is a big fan of both EZ and barbara walker. she is also a hardcore wool woman as am i, so, even without blood, i’m claiming this as my heritage.
she also passed on to me a bag of yarn that very well may be my first sweater for myself. it may just have to be a zimmermann one, too. that would more than solidify the legacy. we’ll see about gauge and yardage and if this is the right yarn for the right sweater.
What treasures :) It would be perfect to use the yarn and the newsletters together.
That is wonderful, and means so much. Like an old chest in a grandmother’s attic. Cool! Enjoy digging around in the chest, and unearthing treasures!
What a wonderful gift! EZ’s things are always a treat. I’ve been reading through the Knitter’s Almanac lately, and her tone is so refreshing. I look forward to seeing sweaters and hats and mittens (oh my!)!
What do you mean, your first sweater for yourself? Surely not!
Congrats on inheriting such a treasure.
That is the ultimate knitters gift, my jealousy kniw no bounds. I could spend more than a few happy hours reading those.
Oooh, I’ve been wanting to knit up a seamless hybrid. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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