Rosann started knitting when her husband got a boat and decided to take a few weeks and see the coast and she wandered into a local yarn shop during a much needed shore-break. She picked out a book, some yarn and needles to get started, and it turned the whole vacation around. Now ever year while he gets his boat ready for the season, Rosann scours the local yarn stores to build up a stash of projects to do underway, the smaller the better and always in the round with circular needles (because chasing double-pointed needles around the deck is not fun and provides twice as many ways to impale one’s self in heavy seas).
Rosann works with several community groups as a volunteer to teach others knitting techniques. She is always amazed at the number of fellow knitters she's met along the way and thankful to each and every one of them for the pleasure of their company and stories they have told. To this day, Rosann tracks her projects in terms of where she bought the yarn, who she was with and where she went while knitting it.
From the Knitting by Boat: Part 7 - Knit One Quilt Too issue
Barrington, Rhode Island is the next port of call. Set a course to Stanley’s Boat Yard or Striper Marina; both are only a mile walk from our destination in town, which has been awarded Best of Rhode Island for 2016: Knit One Quilt Too.
Approach to the small ramp if you take
View ProjectFrom the Knitting by Boat: Part 6 - Love 2 Knit issue
East Greenwich is our next stop, a short hop north of Wickford, to visit the famous podcast trio, The Yarn Shop Girls at Love 2 Knit: Ann Schroeder, Gayle Lentrichia, and Marissa Shindell. The shop and the small shopping center in which it’s located is about a two-mile hike from Greenwich Cove Marina or a
View ProjectFrom the Knitting by Boat: Part 5 - The Mermaid’s Purl issue
You are invited to join Rosann Fleischauer on the fiber journey of a lifetime! Through knitting hot spots and the best yarn shops in the bay area, each stop in this series will uncover new, colorful worlds of knit.
As the leaves start to turn in the northernmost of climates, knitters start to think about the
From the August 2016 issue
Next step, picking up a ZipCar on Thames or taking an Uber just 5 miles away to visit Knitting Corner and Beadery. Even though the distance is short, it’s a bit too far by foot and dangerous by bike.
Betsy Eyre’s Knitting Corner and Beadery has been in business for 11 years. For Eyre, the best
View ProjectFrom the Knitting by Boat: Part 3 – Knitting Needles issue
Next on our tour we go back to the sailing capitol of the East Coast, Newport. There are a lot of marinas in town. Bannister Wharf is my choice because it’s centrally located in the thick of things right in downtown Newport. For non-knitters there is plenty to see in town including my favorite shop,
View ProjectFrom the August 2016 issue
Back aboard while you delight in the wonderful array of yarns you found at North Light Fibers, set a course for Wakefield, Rhode Island. Wakefield has a little something for everyone including the foodies, fiber lovers and cyclist among us. It is on the South County Bike Path, also referred to as the Williams C.
View ProjectFrom the August 2016 issue
Summer knitting is not just about the stitch, it’s about the memories we make as we prepare for our next projects. Join Rosann Fleischauer on her trip around southern Rhode Island discovering new ports of call and the yarn shops around them.
Dropping lines at Newport, set your GPS for Block Island for a stop at
View ProjectFrom the August 2016 issue
The original inspiration for this design was the way the water glimmers in the late morning as the haze lifts off the Pacific and the sand reflects the light of the sun back towards the sky as the temperature begins to rise. It’s the perfect poncho to slip on over a tee for a chilly morning walk.
View ProjectFrom the Holiday Guide issue
This felted Pumpkin Treat Bag is essential for Halloween trick-or-treating. The easy stitch pattern works up quickly, and the felting process adds strength to the design in order to hold as much candy as possible. Plus, the base of the pumpkin is set in so the pumpkin can be set on a post or sit flat on a step, perfect leaving candy out on the porch.
View ProjectFrom Cozy in Color: A Vibrant Collection of Knitting Patterns
This fingerless mitts design was inspired by an interest in reinventing stitches and working in new directions. Azure Dreams features a repeating stitch pattern to create an airy but still warm fingerless mitts pattern that’s perfect for apple and pumpkin picking.
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