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My Fiber Art
Several people have asked to see some of my knitted creations, so I’m posting some of my favorites. All were made with locally spun wool.
This hat was the first I ever made using color stranding. I wear it every winter morning when I first get up.
This hat is one of my original designs. When I finished it, I found that I had made the brim far too long, so I folded it up into the hat for extra warmth.
And here’s another original. Can you tell that I like purple and teal, especially together?
Here is a cable-knit scarf that I made for my husband from homespun wool. We used to live on a small farm with sheep, goats, and chickens. The wool came from our sheep Sophie, who passed away last winter. My husband carded her fleece and spun it with a drop spindle.This was my first experience of knitting with homespun, and I loved it. The yarn is very soft, and there is still some lanolin in the fiber. It was very interesting to see how the yarn changed color, from white to gray to reddish brown, as I went along.
Finally, here is my first Intarsia project. It was challenging and I made a lot of mistakes, but I learned a lot, too.
Such fun! And I’m just getting started.
© 2008 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg
4 Responses to “My Fiber Art”
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wow – love them.
speak soon penpal aspie. x -
Thanks, Camilla!
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I’m a knitter, too. Come over to my blog. I write more about knitting than spectrum stuff, tho. Three of my six kids are aspies, two of my grand kids are aspies and I have one autistic grand. I’m pretty sure both my parents were, too. There are five of us living in a house together…five aspies. What “fun” we have.
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John Dale Lyons January 26th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
My mother is good at knitting and crocheting. I like the colors. I know some men do this too, but my hand-eye coordination is bad, and I lack the patience.
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About Me
I'm Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, and I publish this blog, Journeys with Autism. I'm a wife, mother, writer, singer, artist, photographer, community volunteer, and the chapter leader for the Vermont Chapter of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).
At the age of 50, I awoke to my place on the autism spectrum and discovered a world of gifts, struggles, and life-changing possibilities. My latest book, The Uncharted Path: My Journey with Late-Diagnosed Autism, was published in July of 2010. My work has also appeared in Shift Journal of Alternatives: Neurodiversity and Social Change and in the Disability Rights and Neurodiversity section of the ASAN website.
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"The Uncharted Path is an autism autobiography unlike any I’ve ever read.....I’d recommend The Uncharted Path to anyone on the spectrum, to anyone who has friends or relatives on the spectrum, and to anyone who cares for people on the spectrum. Her book is written straight from the heart.” —Gavin Bollard, author of Life with Asperger’s
“Cohen-Rottenberg is emotionally honest and skilled at relaying the stories from her childhood and adulthood that made her the person she is today....A highly recommended read."—Kate Goldfield, author of Common Scents: Adventures with Autism and Chemical Sensitivity
“What Rachel has written, few others would be able to....An enlightening journey."—Jon Gilbert, author of Same Child, Different Day
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Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg
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