Jane is at the top of my list of internet friends who I’d love to meet in person. It feels weird to me that we never have since we’ve known each other for over 6 years and shared a lot of ups and downs. I adore her writing and dry sense of humor as well as her crazy creativity. One main tether between us over the years has been knitting. I love it when I find another knitter who constantly blows my mind. Jane’s Womb With a View still has me shaking my head years later as to how this was ever dreamt up. Amazing. I wanted to probe her brain for my blog and share her work with the rest of you. She was ever so kind to oblige.
Wattsolak: Why knitting??
Wattsolak: What is your favorite source of inspiration?
Jane: Is it bad that my answer isn’t “my children”? It’s totally not my children. I like things that are dark and scary, so I’m always trying to find a way to make something darker and scarier. Like “Hmm, that yarn is the colour of zombie flesh” or “That colourway looks just like a placenta” – those are things I’ve actually thought and then gone on to start experimenting. I’m not really very good at designing things, but I do love to mess around with a pattern and change it to suit me, even if it’s just with colour.
Wattsolak: What other crafty things do you do besides knitting?
Jane: Nothing. Knitting is it for me. I actually find myself hating other crafts because they don’t measure up. I think scrapbooking is for the weak, and I can’t sew to save my life. Sometimes I try to garden, and then things die. But it’s fun while my hands are in the mud, so I guess that counts for something.
Wattsolak: What is your ultimate knitting project/goal?
Wattsolak: Exactly how much coffee do you drink in a day?
Jane: Ha! Well… we make a 12 cup Bodum in the morning, and Dillon takes about 2 cups of that to work with him. I go through the rest during the course of the day, and sometimes make another pot. So A LOT. It doesn’t even affect me physically anymore. I need it to live but it doesn’t keep me up unless I forget to eat. But coffee and knitting go together so beautifully! How can I not drink it?
Wattoslak: Seriously, those non-coffee-drinking knitters are ones to be suspicious of.
great interview… Love your stuff Jane! And, Annie, i know what you mean about internet friends. I check in with three other women every morning, and have been doing so for about 3+ years now. Sometime we will meet. The amazing part is that we are four of the most diverse people ever, and I can’t imagine how else we would ever have met if not on Etsy!
I am lucky to know this mad woman in person and she is just as fabulous as you describe! One of the sweetest, most honest, wickedly sharp witted ladies around……..Great interview, Jane:):)
That mask for the dog is crazy-awesome!
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