Knitting Day in Russia
December 14 · Level 1 · #2224 of 2238
Knitting Day in Russia brings together everyone who loves needles, hooks and balls of wool. It is an informal holiday for makers who keep their loved ones warm with their own hands.
How it is celebrated: knitters meet at workshops and craft circles, swap patterns, hold knit-along evenings and show off finished pieces to one another and online.
Orenburg shawls are made from the down of local goats, and the finest ones are famously said to pass through a wedding ring. This craft has long been one of the symbols of Russian knitting.