Adrienne Martini

Writer · Oneonta, New York

The New York Times called Somebody’s Gotta Do It, Adrienne Martini’s most recent book, “50 percent memoir, 50 percent advice manual and 100 percent heart.” She’d love to talk with you about the importance of running for elected office or about all of the drama of holding a seat on the Board of Representatives in Otsego County, New York.

Adrienne also is the author of Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood and Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously. The latter is an account of Adrienne’s year-long hero’s journey to knit Alice Starmore’s famous Tudor Roses sweater. Adrienne blogs when the spirit moves her at Martini Made.

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Contributions From Adrienne Martini

A Sweater for Mavis

Winter prep for all members of the family.

Knit to this: The Diplomat

Which is more challenging: marriage or foreign service?

Knit to This: Craft in America

Watch artists at work while working.

Knit to This: Holiday Shop Jubilee

Behind the scenes of this year's quest for special things. Start making your list and checking it twice!

Grow Your Confidence with Kate

Only one thing stands between you and your knitting dreams. Kate Atherley can help you find it.

The Unpredictable Magic of Natural Dyes

Glorious colors can come from humble ingredients, if you let the dye pot do its work.

Knit to This: Preview of Coming MDK Events

In which we meet intarsia queen Florence Spurling. And get a first look at Nash Yarn Fest.

Knit to This: Launch Party with Norah Gaughan

How did she do it? Kay and Ann talk with the beloved designer about the three new cardigans of Field Guide No. 28: Renewal.

Knit to This: Jane Launch Party

Brew your favorite hot beverage, pick up your knitting, and come meet Jane.

Knit to This: Hysterical

An irresistible podcast: Clusters of high school girls came down with an illness that looked a lot like Tourette Syndrome but was not Tourette Syndrome. What was going on?

Knit to This: Victorian Farm

Experience how hard daily life could be from the comfort of your favorite knitting chair.

Filling a Niche, for Sheep

Oh the places you can go when you have a curious mind and a willing spirit.

Knit to This: The Power Broker

Why is New York City the way it is? Glad you asked.

Ye Olde Knee Sockes

Our 1840s correspondent lifts the hem of her skirts to show off her new legwear.

Knit to This: Tour de France Unchained

The start of July means it's finally time for the Tour.

Knit to This: Somebody Feed Phil

Gather some glimmerings while you eat your way around the world.

Knit to This: A Sock Odyssey with Fatimah Hinds

Enter the sock laboratory with Ann, Kay, and Fatimah as we celebrate MDK Field Guide No. 27: Sock Odyssey.

Knit to This: Sixty Minutes of Joy

You won't be able to resist after you knit to this.

Knit to This: Portrait Artist of the Year

There is no need to invent the perfect show for knitting to. It already exists.

Knit to This: Blown Away

Do your reality competition TV choices lack drama and peril? Come knit to this.

Knit to This: Growing Floret

Sit and knit in a gorgeous garden you never have to maintain.

Knit to This: Launch Party with Hélène Magnússon

Talking all things Iceland: yarns, designs, and moss that grows a foot thick. Plus: a giveaway!

Knit to This: Articles of Interest

Don your swim suits and dive deep into a pool of textiles, style, and technology.

Baby Steps into Bullet Journaling

Learning to love a perfectly imperfect bullet journal, one smudgy pen and roll of washi tape at a time.

Knitters of Note: Isabella Bird

"Weary of limitations," a legendary explorer relies on her knitting.

Knitting While Elected

How one knitter cast votes while casting on.

A Visit with Thistle Hill Weavers

Meet Rabbit Goody, "heavy metal weaver" and producer of custom historical and luxury fabrics.

My Life in the 1840s

Weaving, spinning, and generally blowing minds as a historical interpreter.

How She Got Her Ease On

A conversation with Julia Farwell-Clay, whose designs in Field Guide No. 7: Ease are making our summer awfully pleasant.

A Visit With Véronik Avery

Her designs start with pattern-making and fit, and it shows.

At Swans Island, Yarns from the Heart

The yarns for the Asterisk Cowl and Dot Hat in Field Guide No. 2 come from Maine, where Michèle Rose Orne presides over an authentic enterprise.

Ann Budd Explains It All for Us

Beloved author. Legendary teacher. Extroverted introvert.

Mary Jane Mucklestone: No Bad Knitting Projects

Mary Jane Mucklestone: the joyful knitwear designer who gave us lopapeysa fever.

Meet the Heart and Soul of Brown Sheep Yarns

A family in Nebraska, four generations on the land, makes beloved, sturdy yarns.

The Design Team Behind the Gilmore Girls’ Knitwear

Meet the Chicago designers of the distinctive handknits worn by the Gilmore Girls.

A Photographer’s Eye Turns to Knitting

Meet the women behind the moody, rich photographs of MDK Field Guide No. 1.

A Visit with Ann Weaver

Her clever Squad Mitts are only the tip of this creative iceberg.

A Visit with Melanie Falick

A grand new adventure has begun for the legendary editor and writer.