Oct 01 2007
About Lolly
Thank you for visiting my blog, LollyKnitting Around!
My “real” name is Lauren Weinhold, and I live happily with my husband, Kris, and my pets in the Washington, DC suburbs of Maryland. I work as an archivist at a non-profit institution. I am also a writer and researcher, specializing in travel, textiles and crafts, nature, and history. You can contact me at LollyKnit@gmail.com for any inquiries and questions regarding the blog and my writing.
This blog was born out of my passion for writing, crafting and do-it-yourself projects. In recent years, I discovered a deep passion for knitting, and have enjoyed meeting a vibrant community of crafters through this blog. Although my blog title relates to my craft, it is also a personal blog that includes many aspects and passions in my life: books and reading, travel, environmental and sustainability issues, nature, photography, food and wine, and fitness and wellness.
I use a Canon Digital Rebel XTi and assorted lenses in my blog photography. My closeups (mostly yarn/knitting and garden photographs) are shot with a 100mm Macro lens or the L-series 24-70mm f/2.8, and my travel and nature photography uses the same L-series lens and the 10-20mm wide-angle lens. For outdoor shots, I am quite fond of the polarized filter that fits on the lenses. I began using a light box for many of my still object photographs in late summer 2007, and I wrote up a do-it-yourself tutorial to construct your own light box for photography.
In January 2008, I learned how to weave. The week after my class, I got a used Schacht Baby Wolf loom on craigslist. I have the beginner’s zeal, as well as the beginner’s mistakes; however, I am excited to see where this new creative venture will take me! You can read more about my weaving here.
If you are new to my blog, you may want to see:
- My gallery of Finished Crafts.
- My personal weight loss journey.
- A few of my free patterns, available for download.
- My interviews at Create A Connection and Knitting Contessa.
- Project Spectrum: an annual celebration of color and crafting.
- Annual “Socktoberfest” a handcrafted sock festival in the month of October.
- My Daily Reads: a blogroll of my favorite craft, travel, and eco sites on the web.
- My Flickr Photos, an online photo-sharing community.
Thanks for stopping by!
What a great introduction, and I love your new look (haircut and blog look)!
I do hope you get published soon - it’s an amazing feeling of accomplishement.
I have had a few articles published and several catalogue entries (in my previous life as an Egyptologist!) and I think the best of it though was seeing my parents burst with pride!
Oh and by the way, your photos are getting better and better!
Lolly, I love the new look of the blog. Everything looks so well arranged.
Hello Miss lolly my name is Eugenie I live in Montreal mom of three boys 12- 10- 8 - years old, I find your blog and I loved , I love knitting from I was a child my grand mother and my mother show mw how to do , then is my passion I knitt for a french compagnie Phildar, and friends . Im sorry for my English I was born in chile and i speak more french then english a few word to say to you cogratulation and beautifull blogs, the pictures,. my son who love photograph make the box you show in your site a few days ago, to take some pictures and he love the result thanks a lot and magnificent photos from Peru good luck with your projects
Hi Lolly,
Your site is beautiful. Making a photo box was on my list already, and then I found your tutorial complete with sample photos — awesome! Do you have a “subscribe to this blog” somewhere on the site? I am not finding it and would love to stay current with your projects and posts. Thanks!
Hey Girl!
You look fantastic and I am SO proud of you! Loosing weight is no easy thing! And your web site is SO beautiful! Very professional. I was excited to see that my little jar from Thailand made it into the light box portion of your site:)! I love your photos! So vibrant! Hope to hear from you soon! xoxo, Tracy
Hey Lauren! I just started reading your blog and I had to comment after seeing you were from MD, grew up in WV and have a husband named Kris! I live probably no more than an hour from you, my husband grew up in WV and his name is Kris as well! Too funny! I love your new blog and photos! Can’t wait to see more in the future!
Lauren——
Pretty please pop me an email? I have a request that I’d like to email YOU!!!!! That sounded really complicated didn’t it? I don’t see an email addy on your site or I’d circumvent the whole mess……….
THANKS, I appreciate it!
Hey! I stumbled upon your blog today - I really enjoy reading it! I too am a knitting archivist (and from Alabama, no less!), so I can definitely identify with your writings. Thanks so much for your great website. I plan on visiting often. All best and good luck!
Hi! I stumbled upon your blog from a link leading to your gorgeous sweater - love it! I too live in the DC Suburbs so it is always great to read another blog from someone nearby and a knitter makes it even better. Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you. I’m looking to get a new camera and you are now the 2nd person using Canon Digital EOS Rebel XTi Kathy (Grumperina) uses it. Your blog came up as a side bar in my google reader. You are right in my backyard. I also read Strobist so I can learn more about taking better photos. You will be in my reader!! Now onto more reading, your blog is great and I have only made it to your current post and About me!
Hey there chickie!!
Hope all is going well for you in 2008! Your site is just wonderful.
Would you mind sending me your mailing address? I have some pictures to share from Chicago.
Sorry it has been so long since I’ve sent a message.
I could not find your email address, so this was the only was to get a message to you.
Take care and talk soon,
Paige
Dear Lolly,
You have been working a lot in your blog. Incredible!
I like it but … I would like to find all pullovers you have done -like a gallery- as before. I found it more difficult to find them now. I like Eunny’s with the list of knitted items.
What do you think? It’s just an idea, I hope you don’t mind I say it here.
All the best for you!
Hi Lolly,
You don’t know me but I know you. You have been an inspiration to me through all the different areas of your life. I “met” you through project spectrum a couple years ago.
I am adding you to my Tagged list because I would enjoy to hear your answers. See here for details:
http://knittedkitty.blogspot.com/2008/03/tagim-it.html
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your blog. It is so well written and insightful, a joy to read. I love all your beautiful pictures too! So many things you write about are things I am interested in too. The books you read( I just finished In Defense of Food, and Omnivore’s Dilemma, and I just found The Zookeepers Wife at the library a few days ago) and the places you go( my fiance and I have plans to go to Nova Scotia soon) and the work you do. I just started working at a library and have plans to return to school to earn my MLS soon. I even played the trumpet in the band too!
Hey lolly, It’s amazing who you come across when searching the web! Reading this About page, you and I are almost identical in our interests, and except for the decades in between our ages; you’re younger, good looking, blonde; me, well, let’s say I’ve seen better days! :O) What is it about the ‘lolly’ name that gets it chosen? Why did you choose it? For me, it can mean a number of things — LOL-ly (I’m sure you know what that bit of computer jargon is all about, and it describes what I like to do the most), lolling about, lolly meaning candy, and so on. Of course, lolly also is not my real name (you can find that out by emailing me) and I live on the other side of the world from you, in Australia. So, small world… Cheers!