“Под окном черёмуха колышется” | Marina (Zhenya Lavy), Sonya (Margaretta), & Elena (Samantha Routh) construct the storm — with Serebryakov looking on (Scott Maddock) | Uncle Vanya (2014) | Photo: Annie Paladino
Zhenya has been knitting since she was 12 and (little-known fact) is a TKGA-certified knitting instructor who has published a few original designs. These socks are a variation on her MUMTU pattern and were knit during Vanya rehearsals and performances. | Uncle Vanya (2014) | Photo: Zhenya Lavy
Making more than just the cool samovar-top, medicine-bottle windchime…
At right are the first socks Marina knit while working on Vanya. (Custom-sized for her momma’s feet.) New socks are on the needles now and should be about halfway finished before the show closes. She knits both at once on circular needles, working from the toe up — so they always fit perfectly, she never runs out of yarn, and she never suffers from that pesky 2nd sock syndrome!
We’ll have to take some pictures of the beautiful yarn she’s spun, too.
And the gorgeous shawl she wears? She knit that, too! It’s Jared Flood’s (Brooklyn Tweed) Bridgewater Shawl, done in a wool/silk blend. (She can’t claim credit for the wrap Elena wears. It’s a store-bought delight.)
Fiber enthusiasts can find her on Ravelry or her currently backlogged blog, Aesthetic Entanglementz, where she posts about all kinds of adventures with knitting, spinning, metal, and more.
