Who? you might be thinking. Is this someone I should really know much about? Perhaps not since Gwen Matthewman's claim to fame had to do with speed knitting. She held the Guinness World Record for knitting speed at 111 stitches per minute from 1980-2005. In 2005 her record was broken by Miriam Tegels from The Netherlands who knit at a rate 118 stitches per minute or 6% faster. To help put this into perspective, I can knit at a rate of 30 stitches per minute, which means it would take me four times longer to finish a row or item, than it would take either Gwen or Miriam. Gwen Matthewman in the 1980's Why am I mentioning all this now? Gwen Matthewman died last week at the age of 86, near Featherstone, West Yorkshire, UK. It is reported she had given up knitting approximately 10 years ago due to health reasons. (Mom you're doing well to be knitting at your age!) BTW Gwen also held a Guinness World Record for the most prolific knitting ...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.