Published

Books

Keepers of the Sheep: Knitting in Morocco’s High Atlas and Beyond, by Irene Waggener with Muah Ahansali, Hussein Mardi, Muah n’Aït Tabatoot, and Nora Eddelymy

Articles

Updating knitting history: a connection between Egypt and Armenia? published in Archaeological Textiles Review, no. 67, 2025

Knitting in Morocco: How One Village Keeps Its Wool Stories Alive, published by Farm & Fibre Knits on January 9, 2026

The Spinners of Timloukine: Handspun Rugs and Socks in the High Atlas Mountains, published in Spin Off Magazine, Spring 2024

Ntaidrin (Wheat) Socks: Pattern for Handspun Yarn, published in Spin Off Magazine, Spring 2024

Saharan Trade and Knitted Belts: Filling Gaps in the History of Knitting, published in Piecework Magazine, Spring 2022

Egyptian Belt, published in Piecework Magazine, Spring 2022

Boiled Wool Cap from North Africa: Knit and Full a Chéchia, A Cool Hat to Keep You Warm, published in Piecework Magazine, Winter 2020

Spinning in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, published in Ply Magazine, The Supported Spindle Issue, #29, Volume 8 – Issue 2, Summer 2020

Tourism vs. Terrorism in Niger, published by Matador Network

A Short History of the Best Chapalo Bar in Niamey, Niger, published by Matador Network

Patterns

My knitting patterns are available on Ravelry and Etsy.

Classes and Presentations

Wild and Woolly 2025 – taught a class about sock-knitting techniques from Morocco’s High Atlas mountains.

Ginger Twist Studio 2025 – taught a class about sock-knitting techniques from Morocco’s High Atlas mountains.

Spin Off Autumn Retreat 2024 – taught classes about spinning with a supported spindle from Morocco’s High Atlas mountains; knitting toe-up socks using techniques from Morocco’s High Atlas; sock-knitting techniques from Armenian knitters

Knitting History Forum Conference 2023 – presented on the history of knitting in North Africa based on research for the book, Keepers of the Sheep: Knitting in Morocco’s High Atlas and Beyond

Retrosaria Rosa Pomar 2023 – taught about sock-knitting techniques from Morocco’s High Atlas mountains.

Interviews and Reviews

Long Thread Podcast, Season 10, Episode 10: Irene Waggener – Knitting Researcher

Knitting in High Places, by Anna Feldman of Wild and Woolly London

Book Review: Keepers of the Sheep, by Josefin Waltin

Translations (French to English)

Niger’s National Report: Chapter 3, for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20

Tagalakoy, poem by Adamou Idé, published by the Scottish Poetry Library for the Written World Project