Warty Bobbles

Anna-Lisa Kanick

  • A Good Chair In A Good Spot

    <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> Another essential knitting tool that doesn’t fit… Continue reading

  • Why Don’t I Have A Cardigan?

    The setting:  me on the deck feeling a bit chilly on a lovely autumn day. The thought:  I should go put on a nice sensible wool hand-knit cardigan. The action:  going inside to look in my closet and realizing that… Continue reading

  • Invested In Yarn

    I hope I sound neither glib nor alarmist about the Economy when I say that I am happy that I have invested so heavily in yarn.  Not yarn companies, but in skeins of yarn.  What knitters affectionately call The Stash.… Continue reading

  • Of Barbeques

    My husband George asked:  With so many projects going, do you ever get them mixed up? He had not even read my last blog posting (which shows how much psycho-connection you can build up during 27 years of marriage).  … Continue reading

  • True Confessions

    With all this blogging about Guilt Afghans and Neglected Lace Shawls, I feel I need to come clean about my actual Active Project Status. At present, I have 6 Active Projects.  That means I have 6 separate knitting pieces in… Continue reading

  • Afghan Guilt Day

    Yesterday was Afghan Guilt Day.  Seeing it in print, I realize it looks like an international day of observance – political awareness rallies, demonstrators with signs!  Actually, it was the day Sarah and I set aside to deal with neglected… Continue reading

  • The Sweater I Did Not Knit

    This is the story of The Sweater I Did Not Knit.  It is not a story about a sweater I considered but decided against knitting.  Nor is it the story of a sweater I began but did not complete (a… Continue reading

  • Lace and Russian Novels

    Knitting a Lace shawl is much like reading a Russian novel.  The thought occurred to me – rather out of the blue — as I was tinking back and re-working a row of lace (I had a lot of time… Continue reading

  • Knitting In The Morning

    (Note:  If you are looking for pictures of my grandson Max — I know Sarah routed people to my website for this purpose — proceed to my "Grandmotherly Knitting" entry.  For a chatty bit about knitting, read on!) Our September… Continue reading

  • Grandmotherly Knitting

    Grandmotherly Knitting:  September 3, 2008   Two Beliefs:   1)      Surely one of the great satisfactions of being a knitter is knitting for those we love.   2)      Surely one of the lesser (but still significant) satisfactions of being a… Continue reading