Knitting Lifestyle
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Autumn Knitting
It is September 1st , as well as Labor Day, and as far as I am concerned, the beginning of autumn – the equinox in a couple of weeks will only confirm what is started today. Weather-wise, summer has left… Continue reading
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Not Blogging
In May I posted a piece about “not knitting (much).” I said there was not much to say about “not knitting (much)” in a knitting blog. There is a corresponding amount of “not much to say” about “not blogging about… Continue reading
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“Not Knitting”
I have not posted recently. And it is due to “not knitting.” And I would not blame any knitter who enjoys knitting blogs for saying “okay, I’ll check back another day” and moving on to a more promising site. But… Continue reading
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Cast-ing On
So, late last night I was knitting a row or two on the Forbidden Summer Sweater Ferocity— Note: I was not actually in bed, but I was nodding off in my chair, so I figure it was pretty close to… Continue reading
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Sorting The Stash
Sarah and I have been cleaning out my studio and her art room. It has been a process and is still not quite done. We tackled my studio (sewing and knitting and other needlework, including beading) first and it took… Continue reading
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Legitimate Swatching
Okay, I swatched. But I did it legitimately. Honest. I have an edict that I can apply when I am overwhelmingly moved to knit something that is not on the schedule. When a yarn sings its siren song. When I… Continue reading