March 2006

knitting, poetry

Familiar knitting and knitting familiars

The two animals closest to a knitter’s heart, I have to believe, are the cat and the sheep. There are great references in literature to the lion and the lamb and then there is, of course, the Tyger. Cats are the witches’ familiars – the form that witches take when they want to disappear. Some […]

Art, knitting

Food for the Knitted Soul

One of the amazing things about the human spirit is its ability to “bounce back” and make the best of things. I might have been “a little down” March 1; but I’m up and back at it to-day! March after-all is the Month of Madness and I am determined to enjoy every insane minute of

Art, knitting

Of Omens and Ominous Knitting

To night at about 6:30pm, as I was bringing my youngest home from an after school class, I looked into the sky. I often wonder if these seemingly vague glances at the heavens are really a lot like casually looking at one’s watch – just a quick check or re-aligned with the universe. (What time

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