November 2010

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Remembering without Tears

Today is the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Zimmerman (Nov. 30, 1999).  We owe Elizabeth a lot, because she gave us a lot.  In fact, probably her greatest gift was her belief in the talent of today’s knitters. I am sure that few of us would have ventured as far, if it weren’t for […]

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Remembering without Tears

Today is the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Zimmerman (Nov. 30, 1999).  We owe Elizabeth a lot, because she gave us a lot.  In fact, probably her greatest gift was her belief in the talent of today’s knitters. I am sure that few of us would have ventured as far, if it weren’t for

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Remembering Without Tears

Today is the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Zimmerman (Nov. 30, 1999).  We owe Elizabeth a lot, because she gave us a lot.  In fact, probably her greatest gift was her belief in the talent of today’s knitters. I am sure that few of us would have ventured as far, if it weren’t for

knitting

A yarn by any other name…..

….would knit as well – maybe; but, might not sell as well. I have just finished reading an article about a couple in Sechelt, BC who created a super new vegan breakfast cereal that tastes great.  They originally named it HapiFoods. The first day it went on-line, they sold 10 bags. A little later, based

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To Be or Not To Be

Snowy Woods The phrase is perhaps a little trite, even though it comes from one of the greatest plays (Hamlet) written by one of the greatest writers (Shakespeare) of all time. Perhaps we have said it too many times. Maybe that’s because this soliloquy was one of the few that we had actually memorized or

poetry

To be or not to be…..

Snowy Woods from Red Bird Knits The phrase is perhaps a little trite, even though it comes from one of the greatest plays (Hamlet) written by one of the greatest writers (Shakespeare) of all time. Perhaps we have said it too many times. Maybe that’s because this soliloquy was one of the few that we

poetry

To be or not to be…..

Snowy Woods from Red Bird Knits The phrase is perhaps a little trite, even though it comes from one of the greatest plays (Hamlet) written by one of the greatest writers (Shakespeare) of all time. Perhaps we have said it too many times. Maybe that’s because this soliloquy was one of the few that we

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Let’s Hear It For Herm!!

Reef Tea Cozy from Le Tissier Herm is one of the Channel Islands, one of the smaller Islands. Apparently you can walk across Herm in about 10 minutes. Sixty people live there full time and its main source of revenue is tourism. So Herm has to do a lot of marketing to get people to

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Let’s Hear it for Herm

Herm is one of the Channel Islands, one of the smaller Islands. Apparently you can walk across Herm in about 10 minutes. Sixty people live there full time and its main source of revenue is tourism. So Herm has to do a lot of marketing to get people to take the boat from Guernsey to

knitting

Pushing the Edges of Sagittarius

Well maybe it’s not really pushing; it’s more like thinking really hard about how I am going to add a lovely finish to the pink lace shawl that I am working on. But the ideas are not really taking on any shape, so I am pushing for some inspiration! I have found a lovely stitch

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