March 2011

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Moby Duck

Wool/Angora on cone I was just reading a review of a book by Donovan Hohn, who decided to track the fate of a lost cargo of those iconic rubber ducks. Apparently sometime in the early 1990s approximately 28,800 bath toys spilled from a container ship into the North Pacifc Ocean. Well, a large number of […]

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Moby Duck

Wool/Angora on cone I was just reading a review of a book by Donovan Hohn, who decided to track the fate of a lost cargo of those iconic rubber ducks. Apparently sometime in the early 1990s approximately 28,800 bath toys spilled from a container ship into the North Pacifc Ocean. Well, a large number of

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The Madness of March

Gaugeless Hat from Cabin Fever March is one of those amazing months that is full of a lot of “crazy things.” First it begins with St David’s Day,  which is celebrated in Wales, a country known for its ties to the ancient Celts, the Druids and other mysterious “things.”  March 1 is followed closely by,

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Lucky Day Diary March 18, 2011

It was lovely this morning – Spring bliss and…….. 1. Luckily I remembered to answer all the questions for my interview with Vogue Knitting for the Made in Canada column. It should be in a Fall issue. I always speak from the heart; but sometimes when what you say shows up in print, it sounds

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Lucky Day Diary March 15, 16 & 17

Things are moving along well. There were no major set-backs on the Ides of March and my luck over the last few days was….. 1. I got my post done for St Patrick’s Day and I had the most delicious corned beef and cabbage for dinner that night. 2. Fortunately, I walked to the bank

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Lucky Day Diary March 15, 16 & 17

Things are moving along well. There were no major set-backs on the Ides of March and my luck over the last few days was….. 1. I got my post done for St Patrick’s Day and I had the most delicious corned beef and cabbage for dinner that night. 2. Fortunately, I walked to the bank

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Wearin’ O’ The Green

Trilo by Carol Feller – copyright The Irish are amazing marketers. Few cultural figures enjoy the popularity of St. Patrick, whose feast day – today, March 17- is celebrated virtually everywhere! Even fewer nations have a  colour that is so recognizable. Add to this “branding” a capacity for fun, fantasy and fortune and you have

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Lucky Day Diary March 14, 2011

Mandala Shawl from GoddessKnits Today is Pi day so it has to be very lucky!! I posted earlier with pictures of knitted shawls following the principle of Elizabeth’s Zimmerman’s Pi shawl – gotta do one. Here is another shawl from Goddess Knits that follows the same principle. There is also  Mandala 2. Lucky to have

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Pi Day

Circle of Life Shawl from Fiber Trends Somehow, over the years, I have missed Pi Day.  Maybe it’s because I’m not really mathematically inclined – give me a crossword puzzle over sodoku any day. Well, right there in the morning paper was the notice that March 14 was “celebrate Pi Day.” Now I do like

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Pi Day

Circle of Life Shawl from Fiber Trends Somehow, over the years, I have missed Pi Day.  Maybe it’s because I’m not really mathematically inclined – give me a crossword puzzle over sodoku any day. Well, right there in the morning paper was the notice that March 14 was “celebrate Pi Day.” Now I do like

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