For March break, we decided to take our two youngest children(13 & 14) away for a few days skiing & snow-boarding. I ski; they board. I knit; they get bored – It’s hard to keep everyone happy. Anyway, so as not to be too “boring”, I decided to take a mindless project with me. Then […]
…..and paddock and harpier. These are the other familiars mentioned in Macbeth, however, they are NOT cats. Chelle was the first to post the name of the cat familiar from Macbeth- it was/is Graymalkin! Thank you sooo much Chelle for participating. Your yarn is going out very soon. Actually, the other two familiars are quite
In my last post I asked whether you could tell from her designs that Jennifer Appleby was from Northern BC. I said that because I knew I was going to post designs from an other designer who lives in Montana and draws a lot of her inspiration from the Montana landscape. I think that knitting
A number of designers contacted me by e-mail to suggest what goes on in their minds when they design. (A little different, perhaps than what goes on in the knitter’s mind when they knit the design…. maybe not) Their comments are as unique as their work. Jennifer Appleby of The Woollen Earth was the first
You really didn’t want to work to-day did you! Well I didn’t either. So when Aaron Lishman posted his comment to my blog, I was thrilled!!! Not only did he correct my errors in the pricing of Paula Lishman’s fabulous fur yarns – please read below – many are very affordable. Do I dare dream
One of my colleagues when I was teaching decided to develop her skills as an artist. I thought that this was a great idea given that as a history teacher she had already developed her memory. She also spent an inordinate amount of time reading about events in the past to make sense of the
One of my colleagues when I was teaching decided to develop her skills as an artist. I thought that this was a great idea given that as a history teacher she had already developed her memory. She also spent an inordinate amount of time reading about events in the past to make sense of the
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
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
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
