{"id":10174,"date":"2010-11-07T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=10174"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:47:46","slug":"knitting-and-sunday-morning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=10174","title":{"rendered":"Knitting and Sunday Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Sunday morning and I’m cruising the web looking for a link between knitting and life….why don’t I just pick up the needles and work on Sagittarius?  Well I do enjoy writing this blog and have written ahead a few posts already for Nov 11 and Nov 25 – significant days. But not much really significant has happened on Nov 6, 7, or 8 in history, that is.  <\/p>\n

But in the present, my little sale – mainly of discontinued patterns, went well. I found out about a new store in Vancouver that I will introduce myself to – or is it- to whom I will introduce myself.  There is something to be said about the vernacular – no pun intended. And I got to talk to a lot of knitters.  My friend JB – I never know whether people actually want their names mentioned on the internet – came by to help in the afternoon. She had attended a workshop, at the Purple Purl in the morning, on how to photograph your knitting. JB told me about “Light Boxes”,  these apparently are a great way to illuminate your samples for photography with out a flash – gotta get one!<\/p>\n

Anyway wikipedia searches told me that Duns Scotus had died on the 6th of Nov, a long time ago. He was a philosopher, whose ideas fell out of favour at the time and he was actually the name behind the “Dunce Cap.” I happen to like him and the poet he influenced – Gerard Manly Hopkins – but more about them later. I always admire people who press their ideas against prevailing thought trends – but I am always uncomfortable with people who cross on red lights, not sure why.<\/p>\n

\nAnyway, I had hit a wall this morning and so I just decided to read again about Elizabeth Zimmerman<\/a> and her contributions to knitting. I googled Wikipedia and keyed in her name. It’s a lovely read and she died on Nov 30 1999.  I will post more about her then. Well, there were a few pictures that also came up when you keyed EZ straight into google. One was of a lovely Fair Isle sweater designed by her and featured in an old issue of Ornament<\/a> magazine, which is subtitled “the Art and Craft of Personal Adornment”.  Now these pieces are divine!! Here is the sweater I saw.<\/div>\n
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\nThis is the standard that Elizabeth placed on knitting and this is the standard to which we all must aim. It is not something that a lot of knitters would knit and so if you are in the business of selling patterns and yarn, your sales would suffer. Still we must keep the standard up. I know that there are knitters who just want to relax and enjoy their knitting and not press themselves too much to move beyond their comfort level – this is allowed. But keep the door open. Know there is a whole amazing world of knitting to explore and enjoy. Lets breathe a little life into those afghans!<\/div>\n
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\nDinner?  I have to believe that Elizabeth Zimmerman had Welsh connections her maiden name was Lloyd-Jones. So Welsh Rarebit <\/a> perhaps. This is more of a snack then a full meal. Here is another one<\/a>. I like this one because the introduction said: If you can’t get any of the ingredients just use your imagination – someone should teach this guy to knit!!!<\/div>\n
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\nEnjoy.<\/div>\n

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