{"id":9034,"date":"2010-12-16T18:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=9034"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:16:12","slug":"knit-a-poem-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=9034","title":{"rendered":"Knit a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Cloths of Heaven from Queen Anne’s Lace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Actually it is craft a poem and it is a new group that has just started on Ravelry – Dec 11, 2010.  The object is to submit a design (or drawing or recipe) inspired by a poem.  There will be prizes awarded each month; but you don’t have to commit to a project a month – just read a lot of poetry and knit (or craft) a “something.”<\/p>\n

Here is the link: http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/groups\/crafting-poetry<\/p>\n

I have offered as a prize for January my pattern for Red Rose Shawl. Robbie Burns is a suggested poet for January. (Jan 25 is Robbie Burns’ Day).  I have also offered for June or July – that’s a long way off – “Cloths of Heaven,” from W. B. Yeats. I am waiting to see if it has been accepted.<\/p>\n

This could be a lot of fun.  I think that the recipe part would be great too. Imagine cakes and cookies dedicated to poems or a casserole or two.  Sandwiches would work, as well. It could be a Dagwood, if it’s after “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”<\/p>\n

In reading the threads, I am coming up with poems that I have never read, so it is a good way to keep in touch. I will also post the reference to the Leonard Cohen group. This is totally unrelated but another group I joined on Ravelry is one that knits and studies Latin. I enjoy Latin Wednesdays on Facebook with Jonathan Levisay a lot, so I thought that I’d add a little more Latin to my week.  These guys on Ravelry are serious – some even studied medieval Latin – I had trouble with the most current – just before it died – Latin!<\/p>\n

Dinner?  I am going to do Shepherd’s pie.<\/a> This one is called “Lazy Shepherd’s Pie.” Well lazy shepherd’s don’t end up with enough sheep for a pie – but as a cook, it should make life a little easier. I picked this dish because a few years ago I did a post on a poem entitled “My Lost Shepherdess.<\/a>”  You can take it from there.<\/p>\n

Enjoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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