Craft
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There will be wool

My mind has slowly turned back to thoughts of knitting, leading me to to wonder whether the slump might be partly explained by not having enough inspiring yarns lying around. As soon as that occurred to me I got a little splurgey and now there’s lots of wool. I put in an order for enough Continue reading
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Yikes!
I feel almost as if I should just post the picture, because I’m not sure words can express how pleased I am to have finished stitching this. The final skein of yarn rode to my rescue yesterday afternoon, I was pleased to find that it blended in well with the old, and it took less Continue reading
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Out of hibernation
I don’t usually feel the desire to hibernate during winter, but this year that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I stepped away from a lot of my normal activities during December and the first half of January: knitting, writing, exercising have all gone by the board. I’ve mainly been eating and working on my cushion Continue reading
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Tiny stitches
I woke up today in a bit of a funny mood. Edgy. Unsure. Rather impatient with things always carrying on the same. In a state of lockdown angst for inexplicable reasons. I felt that yesterday had left me with a hangover, not from alcohol consumption, but from life itself, except that yesterday was nothing out Continue reading
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Time machines
Hello, and welcome back. I hope we are all in good spirits this side of the New Year revelries. I was thinking about a subject for today and I really wanted to discuss Dr. Who but, on the other hand, I wanted to update you on my cushion cover progress. Then the two ideas came Continue reading
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Six Socks For 2021
I have come to the conclusion that my sock drawer is going to need a refresh after this winter and, with this firmly in mind, I have been sorting through my stash to see which yarns I should use. Now, I will point out that my title “Six Socks for 2021” has been chosen with Continue reading
