She asks me to knit her a pair of fingerless mitts. A special request for Christmas. I say, of course, and hope she’s forgotten about the request, hope it will be a surprise. I knit a few rounds in the morning before she comes down; I knit a few rounds when she’s recording her Spanish … Continue reading On Knitting and Finding Magic
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August 31 :: Sometimes Mondays
Sometimes Mondays look like casting on and beginning something new. P.S. Just Five Things begins next Monday. Click here to join us. xo
Wrapped In Process
A very dear friend sent me gorgeous yarn and a pattern for the fingerless mitts you see above. Even in my eagerness to do the project, I stalled. It took me forever to merely begin (even though I wanted to do the project). It took me forever to finish the project (I kept starting and … Continue reading Wrapped In Process
:: Randoming ::
Some random things... Even though Christmas is a few weeks behind us, this story will still touch your heart. I’m certain of it. Whatever your stance on global warming, Linda’s piece is a good shake-up. And if you read to the end, she links to her TEDtalk on time debt…click that too…it’s good. Here's more … Continue reading :: Randoming ::
:: Sometimes Mondays ::
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like starting a new project.
:: Sometimes Mondays ::
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like knitting with hope and grace and love.
:: Randoming ::
Some random things. I'm often making things (photographs, pieces of writing, bread, cookies) but about two weeks ago, I had this incredible urge knowing to work with yarn. I crocheted a washcloth. Its edges are uneven as I wasn't paying close attention to the end stitches. But it's striped. And I love it. Yesterday I … Continue reading :: Randoming ::