Fiddle with the weighted hem, open the latches on the needles, lay the elastic, attach pegs, select the key plate, unravel a length of yarn and begin. Hold the yarn at the beginning of a row, smoothly, smoothly run the carriage. Hold the yarn, begin again. Fifty times, over and over, smooth, careful. You twitch.… Continue reading Knitting Machine
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Knit & Crochet Show
The thing I didn’t expect from the Summer Knit and Crochet Show was the smell. Not the rank body odour of the Computer Show and Sale. This was wool, dyes, and momentarily-liberated women. I have heard people excusing their yarn-binges by blaming the yarn fumes, but I didn’t appreciate it until I walked up to… Continue reading Knit & Crochet Show
Things I Wish I'd Known (part II)
A Follow-Up to Things I Wish I Had Known When I Had My First Baby, Part I CHECK THE DIAPER If the baby is crying: check the diaper. I know it sounds obvious but it’s easy to forget. Some babies, like my first, could be sitting on a mountain of poop the size of Kilimanjaro… Continue reading Things I Wish I'd Known (part II)
Slice Of Heaven
I lay on the table, naked under a sheet and a blanket. The room was warm, the music vaguely Japanese. For someone not used to being able to take a trip to the toilet alone, who has to keep one ear cocked for trouble while in the shower, simply lying undisturbed was quite something. But… Continue reading Slice Of Heaven
Knitting for the Blind
No, I mean: Knitting, For the Blind. I just came across this, instructions on how to get knitting instructions on cassette, from the Royal National Institute for the Blind amongst others. What a great idea, I thought. How equal-opportunities. Then I thought, wa-a-a-it a minute….knitting when blind? Now that would present a challenge. It’s not… Continue reading Knitting for the Blind
Cyberman Knit
Cyberman Knit Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. It’s amazing what you can come up with when you’ve had a few too many margaritas the night before…
Knit And Crochet Show
07-15-06_1225.jpg Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Lovely Husband (LH) set me free this morning to take a swing through the Knit And Crochet Show at Valley Forge. I didn’t sign up for any of the classes and, frankly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had been to the Computer Show and Sale here and it… Continue reading Knit And Crochet Show
The Battle of The Somme
The Battle of the Somme began 90 years ago today. By the end of the day 20,000 young British men were dead, 40,000 more were injured. By the end of the battle one million people had been killed or wounded. These were the parents of my grandparents generation. Except they probably weren’t, because so many… Continue reading The Battle of The Somme
Yummy Baby Hat
Baby Hat Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. The Yarn Harlot is about to be deluged by emails again, since she posted an appeal for cute baby hats to donated to a program about breast-feeding for underpriveleged mothers. Who can resist? Not this knitter, with a bundle of fluffy pink and green yarn in her stash and… Continue reading Yummy Baby Hat
My Sis, The Marathoner
Well done, Fiona! ( , being in the same time zone, got the early morning update). So there you go. A marathon walked, and $1300+ raised for breast cancer charities. Fiona must be either feeling great, or very achy! Or possibly both.