By Lisa | November 27, 2006
So no pics today because I have not taken any…but I do have some FOs for you and once quietness decends on the household I will take some pics and share em.
The green cabled goodness is finished!!!
I frogged the blue sock which was not cooperating on the circular. I realized the best approach is to [...]
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By Lisa | November 19, 2006
Okay knitting friends — please do me a favour — have a seat. Seriously. You need to be sitting down for this. I only ask because I am concerned about your well being and want to be certain that you are safely seated before you read what follows next.
It might also help if you read [...]
By Lisa | November 15, 2006
Last night I read Madeline my blog entry (below) about how you know that you are knitting or spinning too much.
Since I wanted it to make sense to her…I explained what steeking is.
Her face looked a LOT like this.
It is good to have a child who “gets” it, ya know?
By Lisa | November 14, 2006
I have the awesome pleasure of celebrating my birthday on Remembrance (Veterans) Day. In some ways this is good – I am a government employee so I generally get a statutory holiday – and in other ways it is bad. Like when people are crying and saying depressing poetry, and playing funeral music and lonely [...]
By Lisa | November 10, 2006
So the Harlot. Was very very good.
I promise that she speaks exactly the way she writes and I love that her voice comes through so loud and clear. She has excellent comedic timing and if there were a lot more knitters at comedy clubs I’m sure she could take the act out of the LYS [...]
By Lisa | November 9, 2006
THE HARLOT IS COMING!!!
And I’m going…tonight. I’m quite sure the poor suburb of Kanata won’t know what hit it.
Must remember book for signing…and camera!!!!
My neighbour Craig and I like to pretend that the other is interested in our respective obsessions. Email exchanges go like this:
Craig: Hey tonight the Bruins are playing and you are welcome [...]
By Lisa | November 8, 2006
10 ways to know that you knit/spin too much:
1. You know what steeking is…and even if you don’t dare try it, you do know that you get to keep your clothes on when you do it.
2. You’ve been slapped with a restraining order after staring at someone’s sweater for a long time trying to figure [...]
By Lisa | November 4, 2006
I am impressed by you. Last night, Madeline took her socks into the tub and I washed them with a bit of Dove shampoo and, I didn’t think it was possible but, you are softer. Now the rational side of my mind knows that the wool probably compacted and got a bit greasy [...]
By Lisa | November 2, 2006
My grandmother had the most brilliant way to keep flat pieces of knitting safely out of the way.
First, my new-to-me couch which I am in LOVE with and is quite possibly the most perfect napping couch ever!!!!
Close up detail of the middle of said couch…but wait! What’s this????
TADA!!!
When I was little we’d go and [...]