We like to compare major events, so it’s natural that all over the news there are comparisons of this current blizzard to the storm of ’96 and the storm of ’78. I found this link from NOAA Satellite Information with a new way to measure the impact of storms in the Northeast. 1978I’m surprised that…
Author: Annie
I knit weird and I enjoy showing others how to find the joy and intuitiveness within their OWN knitting!
We don't knit to make THINGS, we knit to make OURSELVES HAPPY!
men who knit and the sheep who terrify them
Actually, in tonight’s Arrested Development, it’s Tobias who is knitting. Hmmmm. In case any of you aren’t familiar with Arrested Development, Tobias is a therapist who calls himself an an-alrap-ist, not what it would seem, which is one of the jokes… never mind… AND I’m so behind! Apparently my knitcast has been up for a…
Email Tutorial
I get a lot of letters – not as many as Crazy Aunt Purl, (but then she’s absolutely phenomenally hysterical!) Actually, reading some of her email at her blog made me think I should post the following exchange. Backyard Leaves is my scarf design that was in Pam Allen’s book, Scarf Style. It’s gratifying that…
Miss Communication
This morning I awoke to an email from the Atlanta Knitting Guild – apparently when I agreed to speak there I had somehow switched the dates in my mind and thought they wanted me on Tuesday, not the previous Thursday. I’ll be somewhere in Virginia just about the time their meeting is starting, driving straight…
Maths
I’ve taken on a project which I’ve dreamed about for a while – a bathing suit. This will NOT be a bikini. Bikinis are fine, but I wanted to design a bathing suit that I might actually want to wear myself. Who knows, if it goes well maybe I’ll do a tankini pattern, too! I’ve…
Refining
I’ve spent this week pretty much on my butt. In my pj’s, on my new chaise, knitting and working on my new laptop. The excellent news is that I have noticed an improvement in my breathing this week – the drugs are working! I was able to teach in Cornwall yesterday and it was a…
The Only Thing We Have To Fear
It’s a knitting blog, but I write about a whole lot more. As a matter of fact, there’s been precious little knitting recently (although I’ll be posting some cool sketches from the book I’m working on – why, here’s one right now…) At any rate, every now and then I have to speak out about…
COPD?
Who knew? I’ve never smoked. Never. Okay, there was ONE cigarette in Jr. High School (Hi Heidi!) and a bong hit or two in college (Hi – er, I forget your name) but I’ve never been a SMOKER. Never bought a pack of cigarettes (except for someone else), never smoked a cigar, pipe, hooka –…
Are You Here?
Planning trips with a map helps me get my head on straight. I’ve spent a good part of the last few days at Rand McNally’s website, which has a nice trip planning option that helps me figure out routes for a road trip. And I love a road trip. Here are a few of my…