Road Woe It was a long drive – not as bad as it may have been, though. I have to admit that I did speed at times, but no tickets. Perhaps Jimmy was screwing up the radar dectors? Thank you to everyone who wrote me at the blog or privately with your condolences. It made…
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!
Why I’m Driving Thank you to everyone who has sent your good wishes and kind thoughts. My brother was a big guy – truly larger than life – and will be missed terribly by our entire family. I am especially concerned about his son, Alex, who he loved dearly and who was adopted from Russia…
Shock & Sadness Shock is the only word to describe how I feel. My brother has died. He was 44. He had a heart attack this morning in Dallas. The scarf I knit him last year James Charles Modesitt April 3, 1959 – September 29, 2003 Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Friend Burn, baby, burn!
Dialogue with Hannah Mother and daughter watching TV. A GAP ad comes on. Han: Mom, do you think that guy’s good looking? Mom: Yes, I do think he’s attractive. Han: I think dad’s handsomer. Burn, baby, burn!
Inspired Thank you so much for your kind comments and encouragement. Your thoughtful (and complimentary comments) really do keep me going on days when it would be easy to hang it up. I especially agree with all of Georgiana’s points and came to the same conclusions myself in my last incarnation as a knit designer…
Rejection This is the 4th or 5th straight go-round when not one thing has been accepted by Vogue. I’ve been fortunate to get a lot of sweaters accepted by a variety of venues this past year – IK, Knittes, Cast On, Family Circle, various yarn companies, and of course, KNITTY – but never Vogue. Oh,…
Have bull, looking for horns… Sadly, so many knitting teachers I know have been telling me that their classes are going unfilled this fall. I don’t know if it’s the sluggish economy, or whether folks are just reluctant to give up Summer when it seemed so short (and wet!) but it makes me sad to…
Finished I love finishing things – in both senses of the word! I love to have a project complete (assuming that I’m happy with it…) and I love to take an evening and put it together piece by piece, steam block what needs to be steam blocked, weave in ends. Really, I do enjoy it!…
Annie Who? Just when you think you’re making a name for yourself in knitting, reality rears it’s ugly head… Burn, baby, burn!
Avast! I be thankin’ the fine, fine grey-eyed wench Athena for sendin’ me this grand an’ glorious link Arrr. Yarrr. Arrgh. Well, now that my throat’s clear, I’m happy to announce that the nautical sweater (arrrgh) was well received by CO. It’s funny – I make the design, get the commission from a venue, receive…