Author: Annie

Rah-bit For Amy Burn, baby, burn!

Ennervated I don’t know what’s up – such an odd frame of mind I’m in. Busy and bored, running and standing still; is it the weather? Hormones? I’m having a lot of stress for a variety of reasons and my mind is racing in directions it really shouldn’t go. I need a bit of a…

Dean You all know I like Dean. I like his honesty and straight talk, and I like the fact that he is supported by a true grass roots movement. I’m starting a Knitters 4 Dean movement – grab your needles, make a donation to his campaign if you’re so inclined, and celebrate democracy in action!…

Trust I don’t trust folks who use eternity terms. This is a remnant of my Freshman English class with Tony Stoneburner at Denison, U in Ohio. He used to intone in his former-Methodist Minister voice, “Never use eternity terms…” In my earnestness the irony was lost on me. My mother is a great believer in…

I saw this quiz on Bess’s blog and had to do it – the biggest problem I have with it (aside from the cutsey questions) is that the author assumes that no one would use nice metal needles. And I’m not a grandma. Not yet. I am feeling very old today. Or is it just…

Nice Class Yesterday was the first of a 6-part bag class at Knit & Stitch in Maplewood – what a nice class! Two of the women weren’t able to be there – they’ll catch up next week – but the women who were there selected their yarns (lots of cotton), picked out needles and started…

New Class Starts Today And it’s my first time teaching at the new yarn store in Maplewood, Knit & Stitch over the movie theatre on Maplewood Avenue I’m looking forward to the class – it’s the sample bag class and I just finished a session last week. I always learn so much when I teach!…

It’s an illusion Peggy (Patty? – I can’t get into my comments to check) asked me a few entries back about illusion knitting. For anyone who hasn’t been visiting the knitting lists in the past few years, illusion knitting is a technique whereby you create an image that is only visible when viewed by the…

Too Wet to Write This has been one WET weekend. Yipes. It’s been raining hard and finally – TODAY – we have sun. We couldn’t get sun when we were having the major, multi-family yard sale – NO! Oh well, be happy for it when it’s here, right? It’s supposed to get up to the…

EEEEK! I steeked the front of the colorwork last night – plus the armholes. Sewed up the shoulders and I’m not thrilled with the seam (the 3 needle bind off just wasn’t cutting it with all of the colorwork….) However, I am very happy with the front placket – it’s coming along nicely and is…