I may be the only human being in Minnesota who’s too hot today. I’ve been sitting all day with the window open, I swear if I went outside I’d melt the new snow off the sidewalk. I have fever, baby! This is something that comes on sometimes, now I understand that it’s part of the…
The Mother of a Young Man
Max’s singing of the blessings, his chanting, his whole demeanor was so poised and full of grace. He absolutely glowed with happiness. Max made us all very proud – himself included.
Vogue Knitting Live
So please, have a GREAT time at VK – I seriously mean it! Have great classes, sell LOTS of yarn, and most of all just enjoy the whole knitting culture. But take a few moments while you’re there to think about the compensation that the folks who’ve designed all those pretty sweaters receive. And if you’re so inclined, share your thoughts with the VK Powers that be.
Holy Knitting!
Max has written his dvar Torah – the speech he’ll give about a section of his portion that resonates with him. Family and friends are flying in from out of town, a band has been hired, food is being prepared. But I wanted to do something more personal to show Max how proud I am of him. So I knit him a tallit.
Missing TNNA
Imperial Ranch Poncho 3 Originally uploaded by modeknit I’m not at TNNA (The National Needlework Association semi-annual convention), but I have a few designs there on display. Here’s one of my recent favorites, worked up for Imperial Ranch Yarns. I’d contacted them for some yarn to use for a piece in History on Two Needles,…
Friday, January 7, 2011 By Rick Levine Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) You’ve been riding a wave of creative energy that continues to be difficult to manifest. It’s as if your productive ideas are blocked by circumstances that are beyond your control. But don’t give up. Instead of logically trying to analyze all your…
My name is Annie
I pretend that I use Tetris as a jumping off point for designs. But I’m just kidding myself.
Here Comes The Sun
I’m feeling the lack of sun more this year than any other year. I’ve heard that as folks grow older the whole missing-the-sun thing can become more intense (hence the move of so many folks to ‘sun valley’) in retirement.
Thank You & a Book Review
For folks (like myself) who like to knit with multi-colored yarns, The Knitter’s Guide to Hand-Dyed and Variegated Yarn is incredibly helpful! This is a very good book to have on the knitting bookshelf, and one that I can see myself returning to again and again for reference.
A Holiday Whine – Fa la wa wa wa
I’ve not been blogging as I should because I know that I’d just sound like a high pitched whine – Wa, wa, wa – and we all know that THAT’S no fun. Well, it’s fun for me, but not for you. Wa, wa, wa.