Month: October 2006
People, people, people
You’re going through the various stages of grief for the Sassy Socks. I understand. And some of you are stuck at the denial stage. In time, you will come to understand that: 1) It was a very big hole to …
RIP, Sweet Sassy Socks
All things, good and bad, must end, yes? If our handknit socks lasted forever, would they be quite as dear to us? Friends, it is with a heavy heart (foot?) that I bring to you the news of the passing …
Overheard through the bedroom wall
My neighbor’s contractor likes to sing while he works. Fine… He’s got a nice voice and tends to sing salsa that I know and like. But this? Right now he’s belting out “Born Free.” And he knows all the words. …
I didn’t buy any yarn at Rhinebeck
Seriously. None. That’s not to say no shopping was done. As you may suspect, I bought plenty. But I only bought what I set out to buy, with the cash we’d set aside for the occasion, and that’s saying something …
Finally with the promised spinning content, modest though it may be
“Hey, Cari!” you might say, if you were so inclined to shout at your screen. “You mentioned something about starting to spin again days and days and days ago, and then…nothing, What gives?” Well, Thumper has only allowed me three …
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It’s a small world
And I’m not talking about Disney. A year and a few days ago I found out I was pregnant. I look back now at photos of me from back then–and it wasn’t very long ago at all, a year–and they …
Caving to the fibery temptation
I don’t do knitalongs. I just don’t. Joining a knitalong is a guaranteed way to make me lose interest in a project. Any -along has this effect. And yet… You are well aware of this by now, yes? I kept …