I grew up in a last-minute family. Because church didn’t start until 11 am, my mother rarely left the house before 10:50 am, even when she was the choir director, because “we live so close–it just takes a minute to get there.” When friends and relatives were invited over for dinner or for a weekend [...]
Archive for March, 2010
It’s never too late for holiday gifts
Posted in Friends and family, Knitting, Life reflections, Sock knitting on March 22, 2010 | 17 Comments »
A nice sock yardage surprise
Posted in Books, Sock knitting, Yarns and tools on March 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Since the last blog, I taught a 6-hour beginning sock workshop and completed the final review of the manuscript for the revised “Knit Socks!” I’m glad the book is finished and very pleased with it. Before it’s published in September 2010, I’ll preview a pattern or two. The brightly striped socks I’ve been knitting on [...]
A new sock yarn
Posted in Sock knitting, Yarns and tools on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve returned to real life and knitting today following the tv spot adventure. It felt good to pick up the sock-in-progress and knit a few rounds as I enjoyed my first cup of coffee in the quiet, early morning light. The socks have been waiting patiently, as knitting projects do, maybe even appreciating being left alone [...]
What a day and so little sock knitting to show for it….
Posted in Friends and family, Life reflections, Sock knitting on March 9, 2010 | 13 Comments »
This post is by necessity short–I’m even too tired to knit and that’s really tired! I finally got to see the Today Show segment on aarp.org and the articles posted there. I smiled as I read about teaching my daughter to knit. She loves knitting, too, and here I once thought it might skip a [...]
“Your Life Calling”
Posted in Life reflections, Reinvention on March 8, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Life has been almost too much lately–but fun! In late January, I was invited to be interviewed for an AARP television project. The caller was looking for people who had made significant mid-life changes and reinvented themselves after age 50. And yes, it was true; I had done this 10 years before when I left [...]
Welcome to my blog!
Posted in Reinvention on March 2, 2010 | 21 Comments »
Ten years ago life became more fun when I left a 9-to-5 career to reinvent myself as a serious knitter. When I’m not teaching, writing or designing, I am usually knitting–often socks in coffee shops, theaters, dentist offices and on the sidewalks of my neighborhood. At home in quieter moments I enjoy lace knitting that [...]
