In my last blog I didn’t pledge to “finish” every project I’d ever begun. Life is full of choices, and knitting should be, too. Making choices is about deciding what really matters—honing in on the essentials and leaving the rest. When I was an undergraduate English major, I wanted to read every book and learn [...]
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Dealing with another UFO
Posted in Knitting, Life reflections on April 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Completion is a very splendid thing
Posted in Knitting on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As soon as I sent the blog yesterday, pledging to complete two nearly-finished Evelyn Clark patterns, I went into a busy beaver routine. It didn’t take long to finish the “Wildflower Lace Scarf.” I’d run out of yarn only inches from the end and the edging is “do-as-you-go,” rather than applied at the end. So, [...]
Meltdown in the electronic cottage.
Posted in Knitting, Life reflections, Sock knitting on April 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Yes, there’s been a lot of that happening here in our condo after 5+ years. Things have been going belly-up with mystifying regularity. Remembering words from a Robert Frost poem, “the best way out is always through,” I’ve been working through this, eager to finish so I can get back to my knitting and projects [...]
It’s never too late for holiday gifts
Posted in Friends and family, Knitting, Life reflections, Sock knitting on March 22, 2010 | 17 Comments »
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 [...]
