A quote that made me laugh, from a fellow knit-blogger, who is having a hard time going back to work after the latest baby. “As I was having that good cry, though, my husband put things in perspective–‘We could probably live on my salary you know…we’d have to give up some things…books, movies, braces for… Continue reading Don’t Take Away My Yarn!
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I Can Knit ANYTHING
I think my knitting obsession is getting noticed. I made a website for my three-year-old, featuring his favourite cars from a Hot Wheels movie (oh yes, they make movies). He was touched that I had made it especially for him. To demonstrate this, as he was looking through it, he said in awe and wonder,… Continue reading I Can Knit ANYTHING
Celebrity Look-Alikes
made me do it… And apparently we are NOT sister, since none of our look-alikes are the same. I’m quite chuffed with mine though. Note to self: must dye hair, wear more make-up, oh and lose weight and years…
Customer Service Emails
So, my new Razr phone’s screen flickered and went blank. I emailed customer support. Within minutes I got an email saying I’d be getting an email from them within 24 hours. 19 hours later Abbubakarr replied. I should, he said, perform a “master reset”. He helpfully included instructions. I just sat down with my phone… Continue reading Customer Service Emails
Knitting Machine
Fiddle with the weighted hem, open the latches on the needles, lay the elastic, attach pegs, select the key plate, unravel a length of yarn and begin. Hold the yarn at the beginning of a row, smoothly, smoothly run the carriage. Hold the yarn, begin again. Fifty times, over and over, smooth, careful. You twitch.… Continue reading Knitting Machine
Knit & Crochet Show
The thing I didn’t expect from the Summer Knit and Crochet Show was the smell. Not the rank body odour of the Computer Show and Sale. This was wool, dyes, and momentarily-liberated women. I have heard people excusing their yarn-binges by blaming the yarn fumes, but I didn’t appreciate it until I walked up to… Continue reading Knit & Crochet Show
Things I Wish I'd Known (part II)
A Follow-Up to Things I Wish I Had Known When I Had My First Baby, Part I CHECK THE DIAPER If the baby is crying: check the diaper. I know it sounds obvious but it’s easy to forget. Some babies, like my first, could be sitting on a mountain of poop the size of Kilimanjaro… Continue reading Things I Wish I'd Known (part II)
Slice Of Heaven
I lay on the table, naked under a sheet and a blanket. The room was warm, the music vaguely Japanese. For someone not used to being able to take a trip to the toilet alone, who has to keep one ear cocked for trouble while in the shower, simply lying undisturbed was quite something. But… Continue reading Slice Of Heaven
Knitting for the Blind
No, I mean: Knitting, For the Blind. I just came across this, instructions on how to get knitting instructions on cassette, from the Royal National Institute for the Blind amongst others. What a great idea, I thought. How equal-opportunities. Then I thought, wa-a-a-it a minute….knitting when blind? Now that would present a challenge. It’s not… Continue reading Knitting for the Blind
Cyberman Knit
Cyberman Knit Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. It’s amazing what you can come up with when you’ve had a few too many margaritas the night before…