Monthly Archives: August 2009

Blog Giveaway

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Karie

Remember this cardigan? My green alpaca cardigan with its handspun yoke? Well, today it just got “favourited” for the 300th time on Ravelry. And so I’m throwing a tiny blog giveaway just to celebrate. Just comment on this post – … Continue reading →

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Dotty

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Karie

Friday afternoon I packed my tote bag and headed out for my favourite spot in the local park: underneath the trees where the sparrowhawks hang out and close to the little corner which houses several foxes. I sat there with … Continue reading →

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Magic Tricks and Music Halls

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Karie

Yesterday I found a new favourite place in Glasgow. Walking into Tam Shepard’s Trick Shop is like walking into another world, another era. The shop could have been straight out of the 1930s – except for the Obama masks and … Continue reading →

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The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Karie

Channel4 executive: “OMG, OMG! BBC just had their poetry season and it was so supercool! What do we do?!” Other Channel4 executive: “Is there anyway we can make poetry really sensationalist and entertaining? I mean, I am not not opposed … Continue reading →

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The Knitting Basket of Doom

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Karie

Hello FLS, my old friend, I’ve come to knit you again, Because pretty yarn came softly creeping, And I can knit you while sleeping, And the shawl that was frogged yesterday Still remains Within the knitting basket of doom. In … Continue reading →

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Percy & Me

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Karie

Yes, that would be my Percy(Bysshe Shelley) shawl. I finished the set-up chart, repeated Chart A eight times and, for about a week, struggled with Chart B. Chart B was my first double-sided lace chart (i.e. knitting lace on both … Continue reading →

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