Monthly Archives: November 2009

Sneaky Preview

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Karie

Yes, the Percy Shawl is finished. I need to wait for Official Photographer before actual photos are posted (prob Saturday) but here’s a little peek. More previews: the new Interweave Winter Issue preview is up. I am underwhelmed and see … Continue reading →

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Look! A Yule Pig!

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Karie

My gran sent me a pile of knitting patterns from her ladies’ magazines. I always enjoy looking at these patterns. Many are reprinted patterns from yarn companies’ leaflets, but they are recent reprints and often patterns I would not have … Continue reading →

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Under the Covers

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Karie

In the early ’00s the blogosphere was very different to what it is today. The number of bloggers was very small and everyone seemed to sort-of-almost know each other. My friendship with Stuart of Feeling Listless goes back to this … Continue reading →

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Thank You For The Roses

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Karie

(probably not something you’d want to watch with children around or at work) Off one of my all-time favourite albums, In A Bar, Under the Sea. I love this song.

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Recovery

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Karie

Today marked the first day that I’ve been outside in about ten days. The weather was lovely: crisp and on the cusp of winter. I walked through the arboretum down to the newly opened Waitrose where I hoped to find … Continue reading →

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The Connection Is Made

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Karie

Sitting here in dark, rainy Scotland does not feel so bad, when I look at the Danish Budget for 2010. Among all the talk about a new super-hospital and whatnot, the government is now going to offer non-Western immigrants up … Continue reading →

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Croak, Croak

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Karie

Health update: I think I’ll be okay as long as I a) do not talk, b) do not laugh and c) keep drinking rum toddies. It is a slightly flawed plan, so I have stocked up on Halls Soothers. We … Continue reading →

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A Work In Progress

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Karie

Remember how I angsted* over knitting my partner a pullover? I just need to do the sleeves now and I’m halfway in love with how this self-designed pullover works. David picked out the yarn himself (New Lanark Aran, a local … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years Ago Today

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Karie

Twenty years ago today my mother woke me up early. She was crying. Last time she woke me up crying, Olof Palme had just been assassinated. This time, though, my mother’s tears were not angry, horrified and sad tears. She … Continue reading →

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Thirty-Love

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Karie

I have a very soft spot in my heart for tennis. Yes, tennis. It was one of the few sports I was ever good at in school and in the early 1990s I watched tennis broadcasts almost religiously. My favourite … Continue reading →

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