Category Archives: Popular Culture

Day Five: Song

Posted on April 1, 2011 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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Just Knitting

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Karie

Sometimes I get so very tired of knitting. No, I do not tire of knitting – that simple enjoyable activity that involves a ball of string and two pointy sticks – but I do tire of certain aspects involved in … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Sixthly’ Even A Word?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Karie

First of all, congratulations to Ms Old Maiden Aunt whose yarn was just featured in the new Winter edition of Knitty. I particularly like how the Knitty people have made a lovely page banner out of a close-up of Lilith’s … Continue reading →

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Purple Rain, Purple Rain..

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Karie

First, an update on my lovely Lumley cardigan. It turned out to be too small across my bust & midriff. I blame Christmas cookies, my mother’s genetics, and also a pattern which – according to Rav knitters – runs very … Continue reading →

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My Big Read

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Karie

Every so often I come across a list of 100 books – the result of a BBC project called The Big Read in which the British public was asked about their favourite books. The list is being circulated as part … Continue reading →

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Catch-Up

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Karie

I have ten rows to go on my tenth shawl of 2010. The rows are getting very long now, so I’m taking a break – just long enough to make myself a cup of tea and to update my sadly … Continue reading →

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Pointilism

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Karie

Two things: Susan Boyle has covered Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over”. On Oprah. Neil Finn and I are officially over. Today was a bleak, rainy Friday, so my partner and I headed out to Mini-Sweden for some Scandi-style retail … Continue reading →

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Book Cover Versions

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Karie

A good friend of mine wondered if she should read Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (coming later this year to a multiplex near you). I warned her that I found the book unbearably bland, despite its good premise. “If there … Continue reading →

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Geeky Thursday

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Karie

I could not resist. In case you cannot read what it says on the cover: A New Zealand sheep farm .. espionage .. and death. It does not get better than that – except it does: one of the main … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures #231

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Karie

My Other Half told me that not everybody remembers the German 1979 Eurovision entry. Which is totally a shame as you are about to find out.. Apparently my mum sprained her wrist trying out the dance moves back in 1979. … Continue reading →

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