Tag Archives: Blogging

Kastanie

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Karie

Dear Father Christmas, I have been a very good girl this year. Well, I have been a very good girl most of the year. Okay, I was a very good girl until last night. I hope we are still cool … Continue reading →

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The Traveller’s Lament

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Karie

I visited London yesterday for a work-related event. I had to get up at 4am to make it to my 10am meeting and I wasn’t home until 11pm. It was a very long day – not made any easier by … Continue reading →

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Here, There & Everywhere

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Karie

A couple of announcements: My Karise shawl has been chosen as a pattern for the next Old Maiden Aunt knitalong on Ravelry. To celebrate this, I am offering a whopping 20% discount on the pattern until November 30, 2011! Just … Continue reading →

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Unwritten

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Karie

I always say that the best blog posts I have ever written are the ones I never post. Recently I had conversations with other long-term bloggers (I’ve been at this for over a decade) about why we continue to blog. … Continue reading →

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Quarterly

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Karie

Can you believe the first quarter of 2011 has been and gone? It is an oddly cheerful thought and I have had an excellent first three months of the year. Selected highlights: I knitted a purple cardigan ..and finished another … Continue reading →

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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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Day Four: Worn

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Karie

I am wearing two handknitted garments in this photo: 1. My Nev Shawl. I have found a big grey shawl incredibly wearable to my great surprise. I shall have to make more neutral-coloured accessories. This revelation comes as no surprise … Continue reading →

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Day Two: Skilled Up

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Karie

If you have ever played any role-playing game such as Dungeons & Dragons or World of Warcraft, you will be familiar with a system assigning numbers (your “stats”) to indicate how good you are at something. Using D&D as an … Continue reading →

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Dust From A Distant Sun

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Karie

What a lovely day. The postman brought me the April issue of UK knitting magazine Let’s Knit in which I appear. Elaine from the editorial team contacted me back in January and after my busy few months I had actually … Continue reading →

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Decennium

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Karie

February 2001 I sat down and started a blog – I’m actually a bit hazy on the exact details of where and when – and somehow I’ve now blogged for an entire decade. Selected highlights (and low points) 2001: I … Continue reading →

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