Tag Archives: boo-hiss

Blocking Shawls – Experiment no. 1

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Karie

A cautionary tale ahead. Sometime ago I had a run-in with some Danish knitters. They were asking questions on how to block a shawl and I replied with my usual answer (I include a longer version with all my lace … Continue reading →

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A Year in Books: 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Karie

2011 was the year when my boyfriend read more than 110 books. I am not sure if that number includes re-reads, but it might tell you a bit about our household. I read 45 books, up from 21 in 2010 … Continue reading →

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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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Thoughts on the Man Booker

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Karie

I have a love-hate relationship with the Man Booker literary prize. Admittedly the emphasis is mainly on the hate but I always care. In my former life as a literary blogger, I spent many paragraphs explaining why I am both … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About Yarn

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Karie

A long time ago I wrote about books. I remember one specific thing I wrote: how I built my library on the ideas of possibility and potential. My books were purchased because I wanted the possibility of spending a heady … Continue reading →

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Reading 2011: Emma Donoghue – Room

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Karie

For years I used to live inside my head. I think it is an occupational hazard if you are within academia: you get used to silently arguing with yourself; to constantly question and explore your own thoughts. My head was … Continue reading →

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Of Petals and Parcelforce

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Karie

I spent the evening sewing again. I’m making a much needed lined corduroy skirt and I had this idea in my head. I am using remnants of Liberty fabric swatches for the embellishment. Let’s see how my idea looks when … Continue reading →

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Brief Encounter

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Karie

I have a nice pile of unfinished projects I had really hoped to have finished by now. Thank you, Upstairs Neighbour for flooding our bathroom and completely derailing an already busy week. I have been running so many knitting and … Continue reading →

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Word Tree

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Karie

Choppy seas recently. I’m not going into the details, but choppy seas. And so I’m making a Word Tree. A Word Tree is a very basic idea. You cut out small leaves from brightly coloured paper, you write down positive … Continue reading →

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It’s Complicated

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Karie

In August last year I began knitting Patsy (or “Lumley” as I call it) by Kim Hargreaves. It’s now April and I am still not sure what I am going to do. It’s complicated. I chose the pattern because I … Continue reading →

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