Tag Archives: wtf

Well Still Pretty Good Year

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Karie

First task of the year: sort out the wardrobe. I should probably not use the word ‘wardrobe’ as that word implies system, thoughtfulness, and coherence. Most of my clothes stem from the frantic days of arriving in the UK with … Continue reading →

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Addendum

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Karie

I’m going to have nightmares tonight. However. Some things are more important than lace knitting. Way, way, way more important: speak up and speak out.

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On Fashion & Making

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Karie

This BBC article, Why are Women Finally Designing Women’s Clothes, makes me so damn angry. I will give you a few choice quotes. “Of course there are many more gay male designers,” [designer Tom Ford] said. “I think we are … Continue reading →

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Swings & Roundabouts

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Karie

This was supposed to be my first step into autumn knitting. “Grab some lovely yellow yarn (sure to brighten up the dreich days of Scotland) and whip up some quick wrist warmers”. That was my plan last night and I … Continue reading →

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Knitting In Public No More

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Karie

As a blogger and a social media type, I think frequently about privacy issues. It matters to me even if my face is plastered across Ravelry and my full name is easily uncovered. Yesterday I joked I was going to … Continue reading →

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Boom! Boom! Chaka! Chaka!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Karie

This is one of my favourite weeks of the year: the Eurovision Song Contest week. For my non-European readers, imagine American Idol with 45 different countries competing. Then add xenophobia, bad blood, neighbourly love, dubious ethnic costumes, weird instruments, and … 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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For the Love of Libraries

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Karie

I love the public library service for what it did for me as a child and as a student and as an adult. I love it because its presence in a town or a city reminds us that there are … Continue reading →

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Fail!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Karie

We’re having ongoing plumbing problems. When we returned from Christmas holiday, we found a note in our mailbox. The top flat’s toilet outflow had frozen and broken over the holiday period. An emergency plumber was called out and he ripped … Continue reading →

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Assorted Monday-ness

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Karie

Using this recipe (link in Danish but worth google-translating) I baked Yule cookies on Saturday. Don’t laugh, but it was the first time I ever used Lyle Black Treacle and I fell head over heels in love with both the … Continue reading →

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