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  • Knot Much Knitting…

    Ok so I’ve grown really slack about knitting this week. I think I’m just bored, bored BORED! with the never ending baby blanket project. I’m already thinking of other things I could be working on, and well, isn’t that just WRONG? I need to finish my blanket!

    Curvaceous Cables by Dawn Brocco

    So I’ve been thinking… I really need to make some sort of pull rope on the door to my new office. One of the things I have trouble with is closing a door behind me as I leave a room… when I turn around to pull a door shut invariably the door will hit my casters and I can’t get a good grip on the door handle. So, I was thinking back to the early 70s when I was a kid and everybody’s mother had Macramé plant hangers in their kitchens… thinking that I need some sort of ornamental rope on my doorknob.

    Then I got to thinking about a book I bought by Dawn Brocco last year — Curavaceous Cables Collection. Instead of tying knots with rope I could instead knit something. Perhaps I will give this a try! And, in doing so, it will whet my appetite again for knitting, since I love cables so much, and it should be a fairly quick project. I’ll have to dig that book out tonight and give it a try…


    The Bag Debate

    Purple Knitters Satchel by Jordana Paige

    Lately I’ve been thinking lots about how much I miss my grapey-colored Knitter’s Satchel by Jordana Paige. This photo is from 2006. I still have the bag, but it had a rather unfortunate clash with my wheels one day, and the metal frame that the clasp is on got severely bent. My DH did try to fix it, but it goes together too awkwardly and just isn’t the same! One of the things I liked best about it, aside from the color, was that fabulous clicky clasp like on my grandmother’s chic 1960s handbags.

    So here’s the thing. Should I replace it? I desperately want to, but it is expensive, and well, I just don’t know if I can justify it. Sigh.


    Knitting While Listening…

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Audiobook
    Ok, so I have Harry Potter fever, just like the rest of the world. I’ve been reading the book, yes, but while at work, or knitting, or whatever, I have also been listening to the audiobook edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Love it! Jim Dale as usual is doing a great job. I wish audiobooks were not so expensive! I’d own a lot of them!

    Discovered a podcast this week that I am absolutely loving! It’s Lime and Violet. I had tried to avoid this one before, but it is hysterically funny! If you haven’t listened yet, give it a try.

    Also, yay! I got an email from Brenda Dayne of Cast On today and she said there WILL be a podcast this weekend. Be sure to look for it!

  • Knitting Knews this week

    Photo of Magic Loop Knitting Technique

    There’s a new knitting community for folks who enjoy the Magic Loop method of circular knitting. The group is called magic-loop and it’s being hosted on Yahoo. There was another group of a similar name, but the owner has gone AWOL and the current moderator is having a really hard time managing the group without being able to change any settings while she is away or whatever.

    I absolutely love the magic loop technique. I use it for all of my circular knitting projects, which to date have been mostly hats. Someday I will attempt socks but haven’t done it yet. Maybe later this year…

    Yarn Harlot Books Now on iTunes!

    Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off Book Cover

    Guess what I found last night?? Stephanie Pearl-McPhee now has two books on iTunes!! Stephanie Pearl McPhee Casts Off, and At Knits End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much. I bought them both!! Finally they have a couple of knitting books on iTunes. It’ll be great for listening to by the pool once I’m done with Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Love it!

  • Happy Knitting Day!

    rainbow stripey blanket in progress again

    So today was spent as every 4th of July is at my house — at the Whitehall Pool and Tennis Club, enjoying a fun picnic and great company. As per usual for me, my time at the pool was spent with much knitting! I know I’ve said it about a thousand times, but I am getting so bored with this project! My intentions are honorable and I will keep going, as this is a baby blankie for a dear friend who is expecting her first. I’m even growing sick of the rainbow colorway, but I keep my energy up because people keep coming up to me at the pool and telling me how pretty it is. Sometimes I choose to believe them, and sometimes I just nod and smile, knowing full well that they can notice this blindingly bright blanket in progress from hundreds of yards away! I do hope that my friend will like it in the end, even though I am growing increasingly doubtful that the project will be done before the baby gets here.


    Now Playing on an iPod Near Me…

    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Audiobook CD cover

    So while I’m knitting at the pool, I’m listening to the audio version of “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.” I am quite ashamed to admit this, but when I picked up knitting about 4 years ago, I all but stopped reading. (Except for knitting books!) Prior to being a knitter I was an avid reader and I especially loved the Harry Potter series. But here I am, two years after the release of this book, and only weeks away from the release of the ultimate chapter in the series, and I still had not read the book in its entirety. Egad, how awful this was, especially given that my husband arranged for Amazon to deliver it on the very day it was released. I am truly ashamed.

    But, I must admit… a year ago I purchased the Audio CD version. I had heard that the books were very well “performed” by Jim Dale, and wow! What a treat for the ears this is! I wish I had listened to it long ago. If you’re a knitter AND a Harry Potter fan, these Audiobooks are the way to go! They are pricey, but I am also tempted to get the one for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” since the movie is coming out soon. I need to refresh my memory a bit!

    Anyway, that’s my update for now. Exciting, eh? We’re expecting severe summer storms so I’d better log off for now. Hope all in the US are enjoying the 4th!