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New Mexico, and other knitting

Posted on 21 April 2013 by pattiblaine

You may recall that I could not get over the light and color in New Mexico during my visit there this past February. Both were stunning to the point of life-altering, or so it seemed, and I took many photographs, … Continue reading →

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On the needles and off

Posted on 11 November 2012 by pattiblaine

I have been knitting. In snatches of time, waiting for Kate or Bruce, listening to a lecture, watching Jon Stewart (my sanity-check during the election season), here and there, and in church. And, despite my crazy busyness, I have managed … Continue reading →

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A done deal

Posted on 19 May 2012 by pattiblaine

I do not wear shawls ever. Well, hardly ever. And I cannot imagine myself wearing this one. It is, however, beautiful. And warm. The pattern is a simple enough repeat that I knit it almost exclusively in dark places: the … Continue reading →

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I do solemnly swear …

Posted on 25 September 2011 by pattiblaine

… this pair of mittens (Woodruff, my 29 August pair) contains the last afterthought thumb I will knit. Forever and ever, world without end, amen. How’s that for a vow? I should explain. I see the point of the afterthought … Continue reading →

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In case you think that I’d forgotten

Posted on 4 September 2011 by pattiblaine

Or is it: in case that you’ve forgotten? Is that a line from a song? Or am I misremembering the early 80s? I did try googling it but to no avail. Then again, I may have been listening to obscure … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time …

Posted on 26 July 2011 by pattiblaine

… I knit a sleeve, and friend (still cannot believe I get to call her that — thank you, Fates, for the tossing of our lives together — with a designer in the middle even) Bookish Wendy knit another. And … Continue reading →

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On wool and color

Posted on 11 March 2011 by pattiblaine

If you are a knitter, if you feel strongly about wool, and if you love color as much as I do, you must read Jared Flood’s blog tour of the woolen mill in Harrisville. It follows the making of his … Continue reading →

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Maybe this time

Posted on 11 November 2010 by pattiblaine

Does this happen to you? When daylight savings time ends in the fall, and we turn all the clocks back, there is little disruption to my circadian rhythm. Spring and the onset of daylight savings time is another story. Big … Continue reading →

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