I've been finding a lot of ways to avoid writing. Firstly, I challenged myself with a new-to-me method of knitting. Well, not entirely new to me as I had knitted "top-down" sweater patterns before, but those patterns always resulted in raglan sleeves ... you know, the ones with a diagonal seam from armpit to collar.… Continue reading Every Day is a New Day
Category: Knitting
I Got Almost … #MondayBlogs #Procrastination
Nothing. Yes, dear Reader, I got almost nothing for this post today. I have been fairly productive of late, but not with writing or blogging. Again, it's the knitting. A friend noted that the buttons on the baby sweater I knitted for a baby-to-be might not be appropriate for a baby. Yes, they are cute… Continue reading I Got Almost … #MondayBlogs #Procrastination
Taking It to the Limit #MondayBlogs #LaborOfLove
Hello, dearest Reader. I feel like I've fallen far off the grid, and yet it's only been a week and several hours since my last post. The real difference is I haven't visited any of my friends' blogs. I've been busy, which is quite fitting since today is Labor Day in the US. I still… Continue reading Taking It to the Limit #MondayBlogs #LaborOfLove
My Knitting, My Self
As many of you know, I am a knitter. I've knitting for roughly the same number of years as I've been writing, and my writing marathons often alternate with knitting marathons. My first memory of knitting was when I was 9 when I was given a kit for a pink knitted minidress. The kit came… Continue reading My Knitting, My Self
The Great Big Blue
It's been a week since I submitted my final word count to Camp NaNoWriMo and my brain still feels as empty as this great expanse of sky. I've written little since: mostly comments, an attempt at poetry during a downturn in my mood, and the ubiquitous note-keeping I do at my day job. I had… Continue reading The Great Big Blue