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September 16, 2019 2 min read 1 Comment
Saturday in the shop, Melissa and I were looking at an ad from Eileen Fisher.
Melissa said, "I love this ad‑ three women, all different ages, all different sizes, and all different colors, wearing basically the same sweater. It makes me sad when I hear women look at a pattern and say 'I could never wear that.'"
"Maybe they mean it's just not their personal style," I offered.
"That's different, " she said. "That's 'I would never wear that' not 'I could never wear that.'"
I agreed. "I think when someone says, 'I could never wear that,' there is this unspoken following clause of 'and look like that in it,' which is not the point."
"Right," she said, "because you're not supposed to look like someone else in your clothes. It's not a costume. You're supposed to look like you in your clothes."
The beauty of knitting is that you make your garment to fit you, the way you like it.
September 09, 2019 3 min read 5 Comments
September 03, 2019 2 min read
When Elizabeth, my oldest, was born, I remember my father saying that unless she grew up to be a major celebrity, she would never again command the constant attention and adoration she had right now. It is true. We doted on her; watched her every move, and applauded her every accomplishment. It's really no wonder first children and only children turn out the way they do.
As Elizabeth grew, and her siblings came along, life returned to a new normal, and that rockstar attention waned. But even older children crave
August 27, 2019 2 min read 1 Comment
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My daughter Katie called Sunday to say she was coming down for dinner. Just a quick trip because she missed us while we were on vacation. It's wonderful to have her this close and to have such a good relationship with her, especially since it could easily have gone the other way.
You see, Katie was a challenging teenager. Strong-willed and rebellious, always pushing the boundaries and then some. Not mean spirited, but
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June 17, 2019 3 min read 17 Comments
I got a call from my husband Saturday while I was at the shop. I don't typically take calls while I'm teaching, but he doesn't typically call me while I'm teaching, so I knew something was up.
Me: Hey, what's up?
Bill: Um, I was putting the clothes in the dryer and there's something that doesn't look like it ought to go in the dryer.
Me: What is it?
Bill: I dunno. It's a sweater-like thing. It's white.
June 03, 2019 3 min read 1 Comment
May 13, 2019 2 min read 4 Comments
Last week I had just cast on the front of a Triton sweater in dk weight yarn. Tubular cast on, size 4 needles, 6 rows done -- a fairly time consuming effort, without much to show for it. My husband saw it sitting on the table at breakfast. "Pretty yarn, he said, what's it going to be?"
"A sweater," I answered.
He sort of chuckled and said, "I guess you have to start somewhere."
Yup. We do. We have to start somewhere. My husband knows I can and will
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