knitting a life

I’ve been working on some more holiday knitting projects over the past few days.  One of my friends had a baby this summer and, of course, this new family member didn’t have a Christmas stocking.  I padded into the breach and have made three stockings.  One for little Olivia: and one for each of her [...]

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At this time of year those of us who knit often find ourselves in knitting overdrive, trying to finish gifts and other holiday-associated knitting projects.  I don’t usually give a lot of knitted gifts at Christmas or Hanukkah, but I have knitted stockings for all of my family, as well as for others who have [...]

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A few weeks ago an old friend was in town.  We had not seen each other for too long and we spent a lot of time reconnecting and talking about what had been happening in our lives over the intervening years. One of the results of her visit was this hat: knitted for her daughter, [...]

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