For the Value of INefficiency — hurrah!

Last summer, I quoted from a BC Bookworld review of Shannon Stratton’s essay “Getting Things Done: On Needlecraft and Free Time,” published in Volume III of Craft Perception and Practice: A Canadian Discourse, edited by…

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A Reading Medley — mystery, Canadiana, knitting et al

It’s a long while since I last posted — three weeks? I know that part of the reason is that my last post mentioned wanting to follow up on my discussion of Amitav Ghosh’s Sea…

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Minor Knitting Tragedy — but we’re still celebrating here

Before you start reading today’s post, can I ask if you know about my Anniversary contest? Please go leave a commentat the contest post where you have a chance to win a book. Can you…

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knitting and swearing and hoping not to frog

I’ll be off-line for a while longer using my bad language and contemplating an error I made following the pattern for my Dollar-and-a-Half Cardigan. I’ll explain the problem later when I’m able to put those…

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What the no-longer-drowned-rat wore

If you can imagine a drowned rat, you’ll have a good idea what I looked like this morning when I got back from my run: it was cold, grey, and very wet, but since I’m…

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