a podcast about knitting
Goethe’s final words were, reportedly, “More light.” During the coldest week we’ve had all winter the sun has given us just that. More light. Old Sol has been occupying that particular angle in the sky that turns the sea into a gilt mirror at the end of the valley; that illuminates the beauty of west…
In this episode: How to lose an episode without losing your mind; how to get over the hype; what happened with Damson; falling down, and getting back up again. These are the weighty topics considered today, briefly. Again, I talked at length about Damson. Soon there will be pictures of me wearing it in many…
But I’m afraid it’s all I can do this week. I was totally up for the podcast today. I’ve been working on it since early this morning. I was pretty close to being done.Then, in one of those completely dim-witted moves that I can’t believe I actually did, I saved over the file. Or rather,…
In this episode: I mourn the bad end to a really good pair of socks. Alas, poor Uzu. I hardly knew ye at all. Yes, it’s a tragedy, but it might have a happy ending. If your freakishly tiny delicate feet fit my attractively felted Uzu socks, they can be yours. Leave a comment below.…
In this episode: I swore I wasn’t knitting anyone anything this year, and then I knit seven gifts. Why do I do this every year? I have my reasons, and it turns out they’re good ones. I had a minor shawl issue this week, and managed to sort it, and I tell you how I…