Category Archives: Knit Stuff

~:: Tis the Season ::~

Posted on December 20, 2010 by K

The horse arena is sopping.  Sopping, soaked, swampy.  And there’s more rain coming.  We woke to snow.  But the rain washed it away.  This on top of other snow and subsequent rain.  Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading →

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~:: A little more about thanks ::~

Posted on December 2, 2010 by K

For me, when I can’t get to the  keyboard to write, it’s like having to sneeze in the middle of a solemn assembly.  But when I can sit down and start pounding the keys, the relief my fingers give me … Continue reading →

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~:: Déjà vu ::~

Posted on November 21, 2010 by K

I have sold myself into service; into slavery have I given myself up: to a pair of dark puzzled eyes, to a pair of bluish-greenish-grayish eyes, to great round eyes filled with a roguish and innocent delight. Children – the … Continue reading →

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~: The heart of it :~

Posted on November 17, 2010 by K

I’m in Santa Fe. Wait.  Was that a twit?  Am I twittering? #1. I’m getting off the plane in Santa Fe. #2. I’m walking down the concourse, looking for the baggage claim.  (Later, I would find that TSA had SEARCHED … Continue reading →

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~;;~ Part Four: the other thing I made ~;;~

Posted on October 27, 2010 by K

It finally occurred to me that knitting yard into shapes could yield something perhaps more functional than horses. (Is there really anything more functional than horses?)  I hate making clothes.  Sewing them always left me unsatisfied (does it fit?  Kind … Continue reading →

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~o:> Winding down

Posted on October 14, 2010 by K

There are just times when (you: finally sitting on the couch after many days, house now quiet) your eyelids just keep drifting down, all by themselves.  And there are also times you jump up to dance around the house, rejoicing … Continue reading →

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~o:> Ah, to be clever and crafty!

Posted on September 26, 2010 by K

I guess it’s because of the photobooks that my days disappear so quickly.  My Cammon dropped by the other morning to borrow G’s iPod.  I noticed the green truck at our curb, sandwiched into a line of string players’ vehicles … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Explanations, Just talk, Knit Stuff, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things, Seasons | Tagged , , , , , , | 31 Comments

~o:> A Tale of Two Tails

Posted on July 14, 2010 by K

Departing from long tradition, I have finished a horse.  Not just in the fact that I have given him hair, but I have also finished his hooves.  Or what would have been his hooves if he had any.  I have … Continue reading →

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~o:> A Hopeful Dog

Posted on July 9, 2010 by K

First of all, may I tell you that I rode two horses today?  Chaz’ buddy, Chels, visiting from Out East didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to ride, so ride we did, all the afternoon away.  Chels and Chaz … Continue reading →

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~o:> Form. No function.

Posted on June 16, 2010 by K

One skinny mouse.  One fat mouse. To be succinct: With this as my template: I made this guy—missing by a mile: But he kinda wanted to look this way.  Not my fault.  Flaws in design and shaping – my fault. … Continue reading →

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