Monthly Archives: January 2012
Learning curve
As I have started spending more time with my camera the last couple of weeks, forced (willingly) into it through the work of photography class assignments, I am gradually learning more about what this little piece of technology can do … Continue reading
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Construction materials
Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time wandering around downtown Toronto getting in some photography practice (translation: I took a lot of really mediocre pictures) for my class homework, and eventually ended up at the Eaton Centre for a … Continue reading
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At least it’s a direction
Yesterday I had a day that basically amounted to this: I started the day with a project on the needles, and ended the day with nothing but a length of yarn and a cast-on row. You might think that this … Continue reading
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What ever did I do before
It occurred to me the other day that I’ve been knitting for a little less than a third of my life – which in the grand scheme of things isn’t very much, but in the scheme of hobbies is relatively … Continue reading
Sock momentum
The other evening I allowed myself a bit of a break from current projects to go back to a long-suffering Work in Progress, thinking it was still probably a long ways off from being finished, but I figured just doing … Continue reading
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In which I am the boss of my own knitting
After a brief glorious couple of days over the holidays of “knitting whatever the hell I want, please and thank you very much,” then a bit more after rounding up a few deadline projects, I’ve been able to go back … Continue reading
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Foundational
I rang in the New Year with a group of knitters and friends in Toronto, and stayed over chez fellow knitter Emily for a leisurely start to the day. She is embarking on an ambitious “12 in 2012″ project, whereby … Continue reading
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