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Knitting Clio really does knit, doesn’t feel guilty
My colleague Aimee wrote a great post on creativity and academic work at ProfHacker.com. This reminded me of a book I read about ten years ago called The Artist’s Way by Julie Cameron. [she also has a similar book called The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon]. The book describes how to get in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Knitting Clio Goes to Stitches East
Last weekend I went to Stiches East, a large knitting/crochet/fiber expo at the Connecticut Convention Center. I started my day by taking a class on standed color (aka Fairisle knitting) with Beth from See Jane Knit. This really got me hooked on Fair Isle — and I can see myself doing more of this in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ewephoric Knitters Weekend
This past weekend I attended a knitters retreat sponsored by Marji’s Yarncrafts in Granby. I’ve been going to this event for several years and have to say that I enjoy it a lot more than when it was sponsored by the now closed Wool Connection in Avon. Saturday, I took a class on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Knitting in Meetings
I just read a post about attending faculty meetings over at Tenured Radical. I was glad to see her confirm that it’s okay to knit during meetings, ["knitting is actually a form of listening in my book, although keep the clicking down if you can"] That’s certainly how I made it through seemingly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Vacation in WA and BC: Knitters are Everywhere!
Wayne and I just returned from a vacation in British Columbia and Washington. In addition to exploring various sites, and for me, local knitting stores, I found some fellow fiber addicts! Here I am on the Victoria Clipper from Victoria to San Juan Island, where I met three knitting sisters from Nebraska.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I can knit lace!
Now that grades are done, I can get back to knitting. I learned to do this little project at the Ewephoric Knitters Weekend at Marji’s Yarncraft in Granby, CT
Once I go the hang of it, the pattern was pretty easy. Just a matter of counting and paying attention – -so not good for [...]
