We would never be accused of being opinionated knitters, no not us. This category is for general running commentary on what’s going on in the world of knitting.
Wedding planning is hard. I’ve found myself completely caught up in the “have-tos”: You have to have someone do your flowers; you have to have a DJ; you have to have your invitations printed professionally; you have to have a 5 tier cake with the works. I’ve been so caught up in it that I forgot that Bob and I are getting married; forgot that was the point.
It didn’t start out this way - I had always planned on having a somewhat unconventional ceremony and reception. But you start talking to vendors and mention that you plan on doing the flowers yourself and they give you a look like, oh poor dear and you begin to wonder if you really know what you’re doing. After all, these people have put on thousands of weddings. They must know best.
They do not.
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I need to find a good online supplier for Phildar magazines. Hopefully someone in the US so I don’t have to pay $12 in shipping. Two of the latest magazines, Tendances and Irlandais are the reasons why. They’re just lovely, simple and unique. And best of all, none of these designs are made with big fat bulky yarn.
I’m usually pretty open-minded, and I appreciate the differences in all the people in my world, and I thought it was strange when about a year ago I heard wisps of conversations about how the HYUK crowd was taking over the knitting community and ruining it for all the seasoned knitters out there. But I do have to say that the bulky garter stitch scarf/hat/mitten/sweater trend in design is starting to get to me.
Not all knitting need be “quick”.
Anyhow, I know that there are a lot of you Phildar knitter’s out there that are saying, geez where have you been?, and I’d appreciate the scoop on where you get your patterns…
Voices of Lower Manhattan
Knitting in the City
By: Valerie Reiss
Fine Living
Fall Traditions
The Sydney Morning Herald
Spinning yarns
By Jenny Sinclair
October 2 2002
I’m turning 30 today.
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The thing is, people age and mature at different paces, so really, the change to “30″ shouldn’t be that significant. However, as humans, I think we all need a way of tracking mile stones and today is a big one for me. A great big rock in the middle of my road.
I know they say that this period of your life is one where you finally “find” yourself and come into your own, so I concede that on that level, I’m looking forward to the sense of being “adult”. On the other hand, I had a good wild stint in my 20s and I’m having a hard time giving them up.
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