Category Archives: Various Other Stuff

Gadgets old and new

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

Everyone has their gadget preferences, and I’ll be the first to admit that some of my favorites are of the low-tech variety, including these two recent acquisitions. First up is a salad spinner fiber spinner that I bought after using … Continue reading →

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Knitting in classic films

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

My new favorite film clip – I haven’t seen the whole film yet, but would love to! – is from the 1943 RKO movie “Mr. Lucky”.  Cary Grant stars as   “A gambler [who] has plans to swindle money from a … Continue reading →

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Our truck eats socks

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

You know that apparently worldwide phenomenon about clothes dryers ‘eating’ single socks? Well, I think it’s contagious – and it mutates. We bought our first new vehicle in thirty years last summer… it’s a beautiful Ford F150: So everything was … Continue reading →

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Just for fun

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

The Cable Knitting Techniques class went pretty well… you can see much of what we covered here.  (This link is also  under the heading “Instructional” in the right sidebar.) When I first saw the pre-registration numbers, I was disappointed – … Continue reading →

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