Ann Shayne's Blog, page 15
June 1, 2012
Ask the Problem Ladies! Ask Them!
Dear Kay, It's time for the Problem Ladies to answer another batch of knitting-related questions. If anybody has somehow incredibly missed the most recent installment of Twist Collective's most discursive column, here's the Spring/Summer edition of Ask the Problem Ladies....
May 30, 2012
On Knitting Badly
Dear Kay, I hesitate to write this, because I worry that it's going to send knitters running away from Fair Isle knitting with their hands over their heads. I'm going to lay it all out for you anyway, because...
May 29, 2012
Why I Love Blogging, Chapter 1,312
Dear Ann, We've "amen"-ed each other many times on this principle, but it bears repeating: the best thing about blogging is the comments. You never know exactly what you are going to get, but after 9 years, you know...
May 22, 2012
Winning!
Dear Ann, So, today is what I call Monday Plus One, and I did the random drawing. The winners of a copy of Wearwithall are Mary (whose email address starts with "goodmary") and Angela (whose email address starts with...
May 18, 2012
Giveaway: "A Truly Useful Book"
Dear Ann: I'm sitting on a pile of unprocessed knitting and life experience that is about 3 stories high. Every time I open up the "post to blog" page, I stare dumbly at the screen. Where to start? Where...
May 8, 2012
Palate Cleanser
Dear all, I can't thank you all enough for your incredibly helpful comments regarding the intervention. So much similar experience--you have all helped put this into perspective for me, and I'm so grateful. Speaking of perspective, Lori provided me with...
May 3, 2012
Undelivered Handknit
Dear everyone, Thank you all for checking in, wondering where we have been these past couple of weeks. Kay has blasted off on a mission to the land of Liberty prints, pet rabbits named Iman, and much-needed fun. I...
April 13, 2012
Bowling Avenue: Friday the 13th Update
Dear Kay, I am VERY sorry to be so out of touch, but there are times in life when events overtake everyday life. For everyone out there who has a complicated family, all I have to say is: HANG...
April 5, 2012
Dye, Dye Enu
Dear Ann, Passover is upon the House of Kay. My brisket is a-braising, my dried fruit compote is a-stewing, and my Streit's matzohs are as dry and boardy as the boxes they come in. My favorite culinary moment so...
April 2, 2012
Gone Walkabout
Dear Ann, Where've I been? Here, there and everywhere, with frequent virtual visits to Florence, Alabama. This is all the fault of someone I'm supposed to be teaching how to knit, who instead has been luring me into manufacturing an...
