tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:47:50 +0000Meditations on Knittinghttp://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Denise)Blogger9125TheKnittedSpirithttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-6565736490613961491Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-04-07T10:02:30.740-07:00There was a massive earthquake in Italy the other day. As of today, the death toll was 207. Saying prayers for all the dead and injured and families. "What does this have to do with knitting?" you may ask. Here you go:A 98 year old woman, Maria D’Antuono, spent 30 hours knitting as she waited to be rescued. "I worked, I knitted," said Mrs D'Antuono, from the village of Tempera, close to L'Aquila.http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2009/04/with-knitting-anything-can-be-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/Z72Qkc2Mx0Q" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-783523623616135559Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-05-25T12:31:21.233-07:00It's summer. Almost, anyway. Memorial Day weekend is upon us and I am knitting instead of spreading the 5 yards of mulch (YIKES) that I obtained for my garden beds. Actually, I have been spreading it off and on for two weeks now, building killer arms, and sometimes I just have to cover that pile up with the tarp, anchor it with my assorted rocks/cement blocks/bricks that I found in my yard and http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/05/to-mulch-or-knit-socks-that-is-question.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/VIy0i3Gy8GI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-212037627578537137Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:08:00 +00002009-04-07T10:05:56.614-07:00I have not been able to post for a while. Busy knitting! No, not just knitting. Although I did have to frog a seed stitch sweater that I had actually started to put together. It was WAY too big. And, I have been working on my scarf of many days (see previous post). I know there are some people who check back to read my blog, and I have been feeling extremely guilty not posting for a while.I http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-other-passion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/8jKJpAW10NU" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-1831427768234887059Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:09:00 +00002008-04-08T17:13:48.274-07:00This post will be difficult to write.But that will be OK, because this was not supposed to be a fluffy, doesn't really matter anyway type of blog. It was created in order for me to grow, heal, and share that with others. Using knitting as the vehicle.My husband is a very good man. I have known him since we were kids in 8th grade health class together. Of course, then I had a crush on the guy who http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/04/knitting-him-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/MDnn1Og84Gc" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-7465942523303377339Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:48:00 +00002008-04-08T16:59:45.349-07:00I have always had a problem with completion: completing one task before starting another one. It has even extended to my pursuit of the art and my hobbies. Over the years, I have gotten into stained glass, fused glass, wire and bead jewelry, watercolor painting, ceramics and pottery, sculpture, etc, etc....There are few things I stick with. Lucky for me I don't have the same problem with personalhttp://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/04/good-thing-my-husband-is-not-my-hobby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/kCu1TcLWlDM" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-1524663690088843882Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:44:00 +00002008-03-28T14:28:14.407-07:00There is a certain community that all knitters belong to. By community, I don't necessarily mean formal knitting groups. I mean the spiritual connection of people who practice the same activity.As a knitter, I always notice other people who knit when I am in public and I feel an affinity towards them. "Here is someone who creates things with their hands, carrying out the ancient tradition of http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/03/community-of-knitters-or-roses-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/tJPgcVAsgrA" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-798431026593639912Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-03-24T13:22:26.344-07:00I just started my first felted project: a case for my new mac airbook, you know, the one in the commercial that they put into a manilla envelope. It is really very thin! I have a friend who makes felted knits, so I thought I'd give it a try. Bought some Paton's wool in a nice mulberry varigated pattern and made my sample swatch and threw it in the washer. This being Easter week, I wonder if it ishttp://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-first-easter-felting-nightmare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/uxlBUCKIXQA" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-6768275594750048778Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:42:00 +00002008-03-16T16:28:07.167-07:00Even though I am relatively a new knitter, compared to some of you who have been knitting for many, many years, I consider myself much more than a beginner at knitting. Why? Because sometimes during the first few months of taking up this wonderful new pastime, I decided to learn how to knit on DPNs and make socks. Nothing will make you a seasoned knitter faster than that! I watched videos online,http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/03/life-is-circle-or-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/bXhJcLvBIag" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343909283322036054.post-6394106263850867614Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +00002008-03-13T18:18:24.892-07:00I am 52 years old and fairly new to knitting. I tried to learn it about 30 years ago, because I knew how to crochet, and I thought knitting would be a breeze. Well, what happened was I could not knit! My stitches were so tight that I could never knit the next row. And, if I managed to get to row number two, most of my previous stitches were very uneven. I gave that knitting thing up right away..http://knittedspirit.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-does-knitting-have-to-do-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Denise)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheKnittedSpirit/~4/I1qah5O0xIk" height="1" width="1"/>