http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com A weblog, mostly about knitting but other topics appear Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:11:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Knitting activity has slowed down recently.  I completed a garter stitch lengthwise scarf.   This isn't the greatest of pictures but in reality the scarf looks much better.  It was enjoyable to knit so I decided to do another one only this time make it a bit longer.  Ha!  I wasn't ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/latest-happenings/ It turned out to be mostly a knitting day at the bi-monthly Dublin City Book Fair yesterday.  There were a lot of browsers/customers - in fact, quite a steady flow of people up until about 3 p.m.  Then a feeling of hush descended.  One of the other sellers predicted that ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/at-the-book-fair/ At last, we are transitioning into Spring and the knitted items that I have been taking to my weekly market, namely scarves and socks, no longer seem so appropriate for the season.  So I decided to take one of my rugs. And - my rug now has a new home.  I ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/weekly-market/ My reading of late has lead to feelings of nostalgia.  The Life of Noel Coward by Cole Lesley, published in 1976; and Self-Portrait with Friends, The Selected Diaries of Cecil Beaton 1926-1974, published in 1979.  Noel Coward, b.1899 d. 1973.  Cecil Beaton, b. 1904 d. 1980. These were creative men of ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/nostalgia/ Activity of late has mostly been concentrated on practising for the Europe Day Concert by the massed bands of the Rathfarnham Concert Band Society.  This included the Rathfarnham Adult Band (we try to leave out the word "beginner").  It was a big night and fortunately the weather co-operated.  The Concert was ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/mostly-music/  to welcome a new member of the family I have this baby blanket - hope the baby likes purple.  The baby is the first great grandchild for one of my sisters.  I'm not sure about this revised edition of wordpress.  I can't seem to get my pictures to the size I ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/baby-blanket/ Just an addendum to my previous post telling about my latest reading.  Again, browsing in the Oxfam Charity Shop the cover of this book caught my eye. This book was a bit flip but rather an interesting topic.  It was really the cover that attracted my attention.  A good piece of ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/on-the-subject-of-books/ Perhaps the title of this blog entry is a bit of an exaggeration.  I have been doing some knitting of late but now the lawn bowling season has started and also May is verging on turning into "music month". Above is Hodge Podge 6, almost ready for its border.  That pile ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/neglected-knitting/ This rather amusing link came in the mail (email of course) last week.  Do you want to create more private space?  Then have a look at this link.  I got a bit of a chuckle and now I have found on Jean Miles' blog, one of the blogs I read ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-knitting-fad/ There seems to be some concern as to what I am going to do when I have used up all my knitting stash.  Like the last person to leave, do I just turn out the lights?  Well, first of all, I don't think I will actually manage to use up ... http://willisweaver1.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/what-to-do-when-the-stash-is-used-up/