I have been knitting since I was six or seven but never have I knit a pair of gloves – until now. I’ve made numerous mittens and socks and sweaters, scarves and hats. Gloves were just too difficult – or so I told myself. And then, Genevieve mentioned that someday she’d like to learn to [...]
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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
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I’m in a knitting mood. Reading the Sweetgum Knit Lit Society helped put me in the mood but it’s also a seasonal thing. For as long as I can remember I have a yen to knit when the weather gets really hot and humid — about mid-August. I think it’s something in my DNA. It [...] For my mom’s 88th birthday this past May I made this shawl for her. I know it seems strange to make a shawl for someone just as the summer is beginning. But my mom seems to be cold all of the time. She’s especially cold in the mornings and in the evenings when she goes [...] My mother taught me to knit when I was about eight years old. I’m so glad she did, because here I am sixty years later still knitting. In many families it seems to be one of those generational things. It is in ours. My oldest daughter knits (the youngest daughter crochets) and now here’s a [...] |
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