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The Saga Continues

Last week, I recounted the ways that my world has been falling apart, and while I had a brief reprieve over the holiday weekend...

...the crumbling recommenced even before we got in the car to come home...

...and continues as I type: hurrying up and waiting to schedule each day around appointments at hospitals and doctor’s offices, making hard choices in the wake of a collaborative collapse, watching helplessly as people I love suffer.

My nephew’s mom is still not completely clear of a big-C diagnosis. One of my former students called in shambles this morning. Old Goat is wrestling with his own challenges, and we’re both tired.

A pile of crisis has slowly grown at my feet, and my only choice is to keep climbing.

The Upside

On the upside, Carmine’s most recent blood work returned completely normal, so we’re all resting a bit more easily...

...especially him.

I’ve regained use of almost all of my fingers as the swelling and bruising from last week’s hound-melee has slowly waned, but I’m still not able to use the indigo-tinged finger to keep tension on my yarn. As a continental knitter, this is devastating...

...but not insurmountable. With a six-hour ride in the car ahead of me on Friday, I had a choice: languish in knitless misery or finagle a way to make stitch happen English style.

Even with all of the fiddling and fumbling, I still wish the rest of my dilemmas were that easy.

Who’s got some tips for me as I work on my throwing technique? Leave suggestions here, on the Lucky Fiber Designs Page (and click Like while you’re there!), on Twitter (and don’t forget to follow!), Instagram (follow, follow, follow!), Pinterest, Ravelry or by email…or the old-fashioned way: Lucky Fiber Designs P.O. Box 4 Candler, NC 28715.

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A Knitty Ditty

We knitters are a motley lot

from every corner of every spot.

Some of us throw, and some of us pick,

while others are more inclined to flick

with wool or acrylic, alpaca or cotton,

or whatever sale yarn we might have once gotten.

We travel all over to fatten our stashes,

from LYS to fiber fair to hidden yard sale caches.

We're always a-stitchin' on something like socks...

...a scarf or a sweater in a nice superwash

for knit-worthy family, friends, and few others.

I know some knitters who won't even knit for their mothers.

Sometimes we knit, and sometimes we frog,

sometimes we gather for a cool Knit Along.

We meet up online or at shops around town,

or retreat to our dens to detach and wind down.

Other times we lose hours to Ravelry and Pinterest

and hoard more patterns than we thought could exist.

We often meet folks who make jokes of our hobby,

but to them we say, “Tish tosh! No knits for you, snobby!”

We're happy to laugh and be part of your fun...

...but we'll remember your jabs when you say, “Oooh, make me one?”

Like one whom we love, like a close, sacred friend,

like a habit or vice upon which we depend,

perhaps not like food or the air that we breathe,

but knitting is something a knitter always needs. 

Our knitting's beside us through the thins and through thicks.

When life gets us down, we reach for our sticks

and get lost in the magic of making our arts,

the stitching, the blocking, the seaming of parts,

the something from nothing that knitting provides,

the coming together as so much divides.

Care to add a few rhyming lines? Share them here, on the Lucky Fiber Designs Page (and click Like while you’re there!), on Twitter (and don’t forget to follow!), Instagram (follow, follow, follow!), Pinterest, Ravelry, or by email…or the old-fashioned way: Lucky Fiber Designs P.O. Box 4 Candler, NC 28715.

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So I usually follow a no blocking rule for my knitting/crochet. But today I have to make an exception, this is 1 side of a poncho. Exact same pattern by Plymouth Yarns (3035) (only 2 sizes), needles, stitches & tension, both balls of wool same batch/dye, etc. But 1 side seems smaller by a good inch?? 🤔 This is the smaller peice, stuck down to the board & sprayed with water, got to leave it for at least 12hrs now. Then I will have to do the other one & see if I actually need to knit a new side. 🤞🤞🤞 Mopalo Blocking Board Kit. Knitpro Rainbow Blockers. Knitpro Lace Blocking Rods. (All bought via Amazon searches) #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knittersoffacebook #problemsofknitters #knitblockers #knitpro #rainbowblocking #woolcraftaranwithwool #hopingforthebest (at Wigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPKxPOIVMH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Finished! #nymphalideashawl #finally! #knittersoftumblr #knittersoffacebook #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry https://www.instagram.com/p/B47P1y9JxH2/?igshid=ognvim5iuhou

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36 pattern repeats and still going #nymphalideashawl #knittersoftumblr #knittersoffacebook #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #craftsnchatter https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qIePbpGm5/?igshid=mbut8hu0uhnn

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#nymphalideashawl #knitnight #knittersoftumblr #knittersoffacebook #knittersofinstagram #cascade220fingering #crystalpalaceyarnssausalito (at Suzy Q's Sweet Creams & Coffee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kjgyEpPKr/?igshid=p2pzl80dx7fn

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#knittingattheVA #knittersoftumbler #knittersofinstagram #knittersoffacebook #knittingandcoffee #operationgratitudescarves https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOKYS3ATbQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kmu17loq4wsb

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