It’s a Purl, Man

I went to a great wedding last night and I don’t feel up to doing a show today. I will get my strength up for next week.

This is what my chuppah looks like to me. I pack it every morning with the hopes of knitting on the subway. Perhaps, if I am lucky I can get it out and knit at group, knit a little during lunch, or perhaps I will get a few minutes in at lunch.

It lives in this bag and until it is done I don’t think it’s work photographing.

Now this… This is a chuppah. Lucy is prominently displaying how she has passed me in knitting chuppah. While it may seem boastful, it is really lovingly, because without her and my other friends this bad boy would never get done.

I got a new camera today and am starting to post to my flicker account if you would like to see more.

Patience, by lovely friend who is on team chuppah… joins me in a little literary episode(live from her yarn den). We review Cast On, Bet’s Off and Casts Off by the Yarn Harlot. The rest of the show goes real political. We ponder what the election holds for us Knitters and what we, as knitters, should expect from our candidates (free the hemp and don’t let foreign yarns get too expensive). Check out this entry by the Subway Knitter also thinking about the upcoming election and the link to the Slate article. Let me know what you think about the upcoming knitting election.

Does anyone know if there is a knitting reflief group for Peru… How can I help?

This week’s drawing is about knitting literature. Please comment about how you think knitting could be incorporated into a book. Can it be a part of good literature, do you have a favorite?

other:
Loom With A View(Newbury) (saw some fair trade yarn goodness there)(need a link)
Rhinebeck (get on the bus) Yes Dear!!
Mostly Merino (simple shawl for my pumkin) Yes Dear!!

 

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In todays episode I hang out with Julia and do a little catching up. After my usual rambling we talk about her upcoming event, The Fiber Revival. It’s a event that is going to happen next week!!! Go check it out.

The winner of the Charmed Knits Book is Phyllis.

Music: How The Wind Must Feel by Amy Kuney

 

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BOSTON KNIT OUT 2007 CANCELED
It’s not meant to be. What can I say. It’s a combination of things, but basically… we did not have enough support to get everything together that we needed. I will be sad not to have the event this year, but this does give us an opportunity to review our model of event and try and make it bigger and better for next time.

But I will be moody on September 30th, mark your calendars.

CHUPPAH
I am still working on the Chuppah. I have a panel that is between 6′-8′ long by about 1′ wide. My pumkin has a strip that is the same length and about .5′ wide. So I think we are going to need some help soon. Perhaps we will hold a knitting day at our house were we will provide refreshements and silly t.v.. Perhaps I should call my stor owner friends and see if they want to have an event. (event, like knitting my chuppah is all that. Am I that full of myself?) Has anyone else ever tried to do a big ass blanket in strips? Any tips about getting the community involved?

WEDDING
Now that I don’t have any more chours for the Knit Out it is important that I start to focus on that other major event this fall. I just realized that I need to start getting a little more excercise in if I plan on looking good in the photos. (don’t worry, I am not psycho about loosing weight). I hope to send out all the invites this week. I cant belive it’s only two months away. I can’t believe I am getting married. It’s a little much this year… 30, uncle, married, no Knit Out… these are the things that make my life now. I don’t think I could have imagined this in my wildest dreams.

FISHING
Never mind, it’s not going to happen between now and my wedding, I guess I might bring a rod down with me on my honey moon.

OTHER

• I have been meaning to record a new show, and I have one show that I am piecing together from an incredible interview.
• I have a plan to meet with a friend and do a quickie book review show
• Wonder if I will get to Rhinebeck this year?
• I need to get back to a regular knitting schedule, I miss going to my groups
• I want a puppy…(just saying)

I would like to introduce you to a new face in town. This little guy is San Mateo. He is my sister’s boy. He like sleeping and pooping and to spend time with his family, just like his mom.

My Pumkin and I got to visit with him on Saturday, and now we are both extremely smitten. As soon as I finish my chuppa this kid is going to get spoiled with so many knitted garments he may never know what it is like to buy socks..

In other news… my rabbi (funny seeing as I am unitarian that I have a rabbi) has pointed out that I should ask for help on the chuppa. So I am going to begin to reach out this month to all the wonderful knitting people in Boston for a little assist. i think I need to throw some knitting pizza parties.

finally, tonight… I think that the Boston Knit Out may have to be canceled. I think we may try to put on some other smaller event, but the big 3,000 plus event may have to wait until next year. I think that the Knit Out committee may need to grow a little stronger before was can take on this event again… but this does not mean the end of the Boston Knit Out, I won’t have that. I will not let another city loose it’s knitting price (ala NY/DC)

More on all of this in tonights episode… Belly Aching.. I hope I record the whole thing in one shot.

One more photo, this is what you get when my sister and I work on projects together. notice how calm Mateo is in all this madness: