KnitWit: Rantings of a Rabid Knitter

It is a knitting episode just like Melinda asked for!!!

Since I have been all about new beginnings lately, I thought we should talk about casting on.  I was rather surpriced I hadn’t talked about this already… maybe I have and forgot but I couldn’t find anything when I did a search.

This week I cover 6 cast-ons.

1. Half Hitch

2. Long Tail

3. Knit/Purl

4. Knitted

5. Cabled

6. Crocheted(two variations)

These are all cast-ons for going in one direction.  Next mod5=0, I will talk about circular and provisional cast-ons.

I hope to figure out how to edit video and put some clips demostrating the different cast-ons.  Once I do that, I will link the clips for you to watch.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

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ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 16 minutes

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The new little bunny has been named Theo.  We are still getting to know each other.  He is a little bundle of energy.  I need to get a picture taken.

This week is the start of the reading my fiction to you.  There are rules that I am trying to follow.  I can never say what the people’s professions are but you should be able to figure it out.

So what is Jacky and what is the young woman?

What did you think of the piece?  Did you enjoy it?  Do you want to hear more?

Let me know what you think.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 14 minutes

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First a big thanks to everyone who wrote to me welcoming me back.  I really appreciate it, lots and lots.

Second, we have a new baby boy.  He is really shy.  I am not sure if he will bond with me or not.

Third todays show goes out to Bobbie Pell.  It is a piece I wrote while at the John C Campbell folk school.

Do you have as stubborn of a heart as I do?  Please let me know what you think.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 9 minutes

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I am back.  This is not a knitting show.  Sorry.

I had a bit of writers block so I signed up for a class at the John C. Campbell Folk School.

A week before going, Wolfy died.  It has been heart wrenching, especially for Damsel.

I went to the school.  I learned a lot.

While coming down from the mountains, I bought a mountain dulcimer from a man on the street.

I am revived and thinking of stories and even writing some fiction.

Are you interested in hearing any of my fiction?  Let me know.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

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In class, I was given a card that said the mask I wear and ask to write something.  This is what I wrote.

The Masks I Wear

Bleary eyes, hair eschewed from a long and lost wrestling match with sleep, I stumble down the stairs pausing for the obligatory foot pets of the cat, who lives there. Once this task is finished to her satisfaction, I plod onward to the kitchen and my goal. From the frig, I pull that elixir of wakefulness, diet coke. The first gulp burns away the last haze of sleep.

Next I head to the den to finish my morning glass of caffeine and check my e-mails. I pause in the doorway. This step is the hardest. To the left is the hutch. Empty. My heart sinks. There is no welcome, no demands to be picked up and snuggled, nor searches for treats. There is only an empty cage with a ragged and wallered stuffed lamb lopsided in the corner.

In silence and alone, I drink my soda and answer those e-mails that cannot wait. I read a few messages on the Bunny Lovers Forum. Giving advice where I can but mostly just reading of other peoples’ rabbits’ adventures/

Once I hear the shower turn off, I put my lap top aside and start to head up stairs. At some point, I will meet and kiss the man in the hall.

Cold water on my face washes away the last of the sleep. Hot water on my back relaxes the knots. A bright shirt and comfy pants. I search for the pair of crocs that will either match or clash the best. Smile in place, head held high, shoulders back, my mask is in place. I go out to face the day.

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I have been in a dark place.  I am making my way out but it is slow.  Please be patient.

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Sorry to have been gone for so long.  There was the Fair and then I got the flu and then I got well and then I got sick again.

Today I share some ramblings about being sick in the current climent.

What have your experiences been?

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

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Thanks. Carry

approx. 10 minutes

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This week I talk about a recent trip Wayne and I took to Georgia. It was a good but exhausting trip.

If you have any comments, please contact me at the following.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

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This is a rant.  Most definitely a rant.

I have had it with my insurance company.  Things are seriously messed up in this country when it comes to healthcare and insurance.

The US Census Burea reported 15.8% of the population uninsured in 2008. That number is on the rise.This number does not include the people who are under insured.

Even those of us who have insurance have to fight to get the coverage that we are due. The coverage we are paying increasing more for.

Something has to be done.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 19 minutes

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This weeks show is a long and rambling one.

I start with an explanation as to why I shared the personal details in the last show.   This is a topic that Jimmy Carter recently addressed in an option in this article.  He is much more elegant than I could dream of being.  Please, take a moment to read.

I also apologize for missing last week.  My weekend seemed to be total derailed and I just lost the time.

This week’s show I talk about being tested for learning disabilities.  It is a bit of a reminiscence of past and this week’s experiences.

I would love to know what you think.  Your comments help keep me going.

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 21minutes

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Warning: this show is contains adult content.

The Fourth of July has me thinking about the freedoms this country was founded on.  Freedom of Religion is a basic right.  It is a freedom that many think only applies to those who believe.

Non-theist have the right to not believe just as much as the believer has the right to believe.

Non-theist should not be persecuted for their believes.

They should not be fired for their believes.

What do you think?

website: autumnbreezedesigns.com

email: carry.autumnbreeze@gmail.com

ravelry: autumnbreeze

ravelry forum: KnitWit:Rantings of a Rabid Knitter Forum

Thanks. Carry

approx. 11 minutes

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