Tag: Norah Gaughan
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Two Shout Outs
As a soon-to-be retiree, I am beginning to open my ears and eyes to life after employment. When I spotted this opportunity with Deborah Newton, I just had to write about it. I am so in love with her as a knitter due to her pristine attention to detail, especially in the finishing touches of a garment.…
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ON the Runway, 2015
From couch to runway… Well, let’s just say I have always been a private knitter. For years I’ve knitted right here in my house, wherever it might be, in the location that was designated by the family as Holly’s knitting spot, and pretty much under the same lamp that has traveled with us from one location to…
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Rust Cardi
Now, the question becomes who thought of this motto first, VK or me? The motto I am now seeing heading the instruction pages in recent issues of Vogue Knitting: plan, make, finish, wear has been my mantra for the last 35 years or so whether it be in knitting or sewing (my personal predecessor to hand…
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Gauge Your Confidence, Take Control
Did you ever hear, “Oh, Yes! I drive but I only make right turns!” or “Sure, I have my license but do not drive on the thruway.” I see it in teaching. Oh, Yes! I teach this method, or I have always taught those units. When I hear these things I ask myself, who is…
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Getting to Know Me / Part One of Three
As I enter into the world of blogging, you must be thinking, who is this girl anyway who claims to know a thing or two about knitting? I mean, I would be asking that! In an effort to satisfy that very question, I have decided to share a few projects with you that may give…
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