Category: Writing

Testing

November 12, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

Testing the RSS feed… Awhile back, my webhost did some upgrades to his server(s), and tried to also do some improvements. The best plans of geeks and men fell flat, and we wound up with some weird bugs. One of which was some busted permalinks. Next, I noticed that the hit count had gone down […]

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Your Knitting Time – KCBWDAY7

Your Knitting Time – KCBWDAY7

April 3, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

Day seven: 3rd April. Your knitting and crochet time. Write about your typical crafting time. When it is that you are likely to craft – alone or in more social environments, when watching TV or whilst taking bus journeys. What items do you like to surround yourself with whilst you twirl your hook like a […]

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Something to aspire to – 2KCBWDAY6

Something to aspire to – 2KCBWDAY6

April 2, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

Day six: 2nd April. Something to aspire to. Is there a pattern or skill that you don’t yet feel ready to tackle but which you hope to (or think you can only dream of) tackling in the future, near or distant? Is there a skill or project that makes your mind boggle at the sheer time, […]

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Where are they now? – 2KCBWDAY4

Where are they now? – 2KCBWDAY4

March 31, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

Day Four: 31st March. Where are they now? Whatever happened to your __________? Write about the fate of a past knitting project. Whether it be something that you crocheted or knitted for yourself or to give to another person. An item that lives with you or something which you sent off to charity. I don’t know […]

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Tidy mind, tidy stitches – 2KCBWDAY3

Tidy mind, tidy stitches – 2KCBWDAY3

March 30, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 1 Comment

Day Three: 30th March. Tidy mind, tidy stitches. How do you keep your yarn wrangling organised? It seems like an easy to answer question at first, but in fact organisation exists on many levels. Maybe you are truly not organised at all, in which case I am personally daring you to try and photograph your […]

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Skill +1UP – 2KCBWDAY2

Skill +1UP – 2KCBWDAY2

March 29, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

I’m a little late in getting this up and running. I actually missed Day 1, which will be rectified. Day Two: 29th March. Skill + 1UP Look back over your last year of projects and compare where you are in terms of skill and knowledge of your craft to this time last year. Have you learned […]

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A Tale of Two Yarns – 2KCBWDAY1

A Tale of Two Yarns – 2KCBWDAY1

March 28, 2011 by Maire in Events, Writing / 2 Comments

Day One: 28th March. A Tale of Two Yarns. Part of any fibre enthusiast’s hobby is an appreciation of yarn. Choose two yarns that you have either used, are in your stash or which you yearn after and capture what it is you love or loathe about them. Tips: It is a good idea, if […]

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Coming Soon: Knit and Crochet Week!

Coming Soon: Knit and Crochet Week!

March 3, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

My Google Reader category for “Knitterly” contains feeds for 89 knitting blogs.  It’s gotten to the point where I have at least 20 or more posts to read on a daily basis.  I’m a great lurker.  I’m not the best at commenting, though I *am* working on that. I constantly add new blogs to the […]

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Missed it by *that* much…

Missed it by *that* much…

February 24, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Writing / 0 Comments

There have been so many things going on around here lately, that something got away from me entirely, and wasn’t remembered until I had a moment to stop and think. I’ve been blogging for about eleven years now!  My 11th Blogoversary just passed, on February 21st.  At that point, I had the domain for inkyblack.net, […]

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A Few of my Favourite Things

A Few of my Favourite Things

January 6, 2011 by Maire in Writing / 2 Comments

The Daily Post wanted to know what makes me smile, and wouldn’t you know it, but a lot of things make me smile.  This lovely mosaic is by no means complete; there are a lot more people, places and things out there that I haven’t managed to take a decent picture of yet! Which, of […]

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