02 January 2015

Oh How The Mind Wonders~ a post by Kelli




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As I knit I can't help but think of fisherman out at sea, yes mostly my own. I think of all the love that's folded in each stitch of those past and future Guernseys.  The hope for safety. My mind goes to the romanticness that it's not.
It's hard endless work, and those fisherman sweaters were there for a bit of warmth and a reminder of home, if they had the luxury of thinking of home. Probably never got washed until the long season was over...if they had someone to hand wash them.
Now we have machine knitted tight, lighter weight, soft, machine washable 100% merino undershirts to send them out in.  Technology to write/talk daily, to get the updates on the days away which helps with the loneliness.
The hard endless work is still there~

I'm enjoying my romantic, days long ago thoughts. Due to my new knit~

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17 comments:

  1. Kelly LightbeamJanuary 2, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Lots of charm and nostalgia in this post ~ I love the colors, especially.

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  2. Melissa ~ twoknitwitJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    did you get any napping in yesterday?

    we are 19 (!) now...I think I may close this kal down to new entries if we hit 20...sound ok?

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    1. AndreaJanuary 2, 2015 at 5:30 PM

      It's a popular place to hang out with some cool peeps!

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    2. Melissa ~ twoknitwitJanuary 2, 2015 at 5:36 PM

      we are a cool bunch, aren't we? :)

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    3. Kelli ~ OneknitwitJanuary 2, 2015 at 7:17 PM

      No napping, the Netflix series Marco Polo / Rose and Sugar Bowls, kept me wide awake.

      We are a cool bunch! Are we 20 yet?

      Hey Andrea I saw Val today, seemed as if she's interested, did you tell her about GISC?

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    4. AndreaJanuary 3, 2015 at 11:27 AM

      I shared the link to the blog with all the KnitSibs by e-mail. That's probably how Val knew. I hope she joins in. DOWNTON ABBEY tomorrow!!!!!!!!

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    5. Kelli ~ OneknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 11:33 AM

      You're so funny and at first you made my heart jump, but all is well, I'm so excited for that too! In true happiness fashion: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee LOL

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  3. SyknitsJanuary 2, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    So pretty!

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    1. Kelli ~ OneknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 11:31 AM

      Thanks Steph~ I've calculate the pre-block and it will be very long, bigger then I planned, but am enjoying myself with the flock around.

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  4. Kelly LightbeamJanuary 3, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Btw, where did the fantastic yarn bowl in the photo come from? I think Melissa has one too...

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    1. Melissa ~ twoknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 3:37 PM

      I do have one but I'll let Kelli tell you where they came from since you asked her ;)

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    2. Kelly LightbeamJanuary 3, 2015 at 3:58 PM

      Lol, if I don't hear from her, I'll ask you ;)

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    3. Kelli ~ OneknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      Hi Kelly
      The yarn bowl is from my friend Diane's husband. He makes beautiful woodworks, along with these yarn bowls. You need to come to our knit retreat in October. I got mine and one as a gift for Mel, by bidding them up, and the money gets donated to charity. Really a great win win. I've never seen two that look close to matching, all different kinds of wood used. This year he made wooden ornaments, Andrea got one for her home.

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    4. Kelly LightbeamJanuary 3, 2015 at 6:04 PM

      A good beginning makes a great ending, I've always thought! This is a great beginning for a yarn bowl. I would love to come to a knitting retreat in October, but I don't want to get anyone's hopes up this early. Let me see if I can pull any strings. I'm way overdue for a west coast trip...was supposed to come last summer, but funds were at an all time low, and there were things going on that were out of my control.

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    5. Melissa ~ twoknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 6:09 PM

      you just made MY heart jump ~ what what what...???????

      possible retreat trip ~ October ~ Kelli, did you just read that....OH MY ~ wouldn't that be awesome!!!!!

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    6. Kelly LightbeamJanuary 3, 2015 at 6:43 PM

      Woot woot!

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    7. Melissa ~ twoknitwitJanuary 3, 2015 at 7:21 PM

      no that would be WOOT WOOT!!!!!

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