Go softly, my friend…

Go softly, my friend…

There were final footsteps in the snow

They will all too soon be melted

However, the footsteps you left on my heart will remain for all eternity.

Tonight, I ask you all to raise a glass to Copper.

“….But since it fell into my lot, That I should rise and you should not.

I’ll gently rise and softly call, Goodnight and joy be to you all.”

Good night, dearest Copper, rest in peace.

We all need a little more yarn in our lives, or not…

It is a sad state of affairs that in the past year I have purchased little or no new yarn with which to knit.

Seriously…

No. New. Yarn.

I have been progressively knitting through my stash and as 2009 draws to a close, and I still have yarn to make choices from!

This fact has astounded even me…and has made me feel incredibly materialistic and not in a good way at all. I have enough sock yarn to knit socks for an army of feet and if I were to knit one pair in a week, I would be able to knit socks for the entire year of 2010. Yes – that means I have at least 52 skeins of sock yarn, or pretty darn close!

Oy.

Not a thing to be proud of, to be sure!

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Pick yourself up, dust yourself off…

And start all over again.

After yesterday’s recap of the that year that was, I thought it would be a good idea to get right back on the proverbial horse, as it were.
A New Year gives one the opportunity to “start all over again” and that is not a bad thing at all, Gentle Reader.

However, where does one begin when one starts over?

Perhaps the key lies in the phrase “work like a soul inspired”…
Work – yes…
But was it “like a soul inspired”…

Maybe not.

Therefore, I am declaring 2010 to be the Year of Finding Inspiration!

No more working without an inspired soul.

Lest you should think, Gentle Reader, that I am without inspiration – I can assure you I am not.

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What are you doing New Years…

It has been quite a year here at Casa del KatKnits. I have come through mostly unscathed and I am reluctant to complain – especially when I see friends who have had much greater trials who utter not a word of discontent. The lesson of their quiet fortitude is one that I need much practice on!

I am however looking forward to the start of a New Year, with great anticipation.

However, I feel that a bit of a recap is in order … sort of a what’s what in the of the Year of the Kat.

It all began with me moving into a new place to live. A nice change. No flooding in the lower level was a vast improvement. The more cost efficient payment was a bonus as well.

I made the transition from being a “day” person to working nights. Not an easy feat for a person who was up without an alarm clock at 5AM for years. This taught me that I can truly do anything, a good lesson to have learned. More on the job later in the post.

I managed to find some time during the year to work on improving my craft – I acquired a loom or two and have found that I love weaving. I also did some spinning that won some awards at the local fiber festival. And, as for knitting – I have discovered the joy of knitting with yarn that  I  have made. A true joy indeed and this has given me a renewed interest in spinning  There is just something wonderfully indulgent about putting socks on that you have spun and knit. It was a year of selfish knitting though, and my knitted wardrobe has increased nicely.

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