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July 24, 2005

cranberry mitten

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patt by Kate Gilbert
yarn Filatura di Crosa #116 & 198, 100% wool
needles Clover bamboo US10

July 14, 2005

pink mitten

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In progress.

Pattern by Kate Gilbert.

pink mitten

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Pink!

Pattern by Kate Gilbert.

July 06, 2005

gray shrug

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gray shrug
Filatura Di Crosa
primo antarctic wool, color 207
patt by Marcia Cleary

July 02, 2005

Knitting - zen

Knitting has a very meditative quality about it.

The rhythm of breathing that one uses in yoga can be applied to knitting. I've tried to make it an innate part of my knitting so that I can reap the benefits of this type of breathing. Taking in oxygen, lowering your heart rate, calming your mind and meditating on the act of knitting. The effort of each stitch and purl, each loop on the bamboo needle, the yarn moving back and forth, all to create a hand-knit item often intended for someone else.