tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199600832024-03-13T01:01:20.570-04:00Knit*SixHannah Six is a knit/crochet designer, poet, and freelance writer, currently living an hour or so from DC and Baltimore. You can find her on Ravelry as KnitSix, or email her at KnitSix-at-gmail-dot-comHannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.comBlogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-56068611441586852312023-05-09T17:36:00.001-04:002023-05-09T17:36:13.382-04:00Granny stripes forever... Seriously.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi. How ya doing? I've missed you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ6rc1NYvY2CfhTLkEq6yi1TLIJXSHiTpU_PSW3Dzo5WC5uuhVQcvFhP4CXygrIKIFaT8oSSohTGREm5qRmNwWWzGJye6g1xScA-_hIDbkpJFB9Mr1R-SnKvc6u2C4XnpA0YkzOnlUf0t8syeHLAeNuiE29TkKOnBSaVgF2LMr69j_h6rjSw/s4032/70275328798__6E4105D3-2B33-4497-9A89-FA0FA26FEEEB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An orange tabby cat hides behind a multicolor crocheted granny-stripe blanket" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ6rc1NYvY2CfhTLkEq6yi1TLIJXSHiTpU_PSW3Dzo5WC5uuhVQcvFhP4CXygrIKIFaT8oSSohTGREm5qRmNwWWzGJye6g1xScA-_hIDbkpJFB9Mr1R-SnKvc6u2C4XnpA0YkzOnlUf0t8syeHLAeNuiE29TkKOnBSaVgF2LMr69j_h6rjSw/w300-h400/70275328798__6E4105D3-2B33-4497-9A89-FA0FA26FEEEB.jpeg" title="Granny stripes forever... Seriously." width="300" /></a></div><br />Lately, I've been spending a lot of time thinking about music, about health and wellness, about writing and poetry. And, usually, these thoughts are accompanied by knitting or crochet.<p></p><p>That much pondering requires slow, meditative projects that don't distract my mind from the more important topics at hand. Shawls are great. Hats are wonderful. And then there's my old standby -- a granny stripe blanket/throw I began in 2018. </p><p>Early on, my stash of yarn scraps was plenty to satisfy my craving for color and nostalgia. But as the years wore on, I started accumulating leftovers from a dear friend and her mom. Raiding my stash and (gasp) stealing a few grams from intact skeins. I even purchase a random mini-skein here and there, just because it complements the throw's eccentric color palette. </p><p>Funny thing is, though, that no matter how much time, effort and yarn I throw at it, my granny-stripe blanket hardly seems to grow. It's like knitting sleeves... You keep working and working, thinking, "Maybe 12 more rows/stripes and it'll be big enough." Then you measure the blanket 12 rows/stripes later and it's still far from being done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMn5jt66Zzfv2d2nmrtUVxjhe1KE5wobvhhLRPYzrYk4P52ouk0BR1P-6diCzkYMYz_0nUomJOdUQjRCmeWuGgRLRldMAQ05jkdowtkP5DNKdM021UUY735QGZp50i1crsN_oKzkIPzzgRh5iGSP3o5xK46jJH6BJRBpvOTfAh_U9B3ACOJbQ/s4032/IMG_4642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An orange tabby cat makes a funny face while relaxing on a hand crocheted granny-stripe blanket." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMn5jt66Zzfv2d2nmrtUVxjhe1KE5wobvhhLRPYzrYk4P52ouk0BR1P-6diCzkYMYz_0nUomJOdUQjRCmeWuGgRLRldMAQ05jkdowtkP5DNKdM021UUY735QGZp50i1crsN_oKzkIPzzgRh5iGSP3o5xK46jJH6BJRBpvOTfAh_U9B3ACOJbQ/w300-h400/IMG_4642.jpeg" title="Charley loves stripes!" width="300" /></a></div><p>Kind of like my blog. I let it languish and assume no one's reading, then I check one day and see people are still reading. It just keeps going, as if it has a life of its own.</p><p>Don't get me wrong. I love writing, knitting, crochet, blogging and so on. But I apparently assumed no one was reading and wandered off one day... </p><p>So my question is: Are you still reading knitting/crochet blogs? Would you be interested in a Knit*Six reboot? Because I'm thinking that, if you're willing to drop by and say hello now and then, it might be fun to reconnect and see where it takes us...</p><p>Leave me a comment to let me know... And I'd love to hear what kind of content you'd enjoy most!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxtNy0-JHkhZdtv7Q4jeYywewUjLYAxTntESlAfMX7DEPPKR7MgWMD8afSog7IffapxaGzRTbSZKMy6kFbKJVn4lywjh8cogOpMS9Q9px6PmCPSwQ_u_herzapXxem3QY0ScRjPzIUBY4ElmR6-W-8ZBAWSsgTXgWNke05eyBSmCHAOVHLrs/s1948/IMG_4702.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Charley, an orange tabby cat, sleeping on a hand crocheted ripple blanket made with brightly colored yarns." border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxtNy0-JHkhZdtv7Q4jeYywewUjLYAxTntESlAfMX7DEPPKR7MgWMD8afSog7IffapxaGzRTbSZKMy6kFbKJVn4lywjh8cogOpMS9Q9px6PmCPSwQ_u_herzapXxem3QY0ScRjPzIUBY4ElmR6-W-8ZBAWSsgTXgWNke05eyBSmCHAOVHLrs/w400-h400/IMG_4702.jpeg" title="Same cat, different blanket" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-73882951770193666712020-05-25T15:39:00.001-04:002020-05-25T16:22:51.072-04:00Same day, different knit: Coping with quarantine*<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Some days are easier than others. But I’ve been doing a few things that seem to help, so I thought I’d share them with you. (If you’re still there — and, if you are: Thank you!)</span></div>
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<li>Take a shower and get dressed every day. Just jeans and T-shirts. No fancy make-up. I don’t know why this makes me feel so much <strike>better</strike> less depressed about everything that’s happening in the world, but it does. So I do it.</li>
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<li>Walking the dog. Exercise is good. Doing it with a friend is even better. But doing it with a big-hearted dog who finds joy in simple pleasures like rolling on the lawn? Perfect.</li>
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<li>Meditation. Seriously. I got into it a few years ago, and it’s made all the difference. When I’m not in the mood to tackle it alone, when I want company, or when I want to learn or practice a new technique, I use the <a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/" target="_blank">Ten Percent Happier</a> app. Love it.</li>
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<li>Rest/Water/Vitamins and <i>No Sugar</i>. Good food is important, but not always doable right now. I try, but often fall back on vegan protein bars and shakes. (<a href="https://www.gardenoflife.com/content/product/organic-protein-plant-base-drink/" target="_blank">Garden of Life’s chocolate plant-based protein drink </a>is delicious.) I look for sugar-free, because sugars of all kinds really ruin my mood. To boost my energy and immune system, I take lots of vitamins, and drink tons of water. Sleeping always helps, too — if you can tolerate the <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-resistance-hypothesis/202005/what-s-going-people-s-dreams-during-quarantine" target="_blank">crazy quarantine dreams</a>.</li>
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<li>Writing. For my <a href="https://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">#1462PoemsProject</a>. For pay. For fun. For no reason at all. I always find solace in writing. When I lost two people close to me this January and February, writing about it helped me access the emotions I’m prone to covering up with chronic busyness. Take a look at <a href="https://nataliegoldberg.com/books/writing-down-the-bones/" target="_blank">Writing Down the Bones by Nathalie Goldberg </a>for inspiration. </li>
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<li>Now and then, do something for someone else. Send some flowers. Cook them dinner. Write a note in a pretty card and mail it. Or turn your knitting skills to good charitable use. (In the photo is a baby-sized <a href="http://tincanknits.com/pattern-SC-barleylight.html" target="_blank">Barley Light hat</a> — pattern by Tin Can Knits — which I intend to donate when COVID-19 is under control and donations are accepted again. Yarn is a deepest-of-the-deep-stash skein of Shalimar Zoe Sock.)</li>
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These are some of the things helping me get through the pandemic. I’m far from perfect, and often let one or two slip. But what I’m shooting for here is a healthy, balanced structure for those stretches of days that can feel a bit...amorphic. I’m hoping you might find something here that comforts or inspires you.<br />
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Now, tell me, because I truly do want to know: How are <i>you</i> doing? And what’s helping you and yours get through these challenging times?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Ah, the ubiquitous </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/love-note" style="font-family: Georgia;" target="_blank">Love Note</a><span style="font-family: "georgia";">. This ultra-popular sweater pattern from designers Alexa Ludeman and Emily Wessel—the duo of design geniuses behind </span><a href="http://tincanknits.com/pattern-TCK-lovenote.html" style="font-family: Georgia;" target="_blank">Tin Can Knits</a><span style="font-family: "georgia";">—swept through the knitting community like a fluffy storm when first released in May 2019. Six months (and </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/love-note/people" style="font-family: Georgia;" target="_blank">almost 1500 Ravelry projects</a><span style="font-family: "georgia";">) later, it’s still going strong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I cast on my version on September 29, and considered it “finished-finished-finished" (to borrow from the “<a href="http://knitmoregirls.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Knitmore Girls</a>”) on October 20.* So, three weeks. It might have been done sooner had I not put it on time-out for five or six days while I stressed out about sleeve and body length. More on that later…</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">In addition to being fun to make, this sweater liberated some “vintage” yarn from my stash, which feels <i>Oh, so satisfying</i>. The pattern calls for two strands, a fingering-weight wool and a lace-weight mohair/silk blend, which you hold together throughout. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I used Dream in Color “Baby” (lace/light-fingering weight, 100% superwash Merino, now-discontinued ) in the November Muse colorway, a tonal chocolate brown with navy and burgundy speckles. Holding this together with <a href="https://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/Rowan/KidsilkHaze.asp?showLarge=true&specPCVID=488" target="_blank">Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Liqueur</a> yielded a rich, wine color that’s <i>exactly</i> what I wanted. And the fabric is so soft and fuzzy I can hardly stop petting it. </span></div>
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The fit and style of the finished sweater are terrific, but the jury’s still out on a couple of issues that have nothing at all to do with the perfectly-written pattern and everything to do with my own personal preferences: <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Regarding the length: Right off the blocking wires, the fit was perfect, but the fabric seems to be <i>floofing</i> back up again (a technical term). A Google search while I was knitting revealed that <i>superwash wool grows approximately 17 - 20%</i> when washed and worn, though, so I’ll give the yarn a while to relax. I’d </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">really, really, really</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"> like to avoid undoing the bind-off (<a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php" target="_blank">JSSBO</a>) and ribbing to extend the hem, as mohair is a major pain to unravel!</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">If I could go back and give some advice to Past Me, only change I'd make would be to skip the provisional cast-on in the beginning, use a stretchy CO of some sort, and just start with the neckline ribbing. A few knitters on Ravelry did this, and were happy with the results. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Or, if I wanted to stick with what the pattern recommends, I'd do the provisional CO the traditional way (holding the live stitches on waste yarn). For this sweater, I worked the cast-on over a circular needle, which is great in theory, but a little tricky when you go back to pick up dual strands of fingering and laceweight mohair/silk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The Love Note pattern itself is wonderful—simple, quick to knit, clearly written, and <i>size-inclusive</i> (yay!)—the way Tin Can Knits patterns tend to be. It might be fun to knit one up in a DK-weight yarn. Something with a little alpaca blended in would be cozy, with just enough fuzz to blur the edges, without being super-fluffy. </span></div>
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I do apologize for the sketchy images. My apartment has a nice view, but it is <i>so dark</i>! Someday soon, before Winter really sets in, I’ll ask a friend to help me get some nicer FO photos in natural light. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The first blanket I ever crocheted took almost two years, off-and-on, to make. I started it when I moved back to Maryland in 2015, and wove in the final ends in 2017. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Feeling desperate for cheerful colors at the time, I chose a basic ripple pattern and picked up a rainbow’s worth of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/baby-bee-sweet-delight" target="_blank">Baby Bee Sweet Delight</a>, a DK/sport-weight yarn from a big-box store I usually try to avoid. </span>Honestly? The color choices offered in this line were terrific. And, for an acrylic yarn, it was surprisingly nice to work with. </div>
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The fabric is just right for napping under on a summer afternoon, or for layering over other blankets in spring and fall. And it’s so bright and happy looking, it lifts my mood all year long.</div>
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Now, sometimes man-made fibers can turn harsh and crispy when laundered, so I chose not to wash or block the finished project right away. After many, many cat-and-dog naps, though, I just couldn't avoid it (nor did I want to). </div>
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Nervously, I ran my blanket through the delicates cycle with a little detergent and a splash of white vinegar. Then I put it in a cool dryer for half an hour, and let it finish drying over a rack. And...the blanket stayed nice and soft! Charley gave it his seal-of-approval, so you know it feels good.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Fast forward to October 2019. </span>Our weather is feeling really autumnal, now, and the leaves are finally starting to turn. This week, it was chilly enough indoors that I pulled out the Granny Stripes Blanket I started last year, and finished a few (long) rows. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I just love the rhythm of crocheting swathes of colorful woolly stripes, especially since I started using <a href="https://www.clover-usa.com/en/30-amour-crochet-hooks" target="_blank">Clover Amour hooks</a>. The grips are comfortable, and the tips catch the yarn perfectly. In fact, I liked them so much that I eventually got rid of almost every non-Amour hook I owned. (I'm not an affiliate...just a fan!)</span></div>
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Granny Stripes patterns are a great way to use up <i>gobs</i> of the fingering/sock-yarn scraps I accumulated over the years, as well as a few gorgeous colors from my lovely friend Denise and her mom. You can find several variations on the theme, but I used <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/granny-stripe-blanket.html" target="_blank">Attic 24's</a> for inspiration. </div>
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Admittedly, making a blanket with lightweight yarn <i>is</i> a labor of love. It won't be done anytime soon, but a lot of wonderful memories have been crocheted in, and it's the perfect project to pick up when you want something simple and mindless to keep your hands busy. </div>
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When warm weather rolls around, though, this is one project that definitely goes on hiatus. After all, who wants to climb under a pound of wool and work on a giant afghan in the infamous Mid-Atlantic heat and humidity? </div>
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I've been knitting and spinning up a storm (instead of blogging, perhaps?), and have lots to talk about. For today, let's chat about the little, second-hand <a href="https://schachtspindle.com/product/sidekick-folding-spinning-wheel/" target="_blank">Schacht Sidekick spinning wheel </a>I bought (a few years ago). </div>
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One of the hardest decisions I made while living in Washington State was to sell my beloved <a href="http://kromskina.com/spinning/the-sonata-spinning-wheel/" target="_blank">Kromski Sonata</a> to help fund my move back to the DC/Maryland area. (The yearly 9-month rainy season made me <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651" target="_blank">SAD</a>, and, despite being a native San Franciscan, I never did kick my homesickness for the East Coast.) </div>
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I found a lovely buyer, though, who told me the wheel helped her get through some really tough times, so I like to think it was meant to be. </div>
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Eventually, I returned to Maryland, where one of my first goals was to get a new wheel. A brief search turned up a good deal on a used Schacht Sidekick (via <a href="https://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>). I’d been tantalized by Schacht’s Sidekick and Ladybug wheels for a few years, and, despite my love for the Sonata, this seemed like a good time to try something new.</div>
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Before I go on, let me say: Schacht wheels are amazing in their quality and engineering. And the Sidekick is super-portable, lightweight, relatively simple to collapse (I seldom do this), and offers a unique style and pop of color that I love. </div>
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Still…I really miss my Sonata. <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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One issue I’ve noticed is that the Sidekick is a tiny bit shorter. I’m 5’7” (not supermodel-tall, but not short, either), and find myself slouching a little when I use this wheel. That’s probably 100% mindset, and not something I actually need to do, but I did find the Sonata’s higher orifice more comfortable for my spinning style. <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Also, I kind of miss having the wheel facing me side-on, because it helped me keep track of the direction of twist I’m putting into the fiber. Again, this isn’t a deal breaker, and is probably just a matter of minor brain adjustments. But, if I’m being honest, this is something I feel visually-oriented buyers may want to consider. </div>
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What I love about the Sidekick: </div>
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My wheel’s previous owner, an alpaca breeder, “branded” the treadles with a wood-burner to prevent theft at fiber festivals. When she mentioned it, and from the photos I saw, I didn’t think I’d mind at all. However…I find myself a tiny bit annoyed that whoever did the job was inexperienced, and botched it slightly. <span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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After closer inspection, I also found a few drips in the stain they applied. But, my perfectionistic tendencies can result in some seriously-toxic stress, and these are very minor (and, ultimately, correctable) cosmetic issues that don’t affect how the wheel works. So, I decided not to say anything, and just get on with my spinning.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Ever the anthropomorphizer, I named my wheel Hester, after the heroine in Nathaniel Hawthorn’s novel, <i>The Scarlet Letter</i>. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/03/02/87805369/hester-prynne-sinner-victim-object-winner" target="_blank">Hester Prynne</a> bore the injustice of her “mark of shame” with courage, and, despite the odds, went on to build a life for herself (thus thumbing her nose a bit at the Patrimony). </div>
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After all she went through, I felt this little Sidekick deserved a cool namesake. <span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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In the end, I really do love spinning on this beautiful, well-designed wheel. And, while I would still love to have a Kromski Sonata, it’s unlikely that I'll ever find it in my heart to sell Hester. </div>
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Instead, maybe someday I’ll find a used Sonata calling my name, and become a two-wheel spinner. Stranger things have happened. </div>
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All are beautiful! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After more than two months without a single clear day, their sunny brightness is a little dose of happiness.<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> I can't stop looking at them.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-73989733797377442012013-11-06T21:07:00.001-05:002013-11-06T21:07:36.386-05:00Lace (Poem 218)<div>Brilliant as a Bahamian </div><div>beach, sinuous as a flute </div><div>in a Mozart concerto,</div><div>glossy silk unfurls </div><div>and furls patiently, </div><div>a whisper guided by </div><div>a dream and a gentle touch. </div><div><br></div><div>(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c6eli2IeNo4/Unr15k3Xr9I/AAAAAAAACI8/x_LI4vGUNtQ/s640/blogger-image--555656040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's winter</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> And the does grow bold</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Searching for a meal</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Where sweet green grass once grew</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's winter </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> And the frost has formed</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's winter</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> And the fire's bright</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's winter </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> And your hands are warm</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the brown wool gloves</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I knit for you last night</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9VsrPgRRM2w/UncdL3UT6eI/AAAAAAAACHY/NrTZqMPVd6Y/s640/blogger-image--788859822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9VsrPgRRM2w/UncdL3UT6eI/AAAAAAAACHY/NrTZqMPVd6Y/s640/blogger-image--788859822.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-90895587380320181762013-10-21T22:50:00.001-04:002013-10-21T22:50:04.266-04:00NQFO*<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X_vYvHHhVio/UmXn2uVnHpI/AAAAAAAACFI/pQ9xp-8baz4/s640/blogger-image-1261072464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X_vYvHHhVio/UmXn2uVnHpI/AAAAAAAACFI/pQ9xp-8baz4/s640/blogger-image-1261072464.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unblocked. Can you see the sparkles?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">*Not-Quite-Finished Object</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-6301469775409774552013-10-17T21:07:00.001-04:002013-10-17T21:07:12.644-04:00Crochet Senryu<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Single strand of wool</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bamboo hook, two busy hands</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bouquet of comfort</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-395sXdyJL7Y/UmCJvUuch_I/AAAAAAAACEg/Sr6uuImPaug/s640/blogger-image--1537314919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-395sXdyJL7Y/UmCJvUuch_I/AAAAAAAACEg/Sr6uuImPaug/s640/blogger-image--1537314919.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-51451325897987352602013-09-16T00:13:00.001-04:002013-09-16T00:14:46.779-04:00Needlework<div style="text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sWCacHrVdNs/UjaFg7QEGsI/AAAAAAAACBg/mMVxDHFSjhM/s640/blogger-image-1569143135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sWCacHrVdNs/UjaFg7QEGsI/AAAAAAAACBg/mMVxDHFSjhM/s640/blogger-image-1569143135.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Needlework</b></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Needle tip dips in and out of fabric,</span></p></div><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Catching the light,<br>Drawing up stitches with a rasping tug--<br>Side by side, like satin,<br>Peppered, like a delicacy,<br>A garnish to be consumed sparingly,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Strewn, like newly mown grass--<br>Lemon-butter silk, raspberry soufflé perle,<br>Terracotta cotton, fine as a web,<br>Linen the color of cocoa<br>With whipped cream. Sweetly<br>Suggestive of traditional<br>Feminine wiles and fragile cups</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Poured and passed</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With secret smiles, and</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">An occasional glancing<br>Brush of trembling fingertips.<br><br></span></p><div data-blogger-escaped-trbidi="on" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto;margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-60189973181416591522013-09-11T15:21:00.000-04:002013-09-11T15:21:35.719-04:00It's a fiber arts post! 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Do you read Spin-Off Magazine? I often like to page through and see what's new...<br />
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In the Summer 2013 issue, there's an article about "Sprang" weaving, which includes instructions for a project. It was intriguing, but I had trouble envisioning the process. So, like every good student, I looked it up on You Tube...<br />
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That's where I found this lovely, straightforward tutorial. If you're interested in learning something new -- portable weaving that doesn't cost a fortune to start! -- check it out. My fingers are now itching to begin. Now where did I put that old picture frame...?<br />
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Let me know what you think... Are you going to give it a try?<br />
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BTW: I love this woman's relaxing voice! She's the Bob Ross of weaving ;)</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-32653456721564922852013-08-28T22:31:00.001-04:002013-08-28T22:31:38.631-04:00Looking for Poems?You'll find them over at their new home:<div>http://HannahSix.blogspot.com</div><div><br></div><div>Your company is the house-warming present they want most!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-78760861384503338322013-08-27T21:27:00.001-04:002013-08-27T21:28:59.749-04:00My poems have a new home!<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><i><b>Looking for today's poem? You'll find it on my </b></i></span><i style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><b>poetry-and-writing blog: </b><a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><b>http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/</b></a></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i>From now on I'll be posting my poetry and other writing-related content on </i><i style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><b>http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/</b></a></div></i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><br></i></div></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i>Please come on over--and be sure to bookmark the new site! I cherish your</i><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i> company on this crazy, year-long poetic journey...</i></div></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><b>Thank you</b> for visiting, reading--and for returning! </i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i>Hannah </i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i><b>Poetry/Writing:</b> <a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; ">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/ </a></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><b>Knitting/Crochet: </b>http://knitsix.blogspot.com/</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="text-align: left; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i>PS. </i></div></i><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i>This move means knitters will see some knitting content here on Knit*Six soon :)</i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-87685797477439569312013-08-26T23:09:00.001-04:002013-08-26T23:09:31.035-04:00New home for poetry!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><i>Hello!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><i><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Starting today (Monday, Aug. 26), I will post my daily poems on my poetry-and-writing blog: <a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; ">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/ </a></i><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">Please come on over and don't forget to bookmark the new site! (</i><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i><a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/</a>) </i></div></i></div></i><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">I enjoy your company on this crazy, year-long poetic journey...</i></div></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br><i><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Thank you</b> for visiting, reading, and returning! </i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hannah </i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i><b>Poetry/Writing blog:</b> <a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/ </a></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Knitting/Crochet blog:</b> http://knitsix.blogspot.com/</i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PS. </i></div></i><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; display: inline !important; "><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); ">This move means knitters may actually see some knitting content here on Knit*Six soon :)</i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-53355084369699523322013-08-25T22:45:00.001-04:002013-08-25T22:45:12.646-04:00Poem 145: Swoon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After this week, I will post my daily poems at <a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; ">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/ </a></i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please bookmark the new site now, so you can keep on keeping me company on this crazy journey...</i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you for reading! </i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hannah</i></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-89717291460048225682013-08-21T22:03:00.001-04:002013-08-21T22:04:22.523-04:00Poem 141: Toward Afternoon<div>sloping sloping off the bed</div><div>watery flowers sliding down </div><div>the window, lilac and gray </div><div>and green slick as a baby </div><div>in bathwater sloping and </div><div>rolling toward morning like </div><div>dead weight praying that </div><div>they come alive again</div><div>when the gray seeps through</div><div>the blinds like water spreading </div><div>in a pool of daybreak sloping</div><div>sloping toward afternoon</div><div><br></div><div>(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dear readers: </i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My poetry will soon appear on its own (non-knitting) blog! After this week, I will post my daily poems at <a href="http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://hannahsix.blogspot.com/ </a></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please bookmark the new site now, so you can continue keeping me company on this crazy journey...</i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you for reading! </i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hannah</i></div></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="<http://www.knitsix.blogspot.com>" title="Knit*Six">Site Feed</a></div>Hannah Sixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123046468978024031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19960083.post-85663885167822434952013-08-20T22:43:00.001-04:002013-08-20T22:47:19.262-04:00Poem 140: Cinnamon Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Might have been.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Still, I am happy enough</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With my Chunky Sirloin and</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My brew, in the shade,</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On my stoop, being watched by</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My snoopy landlady,</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Because I don't care</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What she thinks.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I know I have everything</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A man needs to be happy.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(c) 2013, by Hannah Six</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); 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