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17 Oct 2021

Deepa conducts a workshop

October 17, 2021
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Last Friday was a red-letter day for Deepa.. Long time readers of this blog will know that Deepa is my right hand. She makes up a large part of “The Patience and Perseverance” part of my brain—the fac...

04 Oct 2021

The Dogs

Ode to Mili the Darling..

October 4, 2021
By Needlestosaymore
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I had to bid goodbye to a dog yesterday…it was a bitter sweet moment, when the loss of a darling dog collided with the relief of watching her agony come to an end. Mili entered our home in December 2...

29 Jul 2020

Knits

Knitting with Cotton

July 29, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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Cotton, in our tropical country, is like air…it is difficult to imagine life without it. Inspite of a zillion synthetic materials, and many other natural fibres around us, most of us feel comfortable ...

20 Jul 2020

Knits

Double Magic…pure poetry

July 20, 2020
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Double Magic.... That’s the name of my shawl Woven by women who own sheep Have children Live in shelters Made from mossy rocks In tiny villages that dot The Himalayan snow Remote to everything But po...

18 Jul 2020

Knits

The Women of Needlestosaymore…Meena Dosaad

July 18, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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The best chef of Ranikhet is married to her. They have a tall, smart teenager son who is on the journey to find his calling. Members of her large extended family periodically descend on her, when anyo...

05 Jul 2020

Knits

In Love with Circular Knitting Needles…

There is circular knitting, and then, there are circular needles. While circular knitting can be done by 4 straight needles, ( DPNs), circular needles are great for straight knitting too. If you hav...

24 Jun 2020

Journeys

A different high

June 24, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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I love knitting, I love crochet… I enjoy cross stitch embroidery, I enjoy painting cupboards I learnt tatting in my youth, I learnt sewing after tatting I dream of sourdough baking, I dream of patchwo...

22 Jun 2020

Knits

Cowl conversation

June 22, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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I was reborn a knitter when I started knitting long mufflers in Orissa. My job was all about travelling through the green countryside, 6 to 10 hours on an average day. I quickly ran out of options to ...

14 Jun 2020

Journeys

Projects and more projects..

June 14, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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Lockdown months opened doors to many new knitting-unrelated projects, and what an enjoyable experience it has been!! Apart from the daily-15-doggy-rotis project, and the daily cooking-and-cleaning pro...

28 Apr 2020

Journeys

Life As We Knit It

April 28, 2020
By Needlestosaymore
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A certain bridge develops between women separated in age by a couple of decades . Sharing dreams and expectations, some shattered, some strengthened, with a much younger or older friend brings in a gr...