September 18th, 2008
The NYS Sheep and Wool Festival (better known to bloggers as “Rhinebeck”) takes place October 18th and 19th in Rhinebeck, NY. This year’s featured breed is the Romney.
Squeamish visitors beware: the Romney is a meat breed, not a fiber breed. One can therefore expect the displays to have a meatier focus than in previous years.
Last year’s Rhinebeck featured a massive blogger meet-up – possibly the biggest collection of knitbloggers in the world to date. (Not to mention an unofficial pre-festival Ravelry party!)
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September 1st, 2008
The problem with knitting in public is that it gives non-knitters the impression that you’re not paying attention. Knitters know that this is silly, of course. We know that (given the right project) knitting takes up only the tiniest percentage of your attention.
Nevertheless, sometimes appearances are important (Dear Abby agrees). There are some situations in which knitting is not the most appropriate choice.
EPA attorney Michelle Ryan has learned this lesson the hard way. The PJ Star reports that Ryan “was caught on camera knitting during an Aug. 18 public hearing in Peoria on Peoria Disposal Co.’s proposed “de-listing” of hazardous waste it handles so it can be treated and shipped to landfills around the state.”
The KIPping in question has raised quite a furor, including demands that Ryan be fired.
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