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January 4, 2009

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Welcome, welcome 2009

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January 4, 2009

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If you like Elliott Smith, you'd like Winterpills. Here's A Benediction.

Newer PostBooks 2009: Gregory Maguire - Wicked.

Older PostStill Coughing

Karie Westermann

I do things with wool and words. Knitwear designer, teacher and author.

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This Thing of Paper by Karie Westermann

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My EYF starts tomorrow with my signature class on knitting & psychogeography - Knitting the Landscape. This'll be my 6th year teaching at @EdinYarnFest - so proud of my local yarn festival that has grown into being one of the world's finest knitting & crochet events ❤🐏❤

Feeling cute. Might delete later.

What is my life even? A huge thank you to everybody who nominated and voted for me in the @knitnow Knitter of the Year awards. As you may know, 2018 was a tough year for me and you showing your appreciation for my work really means the world to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And a huge thank you to the kind folks at @westyorkshirespinners for such a lovely day out.

At Glasgow's Mitchell Library for an exhibition/talk on needlework at Glasgow Scool of Art in the early 20th century.

Throwback to last year's #edinyarnfest - so many Woodcut haps on display - what sort of memories will we make this year? I'm teaching again this year, but I'll be around in the marketplace so do say hello if you see me :) Let's make new woolly memories this year. I feel we need beauty, joy, and friends surrounding us right now.

Kia kaha. It is a Maori phrase that means "stay strong" and it has been running through my head & heart ever since I woke up to the news from Christchurch. So much love to my friends in New Zealand. Kia kaha. My heart is breaking for Christchurch. And Pittsburgh. And Utøya. And Jo Cox. And the list continues to grow & grow because white supremacy is encouraged in the names of "free thinking", "classic liberal" and "hearing both sides". I was once told that being vocal about politics would hurt my work and my business. But I think that by staying silent I hurt everybody. Silence is complicity.
Right now there is a lot of focus on online fora like 4chan and reddit where racists gather to gain strength and influence each other. I feel that is absolving ourselves of a lot of blame. Does your friend tell racist jokes? Confront them. Do people in your social circle share derogatory memes about minorities? Confront them. We are all responsible for stemming this tide of hate.
I'll share pictures of my wonderful day yesterday at some other point. Right now I am heavy of heart and fearful for the future.

Such a lovely day at @westyorkshirespinners with @knitnow and the recipients of their Knitter of the Year awards. We saw the whole process from sheep to needles - so much passion goes into making good yarns! From the sheep breeds (thank you @britishwool for an excellent talk) via the spinning processes to the dye laboratory.. everybody cares so much! I wish every knitter could go on one of these tours. Thank you for hosting us, WYS!

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