So, Annie from http://knittygritty.spatterdash.org/ was mentioning how there seems to be a lot of chatter about knitting machines lately. I commented that I had lost interest in knitting in the mid-90s because it suddenly seemed that machine knitting had taken over the town’s LYS and I was bored with the lack of interesting new patterns and books, and maybe knitting goes in cycles?

She wrote back:

“You’re right, Deb. And it’s funny that you mention someone else wrote something about machine knitting today. I think that blogs go in cycles too. It seems that there is a topic that a lot of people write about almost spontaneously for some reason. Weird. I guess we’re all on the same wavelength. :)”

To which I responded “Which also explains some of the “epidemics” of specific patterns, like the Clapotis . . . (grin). ”

She said that it sounded like I had a blog entry right there, and so . . . here it is!

What do you think?

And here–a Snowy Day Meme:

1. What is your ideal way to spend a snowy (or rainy, if you don’t get snow) day? Curled up with my dog, a cup of tea, a good book and/or my knitting–maybe playing some Scrabble and eating popcorn.

2. How do you ACTUALLY spend your snowy days? Digging out my car, some shoveling, playing with Chappy and then trying to get the snow melted out of his fur . . . although there’s usually some sitting and reading in there, too–but by then, I’m too tired to really enjoy it!

3. What do you wear on your feet around the house on a snowy day? Homemade socks? Slippers? I usually wear a pair of slip-on Keds Champions–they make great slippers–comfortable, mold to my feet, sturdy enough to run out to the mailbox if I have to, and they stay on my feet–I hate mules and such that slide off!

4. What do you eat/snack on on a snowy day? I tend to snack more when it’s snowing outside. Love popcorn if I can get it (my pretty glass popper broke), brownies, fresh cookies . . . but I’m happy with cups of tea if that’s the best I can do. And, we usually end up eating pasta for supper–a holdover from the days when Mom wouldn’t know when Dad would make it home from work and wanted to be able to cook dinner fast when ready.

5. Do you like snowy days? Or hate them? I like them–especially when I can stay home from work. It’s a holdover from when I was a kid and would get out of school. And once in a while, being trapped inside by the weather is a good thing!

6. Who are you going to send this to? Jessica from “Tangled Up in Yarn.”; Lu from “Maglia”, Marcia from Spinnerella’s Attic, and Annie from “Knitty Gritty” for inspiring this original post in the first place!

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