Hi Karen

Thanks so much for taking the time to help out.

I'm sorry to hear about your partner.

Thinking of you, Katie x

--- "karen.mayger" <karen.mayger@...> wrote:

> --- In brightonknittingrocks@...,
> Katie Allen
> <katievictoriaallen@...> wrote:
> >Hi Katie, Only just catching up as my internet has
> been down. Dont
> know if you still want stuff for your article but I
> have a few
> ideas. Mainly that when I was knitting for my
> babies/children back
> in the 70s it was cheaper than buying (same goes for
> dressmaking)
> Now the relative cost of clothing has fallen
> dramatically the new
> generation of knitters are knitting for other
> reasons, chiefly I
> think creativity (anti-globalisation, need to
> connect with what they
> are wearing - similar to the grow your own veg
> revival) On that
> subject I am just off to the allotment! Have had a
> bad start to the
> year, my partnet is in Hosp in Brighton with a heart
> infection so I
> am dividing my time between work and visiting. Take
> care Love Karen
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > I know we all hate Knitting magazine now because
> of
> > the way they treated Steph but she has given me a
> > blessing to write a feature for them (poverty wins
> > over principles every time!).
> >
> > It's an anniversary issue piece, focusing on how
> > knitting has changed (styles, products,
> popularity)
> > over the past 5 or so years. Is it still
> essentially
> > the same but with glittery needles, are we
> knitting
> > for different people now, are different types of
> > people knitting? Are we knitting for different
> reasons
> > - fashion, ecological, anti-consumerist, to relax?
> > What was life like before SnB and the internet?!
> Any
> > blogs or websites you love?
> >
> > I'd love to hear any of your views to
> > katievictoriaallen@... or
> > katiedaisy@...
> >
> > Thanks so much for your time
> >
> > Katie xx
> >
> >
> >
>
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