Dec 16, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Remembering When I Felt Differently

Something occurred to me out of the blue today: during my last few months as editor of Interweave Crochet, as the company was beginning to focus more on the possibilities presented by online tools and social media, I wanted nothing to do with any of it in my work as editor. Crazy, hey? As you might have noticed, the whole print publishing industry is struggling to make sense of online media in much the... read more

Nov 23, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

I’m Not “Dead” Yet (Weeklyish Roundup)

As will soon become apparent, November has been a helluva month. That’s all I’ll say about that. Although I appreciate the pop-culture phenomenon that is the LOLcat, I’ve never much been a fan. The only in-that-vein site I consistently find entertaining is the Fail Blog, from which the image above comes (via my friend C., who loves her some LOL blogs and really I only pay attention to... read more

Nov 13, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

13th November Weekly Roundup (Status Update Edition)

Time to run down where I’m at on various fronts: Status of the winter issue of IC: Goes to press next week. Soon I’ll embark on the frenzy of making sure I have enough clean clothes for a work week in Colorado. Status of my Gathered Pullover: Finished the first sleeve. Instead of starting the second sleeve I cast on for a February Lady Sweater. I consider this to be the most responsible... read more