Tag: etymology

  • pink pink!

    pink pink!

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    I really enjoyed the discussion of yesterday’s rose / pink post. In the comments, we heard about different words for this colour in Dutch (Titia), Armenian (Annie), Finnish (Helen) and Hindi, Tamil and Gujarati (Deepa). Rebecca told us about how she’d been instructed that the liturgical vestments worn on Gaudete Sunday are definitely rose, and…

  • jags

    jags

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    Hiya, it is I, Bruce. Today I am here to tell you about the history and meaning of a very common Scots word which, it seems, very few of you outside Scotland are aware of. That word is jag. In Scotland, the word jag is often used in reference to pretty much any sharp or…

  • Pawkies

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    Good morning! Its Friday, which means its time for another release for the Seven Skeins club (any knitters not in the club and otherwise interested in these patterns will be able to access them from January). This week there’s another pair of stranded or striped patterns with which you can make yourself your choice of…

  • retrovintage

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    Needled reviews: Lise-Lotte Lystrup, Vintage Knitwear for Modern Knitters (Thames & Hudson, 2008) Kari Cornell and Jean Lampe, Retro Knits: Cool Vintage Patterns for Men, Women and Children from the 1900s through the 1970s (Voyageur Press, 2008) Most knitters will have noticed the recent ubiquity of all things “vintage” in the world of wool. There…