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Karie

28 September 2008

humour, Scotland

One For the Danes

Karie

28 September 2008

humour, Scotland

Spotted in Glasgow City Centre.

Not Danish? Here's an explanation of why it is hilarious.

Tagged: alphabet, amusing, expat, Glasgow, lettering, photo

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Karie Westermann

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

And other stuff too.

This Thing of Paper by Karie Westermann

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I love my notebooks. They help me with my work and also jog my memory about where and when I came up with ideas. Last September I was in Ísafjörđur in the Westfjord region of Iceland - it is the very north-west part of the country - when

All the stories in Glasgow they never tell you about ❤ I've lived here since 2006 and since the pandemic started I've not been further than 3 miles from home. And yet I keep discovering places, seeing intriguing doorways, walking down old cobbled str

The camera does not like this fabric 😂 but here are my #yantaoveralls made from glorious mid-century print baby cord from @trurofabrics. I made a size 18 with mods: longer legs, nipped in the waist, inserted side zipper, and widened the bib (the jur

Went out to photograph my Yanta Overalls (those pics tomorrow), when I realised I'm yet to release this hat. What say you pals? It's a one-skein pattern (I knitted mine in Canary on Countess Ablaze English Gentleman DK) and I wear this hat all the ti

Wear a mask.

You hear a lot about dying from Covid-19 but I'm here to talk about post-viral illnesses. I've lived with one of those for nearly 25 years, so here is what you can expect: overwhelming fatigue after doing small everyday things, brain f

It's feeling very autumnal now. I mean, the sun was out today but I relished being able to wear my new corduroy trousers. Relished, I tell you. They are #mnflint curve sz 20 and made in deadstock heavyweight cord from @roberta.cummings (thank you @k

Autumn mood much? Currently on my making table (bottom to top): gorgeous vintage tan/chestnut corduroy from @roberta.cummings (she still has quantities in navy, corn & this colour), beautiful & exquisite mustard-coloured Welsh wool from @cart

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