Mary T
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | library clerk-retired |
| Location | Herkimer, Upstate New York, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a 74-yr old knitting fool. I'm retired from the public library, and I try to support my yarn habit by designing and knitting children/baby hats & sweaters, toys, occasionally a shawl or lady's hat for a shop in Cooperstown. I have knitted for as long as I can remember, having taught myself as a child after my mom taught me how to cast-on the long-tail method to keep me busy while she recuperated from pneumonia. I usually have a baggie in my purse with a sock or hat going for when I get stuck in traffic or a doctor's waiting room. I've been lucky to find a guy who enjoys wearing wool socks and I make him several pairs a year even if he is 6'3" and wears a size 12 shoe! I use a 30+-yr-old from-the-neck-down sweater pattern modifying details as I go. I like raglans because they are more comfortable and fit kids better and longer, and have few or no seams and I hate sewing! We live in a little house in a little woods with our 2 dogs an almost 14 yr old Australian Cattle dog/mix named Fanny and a 7 yr old Beagle named Zoey. |
| Interests | knitting (of course), reading (of course), dogs, outdoors, music. |
| Favorite Movies | Mama Mia (both of them), White Christmas, On the Town, old musicals mainly |
| Favorite Music | The rock and roll I grew up on (Neil Diamond, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, etc.) and country music. |
| Favorite Books | There are too many books in the world for me to pick just one or two! My request list all mysteries but set in different eras and countries. |
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