Aspirational Family Friendship

Grandma’s wisdom

It may have come to the notice of some of you – I hope – that I haven’t posted anything in a while. Actually, I had written a post based on some interesting anecdotes my mother had told me about my Nani (Maternal Grandmother). All that was needed was some editing and I could have […]

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Knitting versus Reading

I have a feeling that my closest friends were very surprised when they found out about my sudden passion for knitting. Though to their credit, they have hidden their surprise quite well. The reason for their surprise is understandable, for anyone who has known me over the years, would know that I’ve had only one […]

Aspirational Family Relationships

Papa please preach

Yes, you’re right – today’s post is in honour of fathers, or at least in honour of my father. My father is a physician with a fairly good practice in Ghaziabad, a city not very far from Delhi. For those of you who know my father, you already know that he is not a man […]

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Yarn-o-holics and More about Needles

I am a Yarn-o-holic and I am not ashamed of it. But before I expound further on that subject something else begs my attention. Yesterday I posted a little something called It’s all about the Needles, where I talked about the right type of needles every knitter should have. I didn’t share it as a […]

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My very first project

Like I have mentioned earlier, I started knitting in the winter of 2017. There was no particular reason, no well laid out plan before I started. I think I woke up one morning, sat up straight in bed and said “Pallavi, it’s time to start knitting”!