Hockey: The Best Grief Therapy $10 Can Buy

I’ve had a hard time of it since my Mom died in August.

It’s been hard to continue making hats, which was terrible timing, since autumn and the holidays are my busiest hat season.

Honestly, for a while there, it was hard just to get up and face the day.

Thank goodness for hockey!

Not only does it provide fantastic exercise, and much needed endorphins, but the singular focus of chasing that little black puck around and hitting it with a stick is pure bliss.

Nothing in my head for a whole hour but hockey! No room for grief. No room to feel sorry for myself. Just hockey.

For my money, it’s the best grief therapy around. I highly recommend it!

(That’s me in the yellow helmet, by the way…)

LNHC Sunapee Fair is 75 Years Old This August!

The League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair is one of the finest, most prestigious craft events in the country today. This annual nine-day event features both traditional and contemporary fine craft work by juried members of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.

Join me and my hand knit felt hats in Tent 6, Booth 610! And don’t miss the CraftWear Exhibit

A happy hat customer, wearing the work of New Hampshire knitted felt fiber artist, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, at the 74th Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair at Sunapee Resort in Newbury, New Hampshire, August 2007.

A special Craftsmen’s Fair Birthday Bash will be held on Thursday evening, August 7, featuring dinner and entertainment by folk and blues singer Tom Rush, and a celebratory fireworks display.

Check out the new LNHC website for more details…

Knitted Felt Hat Class this Weekend in Canaan, NH

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New to knitting?

Interested in knitted felt?

Want to learn the secrets of felting from someone who’s made over 600 knit felt hats herself?

Then consider joining me for the 5th “Ancient Art of Felting–with a Modern Twist!” class at my home studio in Canaan, New Hampshire, this Saturday, January 12, 2008, from 10 am – 2 pm.

This 2-day class is part of the Hanover League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Winter CraftStudies Program, and they handle the registration.

On the 2nd Saturday of

On the 1st Saturday, we will discuss color and design, review the pattern and get knitting.

Over the next two weeks, class participants will finish knitting their own oversized, pre-felted stocking caps.

Finally, on the 2nd Saturday, January 26, 2008, we will breathe deeply together and toss all the hats into the washing machine to see what happens!  

Please see the classes page for more info… I hope you can join us.