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Some days are like that, even in Australia
2007-07-11 22:15:00 When I was a kid, my mom used to read to us all the time, and one of her favorites was Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Poor Alexander?s day just gets worse and worse, and he?s thwarted at every turn. He dreams about getting away from it all by moving ... More About: Australia , Days , Knitting , Like , Some
Is it generational? Am I just shallow?
2007-07-10 19:20:00 This morning I sat down to ohh and ahh over last night?s knitting entertainment, BBC?s Planet Earth Diaries, which are just amazing. Then it occurred to me: no one else seems to need additional entertainment for knitting, and there is a special category for easy, mindless ?TV? knitting. So am I missing something? Is there a ... More About: Blogging , Knitting , Generation , Allo
Now I?m one of the cool kids too
2007-07-09 19:39:00 The good news: I got my invite to Ravelry on Friday afternoon. So far, it’s all it’s cracked up to be . . . yarnernet crack for crafty addicts like me. The bad news: I’m in the middle of preparing for something big work-wise, so I’ve put myself on restriction — no extra playing online. Boo! ... More About: Kids , Cool , Knitting , Cool Kids
Don?t stop! The roses are stinky this time of year
2007-07-06 18:31:00 A public service announcement: Yes, it’s summer, yes, it’s hot out and sticky and gross, and hard to keep hold of personal hygiene what with all the sunscreen gobbed all over your face making your sunglasses slide right off your nose in a greasy deluge of sweat. Nasty. We’re all in the same boat here. But please, ... More About: Roses , Time , Stop , Knitting , Year
Shawl progress!
2007-07-05 18:26:00 I?ve got a day off today (a special thank-you shout out to the co-worker who made this possible!) so I?m going to keep this short and sweet: I discovered that the LA Public Library lets you take out ten (ten!) audio books at a time. I can hardly believe my luck. Although I am ... More About: Blogging , Progress , Knitting , Shaw
Be Patriotic, Support NPR
2007-07-04 22:57:00 Happy 4th everyone! Yesterday I wrote about listening to books on tape while knitting, but there’s something else I depend on too, for knitting, for commuting, and just for general information. NPR — National Public Radio — is an independent, not-for-profit news source. That means Rupert Murdoch’s political views won’t ever be ... More About: Support , Knitting , Trio
Never let it end . . .
2007-07-03 20:15:00 Last night was the second evening in my knitting-and-listening marathon, and I suspect this will become something of a routine for me in the weeks to come. I am trying to finish the Frost Flowers & Leaves shawl, and in the absence of good TV I?ve turned to audio-books from the local library. There are ... More About: Knitting
Knit-stalking and the joy of libraries
2007-07-02 19:12:00 There are two things on my mind this morning: - Libra ries rock. Ok, this is hardly breaking news. But borrowing audio-books lets me combine reading and knitting in a way I just couldn’t afford without the library. There are so many books I’ve wanted to read recently, but quiet time seems to fall most often to knitting. So as ... More About: Knitting , Stalking , Knit , Libraries
Building the stash
2007-06-29 19:39:00 After my early sucesses with KnitPicks and Kate Gilbert’s Shining Star hat, I made a few impulse online yarn purchases. Friends and family started giving me gifts of yarn in one and two ball increments. Hopefully soon I will be one of the cool kids with a Ravelry account so I can share my whole ... More About: Building , Yarn , Knitting , Build
Turning the tide
2007-06-28 20:50:00 In the past few weeks I’ve been agonizing over the seemingly endless Frost Flowers & Leaves shawl that I’m working for my sister glamorous. In fact, I think the ladies of Stitch ‘n Bitch are starting to know me by the shawl. Last night I checked out the Westwood SnB meeting at Borders books — ... More About: Yarn , Knitting , Turn , Tide
Early Knitting Adventures, Part 3: Discovering Knit Picks
2007-06-27 20:24:00 And now, back to the early days of my knitting . . . when I left off, I’d finished a scarf and hat for mom and half of a garter stitch mystery scarf, all out of homespun, and I’d worked a fun-fur scarf for adorable. Baby, if you’re reading this, don’t worry, I’m not offended ... More About: Part , Early , Adventures , Knitting , Part 3
Cwurse you, Werdpress Speelcheck!
2007-06-27 19:45:00 I’ve just discovered that my spelling is not, as the Wordpress spellchecker seems to indicate, perfect. Instead, the stupid spellcheck button isn’t working! Now the world will know the truth . . . I can’t spell for shit . . . More About: Knitting
Is it wrong?
2007-06-26 20:17:00 Summer means stretching weekends from Thursday to Monday — following this principle, last night The Baron and I finished off the weekend by going with some friends to a laser light show called Laserium: The Dark Side of Zeppelin — a part of the LA Film Festival. It was two laser shows back-to-back . . . ... More About: Knitting , Wrong
Monday morning goodies
2007-06-25 20:56:00 Last Friday was an exceptionally painful slow workday, so I spent some time poking around the knitting district of webville and trying to come out of my shy-shell. I found a few goodies I wanted to share, including these two beautiful lace pieces to add to my want-to-knit list: Pink Lemon Twist’s Hanami Stole (scroll down to ... More About: Morning , Yarn , Knitting , Monday , Goodies
A few things to celebrate
2007-06-22 18:52:00 Life is good — there is lots to celebrate. Let’s start with the most pressing thing: I am celebrating that today is Friday. This was one of those evil, interminable weeks, not because it was so busy but because it was sooooooooo slow. Every day, from my half of a shared cubicle, I look out at ... More About: Celebrate , Things , Knitting , Thing , Brat
Isn?t Friday here yet? No? Well hurry up already!
2007-06-21 19:27:00 Now, I’m sure all you out there in webville just can’t wait to learn more about my transformation into a yarn snob and knitter extraordinaire after my sad experiences with Homespun, but part three of my ongoing chronicle of Early Knitting Adventures will just have to wait. I know it’s only Thursday morning, but I am way ... More About: Friday , Frida , Ready , Well
Early Knitting Adventures, Part 2: Learning from the master
2007-06-20 18:33:00 The continuing tale of my introduction to knitting . . . After I finished set aside the counted cross-stitch cat sampler (see Part 1), I had to find something else to do with my hands. It was the Fall of 2005 and I was working just around the corner from a Michael’s, so I headed over and picked myself out ... More About: Learning , Early , Adventures , Master
Early Knitting Adventures, Part 1: Not much knitting
2007-06-19 19:26:00 Since I’m not going to be able to make it to any Stitch n Bitch meetings this week, and I doubt I’ll be able to match last weekend’s super-duper exciting knitting progress, I thought I’d share a bit of my knitting history. Just how did I come to be knitting in the first place? To ... More About: Blogging , Part , Early , Adventures , Knitting
Progress in the face of disaster
2007-06-18 21:04:00 A calm had settled across the sylvan backyard. Mom was gone. The hummingbirds were abuzz. The kids next door, and their yippy dog, were quiet. Things were tranquil in The Baron’s domain. And then — disaster. A greedy invader penetrated the relaxed borders of the garden, and crept under cover of darkness toward the inner-sanctum of ... More About: Disaster , Face , Progress , Knitting , Aster
Special Sunday Shout-Out
2007-06-18 03:21:00 Today is an extra-special day — not only is it Father’s Day, it’s adorable’s birthday too. Since she and her mom are touring Europe this summer, that leaves Dad home alone with just the dog for company. It also makes both of them harder to reach by phone. So just in case . . . ... More About: Sunday , Special , Knitting , Shout
More weekend adventures: The Baron spins
2007-06-15 21:50:00 Before next weekend arrives (please please hurry up weekend!) I want to finish relating last weekend’s yarny adventure at the Huntington: After checking out the yarn-dying table, The Baron and I ambled over to a group of spinners, part of the Bobbinwinder’s Guild. Of course my eyes were immediately seeing spinning-wheels, and we spoke with a ... More About: Weekend , Adventures , Yarn , Knitting , Vent
Look at the rabbit over here!! Color! Finished objects!
2007-06-14 18:48:00 When Mom came to visit last weekend, I wanted to send her home with something special. I knit up several of these wash/dish cloths last fall in bright, fun colors using Peaches n Creme and the baby burp-cloth pattern from Mason-Dixon Knitting . I quickly wove in the loose ends, took a quick picture, and packed ... More About: Color , Yarn , Objects , Look
Do green M&M?s count as a vegetable?
2007-06-13 20:37:00 I’ll return to last weekend’s yarn adventures tomorrow, but for today, a few quick updates: - According to my buddies including glamorous and roomie-kins, green M&M’s do count as a vegetable, and orange M&M’s contain vitamin C and help improve your vision. It’s only the brown ones that count as candy. Thank goodness, as this may be my ... More About: Green , Vegetable , Knitting , Count
Weekend adventures: Putting bugs in your yarn
2007-06-12 23:25:00 This weekend while my Mom was in town, glamorous and The Baron and I decided to take her to The Huntington Library & Garden in San Marino to wander around the gardens and then have tea at the Rose Garden Tea Room. I gave The Baron a membership to the garden for his birthday and ... More About: Bugs , Weekend , Putting , Adventures , Yarn
Keeping myself honest
2007-06-11 21:36:00 There were lots of exciting happenings this weekend that I’ll share this week, but for today I’m grateful and excited that the blog is keeping me honest and helping me get some small-but-important goals accomplished. I cleaned out my car over the weekend. I found a pair of pants I borrowed months ago from glamorous and a ... More About: Blogging , Honest , Knitting , Ping
Bits and pieces
2007-06-08 18:42:00 It’s Friday, it’s summer, the air-conditioning is out in my office and there are workers “repairing” (aka dismantleing) my cubicle (with loud power tools!) right this minute. Oh, and did I mention that my Mom is coming to spend the weekend? The Baron generously offered his guest room so she wouldn’t have to stay at a ... More About: Blogging , Knitting , Piece , Pieces , Bits
Proper tools: Why I love my Dad and my Knit Picks Options
2007-06-07 20:06:00 My Dad is a handy guy. A really handy guy. The kind of guy whose garage is basically a giant peg-board of all kinds of tools and bits and pieces. He saves and uses everything, and it’s generally acknowledged in our family that he could build a flux-capacitor with found objects from our garage: Some ... More About: Tools , Love , Options , Knitting , Opti
Napping (and knitting!) is the best medicine
2007-06-07 03:13:00 I’m a much less fussy bunny today. I had a good evening last night and then today at work, when things seemed to be going downhill, I snuck into my boss’ office over lunch and took a blissful 45-minute nap. I can’t even express how wonderful it was. The Baron lives close to his office ... More About: Medicine , Knitting , Ping , Medici , Knit
Lethargy and grumpiness
2007-06-05 23:43:00 Today I’m feeling pretty pissy and mad. Work is silly, everyone is on my nerves, I have no will to blog and I blew off Stitch n Bitch last night at Synergy even though it’s the first Monday in a while I’ve actually been available. I think that in my war with the Frost Flowers ... More About: Knitting
Made for each other like chocolate and peanut butter
More articles from this author:2007-06-04 22:27:00 Yesterday afternoon I had two uninterrupted hours of blissful lace knitting on the Frost Flowers & Leaves Shawl while watching the Democratic debate on CNN. What could be better? I made it almost to the end of my second repeat of chart two (I’d post pictures but there’s basically no change from the last few ... More About: Peanut , Chocolate , Made , Knitting , Late 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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