Nope

Posted by on Feb 11, 2010 in Blog Fun, Knitting, Writing |

No memes. Nothing compelling. No amazing knitting going on (well…that’s not really true). Just time to write again. I found this nifty iPhone app called TripleQuick (from the good people at featherproof books)—it’s a fiction app that lets you read (or submit) 333 word short stories—a story that could be read completely in three iPhone screens (get it? Triple Quick). You can download and read all of these nifty...

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A Few Pic-ies

Posted by on Jan 4, 2010 in Artsy Things, Blog Fun, Knitting, tutorial |

Yeeee heeeeeee. Here’s the link to the site I used to help me join the afghan squares. And here are some pictures of my work over the past 24 hours. You’ll see why I’m so happpeeeeee! The afghan–done! Brown is not my fave color (it’s SO 1974 in my mind…just one of those things) but it works. The Map o the World Afghan (the pattern is back at the Vogue site!!!)! I just finished Ireland–go green! Panel...

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Happy New Year!!!

Posted by on Jan 2, 2010 in Family, General Ranting, Knitting, Sock Knitting, Spinning, Weaving |

Ah! The new year! Last year I spent the First doing little more than spinning silk. This year I did that on the 31st. Heaven. Finished off a pile of Polworth from the last SOAR I went to. Light worsted. I have very little faith that I’ll be able to spin regularly this year either, but perhaps now that the wedding knitting is done… I have learned that ANY fiber prep has to happen during the cooler months. I just can’t seem to...

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Have You Ever Had…

Posted by on Dec 28, 2009 in Blog Fun, Family, Knitting, Love, Shawls, Sock Knitting, Spinning | 2 comments

…six shots of some kind of steroid infused into your neck? Yeah, until an hour ago, me neither. And yet, now I have. Here’s how it feels: Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Here’s how they tell me it will feel tomorrow: Aaaaaah… Knitting hurts. Turning my head hurts. Supporting my head hurts. Typing in a semi-prone position…oddly this doesn’t hurt. Could be the heating pad I’m lying on… So...

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