Thursday, May 14, 2009

MIA?


I've actually been knitting up a storm, but am 'way behind on the photos, as always. I finished two pairs of Evangeline mitts for friends; they're identical, even coming from the same skein of Cascade 220 Superwash (and knit on #5 needles), so I only offer one photo here:

And in other news, I love flowers and I love my new camera:


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Bitten by the quilt bug


I've knit a lot of things in the past six weeks, but the only thing currently worth photographing is this:

Monday, February 2, 2009

A meme

Stolen from Wendyknits:

Your name: Al
a 4-letter word: Aunt
boy name: Alexei
girl name: Alicia
occupation: Amenuensis
color: antimony
beverage: ale
something found in a bathroom: ants
place: Alaska
reason for being late: absent-minded
food: applesauce
something you shout: a-ha!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thankful

I am thankful for...

my family, who actually let me sleep until 9am this morning
living in a country where Mucinex is sold over the counter
having lots of knitting projects lined up
having a steady job that I love
my dog still going strong at 13 years
all the great books I've been able to read
all the books I haven't read yet
Vegetarian Times and all the great recipes I haven't tried yet
and so many other things...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

for the love of Noro


A long vacation provided lots of knitting time, although most of it had to be of the "low concentration" variety since I was also catching up with family members whom we mostly see once a year. Hence the Noro scarf: 4 skeins of Kureyon in two discontinued colorways from WEBS. I followed Jared's pattern except for casting on only 35 stitches.

The mittens then followed as the Olympics started. No specific pattern; I just used the experience gained over the past year plus a lot of trying-on and ripping-back.



I'm not entirely happy with the colors, but the combination is so cheerful and autumnal (my season!) that I'm sure I'll wear them anyway. I'm now contemplating the construction of a matching pair of fingerless mittens, too.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Another meme?!?

Who was your first prom date? Make that ONLY prom date: Matt, the high school quarter-back. I was a senior, he was a sophomore, we were good friends, so I asked him.

Do you still talk to your first love? No

What was your first alcoholic drink? Red wine, at dinner with my family

What was your first job? Computer programmer (what now would be called a code monkey)

What was your first car? 1971 VW Superbug, in light blue

Who was the first person to text you today? Dunno - I can't find my phone!

Who is the first person you thought of this morning? My younger son (see below)

Who was your first grade teacher? Miss Olmstead. Young, blond, lovely, and sweet.

Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? I can't recall. Probably the trip to London when I was 6, but there may have been an earlier flight to Washington D.C. for my aunt's wedding.

Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? Amy, who lived up the street from us. We've lost touch.

What was your first sport played? Equestrian. I had to give it up when we moved, so I switched to tennis.

Where was your first sleepover? Amy's house

Who was the first person you talked to this morning? My younger son, who urgently needed Mommy's help with removing his diaper and peeing.

Whose wedding were you first in? I can't remember their names! They went to our church and needed a flower girl to go with their nephew the ring bearer, so my parents offered me. The dress was a gorgeous yellow. I still love looking at the pictures.

What was the first thing you did this morning? Took my younger son to the bathroom. (see above)

What was the first concert you went to? Something classical; the first ROCK concert was Eddie Brickell and the New Bohemians opening for Don Henley.

What was the first foreign country you went to? Canada.

What was your first run in with the law? Getting pulled over on prom night for being out after curfew. Fortunately, both my date and I were friends with the cop's son, so he just followed us home.

When was your first detention? 9th grade; I mouthed off to the substitute math teacher.

Who was the first person to break your heart? Truly break it? Paul. Sort-of break it? Steve.

Who was your first roommate? Afton, freshman year of college; or Bettina, 4 weeks of math camp at Northwestern before high school

Where did you go in your first limo ride? I don't think I ever have!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Groove gone missing

I thought I had my groove: after the success of the Little Coriolis Socks, I figured I would work my way through the rest of Ms. Bordhi's patterns, sized appropriately for various family members.

I have now fallen down twice on the Ridgeline Socks. First time it was a gauge problem (yes, the difference between 5 and 5.5 stitches per inch is significant!) The second time... I don't know, I thought I did everything correctly, but the sock is about an inch too short in the foot. I think I'll just rip back to where I began the increases and work another inch before beginning them.

Off for a trip to the partially-frogged pond!