Not like I've knitted anything from the LAST issue of Knitty yet, but a girl can always dream...
Seascape: lovely.
Helena: might actually happen since another two friends just announced their pregnancies.
Spring forward: love a lace pattern that's so easy to memorize.
Ziggy: I've been looking for a reason to use the new Noro sock yarn, and now I have it!
and finally... Shetland Shorty. I have to ask my buds whether they think it will flatter or fatten me before I commit to producing it.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Mittens are my "socks"
Yeah, I signed up for the Summer of Socks. With a little luck, it's motivate me to finish the pair I owe my Mum for LAST Mother's Day.
I'm finally acknowledging that what really floats my boat is... mittens. Yup, that's why I've got 3 balls of Cascade 220 Superwash in my knitting bag in June. I just committed to putting out another pair of toddler mittens by Saturday.
I'm finally acknowledging that what really floats my boat is... mittens. Yup, that's why I've got 3 balls of Cascade 220 Superwash in my knitting bag in June. I just committed to putting out another pair of toddler mittens by Saturday.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
It's been one of those days...
My dog (elderly, large, dearly beloved Golden Retriever mix) has a UTI.
My younger son fell off his trike and has a skinned knee.
I have a migraine.
No knitting progress to report, although last night I had a vivid dream about a pair of 3-color mittens for JN and managed to recreate something like the pattern and record it. He did say he wanted grey, blue, and green...
My younger son fell off his trike and has a skinned knee.
I have a migraine.
No knitting progress to report, although last night I had a vivid dream about a pair of 3-color mittens for JN and managed to recreate something like the pattern and record it. He did say he wanted grey, blue, and green...
Friday, June 6, 2008
yeah, more mittens...
Here's a pair I knit a LONG time ago for my good friend JY. I had hoped to write them into a pattern to submit for publication, which is why the pictures didn't go up earlier, but I now think that the snowflake needs tweaking, as does the side detailing... so here goes.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
More memes!
I just read DenofChaos's meme from last week and decided to consider myself tagged (I'm not getting any knitting content, what with graduation and final exams and all.)
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
Thinking about quitting grad school and winning the prize for best Teaching Assistant in the Sciences.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Write a final exam.
Proofread another final exam.
Go to SC's graduation party.
Go shopping at Trans World Food Market in Hadley for gluten, Chinese vegetables, and mochi.
Catch up on laundry.
3) Snacks I enjoy?
Celery sticks, teriyaki-flavored nori over white rice, oranges, grapes, cheese and crackers, sushi, left-over salad, dark chocolate.
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
Make college free (or very minimally priced, as in Great Britain) for students over a certain level of achievement.
Invest in developing a vaccine for malaria.
Fund private day schools in areas of terrible public schooling, and have them be free or close to it.
Build affordable and comfortable senior citizen housing within a larger community. (I can't remember the book my friend pushed at me this winter that expounded this notion... but it was cool.)
Throw a lot of money at Neil Gaiman to make another movie like "MirrorMask."
5) Places I have lived?
Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
Thinking about quitting grad school and winning the prize for best Teaching Assistant in the Sciences.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Write a final exam.
Proofread another final exam.
Go to SC's graduation party.
Go shopping at Trans World Food Market in Hadley for gluten, Chinese vegetables, and mochi.
Catch up on laundry.
3) Snacks I enjoy?
Celery sticks, teriyaki-flavored nori over white rice, oranges, grapes, cheese and crackers, sushi, left-over salad, dark chocolate.
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
Make college free (or very minimally priced, as in Great Britain) for students over a certain level of achievement.
Invest in developing a vaccine for malaria.
Fund private day schools in areas of terrible public schooling, and have them be free or close to it.
Build affordable and comfortable senior citizen housing within a larger community. (I can't remember the book my friend pushed at me this winter that expounded this notion... but it was cool.)
Throw a lot of money at Neil Gaiman to make another movie like "MirrorMask."
5) Places I have lived?
Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.
Monday, May 12, 2008
What's on the needles?
Still working on the slate-blue sock for my mother. (This isn't second sock syndrome, it's bored-now-that-I'm-past-the-heel syndrome.)
Stalled out on the Bird-in-Hand mitten for MG. I can't do it unless I have complete peace and quiet, which are rare commodities.
Happily working on a scarf of my own design (see previous post.)
Seriously contemplating ripping back and restarting the fingerless mitts for the DH; both of us think the colors don't coordinate well.
Stalled out on the Bird-in-Hand mitten for MG. I can't do it unless I have complete peace and quiet, which are rare commodities.
Happily working on a scarf of my own design (see previous post.)
Seriously contemplating ripping back and restarting the fingerless mitts for the DH; both of us think the colors don't coordinate well.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
the classes I wish I'd taken...
My friend over at "Half-changed world" did this meme a week ago, and while she didn't specifically tag anyone I found myself thinking about how I'd respond; so here goes:
Classes I wish they'd offered in High School:
1) Chinese
2) Spanish (they did offer it, but only 2 years worth, with a teacher who had a horrible Southern accent.)
3) Robotics
4) C or C++ (did that even exist in 1989?)
The classes I'm most grateful I took:
1) Touch-typing (7th grade)
2) History of Modern China (college)
3) Modern Physics (college)
4) Intro to Psychology (college)
5) Public speaking (high school)
6) Particle Physics (grad school)
7) Computer programming (high school, independent study)
Classes I wish I could take now:
1) Shop (wood working, metal working, etc.)
2) Modern Poetry
3) Number Theory
4) General Relativity
5) Color Theory
6) Chinese Cooking
Classes I wish they'd offered in High School:
1) Chinese
2) Spanish (they did offer it, but only 2 years worth, with a teacher who had a horrible Southern accent.)
3) Robotics
4) C or C++ (did that even exist in 1989?)
The classes I'm most grateful I took:
1) Touch-typing (7th grade)
2) History of Modern China (college)
3) Modern Physics (college)
4) Intro to Psychology (college)
5) Public speaking (high school)
6) Particle Physics (grad school)
7) Computer programming (high school, independent study)
Classes I wish I could take now:
1) Shop (wood working, metal working, etc.)
2) Modern Poetry
3) Number Theory
4) General Relativity
5) Color Theory
6) Chinese Cooking
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