Posted in books, yarn, tagged books, yarn on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lookie what I found on Amazon…
New book by Carol Sulcoski titled Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarns. It is only available for pre-order, but it looks brilliant. It is all patterns designed to look good with handpainted yarns. Let’s face it, most patterns get lost in handpainted yarns, and plain stockinette socks are boring. [...]
Posted in FOs, WIP, socks on November 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I used my new swift for the first time last weekend. It played nicely with my wool winder, making short work of turning 3 hanks into lovely balls. Of course, today I heard someone on a podcast talking about the evils of pinching the yarn between your fingers as you wind; it [...]
Posted in WIP on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What I need to do over the next four days…
figure income taxes
complete re-licensure forms
go to bank to fix online access problem
set up budget in Quicken at work
move back into my office
finish lesson plans for next week
What I want to do…
finish my Fixation on Stripes socks
cast on Snowdrop Lace Scarf
go to a knit out up in Woodlands
cast [...]
Posted in general on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I first moved overseas in the summer of 2001. With the exception of the 2005-2006 school year, I’ve been overseas ever since. For all of that time, and to an increasing degree, I’ve tried to keep my nationality a secret. When people asked where I was from, I’d say, “I live in [...]
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