Archive for November, 2006

Sock it to me

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Yes, I am still working on my second Errant Ankles sock. It’s not that I’m displeased with it. Actually, I’m still loving it. It’s just a time thing. I simply had to knit my red shell. Then I knit the pinwheel lap blanket for Dave. I knew the weather was going to turn any day, […]

Some memes

Thursday, November 30, 2006

I wasn’t going to share this meme, I mean, it’s so silly. But then I entered my name, clicked the button, and found out what my Christmas elf name is. LOL It’s perfect!

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This week’s SBQ is:
How do you secure your thread when you […]

Quickly…

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

A little post here to participate in a research meme. I see that Deb and Julia are both participating, and encouraging knitters to play along. Us knitters and stitchers are among the unsung masses in the blogging world. Make sure you stand up and get counted!
Here’s the deal… Scott Eric Kaufmann, a graduate student, […]

Newsletters

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Crossing stitches
Calico Crossroads is releasing two new designs next month in the Oriental series: Harmony and Serenity. Neither is anything I’m likely to stitch, but I think they’re both quite pretty. I especially like the blackwork borders.

 

Blocks
Lawrence Block, one of my favorite authors, has a book to be released on January 30, 2007. I’d […]

Freya

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Chris saw my finished Green Gable sweater over on the Red Sweater KAL. I took a couple photos of it, and thought I’d share them here as well. I have no idea any longer when I knit this sweater. Years ago. And, yes, you see correctly, the poor cardigan still has no buttons. I’m horrible! […]

An answer, a statement, and an observation

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

An answer
Debby loves dishes, too, and she asked this:
I love dishes too! Antique or new ones, and I feel like I have to collect mostly every dish/bowl/cup in the set. Do you have this problem too? I’m dying for the soup tureen to my china (Baronesse White is the name). And for the most part, […]

Last night’s sky

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Vesting

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

I’ve never been all that comfortable wearing a knit vest over a blouse—I always hated jumpers, too, the blouse usually ends up bunched up just under my boobs—but I really like how some of them look. Luckily, here in southern California I can wear a vest over, er, my underwear, no blouse need be imposed. […]

It’s beginning to look…

Monday, November 27, 2006

Charged
My camera battery went kaput. Twelve months, two weeks after purchase. For the last week I’ve had to drag the cord around, able only to take pictures when the thing was actually plugged into the wall. I found a new battery on eBay late last week—it’s truly amazing what can be had there—for less than […]

Mono meme

Monday, November 27, 2006

I saw this yesterday on Moth Heaven, then again today on Earin’s. I promise I’ll have a post with photos in it later today. Right now I’m at the local community center filling in for Dave again. I have five seniors here to help this morning. I think one-word answers are about my speed for […]