Knitting

Fin (The Blanket)

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Finally finished the blanket I’ve been working on for the last few months. It’s a baby blanket for Josh’s new brother Liam. I did get a picture of us and the blanket and Liam, but I forgot to get Josh’s mom to copy it for me before we left for Augusta. Here [...]

The Pants

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Here they are, my most recent completed knitting project: little devil pants for my nephews.
I started them almost a year ago. No, it didn’t take me a full year to complete them. I started them, put them down for a few months, picked them up again, unraveled them, started them again, put [...]

Sweater, Version 2.0

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

I keep meaning to post pictures of some of the knitting projects I’ve done in the past couple of months, but I keep forgetting. And now my computer is at home (where the pictures are), and I’m here at work. I do have a few pictures on hand of what I’m working on now. Here [...]

Sweater, Version 2.0

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

So a friend of mine gave me a ton of yarn for my birthday last year. Now, almost a year later, I’ve started making something out of it. Here’s the yarn–it’s WoolEase bulky brand (an acrylic-wool mix).

The next question was what to make out of this yarn. It was certainly quite a [...]

Words have failed me utterly

Monday, March 12th, 2007

So my knitting friends are definitely familiar with the Stitch ‘n Bitch books. For the uninitiated, these books are somewhat responsible for the revival of the knitting craze in twenty-somethings. I own one of the books and also the page-a-day calendar. The books have great tips and whatnot, but I’m not a [...]

Props to the double X chromosomes

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Last Sunday, I went to a baby shower for my friend Jenna. She’s having a baby in April. I volunteered to cook for the shower. When I volunteered, I thought there were only a few people coming, but in the end I was told to plan for 30. I’ve never cooked for that many people [...]

Check it out, I made some food

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Last Sunday, I went to a baby shower for my friend Jenna (yes, the one from Berkmar). She’s having a baby in April. I volunteered to cook for the shower. When I volunteered, I thought there were only a few people coming, but in the end I was told to plan for 30. I’ve never [...]

Funny bunny

Friday, February 16th, 2007

I was surfing the web tonight and looking at knitting stuff when I came across the most awesome picture in the entire world. This, my friends, is an Angora rabbit.
I can’t stop laughing. Three cheers for Wikipedia. If you would like to see more Angoras, you can go here.

Meet the Sheldons

Monday, January 15th, 2007

So Josh and I went to Augusta on Saturday to visit his family and just kind of hang out. We were also delivering presents to our nephews that I made. I think I mentioned these awhile back but didn’t say much about them for fear that my surprise would be spoiled. Now that they are [...]

Yes, I am aware that I’m a HUGE nerd

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

This entry’s for my knitting friends:
I have discovered the Knitter’s Geek Code. Thus, I give you my knitting identity, in code.
KER++ Exp(+) SPM+ Boye+++ Wood+ Steel– Pl– Syn– !Nov Cot Wool++ Lux Stash++ Scale+ Fin+ Ent– Int? !Felt Tex+High-fives to anyone who can figure it out…and even more high-fives if you post me a [...]

Knitting with razors

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

One of the things I enjoy about knitting is that it becomes more fun in the company of other people. To celebrate the ending of my freedom (yes, the ending of my freedom) and reentry into the workforce, I went to visit my good friend Jenna in Athens. We met for dinner, then retreated to [...]

Four random paragraphs

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

First: Have any of you seen the new Geico commerical with Charo in it? Holy crap, it cracks me up.
Second (for my knitting friends): I just stumbled across the DiY network’s knitting show. It’s actually quite interesting, and I think it’s useful to actually watch someone DO these techniques (as opposed to scrutinizing drawings in [...]

Still looking…

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Ok here’s a long entry since I haven’t updated in awhile.
First, my addiction to knitting. I have, in recent months, become addicted to knitting. I made a sweater (think I posted a picture a while back) while I was on my trip. I recently finished an afghan for Josh, modeled here by [...]

More thoughts on knitting

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

I finally finished the afghan I’ve been working on for 6+ months! Here it is, modeled by my cat Gaby:

I also finished the first square of what will eventually be a throw blanket for my friends who got married in October:
I won’t elaborate on my plans for this blanket in case my friends are [...]

Knitting away the stress

Monday, April 24th, 2006

I didn’t get the job at Emory, and I still haven’t heard back from any of the other jobs I’ve applied for. So in an effort to not become utterly despondant, I’ve started knitting again since that helped me maintain my sanity in NZ/AU.
After I finished my sweater in AU, with my leftover yarn I [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part III

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Check it out, I finally finished the sweater I’ve been working on for most of the trip. Check it out:
 
 
Yes, that’s a hood AND a front pocket. It took me almost 3 months of knitting my fingers off, but it’s finally done. 100% NZ wool, too.
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First of all, read this–it’s an article that came out [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part III

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

First of all, good luck to my friends (who may or may not be reading this) who have defenses this week or are finishing up their theses. I’m sending good luck brainwaves across the Pacific for you.
Second of all, I finally finished the sweater I’ve been working on for most of the trip. Check it [...]