Posted in Knitting on March 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
No, not a new fragrance. Unless it’s the sweet smell of completion:
A new record for me- eleven days for a pair of socks. Not evenly split between the socks, though. I had to stop on the second one to deal with things like this:
and to admire things like this:
Mike refers to Attie as a “Flat-backed [...]
Posted in Knitting, health issues on March 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Thanks for all your concern. As usual, I was overreacting. Nothing was hanging by the skin, there was no bone sticking out, the blood was dripping but not spurting. I did make Andy get dressed in case he had to drive me for stitches (even though it was only 1 in the afternoon), but I [...]
Posted in Knitting, stupidity on March 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
1. Knit the first sock. Admire it, model it, insist that everyone else in the room admire it.
2. Cast on for second sock. Join on circular needles. With a twist.
3. Cast on again. Join, but without the twist.
4. Since the first sock flew off the needles, set a target “would like to wear” date.
5. [...]
Posted in health issues, stupidity on March 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
So here I was, all ready to sit down and write a witty yet relevant blog post as soon as I finished my lunch, when I encountered a little setback. The scenario involved some almond butter with no emulsifier and an immersion blender. Suffice it to say that only an idiot would attempt to clean [...]
Posted in Knitting on March 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Don’t get too excited, but today is… (wait for it, wait for it)
SQUARE ROOT DAY!!!
Yes, today’s date (o3/03/09) is great cause for celebration amongst the math set. I will admit to having had a certain fascination with high school math, which could easily have evolved into something further had I had the least bit of [...]
