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It’s a Hat!
But not just any hat: it’s a hat that looks like an acorn. And just in the nick of time, too, as our daytime lows have plummeted to the 80’s! *peals of maniacal laughter* La Monita has been my model during the design process. Unfortunately, she wasn’t handy, so I crammed the hat on my…
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Strategizing
After the spectacular stall of the Firebird, I have not been sitting quietly in the corner, weeping (although that would be a perfectly reasonable reaction). I have been STRATEGIZING. At 46 days until Christmas, I am still without finished gifts, and two out of my three main recipients always seem to be about when I…
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Houston, We Have a Problem
True to my word, I worked away on the Icarus/Firebird like my life depended on it (my sanity certainly did). I got all the way to the middle of the last chart–things had gotten easy–it was looking great (don’t you agree?)– Then disaster struck. I swear: I read the pattern, I figured out the yardage.…
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UFO Invasion!
Aaaaaahhhh! AAAAaaaahhhhh! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! My UFOs are closing in on me. #1, Suss’s Fitted Ribbed Turtleneck–the cover project from Hollywood Knits –has been in progress for at least a year now. #2 is a very sad little hat waiting to be finished. This project has a long story attached. My original plan was to make a…
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Hazards of Combining Knitting and School
Size 0 double pointed needles aside, knitting is considered a relatively benign hobby. Yet to be explored, however, are the hazards of Knitting In Public, KIPping for short. In my experience, KIPping is a perilous enterprise at the best of times. KIPping at a University? Doubly so. Hazard #1Students. The ones who stare are easily…
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Welcome to Shop on the High Street!
I’ve got a blog! Geocities and its minute data transfer limit was bringing me down, so I said to heck with it and transferred to Blogspot. The entire process was scarily easy. Why Blogspot? It’s free, and some very cool blogs (like sock prØn and b r o o k l y n t w…
Anti-Quotidian 