Tag: Duotone Cardigan

• Grand Excitement

  I have this very sweet, courteous coworker. We only work together on Sundays, and every Sunday, he asks if I did anything exciting that week. Considering I’m in classes 40+ out of 52 weeks every year, my response usually requires a pretty liberal interpretation of “exciting.” And yet he still asks–that is dedicated belief in…

  Allison

  September 21, 2010

  Shop on the High Street

  buttons, Duotone Cardigan, Sally’s Fabrics, signage

• Week 2: Organized

  Every semester, during the first few weeks, I reacquaint myself with my Method of Organization. I don’t know how well they fit with the dictionary definition of organization, but for all its quirkiness, my method gets me through each semester more or less together. Rule 1: write down due dates the moment you get them.…

  Allison

  January 29, 2010

  Shop on the High Street

  Duotone Cardigan

• Abandon/Control

  As a student, my year follows a slightly different cycle from the average person’s. My “year” officially ends with the end of the fall semester, and while I certainly mark the new calendar year January 1, my “year” doesn’t actually start until the start of the spring semester. In between is a short, blissful period…

  Allison

  January 13, 2010

  Finished Object, Natter, Shop on the High Street

  Duotone Cardigan, Ponyo Socks, Thundercloud Cardigan, Top-Down Shoulder Warmer

• Merry Christmas!

  Merry Christmas (or winter holiday of choice) everyone! I did, in fact, survive the madness of finals. Las hermanitas y yo even had time to help with Christmas baking, too. The gingerbread chalet is the most photogenic of our efforts: Monita decorated the front, and I decorated the sides. Hermanita forbade both of us from…

  Allison

  December 24, 2009

  Christmas Knitting, Shop on the High Street, Unfinished Object

  Duotone Cardigan, Hermanita Warm-up, Thundercloud Cardigan