Archives for January 2006
fours
I received my first meme tag from Jenny!
Four Jobs You Have Had In Your Life
1. Linguist
2. Lexicographer
3. (Library) Student Assistant (in bindery preparation)
4. Laboratory Technician (in an organic chemistry lab)
I like how they (can) all start with an L.
Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over
1. Harry Potter (any of them, even the [...]
New Years Sweater
I started it on January 1 and wore it for the first time today, Chinese New Year. Therefore, I present the New Years (plural) Sweater, plus a bonus (the Silk Garden beanie I promised pictures of ages ago):
Specs:
Pattern: Hourglass Sweater, from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, slightly modified
Yarn: KnitPicks Andean Silk in Sangria
Needles: [...]
one more Northampton photo
I just had to share this picture from Northampton of me knitting with Andrea and Nichole. (Photo by Jennifer Schmidt.)
I was working on my first Hourglass sleeve, and I’m now done with the second. I should have a finished sweater very soon!
pointier needles needed
This morning I was standing and knitting a sock (started at the West Hollywood SnB last night) while waiting at the carwash. A rough-looking man with greying hair and a skateboard approached me.
“Where are you from?” he asked.
I cringed. I hate this question when asked like this, by a total stranger with the [...]
new shoes (and socks)
After knitting two pairs of well-fitting socks, I soon realized that I wasn’t wearing them because none of my shoes showed them off well. I began to search for some cute Mary Janes, and recently purchased three pairs of Danskos (I’m only keeping one). Yesterday I brought the leading contenders (and a new [...]
Northampton (and other) goodies
If a knitter knows Northampton, MA, it’s probably because of WEBS. My friend Nichole and I took a trip there on Friday, where we each spent enough money on yarn ($60) to earn the 20% discount. I also stopped in Northampton Wools with several writers from the retreat during our lunch break on [...]
Northampton
I’m taking advantage of the free wireless at the Haymarket Cafe here in Northampton, MA, to post a bit about my trip while enjoying coffee and some cranberry apple coffee cake (yum, I should try to make coffee cake). I’m now wishing I had brought my big camera because then I could capture my [...]
hourglass progress
I started the Hourglass Sweater (from Last Minute Knitted Gifts) January 1 and completed the body by the end of the week. The yarn (KnitPicks Andean Silk) is wonderfully soft, and the knitting goes so quickly compared to what I’d been working on previously. Here’s my current status:
I started the first sleeve on [...]
goodies!
Happy New Year! My 2005 ended with a 13+ hour delay-filled journey home on Saturday, which wrapped up my two week vacation in the Pacific Northwest.
Some stats…
Towns stayed in: 4 (Chelan, WA, Welches, OR, Aberdeen, WA, and Ballard, WA)
Coldest day: 12/18 (high 21F, low 5F in Chelan)
Warmest day: 12/25 (high 63F, low [...]