Monthly Archives: June 2007
Summer Distractions
In the heat this past week, my knitting progress has been slooooow. I think I’m also experiencing a bit of knitting ennui, but I think that might be starting to pass. I’m beginning to perk up at the idea of … Continue reading
Filed under knit the classics, summer knitting
Limbo
I still do not have my laptop. Apparently the part they need has been backordered and they continue to wait for the manufacturer to deliver it. If a fourth Monday goes by without my own laptop in my possession, I … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Discovery
First, I must make a fannish PSA and relay some information I was mentioning to a couple of the gals at knit night last night (and for anyone else reading this who is a fan of Firefly/Serenity, or Joss Whedon … Continue reading
Filed under fandom, lettuce knit
There will be no dishrag jag
My current state of mind is, shall we say, constantly subject to change. In addition to all the usual dissertation anxieties which all decided to gleefully jump on my head earlier this week, tomorrow I will officially enter the third … Continue reading
Filed under mason-dixon, summer knitting
Dum dee dum
My Namaste bag and I have been getting along quite well on campus. Sad to say, my laptop is still not with me, so I am making do as best I can with campus machines. My current new project, a … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Yarn Porn
This whole ‘not having access to my own computer’ thing is really starting to get to me, and it’s only been 5 days! I dearly hope they fix it soon… But in any case, I still have a bit of … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism, lettuce knit, stash, yarn stores
It’s contagious – Knit In Public Day Toronto 2007
This is a big (BIG) ol’ photograph post from my experience yesterday with the TTC Knitalong, with (perhaps somewhat cheezy) lyrical accompaniment by Regina Spektor, whose song ‘Us’ I heard right aroun the time the Yarn Harlot launced her ‘Represent’ … Continue reading
Filed under knitting in public, knitting tourism, lettuce knit, yarn stores
Twitchy
Yesterday I had to part ways with my laptop and give it over to the repair people. It’s having the same problem as a year ago, where it turns itself off without warning – no shut down sequence, just ::click:: … Continue reading
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Yarny PSA (Or: Why Elann wins at yarn)
I should warn you that if your yarn-buying trigger finger is feeling a little itchy, this would be a good place to stop and turn around, while you’re ahead. In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that this … Continue reading
Filed under stash
I heart my LYSs
I really, really do. There will come a day in the not very distant future when I will no longer live within walking distance of Lettuce Knit and Romni Wools, and that thought makes me very, very sad. This past … Continue reading
Filed under yarn stores
