Monthly Archives: October 2008
It’ll be okay. Just think of mittens.
I said this very thing to a stressed out friend the other day. While it is true that she is also a knitter and might have successfully interpreted “just think of mittens” as “maybe you should take your mind off … Continue reading
Filed under accessories, mittens
Book Review: Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines
I’ll admit it, during the first moments when I started to catch wind of the new Mason-Dixon Knitting book, I became a little skeptical. I heard it contained patterns for things like knitted liners for rubber gloves and re-usable knitted … Continue reading
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Dear blog
Dear blog, Today, I ran my first 10K race. I wanted to finish in less than 1:10 and I did that. I’d like to thank the rain for not lasting for the whole race, that was very nice of it. … Continue reading
Filed under running
Somewhere in there I bought yarn
Re-entry after a knitting/touristing weekend is always hard. On the one hand, it’s fantastic to be back in my own bed, my own routine, and even work is comforting in its own way. On the other hand, after all the … Continue reading
Please stand by
After experiencing empirical evidence (once again) of the failing combination of Air Canada/Newark Airport, I am home after some delay but did at the very least use my time on flight delays to snag some photos off of my camera! … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism, rhinebeck
Local habitat
It’s been a full weekend, and it’s hard to believe it’s coming to an end – luckily I still have tomorrow morning to cling to some bit of NYC touristing (goodness knows yet what form that touristing will take), but … Continue reading
Filed under knitting in public, knitting tourism
To bring or not to bring
Oh, packing. I thought I had conquered you. Look, I even made nice “outfit” piles, packing sweaters & jeans & tees together so as to make dressing in the morning that much easier. But some things, some things are still … Continue reading
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Soon. Soon.
In 2 more sleeps I will be on my way to New York City, to the waiting and generous spare bed of my knitting pal Rebecca, then on Saturday it will be off to the New York Sheep and Wool … Continue reading
Filed under cables, finished object: sweater, rhinebeck, sweaters
12 of 12: Thanksgiving edition
It’s been a few months since I’ve done a 12 of 12! This time I marked it in big letters on my calendar so I wouldn’t forget. And this time the 12th of October happened to fall on our Thanksgiving … Continue reading
We have winners!
With the aid of the Random Number Generator, we have contest winners from Tuesday’s post! The winners are Olivia (commenter #62), Robyn (commenter #49), and Aven (commenter #6). All three have been sent an email message informing them of their … Continue reading
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