Monthly Archives: March 2009
Two for two
In my head, I’ve totally been participating in the NaKnitSweMoDo (or whatever it’s called when you pledge to knit a sweater a month for a year), but so far the 3rd month of the year is coming to an end … Continue reading
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As it turns out
As it turns out, getting over some of my knitting ennui was just a matter of perseverence. I sat down yesterday afternoon to finish those month-and-a-half socks, darn it all, and was sewing up the toes by dinner time: These … Continue reading
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I Want to Want To
I’m having a bizarre week, knitting-wise. I started out on a bit of a high, having finished the Climbing Vines Pullover in just a touch over 2 weeks’ time (boo-yah). I even started toying with a sock design idea, and … Continue reading
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And then
So, no word of a lie, this time yesterday my biggest accomplishments for the week, outside of having only one more workday left to survive, was that I’d won a free drink in Roll up the Rim and that since … Continue reading
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Sometimes you win
Every year when Roll up the Rim rolls around at Tim Horton’s, there are people who seem to win left right and centre. There are all sorts of people collecting up the donuts and coffees, taking home the cash…The caretaker … Continue reading
Filed under real life miscellaney, sweaters
Sigh
Previously, I had thought that the worst knitterly circumstances one could get into would be to be without knitting altogether. I no longer believe this to be true. The most unfortunate thing for a knitter, is when you settle in … Continue reading
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Viper Pilots
[Note from later in 2009: This pattern is now available in hard copy from The Purple Purl, in Toronto.] Brace yourselves, because this is pretty much as geek-tastic as my knitting gets. BSG knitters in the house? This is for … Continue reading
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The shape of things to come
The sock pattern I’ve had in the works for a little while now is finally just about ready to go out into the world. If you’ve been by my Ravelry projects page lately, you know what that’s about, but if … Continue reading
Recommendable
I seem to recall that it was around this time last year that I was clinging to shades of blue and green. I remember I bought a skein of Socks That Rock from Lettuce Knit in those shades, and just … Continue reading
The Next Sweater
I think one of the unsung benefits of knitting is that it helps you practice decision-making skills. Most of the day in our non-knitting lives we have to make a lot of decisions, often very quickly, many of which we … Continue reading
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