Simple indeed! I’ve been knitting on this since last Sunday. I’ve done a bit more since this picture. It’s the simple knitted bodice designed by Stefanie Japel for Stitch Diva Studios. So far I’m extremely pleased with how this is turning out. The fit is good and so far pretty flattering as well. I’m unsure read more
Dead Bread.
For some reason this picture makes me laugh for a lot of time. I really think it’s the look of sheer joy on the bread’s face. At any rate, check out Creatures in my Head. Andrew Bell may be crazy, but he sure does draw pretty pictures!
Around and About.
Bits and pieces for this entry. I haven’t posted anything because I have been swamped with reading for school. Today, I went to a memorial service at the local baptist church. The wife of a professor who is very dear to me passed away last Wednesday and the memorial was today. It was hard, but read more
Socktoberfest Pair One!
Fleece Artist SocksYarn: Fleece Artist Merino in Rainforst, approximately 3/4 skeinNeedles: Brittany 5″ Birch DPN size 2 [2.75mm]Pattern: My own. See notes below.Modifications: None.Started: September 25, 2006Finished: October 8, 2006Notes: I knit a sock for TheBoy in between these two socks. The second sock was started and finished in less than 4 days, so the read more
Gaseous
Tonight I have learned a valuable lesson. While eating a half pound of broccoli doesn’t add up to a whole lot of points it does mean that you are likely to end up with a belly that is somewhat distended because of all the gas it churns up. Learn from my experiences folks.
Socktoberfest
This month is Socktoberfest hosted by the lovely Lolly. I’ve finished one sock and had to rip out half of another already. I’m aiming for three complete pairs this month. We’ll see. Here are the answer to some questions to get things started: -When did you start making socks? Did you teach yourself or were read more
Quirks
picked up over at Fyberduck… Quirk- -noun 1. a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism (from dictionary.com) 6 of mine: 1. I love the smell of pumpkin pie, but don’t like to eat it. 2. I hate the smell of lanolin. 3. I don’t sleep well unless I read more
A Week Late and a Dollar Short.
Or something like that. I’m feeling better now [although the cold is still hanging on a bit.] This means it’s past due for my Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival Report. I drove up with Fyberduck and Emily to Canby. After a short mishap finding the place, we arrived early enough that parking spaces were still read more
Bleh.
Flock and Fiber Festival update is forthcoming. Once my head drains enough to be comfortable again. After not having been sick all summer [with the exception of allergies and some dehydration] I am sick enough that I have to miss day one of my class this term. Luckily, it’s a professor I know and I’m read more
Right ‘Round Baby, Like a Record
It’s Fiber Friday and here’s what I’ve been spinning this week. These photos were taken with my new camera, I’m very excited to now own a DSLR. A thick and thin merino single with white and black beads spun in. Each bead was tied in the center of a piece of thread and held together read more
Not Clean Enough.
I read Cute Overload regularly. Today, I stop by and see this: If you look closely you will note that this child is licking the snout of that pig. Full on, flat tongue to snout-end licking. Now, readers of TheBlog, you may not know that I was raised on a small farm. We had goats, read more
An Open Letter to ODOT
Dear ODOT,I know that the city of Eugene is spending something like 13million dollars to take out a perfectly good and important lane of traffic on Franklin in order to decrease the bus trip from Eugene Station to Springfield Station by a whopping 4 minutes. I appreciate that people could better spend those 4 minutes read more