Category Archives: Knitting
Reality is a waste of time
How I would have liked to have spent my time this evening: knitting, drinking tea, perhaps watching a movie. What I actually did: puttered around on the computer for an hour and a half. And I wonder why it takes … Continue reading
Eleventy
Even though I vowed not to make resolutions, I didn’t say anything about not taking up eleven-themed challenges, such as reading eleven non-fiction books, running in eleven marathons, or setting up eleven charities to save the black-footed ferret. On Ravelry1 … Continue reading
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The one where I smack my forehead for falling back into old habits
Normally at this time of night, I’m ensconced on the couch with my knitting and the cat is all curled up in my lap. Then I realized it’s been a while since I updated, so I thought I’d post something. … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Family, Geek, Home, Knitting, Working for a living
Excuses are for the weak
I sat down to write about my April reads, and then realized it’s going to take longer than I thought, given that it’s almost 11pm, and I need to hit the hay half an hour ago. See, this week is … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Bookish, Knitting
Ninjas are Awesome
After finishing the skull hats for a friend and his daughter, I wanted to make a matching hat for the missus. However, it didn’t need to be the exact same, since she didn’t want to be matchy-matchy. So, I started … Continue reading
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Not to labour the point…
This Labour Day long weekend, I’ve been spending it… well, labouring. Saturday I had to work – I don’t mind working the Saturday of a long weekend because everyone’s already left town or are doing long weekend-y things, and don’t … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Cookery, Knitting, Puttering
Finished!
The sockapalooza socks, they are finished! I finished them Thursday night. Now all that’s left is weaving in the ends and washing and blocking them. The one thing that bugs me about them is that the sock on the left … Continue reading
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Sock update
I saw “Knocked Up” on the weekend, and boy was it funny! Crude in lots of places, but still the funniest thing I’ve seen all year. Besides that, not much else is new. My nephew is still cute as a … Continue reading
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May’s Read Books
I haven’t been all that good a blogger lately. I blame it on the fact I now have a real backyard all to myself! With real gardens! And I can plant things in it! And it needs to be weeded! … Continue reading
Sock it to me!
Oh, that subject line has never been used before, and it’s never going to get old. Moving along… I signed up to participate in Sockapalooza 4 this year, just one of a thousand or so to do so (and one … Continue reading
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