Monthly Archives: September 2011
PSA: Beware of Norovirus
Symptoms include: itching intermittent swelling, resulting in a “thick and thin” appearance in limbs and extremities long, slow transitions in skin tone unexplained eruptions of vegetable material
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Friday Five: Why Knitting and Cycling Really Do Go Together
And posted on an actual Friday even! By three whole minutes. So this happens a lot: I’m someplace where I don’t know people. A birthday party for a friend of a friend, for example. After the requisite hour or so … Continue reading
Happy By Now
Kaufi’s neighbor at the bike rack the other day was wearing this sticker: I had to smile, because I knew the truth of it. It was 7:40am and the day was already magnificent. 60% of our staff were either on … Continue reading
Surrender
I gave in; I really couldn’t help myself. I know, I have two pairs of socks in progress that I really want to have on my feet, and September is much farther along than my Hosta is, and it’s time … Continue reading
Friday Five: Things About the Knowledge of Sock Yarn
(OK, so I’m writing this on Saturday again, but it’s earlier in the morning this time, so I’m getting closer to Friday.) 1. I’m glad my employer doesn’t know how much time I spend thinking about sock yarn when I’m … Continue reading
Crime and Coziness
The Victim: H. Kaufi Enníma, an innocent bicycle. The Perp: Hard-edged U-lock. The Crime: Vandalism The Sentence: Rehabilitation through woolification. The Reformed Offender: Now a kinder, gentler, cozier member of society. The Knitters’ Justice System: It Works.
FFFO
Yes, that is Freakin’ Finally Finished Object. I started these socks back in May. I do have sweaters and shawls that have hibernated longer, but these are definitely my slowest socks. They didn’t start out that way. The first sock, … Continue reading
Friday Five: Things That Made Me Smile
I’ve decided to make Fridays a theme day, posting a list of five things that fit some arbitrary category of the week. It’s actually almost noon on Saturday as I type this first Friday Five. Oops. I’ll get better. To … Continue reading
Labor Day Weekend 2011: Brought to You by the Letter B
B is for Brioche (and BRK and BRP) B is not for lifeline, but I’m sure glad I was warned to use one. If it doesn’t look like there’s been much progress in the past few days, just know that many … Continue reading
