Author: Lorena
Daisy Gloves
Yarn: Bluestocking Yarns Superwash in the “Daisy” colorway, sent to me by my friend Beth, in New York (yes, that Beth) Pattern: made up as I went along Notes: Another 2009 Christmas gift off the list!
Friday Photo: Green Men
Have you *seen* the people who knit?!
Some of you who know me know that I’ve been holding onto this one for a while – I keep waiting until I no longer have a twitch in my eye when I think of it; but it’s been months and I’m still twitchy. So I should go ahead and …
Pheasant L’orange
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in “Satsuma” Pattern: Pheasant Run (Ravel it!) Notes: Socks knit for a class on lace socks that I was teaching; not decided if I’m going to keep them or give them as a Christmas present. I love the combination of yarn and pattern – neither …
Poll of the Week
I’m not sure if you can see the submitted points for “other” in the polls – last week’s cracked me up! One vote each for– – yay! i can choose all of the above! – I’m loving the site and can’t wait to see what else is “new”. – I …
Linkdump
If you’re reading this through a feeder, you can’t see it – but there’s a new widget on the sidebar for links to random things. Things I’ve shared last week are… John Scalzi’s Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design – he does have a point about …
Do zombies poop?
Originally uploaded on March 31, 2004; instigator of probably the funniest comments to ever be left on my blog. Do zombies poop? Inquiring minds want to know. Or is that “enquiring”? No, but really. Do you think zombies poop? Because, they seem to always be trying to eat you. So …
Spinning finished in 2006
Ah…. memories. The year I learned to spin! [pictobrowser type=”flickr” userID=”Haldechick” albumID=”72157622130732978″]
QOTW – 2009/08/24
And the Question of the Week is… would you rather work outside with your hands, or inside at a desk job? EDITED TO ADD – if this is your first time commenting on the new site, your comment will need to be approved before it shows up. Once I approve …
The Gainesville Music Scene
Originally published on March 10, 2004; also referred to by Sharon and myself as “The Thread That Will Not Die” because even though I wrote it more than five years ago, people were still commenting on it – the most recent comment is from about a month ago! The Gainesville …
Knitting finished in 2006
I seem to be struggling with Pictobrowser, but if it works, below should be a slideshow of all my finished knitted objects (“FOs”) from 2006– [pictobrowser type=”flickr” userID=”92778929@N00″ albumID=”72157621984998531″] (Here’s a link to the set, for the curious, in case the slideshow doesn’t work)
Tornadoes in Toronto
I joke sometimes that unless somebody comes into the yarn store and tells me something newsworthy – or if it’s not on The Daily Show – I don’t know about it. However, I was checking up on some blog reading during lunch a few minutes ago, and got the willies …
Friday Photo: The only spiders I like
Long Linen August
Yarn: Louet Euroflax Originals, which Jag and Antony gifted to me long enough ago as to be embarassing that I haven’t used the yarn yet! (Clearly it was just waiting for the right project…) Pattern: Based on my August Afghan square, but with an extra repeat in there for length. …
Now we call him “stumpy”. Because he is just a stump.
Get it? Stumpy? Because he was a tree and is now just a … stump? HAHAHAHAHA! Thank you, thank you; I’ll be here all week. Please tip your wait staff. They came and chopped the tree down on… I think it was Monday (I wasn’t home, at any rate). I …
The Door to Nowhere
Originally published on April 21, 2006 (and check it – Denise’s first public comment!) The Door to Nowhere I like to imagine things about the people who live in the houses we walk past in the mornings. I like to look at things about their houses and try to guess …
Poll dancing
And…. the Poll of the Week is back (she says, slightly uncertainly, hoping that she did it right before she looks like a bonehead in front of the two people who can see the new site so far). It’s in the sidebar! To the right! Yay, I *can* insert it …
This blog has that “new car” smell
Overall the switch has been faster and somewhat easier than expected. My new host, Laughing Squid, has everything set up beautifully – I was able to grok all the information I needed through their initial email and FAQ on their website. And WordPress is just as slick as my friends …
Hello world!
Oh, hello! Good morning! I wasn’t expecting you quite so soon… please grab a cup of coffee, make yourself at home. I’ll just be making myself presentable…! Thanks!