Monthly Archives: September 2007

Sorry about the radio silence. It’s been quite the… well, let’s just say it’s been a surprising week. Knitting has happened, of course. Spurred on by Sil’s fab Tangled Yoke, I finished the main part of the body. It’s been pretty sloggy so far, but this feels like a big milestone. Now, just the bottom  Continue Reading

Well, let’s be fair. The Tangled Yoke Cardigan is very, very unlikely to be disastrous. It is kind of dull, though, at least for the moment. I’m finally (finally!) done with the garter rib on the body, but those rows are still damn long. And my monkeys are done, and I’m not feeling the sock  Continue Reading

(You did know it was Talk Like A Pirate Day, right?) Pattern: Monkey Yarn: Koigu! Lovely KPPPM, in color 814, very nearly all of 2 hanks Time Elapsed: Oh, I don’t know. Somewhere around a week? They’re a quick sock. Modifications/Notes: I was very worried about running out of yarn, so I only knit 5  Continue Reading

This weekend, Neil kindly wore the cable yoke sweater in rather warm San Jose weather so that I could snap a few shots. Pattern: Cable Yoke Sweater from Debbie Bliss’ “Wish You Were Here” collection Yarn: RYC Cotton Jeans, color “shingle”, 20 balls for the 38″ size (chest measurement 42″) Time Elapsed: Well under a  Continue Reading

We have had our little iMac since early 2002. Almost 6 years is a lot to ask of any computer, and it served us very well. It’s been flaky a lot lately, but we assumed it would just keep plugging until we were ready to give it up. Not so much. Earlier this week, it  Continue Reading

Planes, if nothing else, are good for knitting. (That is, assuming one is not traveling with a toddler. I’d almost forgotten what it was like!) The trip went well, the new tenants are pretty funny and seem like good folks, I got a ton and a half of knitting done, and upon my return I  Continue Reading