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Tangled Up in Bobbles

November 23rd, 2009 | 2 Comments

So I have been knitting.

If by “knitting” you mean knitting and re-knitting the same section of sweater over and over again. I am now officially a working stiff (of the hellish-commuting/lots-of-overtime variety), which means on a good day I’ll get to sneak maybe 20 minutes of knitting before I pass out on the couch. Anything more complicated than stockinette is now completely beyond me.

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Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

August 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment

So I finished the Cobijita Floresita blanket. After knitting 13 petals for a 10-petal flower. I discovered after the seventh petal that I’d mis-counted the rows on three of them. Riiiip, and re-crochet. But now it’s done. This is how it looks blocking.

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A Ray of Light

August 11th, 2009 | No Comments

There is a light at the end of the dissertation tunnel. I suppose it could still be the headlamp of an oncoming train, but I think that’s probably unlikely.

In the meantime, a bit o’ something new. And brightly colored.