Posted in FOs, Knitting, WIPs on July 30, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I think I figured out what happened to my Busted Root(TM)! The yarn released A LOT of dye into the wash (which I’ve heard is common - it’s even printed on the label (which I didn’t read until after this whole incident!)) and then I didn’t even stop to rinse it, because the bottle of [...]
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Posted in Knitting on July 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ravelry username: funessa
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Posted in Knitting, WIPs on July 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Last night I soaked my Rusted Root in Soak(TM) and then squeezed it dry (I tried not to ring it dry), then rolled it in a towel, and placed it on the floor to block. Then this morning I set it out on our deck to finish drying, since it was super sunny outside. Then [...]
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Posted in Knitting on July 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A couple weeks ago AnxiousDog let me in on a little secret. You can actually check your Ravelry status! They’re inviting about 100 people a day, so as of today I only have about 3 more days to go!
Thinking about this, and realizing that soon everyone will be able to see my pitiful yarn stash (full [...]
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Posted in Conversations on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This morning I had a funny little convo with a coworker.
Coworker: “Is your hair naturally curly?”
Me: “Yes.”
Coworker: “My daughter’s hair is naturally curly too.”
Me: “Oh, she’s so lucky!”
Coworker: “Yah, but you know what they say about girls with naturally curly hair?”
Me: Thinking, What, that they always want straight hair? (Which is not true…
Coworker: “They have [...]
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Posted in Daily on July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Conversations on July 16, 2007 | No Comments »
My friend Amy called me up yesterday just as I’d turned on our new Roomba.
“Whatcha doing?”
“I’m Roombaing!”
“Um, doesn’t that mean you’re not doing anything?”
“Yes! I love it!”
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Posted in House, Photos on July 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I think I overloaded WordPress. Let’s try this again!
I oscillate between making this solely a knitting blog and making this MY blog (thus writing about knitting and other crafty stuff I do, and then all the random miscellaneous stuff that happens to me in life). But the problem with making it just a knitting blog [...]
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Posted in Conversations, Drrr on July 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A conversation with a coworker earlier today:
Coworker: ..Well, at least Boeing’s doing well. Maybe all the Microsofties can go work there.
Me: Boeing’s doing well? When did that happen?
CW: You didn’t hear? Don’t you watch the news?
Me: No.
CW: Oh. Well, they are. They’re gonna kick Airbus’s ass!
Me: God. What kind of a name is Airbus? Who [...]
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Posted in Knitting, WIPs on July 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Oh, we are not happy about this one. See? It’s way. too. big. Mainly in the sleeves and armpits and sides. (HA!)
And everyone else’s looks so CUTE!
I need to find out if I can take in the sides. I’m seriously going to look into it. Before I do any of the ribbing. So at [...]
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