I know I keep saying that Ill post more often, but I continually forget how difficult it is to find the time to sit down with my computer and write something up. Actually, the hardest part abou...
I believe it might be time for another update. In short, it goes like this: lots of clarinet, a little spinning, no knitting.As my final semester in graduate school progresses, each day gets bu...
I continue to be thwarted in my knitting plans by my constant wrist/hand pain (yes, I am seeing a doctor. Yes, I am taking medication. Yes, I am wearing braces.), but I seem to be able to...
Whenever I travel (even if the destination of such travels is somewhere quite familiar, such as my parents house) I find myself buying yarn with the excuse that its "souvenir yarn." You...
This is a project that I finished several months ago. I went through a phase this past summer in which I decided to buckle down and finish a bunch of WIPs I had sitting around. I was beco...
It seems that I have done the same thing that I did last year, which is to blog through perhaps the first week of classes and then take a hiatus for the rest of the first semester. Grad school,...
Warning: I drop the F-bomb in this post. I have a morning routine. You see, Im not what you might call a "morning person." I set my alarm to go off earlier than necessary in...
*or, "Who needs hand cards when you have facial hair?"Thanks Knitnzu for the fiber! Its awesome.Happy Labor day to all you readers in the US! I suggest you take the time to cover ...
Classes begin tomorrow and I cant decide if Im ready or not. Its not that I feel unprepared, or that my workload is going to be overwhelming, its simply that I dont think Ive made that necessar...
Thing A. This is going to be one of those random-type posts.Thing B. Brittany has been complaining lately that she doesnt get enough face time on the blog. So here she is exploring ...
I have a friend who often says things like, "What is my life?" or "Am I a real person?" and I think both of those sentiments can be applied to my life at this moment.As many of you kn...
I dont mean to repeatedly go AWOL on you guys. I just got back into Pittsburgh from a nearly month-long stay in Minnesota where I tend to ignore my email, my phone, my computer, and my cl...
If I can give one piece of advice, it would be this: Do not underestimate The Blog.I was completely blown away by the response to my last post about the Kromski Mazurka. You were all so e...
Oh my dear readers, I am so distraught.For years (like maybe two) I have wanted a spinning wheel and I have spent countless hours online looking at all the beautiful options, reading about what I sho...
Right on schedule, I finished my sisters arm warmers yesterday.The only trouble with things going smoothly is that it doesnt make for very exciting blog fodder. The most "exciting" thin...
1. I saw a man taking a picture of "The Pussycat" on my way to school today. Its a kinky lingerie store on Forbes Ave. I dont want to know why he was taking a picture.2.&nbs...
I often have trouble knitting two of the same thing. I think this is part of the reason why I dont enjoy knitting socks. (The other reason is the fact that I have canoes for feet.) ...
I apologize for yelling, but when the subject of this post is what it is, theres hardly a more appropriate reaction.I posted pictures of my finished Boneyard shawl over on Ravelry, but never got arou...
Phew, that was a close one. You guys were almost graced with yet another boring post about unfinished mittens (things are better now. Remind me to tell you about how fickle those stupid m...
Dudes, I totally and completely did not knit fast enough. In fact, I knit so un-fast that the powers that produced such a wonderful, perfect first mitten actually reversed their effects. ...
Thats the only explanation. There is some weird sort of magic going on around these parts and, to tell you the truth, I hope it sticks around.See? One mitten down, one to go. I knit...
1. My sister has started blogging again! You should stop by to say hello. It could be worth it (just sayin).2. Yesterday I was overcome with a deep, passionate desire to knit ...
I realized a few weeks ago that I havent knit a sweater for myself since I finished Delain at the beginning of March, 2010. Whats worse is that I have been holding onto the yarn for several sweaters...
I have just returned from my trip and I am happy to say, it all went as planned.I went to visit a friend near Philadelphia and every day was so much fun! I didnt actually go into the city itsel...
I havent gotten around to taking any pictures of finished projects lately and Im going on another trip tomorrow so I wont be around for a bit, but I wanted to share some additional pictures I took of...
Ive gotten a few messages from readers saying that they cant access my most recent entry, so Im re-posting it with the hope that it will now be viewable by everyone. Maybe this will also fix th...
These past few weeks have been quite... well... unexpected.My short jaunt to Minnesota began as planned. I arrived and spent several days with my little nephews.Finn, the cute one that will put...
My semester is over. Done. Finito. I have a vast, expansive summer ahead of me and dude - I couldnt be more excited. Grad schools hard. Dont get me wrong, I loved everyt...
Ive been getting messages lately from people asking me if everything is ok or if Im still alive. (Fluffbuff, I dont seem to have any way to contact you, which inhibits my ability to reply to yo...
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