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Alison Hawke

A long-running project

I've been drawn into the vortex of the Beekeeper's Quilt from Tiny Owl Knits (Ravelry link). Some Ravelry friends are starting a Beekeeper KAL on September 1st, and we're planning to swap yarn and/or finished hexipuffs (honeycombs? hexes?). There's a grocery

"Retweet" enters the dictionary

Telegraph: Woot! Retweet and sexting enter the dictionary "Retweet", "sexting" and "cyberbullying" are officially words, according to the latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Other new words in the centenary anniversary of the dictionary are "woot" (used in electronic communication

UFOs and good intentions

Socks do not last forever. The pair I gave to my karate instructor have come off worst in an encounter with the dryer. I intend to replace them because the fact they were washed means they were being worn, which is good. I don't have foot measurements like

Tweets for August 1st to August 15th

* The QA department will stop finding bugs in the application when the programmers stop putting them there. * Got my green belt in Chinese Kenpo from Tracy's Karate in Kirkwood, shared a meal with great friends, and beat a Porsche off the lights :) * Final ten seconds: / Spar my karate

FO: Secret Hedgehog

Finished a toy as a surprise for a friend who loves hedgehogs. This was a stealth knit until the package arrived at her house. Pattern: Smith (Ravelry link) Yarn: madelinetosh tosh dk, Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift, Brown Sheep Nature Spun Needles: US2.5, US6 Duration: 3rd August to 8th

16 years ago...

We got married in Guildford in 1995, in Millmead Baptist Church down by the canal, surrounded by friends and family. Today is our 16th wedding anniversary.

Levelling up - Green Belt in Kenpo

Last night I passed the test for my green belt in Chinese Kenpo! I needed to learn 20 self-defense techniques and 8 kata, which are longer display forms, often incorporating some of the self-defense techniques. I started learning kenpo in November 2008 at Tracy's Karate. Green

Tweets for July 16th to July 31st

* Jasmine scents drifting / Mug too hot to hold right now / Awaiting my tea. #TuesdaysAreForHaiku * Overheard at karate: "I have six-pack abs, they're right there, under the keg." * Dear weather, please stop melting everything, I have no wish to fry eggs on my driveway, and it&

Neglected Knits

While the Tour de Fleece is great for spinning output, the knits get relegated to just a little progress at lunchtimes. I've been working on two projects. Aria Delicato scarf I tried making this scarf once before and abandoned it. This time seems to be working better. I

Tour de Fleece 2011 wrap up

I'm calling this a win even though I deviated from my goals. My original Tour de Fleece goals were: * Spin every day * Finish the blue fibre * Sample some new fibre * Prep and spin 3oz grey Polwarth locks Spin every day Almost achieved. I skipped a Tuesday, but I

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