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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Tweets for the week of January 8th

* Eris cardigan has eaten dining table, finally working on cabled hem corner. The end is nigh! Then the sleeves. * Only one thing in my Ravelry "in progress" list, feels very odd. Need a portable project for work on Monday. * St Louis is so cold this week, a cold

Eris is back

Way back in May 2008 I started knitting a cardigan. I worked on it from May to October, then shelved it. I couldn't figure out how the stitches at the bottom got cast off. I wanted to wear it, but I was stuck. This year I resolve to

Top 10 physics stories of 2009

New Scientist's Top 10 Physics stories of 2009 * First black hole for light created on Earth * The perfect way to slice a pizza * The math of gambling * What the Large Hadron Collider is really looking for * Rainbow trapped for the first time * Super clocks - More accurate than Time

FO: A Cunning Hat

If you want a knitter to make something for you, there's a few ways of getting what you want. One is to ask politely, saying please and thank you. Another is to offer money. A fantastic way to get a knitted thing is that breathless look of excitement

Resolutions for 2010

Following Rachael's lead, I resolve not to stab anyone in 2010. This includes me, and I might have a little trouble with this one because I'm allowed to use the baby sai's at karate now! Woo hoo, I have weaponry! They only cover part

FO: Boot Socks

Finished a pair of boot socks in ten days flat, a personal record. Normal people would probably have bought boot socks, but these fit better and are the right length for my Doc Marten boots. Pattern: Personal mashup including International Socks of Doom and generic toe-up slip-stitch heel

Tweets for the rest of 2009

* Friends don't let friends knit lace while sick, lost 5 repeats on Flutter scarf Thursday. * Not impressed with WordPress 2.9, first thing it did was refuse to publish a scheduled post that WP2.8.6 would have had out the door by now. * Need boot socks, cast

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! I'm going offline for a few days. I'm ending 2009 with a photo of Guildford Cathedral It is the only brick cathedral in Britain, and probably the youngest cathedral, it was consecrated in 1961. It stands on Stag Hill

Quantum Christmas

I love xkcd: You need to go to the website and hover over the cartoon to see the ALT text too.

Two countries separated by chocolate

BBC News: The great transatlantic chocolate divide. Anyone who has performed a chocolate taste test will know that compared with its British counterpart, American chocolate has a distinctly different flavour. To many, Hershey's chocolate has a more bitter, less creamy taste than its British equivalent, and seems to

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