Myers House yarn store
I wouldn't normally put a yarn store trip in a blog post, but this one rocked. It has been a bad week and Hubby had stuff to do on Saturday so I drove out to Myers House on my own. The store feels like a library, except you
Alison Hawke
Boudica socks and a Turkish spindle
Started the first Boudica sock, ripped it out and restarted, having figured out the correct way to do the increases. I've never done a sock by starting with a flap and picking up stitches before. It was tempting to just rip it out and do a Sherman toe
Does a one-legged duck swim in circles?
BBC News: Police mocked for 'obvious' signs.
A police service has been criticised for using blindingly obvious messages in its campaign posters. "Don't Commit Crime" is stated on one of Hertfordshire Constabulary's posters - "All fuel must be paid for"
FO: Seraphim shawl
Seraphim's done! Did the cast off with a needle 2 sizes up since I tend to cast off tightly. I tried this on when I got it off the needle, and I thought it was small. Then I stuck it in water and it got huge! It spread
Ding dong, the witch is (half) dead!
She's definitely poorly and not going to recover. The witch in question is my monster spinning project, 8oz of superwash merino to be spun as two ply sock yarn. Decided to put 3oz on each bobbin, which means I am just over half done now. It's
Code Monkey
In episode 54 of Cast On, Brenda plays a song by Jonathon Coulton called Code Monkey. I love this song! You can listen to it on his website and it is hilarious!
Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring
Snapshot - September 2007
Reading:
Finished a fascinating book over the long weekend: Another day in the frontal lobe by Katrina Firlik, a neurosurgeon.
The Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine is my other current read. Finished Ill Wind, started (but not finished) Heat Stroke, and got most of the way through Chill Factor.
Cocoa for health
BBC News: Cocoa nutrient for 'lethal ills'.
A nutrient in cocoa called epicatechin appears to lower the risk of four common killer diseases, work suggests. Among the Kuna people of Panama, who can drink up to 40 cups of cocoa per week, rates of stroke, heart disease, cancer
Seraphim: Nearing the finish line
18 rows to go on the Seraphim shawl! I am a lace chart convert now, especially since I can see how it matches up to the knitting. Still have to check which symbol is ssk and which is k2tog, but apart from that I'm sold. It's
Bitten by the lace bug
Thanks for your encouraging comments about my lacewreck, I have recovered but there's a lifeline going in every fourth row till the end. I love my lifeline! Started the third chart and the third skein of yarn, don't think I'll be needing the fourth.