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NaNoWriMo 2011 - Plowing on

This is where it's supposed to get difficult. I don't have TIME for it to get difficult, I have too much story to get out! Tuesday 8th 19001 words, 3279 today. My last day at the old company, changing job during NaNoWriMo may be certifiably crazy.

Knitting on the way past

It's November, which means I don't knit much. However, I do write. I'm working on releasing the patterns for two pairs of socks, first is Squishville Socks, test knit by the lovely Gayle, Ravelry link here. Hers are made from alpaca and look delightfully

NaNoWriMo 2011 - Entering the tunnel

November is for NaNoWriMo! Writing a 50,000 word novel in 30 days flat isn't as crazy as it sounds. Calling it a "novel" is generous because anything you get out of such a frantic writing month would need a lot of work to be publishable.

Tweets for the month of October

* The quietest thing in the world is a phone that hasn't rung yet. * World seen through a cup / of sweet hot jasmine green tea / is a better place. #TuesdaysAreForHaiku * Will be enacting scenes from "The Great Snotsby" all day. Apparently "what's yours is

On hiatus till November

I'm taking a break from the blog till the end of the month. Lots of things going on, not many of them good. I'm fine, Hubby is fine, the cats are fine. See you in November.

Toasty Cardigan and the Rocky Start

The stashbusting cardigan parade was off to a good start with the Toasty Cardigan from Rowan until I realised I'd made an error. If you cut the number of ribbing rows in half to save yarn, then blindly follow the instructions to "knit until back is 22cm

FO: Sleepy Bunny

Finished the faceless bunny. This will head out to England to be a fund-raising item for a rabbit rescue. I left off the face, someone else volunteered to do that for me. Also left off the pompom tail. Pattern: Billy Bliss Bunny Rabbit (Ravelry link) Yarn: Berroco Comfort Needles: US3

Tweets for September 16th to September 30th

* I got gauge first time on a new knitting pattern with the needles it suggested. This has never happened before. I'm stunned. * Winning the 2011 inappropriate shoes contest by pairing karate pants, sweat, workout top, and nice black pointy-toe high heels. * Seeing rips and tears developing in my

Seamless rabbit

A friend runs the Pipkin Rabbit Rescue in the north of England, and a Ravelry group is making toy rabbits for her as fundraisers. The designer of an adorable pattern, Billy Bliss Bunny Rabbit (Ravelry link), gave me permission to make one to be sold for charity. My rabbit will

FO: Squishville Socks

Finished a pair of socks in the lunchroom at work, a design I hope to get test knitters for (I have two!), and sell on Ravelry. Pattern: My design, Squishville socks Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts medium weight, Trendsetter Super Kid Seta laceweight Needles: US3 Duration: 14th August to 14th

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