Tweets for January 1st to January 15th

* Bread rising bucket ordered to replace the one I accidentally melted in the oven.  Whole wheat/Asiago cheese bread turned out OK despite it. * First seeds of a new novel idea to follow on from the 2009 NaNoWriMo novel arrived today.  Do I wait for November?  Or write it now?

Thoughts on minimalism

A friend pointed me to the Minimalist Knitter handbook (free download here) by Robyn Devine of the Minimalist Knitter blog.  The ideas in the handbook are: 1. Knit through the stash until you have 40 skeins or less. 2. Don't buy yarn unless you can knit it in

FO: Winter Carrot socks

Grey winter days require bright colours: Pattern: My own Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Carrot Needles: US1.5 (2.5mm) magic loop Duration: 16th December to 8th January Ravelry project: Winter Carrot socks The socks I make these days rarely follow a pattern, rather they're

How to write good code

Or you could do Agile programming from the start. (Cartoon swiped from xkcd, with permission)

Tweets for December 16th to December 31st

* SO glad I parked way the heck away from everyone else, a car skidded over the slope & landed on another car.  AAA attempting a rescue... * Happened in the parking lot at work. No apparent injuries.  http://twitpic.com/3gjzkb * Tipping the yarn stash on the floor so I can

Larix and the Winter Carrots

Wouldn't that title be a cool name for a band?  It's actually my two knitted objects in progress: Larix shawl Started on October 30th, I joined the second skein of Sanguine Gryphon's Skinny Bugga yarn on December 7th, and this shawl is currently at

FO: Orwell Bridge Scarf

This is my second attempt at this scarf, and I'm happy with it now.  I have one more to make and then I'll release the pattern, I need "work in progress" pictures. Pattern: My own design: Orwell Bridge Scarf Yarn: Great Northern Yarns 100%

2011 Resolutions

I resolve not to stab anyone in 2011.  Despite many worthy candidates, this was a resolution I kept in 2010. Two knitting resolutions for 2011: finish the Eris cardigan (2 sleeves to go) and knit something with Wollmeise.  Eris sleeves are going to be improvised because I don't

2010 Resolutions, the results

I made a few resolutions for 2010 though I wasn't too stressed about achieving them: I resolve not to stab anyone in 2010. Achieved!  Came close a few times, but I made it through.  Practicing kata in the basement helps with the whole "not stabbing" thing.

Tweets for December 1st to December 15th

* People should be allowed to go home if they run out of brain before they run out of day. * Spreading the joy of Yorkshire Gold tea through the office, one cup at a time. * Hit any outsourced programmer to continue... (why yes, they did monumentally break the build last night,