a little catching-up post of the quotidian kind.
listen / do you want to know a secret / do you promise not to tell ~ The Beatles (and me, but I’m not telling)
A WiP post…
good thing she’s smaller than me, or I might not be able to give away this sweater….
” Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.” — Herman Melville
another one bites the dust! Two Amy Herzog sweaters in about 6 weeks’ time. Pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty good.
this may signal a shift from knitting to non-knitting posts……there’s a lot of interesting stuff coming up!
this’ll be the last WiP shot for my newest sweater: next stop, FO!
lots of making in my household lately. and making = happy.
i don’t usually do WiP Wednesdays, but I’m in a rush and this was easy!
in which I recount my history as a sweater knitter
good grief. two stitches forward and three rows back.
man. I don’t know what to do here. I want them both, I want them all, I want more time, I want more hands. Help?
such a thrill to be able to knit and read at the same time!
like Van Morrison says: Put a smile on my face, get back in the human race, on a golden autumn day.
busy, busy, busy. getting shit done. my kind of gorgeous day!
nah nah nah nah nah nah — they say it’s my birthday (eve) — well happy birthday (eve) to ya (me). never mind. Eat cake!!
green is katie’s favorite color, so i think of her with every stitch (like i need a reason to think of her….)
“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
living out of a suitcase and feeling pretty happy about it!
“The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body” — Publius Syrus
so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night / I hate to go and leave this pretty sight.
there’s very little as nice as knitting that’s working out as you hoped.
Where did Hitler keep his armies? IN HIS SLEEVIES! hahahaha….kindergarten jokes never get old.
I have a finished object! Doing the happy dance — it fits!
the downside of weight loss
we clearly need to overthrow the Weather Czar. this is crazy.
i’m dwiving in your caw…you tu’n on the wadio. You puww me cwose, I just say no. I’m on fi-yuw.
blue skies, smiling at me / nothing but blue skies, do i see. / blue birds, singing a song / nothing but blue birds, all day long.
how is it already mid-June?! Who knows where the time goes?
forget your troubles, c’mon get happy…
i know i’ve said this before, but this time I REALLY MEAN IT.
it’s about time! i’m pleased to introduce you to……
i’m tantalized, are you tantalized? we’re so tantalized! what a weird word.
dunh dunh dunh! the return of knitting content!
wanna see what I got in Laos and Cambodia? Do ya? Huh? No? Then can I interest you in a WIP?
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