Tulips in the wet, cold springtime that is Washington state. I can't resist heading up to Skagit Valley every year to visit the muddy fields alight with gorgeous tulip blooms.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tulip Festival
Tulips in the wet, cold springtime that is Washington state. I can't resist heading up to Skagit Valley every year to visit the muddy fields alight with gorgeous tulip blooms.
Testing...
I'm trying out blogging from my phone using an app. If it works, this will be a very convenient tool.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Back?
Hello to my 1 Reader! ;-)
I'm going to try this blogging thing again. There's much to share, and perhaps I have something to say that will amuse / inspire / piss off someone in a new and unexpected way....
Keep an eye open for me!
I'm going to try this blogging thing again. There's much to share, and perhaps I have something to say that will amuse / inspire / piss off someone in a new and unexpected way....
Keep an eye open for me!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Even Rocket Scientists Have To Frog
...Er, at least aircraft propulsion engineers have to frog.... every once in a while.
This is my Spring Forward first sock. I finished it, only to have the foot look more like a flipper than anything sock-ish. I even wove the toe together & sewed in the ends.... and I let it sit for several months.
Last week, in a fit of spring-cleaning-perhaps-I-don't-know, I reopened the toe and ripped back to where the gusset was finished at the base of the foot. I printed out a fresh copy of the pattern, as mine was thoroughly worn, and now it is sitting on my coffee table, next to the Radiating Star blanket.
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In other news... work has been somewhat stressful lately, and I really need a vacation, but feel somewhat pressured that I can't take one till we deliver a full-blown product that the FAA will let companies buy. And it's pretty much looking like I won't get to see Daniel till he returrns for good in the fall... Sigh.
On the upside? Last week, I rowed 2000 m in 9:36, and yesterday I got a backsquat PR of 60 kg x 5 reps! Woo!
This is my Spring Forward first sock. I finished it, only to have the foot look more like a flipper than anything sock-ish. I even wove the toe together & sewed in the ends.... and I let it sit for several months.
Last week, in a fit of spring-cleaning-perhaps-I-don't-know, I reopened the toe and ripped back to where the gusset was finished at the base of the foot. I printed out a fresh copy of the pattern, as mine was thoroughly worn, and now it is sitting on my coffee table, next to the Radiating Star blanket.
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In other news... work has been somewhat stressful lately, and I really need a vacation, but feel somewhat pressured that I can't take one till we deliver a full-blown product that the FAA will let companies buy. And it's pretty much looking like I won't get to see Daniel till he returrns for good in the fall... Sigh.
On the upside? Last week, I rowed 2000 m in 9:36, and yesterday I got a backsquat PR of 60 kg x 5 reps! Woo!
Crotchfruit Knitting
Happy Spring!
Wow, why is everyone I know suddenly pregnant? Holy crap. I'm not a huge fan of children, myself (I babysat once in my entire youth, and it was a horrible experience which I hope never to repeat), but hey, if people want the little critters, then more power to 'em!
While I don't exactly want to hold a child, I will knit for it willingly!
Behold, various knitting projects for Friends Bearing Crotchfruit!
Exhibit B: Strawberry hat. This is for my friend who will be popping that kiddo out in the next week or so, with any luck. A note about the pattern - I followed the "bobble" instructions given, and really if I knit this again, I would do at least two of the "k,p into the same stitch" moves to make the bobble more noticeable.
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The Moral? Want something knit for your impending child, and aren't in a hurry? I can probably accomodate you. :)
Wow, why is everyone I know suddenly pregnant? Holy crap. I'm not a huge fan of children, myself (I babysat once in my entire youth, and it was a horrible experience which I hope never to repeat), but hey, if people want the little critters, then more power to 'em!
While I don't exactly want to hold a child, I will knit for it willingly!
Behold, various knitting projects for Friends Bearing Crotchfruit!
Exhibit A: Radiating Star blanket. I'm over halfway done, but because it's a round thing, every other round grows by many stitches. Luckily, the pattern is pretty easy to memorize & knit in front of the TV. I have 3 "Fullmetal Alchemist" DVD's to work my way through, thanks to Netflix.
Exhibit B: Strawberry hat. This is for my friend who will be popping that kiddo out in the next week or so, with any luck. A note about the pattern - I followed the "bobble" instructions given, and really if I knit this again, I would do at least two of the "k,p into the same stitch" moves to make the bobble more noticeable.
The Moral? Want something knit for your impending child, and aren't in a hurry? I can probably accomodate you. :)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Destash 2010!
Okay Peeps, this is it.
Check out my Ravelry Destash page if you want some good deals on yarn. (Well, give me a few minutes to finish posting pictures, but I should finish by tonight).
I've got Socks That Rock, Noro, some stuff from Yarnia, laceweight, leftovers, handspun - You name it!!
Check out my Ravelry Destash page if you want some good deals on yarn. (Well, give me a few minutes to finish posting pictures, but I should finish by tonight).
I've got Socks That Rock, Noro, some stuff from Yarnia, laceweight, leftovers, handspun - You name it!!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Sweater Reverse Engineering
Last night I went on a shopping trip with my friend, Jeanne. A store-that-shall-remain-nameless-but-has-fruit-in-the-title was having a substantial sale (25% off, 30% if you possessed their credit card).
I purchased several things, among them a pair of pants with attached cummerbund, and the sweater below.
The sweater was $130 without the discount, and the fiber content was mostly wool, with about 10% nylon + 16% cashmere, and I think there may have been something else in the mix.
Well! I know this is very possible to replicate, so that is what I intend to do. Of course, at a machine-knit gauge of 9 st/in, I am not going to go all-out and knit it in sock yarn! However, I feel I can capture the spirit of the thing.
So I took photos of it.
And another photo, from the front.
Oh my god, do I actually have a defined waist?! Not really, it's all the jacket (at least from the back view).
I love the overlayed double-breasted style of the jacket. It has a 1" band of 2x2 rib around all the edges, and long ribbed cuffs. The sleeves are a tad puffy up at the shoulder, and are set in. The collar is a long bit of ribbing, too.
I measured the crud out of this sweater! Everything that I thought would be critical, got measured. Sleeve width, rate of decrease (so I measured about halfway down the sleeve, and then at the beginning of the cuff), cuff length, panel dimensions for the back and two half-front panels, button placement and relative distances (especially important because the front panels are not actually rectangular).
For $130, I think I can use a much nicer yarn, and possibly do it in the round. Damn right. The Spirit of EZ is with me, Hallelujah! Praise Saint Cascade and All the Sock Yarns!
I purchased several things, among them a pair of pants with attached cummerbund, and the sweater below.
The sweater was $130 without the discount, and the fiber content was mostly wool, with about 10% nylon + 16% cashmere, and I think there may have been something else in the mix.
Well! I know this is very possible to replicate, so that is what I intend to do. Of course, at a machine-knit gauge of 9 st/in, I am not going to go all-out and knit it in sock yarn! However, I feel I can capture the spirit of the thing.
So I took photos of it.
And another photo, from the front.
Oh my god, do I actually have a defined waist?! Not really, it's all the jacket (at least from the back view).
I love the overlayed double-breasted style of the jacket. It has a 1" band of 2x2 rib around all the edges, and long ribbed cuffs. The sleeves are a tad puffy up at the shoulder, and are set in. The collar is a long bit of ribbing, too.
I measured the crud out of this sweater! Everything that I thought would be critical, got measured. Sleeve width, rate of decrease (so I measured about halfway down the sleeve, and then at the beginning of the cuff), cuff length, panel dimensions for the back and two half-front panels, button placement and relative distances (especially important because the front panels are not actually rectangular).
For $130, I think I can use a much nicer yarn, and possibly do it in the round. Damn right. The Spirit of EZ is with me, Hallelujah! Praise Saint Cascade and All the Sock Yarns!
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