tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266308842024-03-07T18:28:38.500-08:00handknitbyafailedfeministhandknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-48994895548999778602011-05-09T02:35:00.001-07:002011-05-09T02:35:23.369-07:00Freerange knitting<div><p>So I am back to knitting the infamous sock yarn baby blanket, and it turns out to be the perfect project for the folding chair on the side of kiddie sports. With baseball and lacrosse, I may get this done. Right now I am hoping to make it a stroller size blanket. Its about 24 inches square. I think it will be done somewhere around 30 -36 inches. So probably in the fall, maybe during field hockey?</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpT7T14Fysu2TOBNeUbUYCVJqY85kv5b81sogaF4FlEBgYv9N1Nq2oZM2H1Vnsi0SD6qd3XkiBnB6VpPC_UyMWmM36Z1YXlIcLMLe2C_-iULqb6C1rRnlTtdyVckBlo0okHCA3Q/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-75906765219298377562011-03-27T19:37:00.001-07:002011-03-27T19:37:21.322-07:00Long day<div><p>Today has officially made me its bitch. I surrender. Uncle. Make it stop. I took my middle child (10) to a sub shop in town, no biggie. Until the argument between a man and woman in the parking lot turned really ugly. All the sudden the man was shoving the woman and getting really menacing. I was at the door, sent my daughter back to the table and yelled for the restaurant staff to call 911. A high school aged boy who worked there tried to go out and intervene but I stopped him. Someone handed me the phone and I called 911. The woman came back into the restaurant and the police showed up. Next thing I knew the man was in handcuffs, the police were there and my poor daughter was hysterical. I comforted her while I was still shaking. All this in our sleepy town. So disturbing! I feel like it was the best outcome in a really awful situation. At least my daughter knows that we help others no matter what. But I still want my day of rest back.</p>
</div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-21241555542272582742011-03-26T18:35:00.001-07:002011-03-26T18:35:04.495-07:00Finished<div><p>Sophie's scarf is finished and she promptly stashed in a pile in her room. Makes one doubt it will ever be worn. Oh well, at least she can't say I never made her anything. Now to get back to finishing off the languishing projects.<br>
And there are plenty of baby things to be knit for all the pending babies.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_hNDaBh5397fty07SXJ2qCEAkWJip2lFLAcjzYJ8G8JdFbKWuj5Zf7-Jiaw8qoY8gBSJnd9KJyXniqpUYYzu9391cnvgXMnwYJNdgqmi_62ZDbAysGyd1pxjekc6-upmJ51BGg/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-69335127898207373622011-03-18T18:31:00.001-07:002011-03-18T18:31:53.185-07:00New scarf<div><p>My sunday swing socks bored me to tears. We are on a break. I started a mindless ribbed scarf with knit picks chroma in mix tape and bittersweet heather. My take on the famous noro striped scarf from Jared Flood.<br>
In unrelated news, there is a freaking mouse running around my house, and my cat is trying to help me out. When the kids saw the cat/mouse they shrieked until the mouse ran. My husband tried to help by knocking the tv with the broom, much to the detriment of the tv. Mouse is still alive and well. </p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNEhUTX2cRVgyPrup-iagEkCDefAXW3qEU7B1wLWz8uroWImaVty8J3xwxk02cd-SU7l4ehsg7i37PSSAYQlutJIC9lzYNxm-SGEtwej6j7JaX9Ea__sL5ANV640N7leQKF1XRA/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNc6WQRtDITZgDBiioaRzq3j5EUXeNDrEEO8u1SnQL_FE7MwsMgFcPv8DD5yZ4gF5-l3E_b9nQVDZHU9-QUldtrl3quS_BDSOIF21l6sVT-VOnCFPho1Y2nUX9k5bhBnBIJW4kw/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-64643447783267399532011-03-12T17:45:00.001-08:002011-03-12T17:45:36.460-08:00Disenchanted<div><p>Well, I couldn't be less interested in my current knitting. Its zipless knitting, not in a good way. Its about to go to the frog pond. Last picture before riiiiiip.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzpuyCI3_0N1I6tmCV0LaTXaO9WWowxPzV_w1EcfDed4a6oYcR3APIoZ5VJrKYX4Qsk0kiIs9mtnBYQDrdSPKbjeu2y0iAAMtJOB_yMhoOw_eYnBf9PQkup7NE6Hw9bd6fnLK6Q/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ybOuskU15840v-pBkd9IHSpo_BHYuIrJCoVWdf_sypV0sQnDpbtFvb61QFDS8L9io2g_J97ztjOefQsOkwnQyI5KMmVqFSOFs9EhFk_COkQlxOBkQsrToHaVtylpYFAsdAoBLw/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-55866818318776455232011-02-26T19:21:00.001-08:002011-02-26T19:21:26.377-08:00New start<div><p>So I have been contemplating the vastness of my mostly finished objects and it leaves me wondering why the hell I stop when I am about 90% done....and I deal with my wonderment by starting a new project. My new goal is to at least document the specs so when I try tho finish this up I will at least have a reference point for when I quit. So in the interest of documentation...this is knitty sunday swing sock pattern done in knit picks stroll tonal in Queen Anne's lace.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxq6sDqefzz_NEFmr3rPPv8sm30zxlgiflFVE5QQGyvSyXYCcGJPWADH08hfm1n-9B_4pyiFn3hVHqjyczpLnSheMdbNzweEQONH0L3qEFp6I8zL7Q8Fae4zhjdp8HDceZQwIYtg/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-21269384918505802862011-02-21T17:43:00.001-08:002011-02-21T17:43:16.045-08:00Lenore sock part 3<div><p>So I decided to go through and finish some ufos and had success with one pair of reggia socks for my son. Less progress with the lenore sock (last posted on november 3, 2007). I can't find the freaking pattern and I don't think I can bring myself to rebuy it. Grrr..maybe I can fake it?</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcjb0G1pEg0HtLzd046hbgeDkBka-syNyjg_nEtmz2sRWurvCs7zT7h2xl1j85tA0NJdVqnaND-G0nlJP2CzBwXBijX2vryhvKaz4UYR2126C2fIrNY_7q6dpSF6MDd7UiwMH9A/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwV_y1iHhBGos5lzo95FmyqJNdpk6Y_hfV5t80pEijkjwv3c46iCVKFTcih03eWFieMrij11pWEJXVKExnebj-kv0994uAH6Bp4JHeJCipesyDTCoJSrRVutq49Ruv1fOlci32g/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-75029054229922068102011-02-20T17:21:00.001-08:002011-02-20T17:21:17.158-08:00Done<div><p>Ends woven in, soaked and blocking. Now the big question is what to knit next. I have many baby gifts to make and a fair number of unfinished objects but there are also some newthings I am interested in. maybe I need to sleep on it. Some of the wonkieness seems to have blocked out but will see how it looks on.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u4TVtVVy_9Lh1Fh_ApIPGzNyZGsztMsNfrj6GrR_YQeDQbZSe4pWNb__f9_70wWTXP-f_s20D3VxiGfrZR3gykfi3WNPx5f0hCn06z9_9fIkVqTcJ_l_ioXXrKgWqoVA92Cxqg/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7pJb64lqTLyRGhTtVCi5etPIfdfxGG0UScyzw5SJEN8V2WFF30J-NfR3H-9WbeU8LGzUi3RmjCk2griIl_U_VrT3Vq-vOwZtTCqxmvjudJrU7tE-XvqNR6VCMWuIRm3kNeokmQ/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-48221297682785843832011-02-19T17:12:00.001-08:002011-02-19T17:12:01.553-08:00Frustrated much?<div><p>Oh well turns out cutting the steeks was the easy part. Picking up the stitches and doing the ribbing has been a colossal pain in the butt. Adding to my already deficient counting skills, the color changes plus the screaming children have made today a virtual tink fest. And this baby better have some magic in the blocking cause there are some seriously wonky bits.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMBBYL4izQ2bjfHFZERaqc5aD-kLSjkTOb4VII-pjmDwIwbeKGcdbkfjQZCFmoSgoZ-Z9HB30MjKLSDUQz4U8Sg6tuQ3-JqgPTMdIiWrWvzr6dgVrKMmKqNlspC0tW1ceX-RYFw/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVUJb-Jc4_EUGLNrZz6goS8zCmjg9SLhMKaNRgb7GqpsGQXZAHaspX1LRaVWP6PeuAT8G_YrC7YVVFVNs_F-cMExOYrYrmHi9lbulrCFxL23Z_qXVydl3fJFy-U4OWseW8EGiOg/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6mnpr89gN9y8lmjFzeS1EfKdkPOPKt_1X9NcYbkEA94tlifv95JnrFZvhy6PyMyrDFu69vPjn8S_tyEsBZIo6_4dNaaz0ewTXp5LtpT9Pxo6uCacR_wF_Pp3JhVXXxEZW9M1fw/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-60786459863697716292011-02-17T14:46:00.001-08:002011-02-17T14:46:15.638-08:00Can we make this easy<div><p>Well its been a long time. Work, family and live interfered with knitting among blogging but now I can do this from my phone! Pretty cool. So I will try to catch up by posting pictures of recent knitting from my sd card. Starting with current project which is the ivy league vest done in knit picks pallette yarn.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvT7-n2kox1WSGY9JsFVhnsUDCI4V4P0gWYnDOn2m_5Pp_4J12ZvlCxS8p0Pyrkvmqr2dwFwvE0ifhy8LiIWtCl2NYDz5Ac1ueGqvQD7AwaFKSgX7cThdFGuBZeiT3PBejL_vUw/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU383nsD07LE1iLc-DVF5QYGG1q7a9TL7scQqgDjuJNxs3WufcuhAiHrXuxXFdZA0ryTusZjLLrQ6AZUIw8_PPeF4nPuB66uXsVu7317jXJH30myouRw3IU709micg0fWDDe1Aw/' /><br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeK-alSGIT9itclVHI0Tfuxfr0PdMvYMu9IAxTLWADeUunrM2-cfzq4kgRpYGj46RTUZHIbPGZq3PhSbJmBRxc7N1M3STVaJ8QAEAMdRhB4Q2qpDsfNOvgKnu4LlSBdS7f4LVkw/' /></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-74391933581888472772008-09-18T17:24:00.000-07:002008-09-18T17:31:06.712-07:00no writing does not equal no knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVH36aFqmgK76Oz47gyHFhoQZtxqY9BRAEGFDJEaAbH1GDLZvEG97UZFm0dSP-zUkN0kEc9D2M8RkAThpkdY0KPvQxr67-aDVS79gdxCtU9VmOmgcWeIdn-BWqhTlPJdpAXlS5Q/s1600-h/DSC01247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVH36aFqmgK76Oz47gyHFhoQZtxqY9BRAEGFDJEaAbH1GDLZvEG97UZFm0dSP-zUkN0kEc9D2M8RkAThpkdY0KPvQxr67-aDVS79gdxCtU9VmOmgcWeIdn-BWqhTlPJdpAXlS5Q/s200/DSC01247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247522255917717394" border="0" /></a><br />I want to try to keep this going so, here some stuff I knit when I wasn't writing. Those are baby socks from yarn I dyed with easter egg tabs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fqFPEzf8oAver07kZP2VjtgpUf96WjvGQFuHMMMPtNp3fasvd8cRstsrOoiI2Opln_LVMd3WpJpd5UzU75OXufsv33xjjNMTBLRxD6SODEy5QyJKa3XIEAveUT_J_0GlfAcZnQ/s1600-h/DSC01314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fqFPEzf8oAver07kZP2VjtgpUf96WjvGQFuHMMMPtNp3fasvd8cRstsrOoiI2Opln_LVMd3WpJpd5UzU75OXufsv33xjjNMTBLRxD6SODEy5QyJKa3XIEAveUT_J_0GlfAcZnQ/s200/DSC01314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247522754157112834" border="0" /></a> And the blanket is sort of made up log cabin foolishness with an endless icord border. Its lorna's laces vera colorway, don't recall the contrasting color name. The colors were gorgeous but the yarn was a royal pain, with several knots per skein & a complete gauge change from worsted to sock! More stuff soon, I hope!handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-61603018987198070552008-01-14T11:39:00.000-08:002008-01-14T11:45:08.717-08:00Cue the cricket soundsDon't equate the lack of writing with the lack of knitting. Since my last post I have knit one full pair of socks and two single socks, one of which I subsequently frogged. I made a pair of socks for DH in knit picks felici, which he wore endlessly untill I begged him to take them off so they could be washed. I started a pair of noro socks, got up to the leg and was teased by my SnB friends because it looked odd. It did fit but I had concerns about the guage and feel of the fabric. I frogged the sock and am considering washing the yarn before I knit it. And now I am making a pair of baudelaire socks from knit picks essential tweed. Pics to follow.handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-75130435051518562532007-12-14T05:23:00.000-08:002007-12-14T05:31:00.177-08:00finished objects<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCn_r83QXXsWRHAS3jjqwYdWWIdv0N9WkFJeYZW6W3Gtjv8kctp_Pg4xu_qaHPLtXPJFb9rOLyfI6A8hmRy4111VQcIX0g_YWGWJ7bWRnHeQJ4NahgQLFleX04EetHozbuoNxA/s1600-h/DSC01188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143819538383422130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahCn_r83QXXsWRHAS3jjqwYdWWIdv0N9WkFJeYZW6W3Gtjv8kctp_Pg4xu_qaHPLtXPJFb9rOLyfI6A8hmRy4111VQcIX0g_YWGWJ7bWRnHeQJ4NahgQLFleX04EetHozbuoNxA/s200/DSC01188.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the baby surprise jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman done in Lion Branc wool. The first picture is before it got sewn up.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143819950700282562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjfT9dT9TEUaDDNcz-8S7-hLHnuCTBqKP_G2qTBeBHb1Z6raxVlhr6EWe8y2tUfprsqusw5TzzQ_m3EoJMedQGLJX9VTG8sNxGM7G3Gbkc4JEa0cLn_tTnpy28g9tLZX3v_Ue-g/s200/DSC01193.JPG" border="0" />This picture is after sewing and felting.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvWArFw58wgYHkePU07YuNYDgL4w67tnaeQEQDRp8_rmbp8Ht7G8sMy-9sOM2fIQpYFgUGVL8HAj-2yvx5HjQ8y_AWKMOniWTOSXqjoflYNb-jX4uIySvSghvGCJsUuPRvnjUQA/s1600-h/DSC01173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143819169016234658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvWArFw58wgYHkePU07YuNYDgL4w67tnaeQEQDRp8_rmbp8Ht7G8sMy-9sOM2fIQpYFgUGVL8HAj-2yvx5HjQ8y_AWKMOniWTOSXqjoflYNb-jX4uIySvSghvGCJsUuPRvnjUQA/s200/DSC01173.JPG" border="0" /></a> And lastly, the finished mittens with added Icord so I don't lose them.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-51280774825034901122007-12-08T09:53:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:58:20.923-08:00Happy HanukahIn honor of hanukah, I hand grated 5 pounds of potatoes and fried them in oil. The only casualty was the pepper grinder that fell into the boiling oil, splashing oil everywhere and ruining the pepper grinder (but not the latkes). Luckily I was wearing an apron, so I was not injured. And of course the whole thing would not have happened without the assistance of my DH who thought it would be good to reach over the stove to get whatever... and kaboom!<br /><br />I have been knitting and even finishing stuff, I will post pics soon. I have some serious starteritis, there are at least three single socks in my house, some have nearly finished mates.handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-11063120610806487862007-11-15T17:02:00.001-08:002007-11-15T17:13:11.451-08:00world's lamest UFO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49vRdrpm2dDFAovSz6alrR0aqbI7POhLlzVOOLNl8FeW-XmpSF4RhykDF-X0v7OlXjQgVUvm8JjVEUtmySMvr6rX5I34jgxwODmNNzBFQrAMxeN0q8y6XNuzHjHZSxkNE771IGg/s1600-h/DSC01134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133238714710504930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49vRdrpm2dDFAovSz6alrR0aqbI7POhLlzVOOLNl8FeW-XmpSF4RhykDF-X0v7OlXjQgVUvm8JjVEUtmySMvr6rX5I34jgxwODmNNzBFQrAMxeN0q8y6XNuzHjHZSxkNE771IGg/s200/DSC01134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO5nuAbbRhjNd0aMND7JaClNMI2CaL_NdqNlBI4VF8Kgq4PFuS5xnARHuv6oqrFEMqXMGy0q6k7FG7772y4SBTnXcRHx9c-_YU0qsIRmCqEfR4G98mf-62AvY_EVytdynyBAkEQ/s1600-h/DSC01135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133238332458415570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO5nuAbbRhjNd0aMND7JaClNMI2CaL_NdqNlBI4VF8Kgq4PFuS5xnARHuv6oqrFEMqXMGy0q6k7FG7772y4SBTnXcRHx9c-_YU0qsIRmCqEfR4G98mf-62AvY_EVytdynyBAkEQ/s200/DSC01135.JPG" border="0" /></a> So I started these mittens a hundred years ago (okay at least three years ago). I put them down with everything but one thumb done, and there they sat and sat. I don't know why. So I dragged them out and decided it was time for mittens. I knitted a huge <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">icord</span> string to keep them together and am now slogging through the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">last</span> thumb. I mean I wish I knew what I was thinking or if thinking was involved. </div><div> </div><div>Today is my little guy's fourth birthday. I can't <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">believe</span> it! Also today, one of the kids I work with needed some help in his class with a craft project so I was helping him. At some point he touched my hand and he said "Your hand doesn't match your hair. Your hair is old and your skin is young". You have to love a kid with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">PDD</span> for a backhanded compliment!<br /><br /><div></div></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-21603281270691959102007-11-03T12:08:00.003-07:002007-11-03T12:25:06.796-07:00Lenore<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfyMhSrsTA2JE13OqDDIhf5szcLIwFXAeqRP3uQBE92B51-7aeYutK2MH9cXESSJn6xvGlVh0s1Fo2NctXt8safNS-JCPDKwFvtdcKajG2sr9v7IWdzEHZsKaQ8jIp6UO4z43pw/s1600-h/DSC01131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128693741932312674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfyMhSrsTA2JE13OqDDIhf5szcLIwFXAeqRP3uQBE92B51-7aeYutK2MH9cXESSJn6xvGlVh0s1Fo2NctXt8safNS-JCPDKwFvtdcKajG2sr9v7IWdzEHZsKaQ8jIp6UO4z43pw/s200/DSC01131.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well, after <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">several</span> failed attempts and untold use of inappropriate words, I have kicked Lenore's ass. The color is pretty accurate, but the pattern looks a little flat here. The center line is a yo, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sl</span> 1, k2tog, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">psso</span>, yo and it has a lot to texture that my photo does not show. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128694914458384498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-z_4dNTqij7A2G5Cz5EGbd0QQzSwQCt560xyhI109flKF_RTaP2H23O5VXJgPvD-N9MqWkLy0vHbbVLyxcaBNg8gMYWTn5deeetKbIUoGK5ik-8zFNtzRZPnrLtUC-juFmupCA/s200/DSC01132.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I also washed and blocked the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">carolis</span> socks I made for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sockapalooza</span> person who never <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">received</span> their socks. They will get mailed tomorrow. I loved the color but I don't think I am a fan of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Lorna'a</span> Laces <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Shepard</span> sock. I have really enjoyed other LL yarns, but I think I prefer a sock yarn with more twist.</div><div> </div><div>Other than that life is chugging along. My 11 year old daughter's 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> grade teacher resigned without much <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">explanation</span> and the school managed to screw it up even more. They told the kids on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Halloween</span> before communicating with the families. Then they had the school psychologist "process" with the kids as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">a group</span> and in some cases individually, again without parental input. As a school social worker and as a mom, I am appalled. At the least, I would have not let her ride the bus all sad - I would have picked her up if I had any notice. There is a special place in hell for the teacher, who though she was young really should have known better and done better. She came from three generations of women who taught for more than <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">twenty</span> years each so I think she should have known whether or not this was right for her. Also, since I work in the school world I really think that the 10 month <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">commitment</span> is pretty sacred, and even the worst fit in a job can be tolerated for 44 weeks, especially since 10 weeks were done already. I think the kids can't help but feel bad, they liked her and they had no chance to say goodbye.</div></div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-19928152152151608632007-10-27T05:35:00.000-07:002007-10-27T05:42:41.049-07:00sooo frustratedI got the new sock club package from Blue Moon and it is great! Its a semi solid, black over red. The Pattern is called Lenore, and was written by the Yarn Harlot. I was so excited that I dumped what I was doing and cast on. I got to the third row and had a problem (with the count and the tension), so I started over. Then I cast on again, got to the fifth row and my count was off. I tried to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tink</span> but it got to be a mess so I ripped it back. And then I cast on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">again</span> and it seemed okay but I had to rip again.<br /><br />I posted my problem on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sock knitters</span>, and I hope that someone can help me. This is giving me bad memories of the black <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">aran</span> sweater I tried in college that put me off knitting for several years. The dark color makes it really hard to read the stitches. I have been working in good light, but its hard!handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-32758601584137154002007-10-18T17:38:00.000-07:002007-10-18T17:47:05.708-07:00To Rhinebeck or Not<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6rxI4TXog28EPGiwgcwxpTXM6_xbKH5gcnUmOqIlNbxMbxCDjP9QBXpE09ZgmYtgK9ZKUPBCWt__0Btvyhutm8hr6s8-KwuNyPwJutNlJrchsiG6piplrGKLq6a8ZmFWMcWPnA/s1600-h/DSC00751.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122842630710475170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6rxI4TXog28EPGiwgcwxpTXM6_xbKH5gcnUmOqIlNbxMbxCDjP9QBXpE09ZgmYtgK9ZKUPBCWt__0Btvyhutm8hr6s8-KwuNyPwJutNlJrchsiG6piplrGKLq6a8ZmFWMcWPnA/s200/DSC00751.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>For me Rhinebeck is turning into a logistical mess. My husband is sick, and therefore not reliable for child care. I am not sure that I want to do more driving with kids. I could live without spending money on yarn. If I DON'T spend money on yarn, I won't feel guilty about rejoining STR Club. I am edging into the don't go column. Now I heard that the weather may suck. Its really hard to live so close and not go. I will have to think on it.The picture is from last year, with the medium and small kids. The large kid stayed home and was sorry. We did have fun.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Still knitting the Carolis socks for my sock savee (I guess that's the word for the recipient of your savior socks). Hope she will like them, it really takes some getting used to - since the pattern is really different than your standard sock.</div>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-12956389006172668242007-10-07T14:49:00.000-07:002007-10-07T14:53:21.352-07:00The Sanctity of MarriageWell, Plastic Pam has married some ridiculous turd of a man whose claim to fame is being in the Paris Hilton sex tape. This is her third. Makes me so glad that the conservatives are fighting to honor this most holy of unions. I mean really how can any one expect gays and lesbians to keep this institution as fresh and clean as the straight people have. I give it six months.handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-79393352686793549432007-10-06T08:10:00.000-07:002007-10-06T08:18:15.766-07:00Busy DayI spent about an hour setting up some stuff on <a href="http://ravelry.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ravelry</span></a>. It was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">suprisingly</span> easy. I set up my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">flikr</span> account, and was able to add some projects to my note book. I started adding yarn to my stash, but that will be a big project. There's a lot of yarn in my stash, and I want to take photos. My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ravelry</span> name in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lindapt</span>2. I am very pleased that I was able to save a photo for my profile there, since I have never been able to do it on blogger despite several attempts.<br /><br />I had a real <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">muggle</span> moment today. I was trying to explain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ravelry</span> to my mom. This is difficult because she doesn't understand the computer or the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">internet</span> and she actually hates knit socks. SO you may wonder why I felt the need to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">explain</span> a cool web site that is letting me catalog my sock yarn and sock projects. I wonder that two. I love my mom but I must say that our dynamic has often been my continuing to return to the empty well for a drink of water. So she was not impressed that I am spending time online doing stuff that relates to knit socks. She has other fine qualities!handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-57858643366946808052007-10-04T17:25:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:37:20.504-07:00Happy Dance<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSf3OxjEH4OBKBp3wLsKJkNaYt2A4J81Fo2ZWJfU6UNlzM5KFbH68M75S-b4aXtMPA_t4me2swetSw4BvLIWY5mUOAh9kphw51fJhB1iVzzLoflLluF1TkleWb_3AtMzeykDV0w/s1600-h/DSC01107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117644083899775362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSf3OxjEH4OBKBp3wLsKJkNaYt2A4J81Fo2ZWJfU6UNlzM5KFbH68M75S-b4aXtMPA_t4me2swetSw4BvLIWY5mUOAh9kphw51fJhB1iVzzLoflLluF1TkleWb_3AtMzeykDV0w/s200/DSC01107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sockapalooza</span> pal can finally do a happy dance. The third sock made it through the hell that is the Canadian Postal service safely. Now I learned several things</div><br /><br /><ol><br /><br /><li>The cheaper postage works better and saves money!</li><br /><br /><li>The reason smart knitters write down what they do for each project is so they know if they need to replicate it. Duh!</li><br /><br /><li>It feels good to get the task complete even when it takes extra effort.</li></ol><br /><br /><p>And I have the satisfaction of knowing that a new friend in the North doesn't have an odd sock hanging out. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Those</span> odd socks make me crazy. I can't bring myself to throw them away because when I do the mate always shows up.</p><br /><br /><p>I finally got my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ravelry</span> invite, but haven't had the time to set up my account or explore the site. I hear there is much <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">socky</span> goodness there, so I can't wait. </p></div><br /><p>The picture is of my friendly neighborhood bear. I discovered that after his attack on my trash can, there were huge claw marks on the can. Spooky!</p><br /><p>In knitting I am working on a sock savior pair using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">carolis</span> pattern. It will be my first full pair using Cat's book. I made a cute baby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">carolis</span> just for practise!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117644878468725138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aE8A0UsTGxxO8IhkjA1TZuG9xXxc-IXmIeH1-FyMWXyKiNBm0mO7RGP76tMZ0K37jqC0IJx0hSKhxraZHfCO7J4ml9ieVsAgjbYkafulbRyz71euQ4YpnOq0eBwm4E6IEco53Q/s200/DSC01094.JPG" border="0" /></p>handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-25026633497578764902007-09-26T14:16:00.001-07:002007-09-26T14:30:11.012-07:00where do the days go?Well, I haven't been writing but I have done some knitting. I would show you but I am having blogger issues. I made two of the practise socks from the new Cat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bordi</span> book, a pair of sidewinder <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">peds</span> for my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">niece</span> at Penn state, the replacement sock for my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sockapalooza</span> pal (thank you Canadian Customs!), and a square for a group project. You can't see them (thanks, Blogger). I also had some excitement in the form a bear that came up to my front door, knocked over the garbage and threw it all over my yard. The local wildlife people said they only come out if its a nuisance, clearly we do not share the same definition of the word nuisance. DH is out of state for two weeks, which leaves me with no plan B for childcare. My next knitting is going to be a pair of socks for someone whose <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sockapalooza</span> pal crapped out on her, so they are rescue socks. I am think about yarn and choices. I really wanted to do a pair from the new cat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bordi</span> book, but this gal lives in California and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">a lot</span> of those socks are pretty thick for a Cali girl! I would use fixation but I am kind of tired of it sine I just made a third fixation sock. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hmmnn</span>. I may have to go shopping in my yarn closet!<br /><br />On <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">a lighter</span> note, one of the kids at the school I work at have a real yarn obsession and he likes to play with lengths of yarn (to the distraction of his peers and the detriment of his work). He is on the autism spectrum. Today he was talking about how mad he was that I hadn't let him play with yarn during group therapy, and I told his teacher that I thought he might like me if he knew how much yarn was at my house! I understand the love of yarn but I always want to knit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">with</span> it.handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-43994022912074815302007-09-07T11:12:00.000-07:002007-09-07T11:20:47.495-07:00Cat Bordhi's bookLets just get this over with. Clearly Cat is a genius. Her mind is capable of innovation and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">understanding</span> things in unique ways. But I am scratching my head. I just bought her new sock book. It is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gorgeous</span>, the samples are gorgeous, the yarns are gorgeous. Some of the socks are not my taste, but all are gorgeous. The book is huge! I don't love the binding because I know that I will wear it out or break the spine. I may have it spiral bound. But that lady must have the world's coldest feet. Some of those socks are super thick, some are double stranded. I don't think I could fit them in shoes. My goal for this book is to knit the sample baby sized socks and see what I can use or adapt from the methods. I have to say that there are some seriously cool toes to try!<br /><br />In other socks, I have about 27 grams of the cascade fixation left to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">re knit</span> the lost <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">broad ripple</span> sock. Sucks that I need 33! DH realized that the job in California was turning into a choice between his career and his family. He chose family but not without putting me through the ringer. He is sulking. Poor man lacks a sympathetic audience for the sulking show!handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-15503332402870520482007-09-04T11:16:00.000-07:002007-09-04T11:23:40.550-07:00The mystery of the missing sockWell, some how between the geniuses at the United States Postal Service and their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">brethren</span> to the north, the Canadian Postal service my sock pal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">received</span> her socks a little worse for the wear. The package I sent priority fro $17 (promised in 6-10 days) arrived at her home on September 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span>. The box was smashed, and the contents were disturber, very disturbed. She <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">received</span> 1.5 pairs of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hand knit</span> sock, yes <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">that's</span> right three socks. Two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Baudelaire</span> and one <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">broad ripple</span>. Socks are less effective when not in pairs. So she is trying to track the missing sock, I am looking for my left overs from the yarn to see if it is enough for another sock. Sigh. Check out <a href="http://noricum.blogspot.com/2007/09/this-hurts.html">her account of the mystery</a>.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">OTN</span>- the second sidewinder ankle sock for my niece.handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26630884.post-35800654319725672222007-09-03T09:05:00.000-07:002007-09-03T09:09:31.244-07:00much tsurisThat's yiddish for angst. I spent most of the week twisting my psyche in knots, but finally realized that for very many reasons - there was no way I believed this opportunity was right for my family. I hope DH would get there but he remained 100% positve about all this. I finally had to say no so we (by this I mean him) are in a deep stage of simmering in bitter resentment. I hope that he comes around, but in the end I felt like I could not make that CA situation work for the family. Gulp!handknitbyafailedfeministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221166559066225292noreply@blogger.com1