With school on top of a heavier workload, not only have I not been blogging, but I haven’t been crafting. Or reading all of your great blogs. Just call me massively out of the loop. Last year I set a few goals; there was the 36 by 36 stuff, project vegetable, and operation just because. … Continue reading »
Checking in
Hi faithful readers, I’m still here! I haven’t been posting on account of being So Busy–for a while I was doing two jobs at once with a coworker on maternity leave, then I was doing two jobs at once while going to school two nights a week, then I was doing two jobs at once … Continue reading »
An olympic task
I know, I know. I’m not supposed to be using the word “olympic” lest one of the myriad olympic committees holding various copyrights come after me. All the hubbub about this surrounding ravelry made me seriously contemplate participating in the Ravellenic Games. Friday morning came around, though, and I hadn’t yet picked a project, when … Continue reading »
Project vegetable: kohlrabi
I’ve done a terrible job keeping up with my “double chai” goals (she says as she gulps down a sugary coffee) and a non-existent job at recording my vegetables, but at least I have been eating veggies! Yesterday I was given a kohlrabi (kohlrabus?) to try. My verdict? Tastes like chicken. No, kidding! Tastes like … Continue reading »
I messed up
My coworker is having a baby, G-d willing, in a few weeks. We’re having a baby shower for her today in the office. My boss bought a card for all of us to sign. He brought it to me, I thought carefully what to write, I wrote it (in pen, of course), and then realized … Continue reading »
Progress!
I finished a sock last night. I mean, not completely since I wove in the end at the toe but not at the cast on, but enough to cast on for the second in the pair. Note: I really hate the first few rounds when using magic loop. Also note: I keep using the tail instead of … Continue reading »
Scatterbrain
Another drive-by post. I finished two projects yesterday, no pictures because, well, picking the camera up off the end table would require turning around from the way I sit on the sofa. (Yes, I’m lazy.) One project was a baby blanket for a co-worker, the other a String Theory cowl which I made using yarn … Continue reading »