Tag: Aurelia Socks

» Math does not lie


If Friday was the day that the internet and I were at war, yesterday was the day that Koigu and I were at war. I think it’s pretty easy to tell from that statement that I ran out of yarn before I could finish the toe of my sock. Grrr. Yesterday was a long, busy [...]

Posted on: April 29, 2007 by | Tags: , | no comments

» At war with the interweb


Today has been the day when the internet and I went to war. It actually started last night, when I got an invitation to join the Sockapalooza Four Blog. I was able to join without a hitch, but Blogger absolutely would not let me post (and judging from some of the posts in the blog, [...]

Posted on: April 28, 2007 by | Tags: , , , | 2 comments

» Summer break sloth


Take a field trip down memory lane, back to when you were in high school. It’s early May, and you’re probably studying your ass off, preparing for your end-of-term finals. The end of the month, which marks the end of term and the beginning of summer break, seems far, far away, and you can’t wait [...]

Posted on: April 26, 2007 by | Tags: , , | no comments

» Social engagements, and of course, socks


The last two days have been, comparatively speaking, quite busy. Most of my time these days is spent holed up in the apartment, working on one thing or another. I don’t usually go anywhere, because I can’t justify driving my car very far in its current condition, and I can’t afford to do or buy [...]

Posted on: April 24, 2007 by | Tags: , , | 1 comment

» Harry Potter and knitting go together, right?


Dumbledore does like his knitting patterns, afterall. As predicted, I finished reading the six Harry Potter books long before May, having completed Book 6 last night. (Although I will admit that having read, over the course of about a week, slightly more than 3400 pages – even if it is only children’s lit – has [...]

Posted on: April 22, 2007 by | Tags: , , , , | 1 comment

» and the mother becomes the child


Liz! You clever and sneaky person, you! There’s been a forced hiatus for the stealth project today, while we await further instruction from High Command. Not wanting to waste perfectly good knitting time, and not wanting to do anything other than knit, I decided to cast on for Liz’s Aurelia sock. There, right off the [...]

Posted on: April 11, 2007 by | Tags: , , | 1 comment