Archives » April 2007

  • Flower power

    1. Front of the HPM 2. Trekking sock at the movies 3. Triad Election 4. Back of the HPM
    Hot Pink Mitten is adapted from Folk Mittens. Yarn is Patons wool. More info to come when HPM is actually finished.
    The Flower: This was the weekend for cherry blossom extravaganzas everywhere. My neighborhood actually boasts many cherry […]

    Sunday 29th April 2007 - 2:35:00 PM | Comments (2)

  • Spring (aka Ugly*) Sock visits the flowers.

    Every spring, I am re-amazed at pink magnolia trees. I wish I knew more about plants, so I could tell you the correct latin name of different magnolias species, but alas, my magnolia knowledge is limited. What I do know is that in San Francisco, where I grew up, we have magnolias, but the […]

    Tuesday 24th April 2007 - 11:47:35 PM | Comments (4)

  • New York Minknit’s grandmother wants a hat

    My grandparents in the early 1970s, in front of their house.
    A few months ago, when my grandmother and I were celebrating our birthdays together–we share both the same zodiac sign in both the Western and Eastern astrology lore (thus leading to distrubingly similar personalities, known to our loved ones as a special ability to complain […]

    Sunday 22nd April 2007 - 3:46:25 PM | Comments (5)

  • The rain. It never stops.

    Knitting in front of the Coney Island MTA station sign.
    In an attempt to liven up my blog, I came up with a new and exciting feature. Get ready, You Three Readers! In a totally original concept*, I will bring my current knitting projects around New York City and show it visiting exciting areas!
    *In fact, so […]

    Sunday 15th April 2007 - 5:26:05 PM | Comments (4)

  • Adam’s birthday hat

    Pattern: Odessa hat from Grumperina
    Yarn: Rowan Cashsoft Aran from Purl Soho, 1 skein plus just a little of the second skein. Color is foxglove. Each skein was $9.50. If you use the aran weight, you do need the second skein, but only barely.
    Needles: 16 inches circular in size 4 and size 6 DPNs. The brand […]

    Sunday 15th April 2007 - 12:11:49 AM | Comment

  • I am New York Minknit, Hear Me Roar

    Look! Adam gave me an unexpected gift this week:
     
    They’re from www.namemaker.com. I love the colors he picked, the brown on blue.
    (It was drizzling when we took the photo, hence the splotches of rain.)
    Also, Adam, who was referred to by his friend as “a Scientologist with Flickr,” has finally convinced me about the wonders of Flickr. […]

    Friday 6th April 2007 - 1:31:45 PM | Comments (2)

  • A post for the tax season

    Taxes. Blegh.

    Tax on yarn? Who knows the correct answer? Tien commented on this flickr photo that there were two taxes, which I didn’t even notice when I bought the yarn.
    Adam was hypothesizing that yarn is taxed at half the rate since it has the potential to be clothing (generally untaxed under $110 in New York), […]

    Monday 2nd April 2007 - 9:47:54 PM | Comment (1)