Archives » September 2008

  • I am (k)nitter, hear me roar

    While at a party tonight, I was chatting with a respected journalist who also happened to be a knitter. She mentioned that she had never really gotten into it, and I said, “Ahh, so you’re not yet a ‘Nitter’, with a capital ‘N.’” And she said, “I think you mean ‘Knitter,’ with a capital ‘K.” [...]

    Wednesday 17th September 2008 - 8:49:35 PM | Comments (3)

  • FO: Hot Pink Mittens

    I read the news today, oh boy. RIP David Foster Wallace. My friend Kim introduced me to him in college and she was one of the first to email with the news yesterday. Infinite Jest was an amazing experience–one of the few books I read as an adult that I really loved. I went to a signing a few [...]

    Monday 15th September 2008 - 9:00:56 PM | Comments (2)

  • FO: Rainbow Jaywalkers

    Pattern: Jaywalkers, by Grumperina
    Yarn: The elusive Regia Nation 5399, aka Rainbow. This color is a little hard to find (and now discontinued) so I grabbed two skeins ($8/each, for a total of $16) when I saw them at The Point.
    Needles: 0 and 1, Susan Bates
    Project started/ended: Started July 3, finished September August 30
    Notes and Modifications: Since everyone [...]

    Sunday 7th September 2008 - 6:03:19 PM | Comments (7)