Archives » July 2009

  • OPP: Other People’s Patterns

    The other day I said very loudly on the subway, “Wait, what does OPP mean?” Adam was like, “Shhhh!” Apparently I grew up during the ’80s in a bubble of innocence about Naughty By Nature lyrics.
    Anyway, I was looking at the preview for the new Fall Interweave Knits and I noticed that two of the [...]

    Monday 27th July 2009 - 6:26:08 PM | Comments (5)

  • FO: Medusa cowl

    I had high hopes for this cowl. I knit it in a week and a half from my own design, and in my mind, I was like “I’m gong to submit it to Knitty! To Classic Elite! It’s going to be the next Clapotis! This is my big knitting break!!!”

    Instantly give yourself a knitted turkey [...]

    Monday 20th July 2009 - 3:13:16 PM | Comments (2)

  • FO: Flamingo Socks

    Pattern: My own. They’re not really a pattern, just basic socks with a bit of ribbing. These are toe-up, with a short row heel. The body of the sock is *k2, p1, k4, p1,* repeat as necessary. Finish with k1, p1 rib. I used More Sensational Socks as a guide, but they’re pretty basic.
    Yarn: Bonkers [...]

    Saturday 18th July 2009 - 7:42:09 PM | Comment (1)

  • Noro shawl in action

    It has been a cool summer, though it has been hot this week. Anyway, last week, it was vaguely chilly enough to trot out the Noro shawlette. I have been finishing up some knitting, so I’ll have more pictures soon, but I have to answer some emails and get ready for another couple of terrifying [...]

    Thursday 16th July 2009 - 12:57:44 PM | Comment (1)

  • Improving my driving skills

    I have a driver’s license, but I never drove regularly, so I never really was comfortable driving a car, so I have been using my time off (*cough* funemployment *cough*)to take some intensive driving lessons in my neighborhood.
    A bit of back story: When I learned to drive in my 20s*, here in New York’s Chinatown, [...]

    Monday 13th July 2009 - 4:52:05 PM | Comments (6)

  • Sock at the game

    Last week, a friend of mine who has season tickets to the Cyclones (the farm team for the New York Mets) out at Coney Island, invited us out to watch a game with her. I recently saw a game at the Mets’ new Citi Field (which replaced Shea Stadium) and I was surprised by how [...]

    Thursday 9th July 2009 - 1:43:27 PM | Comments (4)

  • Second flamingo sock

    I don’t know what it’s been like in the rest of the country, but this summer has been the year of non-stop summer rain in New York. Like EVERY DAY. I think we need to build an ark soon.
    Here’s my latest second sock. I like knitting socks because they have definite stopping points…knittttttttttt and then [...]

    Thursday 2nd July 2009 - 9:48:20 PM | Comments (2)