March 2007



Voila!

Thursday, 22 March 2007 3:02 P GMT-05
The Arctic Throw, she is finished! I decided to get it done last night while watching Chefography on the Food Network.  I have nearly two full balls left, just about enough to make this Caribbean Scarf. (Funny how the pattern names represent a

Spring Break

Wednesday, 21 March 2007 8:04 A GMT-05
One of the great advantages of working within the University system is that I get a few days off for Spring Break.  This year, that's tomorrow and Friday, and I am really looking forward to a nice long weekend.  We've got nothing sp

A New Use for Yarn

Monday, 19 March 2007 7:39 A GMT-05
A New Use for Yarn Neal replaced some part or another in the toilet tank a few weeks ago. Ever since then, it runs after flushing, so we have to lift the tank lid and touch the float a bit to make it stop. Toilet tank lids are heavy, and my bad bac

Reality Bitchfest

Thursday, 15 March 2007 10:35 A GMT-05
A quick aside: After yesterday's ridiculously high temperature, I am glad we're moving to New Mexico sometime in the future. It's looking more and more like we'll be owning oceanfront property there, what with the polar ice caps melt
Category: Miscellany TV

I'm Sorry...

Wednesday, 14 March 2007 2:49 P GMT-05
...but 84 degrees on March 14 in Baltimore is completely unacceptable to me.  It's actually humid.And surprisingly, that baby blanket is kicking my ass.  It looks deceptively simple, but when I forget if I'm working a yarnover row o

What is Art?

Monday, 12 March 2007 10:05 A GMT-05
Lolly posed an interesting question on her blog: Do you consider yourself an artist? I consider myself an artist, yes (and have the degree to prove it), but I don't consider my knitting to be ar

La Beret

Saturday, 10 March 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
I finished Wendy Bernard's Last Minute Purled Beret this afternoon.  I'm not sure if I'll get much knitting done in the evenings this weekend, since we're going out to dinner with

Cranky

Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
I'm a little grumpy this week. First, I didn't need more snow. I have tickets to Spamalot tonight and was annoyed at the possibility of having to miss yet another Hippodrome production becau

One Big Project Down....

Monday, 5 March 2007 7:10 P GMT-05
...one more to go. At least out of those currently on the needles. I finished this puppy on Sunday evening.Pattern: Fluted Ribs by Robin Melanson, from Wrap StyleYarn: Approximately 600 yards of James C. Brett Marble yarnAdjustments: I think this y
Category: Knitting

Look - Actual Photos of Actual Yarn!

Thursday, 1 March 2007 6:46 P GMT-05
Look what I found when I got home from work yesterday - a skein of gorgeous worsted-weight yarn in the colorway "Harlot's Mums," dyed by the one and only Scout! That's a nifty GoKnit Pouch under the yarn, in a mighty festive shade of pink (hey, I hap

Thankful It's Thursday

Thursday, 1 March 2007 8:55 A GMT-05
Still no word from Blog City if they can help me with the font size. Harumph. I like this color scheme.I've decided to make this Pinwheel Baby Blanket for my