Just a quick post to say that Hanna was nothing, really. Where we are, the storm amounted to a lot of rain and a little wind. We came through the storm just fine, and I didn’t even have to board up the windows. I was so busy, enjoying the blue skies and sunshine yesterday, that I even forgot to give the all clear. Bad on me.
Hanna has arrived
The storm is here. This is what it looks like outside.
Hanna’s Coming
We’re under a TS warning here. I’m headed out to buy bread, milk, and eggs. Also plywood for the windows. Hurricane Party, w00t!
what it was all about
Check out NYTimes’ wonderful graphical repesentation of the words used by the speakers at the two party conventions. Talk about delicious word/politics geeky goodness! Mmm-mm!
I (still) Love Ravelry
Cassie over at the Mario Scarf blog is wondering what the point of Ravelry is and I’ve heard others voice the same sort of questions. I’m not sure if I’m more organized or if Ravelry changed my life, but I certainly enjoy using it. So, rather than commenting on her blog directly, I thought I’d post here about why I love Ravelry and what I do with it (and encourage others to do the same).
Although Ravelry is also a good way to see what others say of their experiences with certain yarns or patterns, I can’t say that I’ve ever decided to (or not to) buy a yarn or do a pattern based on what someone has said in a Ravelry forum. Frankly, I find the groups and forums to be a huge time suck and I try not too spend much time in there. It’s all to easy to kill an entire morning or afternoon day in the forums. The last thing I need is to spend that much time and energy debating knitting vs. crochet or the merits of various yarn weights or the finer points of copyright law. And I don’t want to get sucked into discussions of politics or different TV shows/movies/books or get into any “big issues” debates. Blah! But, even if there were no Ravelry forums, I would still be using it.
I often use Ravelry to find patterns for yarns I have in my stash, but that have never had a clear destiny (I tend to buy yarn because it called my name and is smooshy/soft/brightly colored). So, I go into “yarns” and see what others have knitted with it. Or, if I’m looking around for another project to cast on (likely because I am bored with my current projects), I spend entirely too much some time browsing “patterns”.
I try to keep my queue organized with projects that I REALLY am going to do. For those projects I love and fantasize that maybe I’ll do some day, I use favorites. While I only have listed a few of my yarns under “stash”, I do document each of my projects. I like to have a record of items I’ve knitted since much of what I do is given as gifts. I’ve found that I really do enjoy going back and reminiscing about projects I’ve done and thinking about where they are now.
You’re not less of a “hard-core” knitter if you don’t use Ravelry or are just not that into it. You’re just not that kind of knitter. And that’s okay. Knitters come in all flavors.
Any other Ravelers out there? Do you still like it? Blog about your experience and link back to Cassie (and me if you want)!
Whiskers on Wednesday
I find this picture, taken by my Totally Awesome Sister, to be somewhat disturbing. Although I’m not sure why…
Over it.
I love knitting socks. Love it. Sock knitting is about as close to instant knitting gratification as you can get. And yet, right now? I’m so over it. These stupid socks I’ve been working on are cursed. Cursed I tell you! First the damn heel didn’t fit over Isaac’s foot, and then I screwed up on my calculations for the number of stitches required to make the stitch pattern bigger. *grumble* So, I decided to set them aside and start another pair of socks for my dad. 1st attempt–gauge issues. 2nd attempt–realization that I have insufficient yarn for the project. *Aaargh!!*
It’s official. I’ve lost my sock knitting mojo for the time being. I’m pretty much out of the running for the Summer of Socks anyway, and I did get four completed pairs in, twice as many as last year. One pair is even intended to be a Christmas gift, so how cool is that? But I can’t take it anymore right now. These socks have killed it for me.
So, now I’m moving on to other projects. [Ravelry] I’ve got the ruffly scarf to finish. And my feather and fan cardigan. I want to do a couple of hats for Christmas also, as well as a pair of Fetching and of Dashing. Ooh, crap. I’ve planned to do socks for my dad and another pair for my husband (argyle?!) as well. Shit man. I need to get organized.
- Knits for Christmas Gifts
a scrubbie or two
1 pair Fetching
1 pair Dashing
2 double rib hats
2 pairs of socks (dammit!!) - Eventually
Soakers and Longies (since we’ve officially made the switch to cloth diapering)
Tangled Yoke Cardigan
Indigo Ripples skirt
Noro wallet
Sweater of Rassilon
Happy Friday, y’all!
Knitting doesn’t belong everywhere.
A bar in London commissioned two designers to cover their interior with hand knitted and hand knotted cord.
While I agree that the effect is nothing short of amazing, I can’t help but think that it will be a bitch to clean. Also, they might find they spend an inordinate amount of time untangling the drunks.
(Link via craftzine. Thanks!)
Whiskers on Wednesday–Link Day!
Sometimes even Doozer is really not that interesting, so today I send you over to the Flickr blog where yesterday they celebrated Kitten Tuesday. My favorite is the mother cat with her newborns. They are sweet and I want to snuggle them.
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