…in announcing why I have been absent for two weeks!
I am moving from North Carolina to New York this year so that I can attend law school. Yes, they have law schools in North Carolina, but not the one I wanted to go to. So I am moving. Moving 12 hours away from your current [...]
Tags: conventions, geek, job, moving, Organization
So, I’m doing the thing that everyone says you shouldn’t do. I’m making a sweater out of Alpaca. See the thing is that I love soft, bulky yarn. Alpaca is wonderfully soft. Not terribly elastic, so not great for a sweater with elaborate designs, but this one is plain stockinette with stripes. Of course that [...]
Tags: alpaca, clapotis, diet, geek, lessons, needles, new knitters, Organization, pattern, selfish, stash, sweater, yarn
Okay okay okay, I KNOW I still have to cast off, but the first sock is essentially done. Just a little more ribbing on the turn, then a CO. I’m debating making an I-cord with pompoms for the top to make it even more Jayne-y.
I never realized how incredibly warm handknit wool socks could be. [...]
I really want to experiment with different techniques for knitting socks, but summer convention season is coming up. Since I also sell geekery-related items at anime/sci-fi cons, I have to put aside my obsessive knitting for a bit and focus on making stock for the other business. I have a little less than 2 months [...]
Tags: conventions, diet, dyeing, Etsy, geek, handmade, hoarding, selfish, socks, stash, wool, yarn
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