A Good Week

Oh hai! Here I am sea-grubby and happy.

Why? Well, I spent the week down the Cape and I was offered and accepted a job. Yes, while I was on vacation I got a job – yay me!  

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Wait. What’s this thing here? Oh yeah, it’s a blog.

Okay. So I’ve all but disappeared. Why? Who knows – I was on vacation, then commuting from Newburyport, then overwhelmed with work. Oh yeah, I have also been Raveling (is that what it’s called?) So here’s a lame update…
My vacation was very nice. I read a lot (seven books!), [...]

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Slowest. Knitter. Ever.

Today I sat here:

and worked on my Clapotis. I am on the decrease rows, so close to the end that I can taste it. I just wish I were there already. I am amazed when I read about people who finished this project in a week – how do they do it? [...]

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Sucked into a work vortex (aka a long update post)

Mmmmm, that’s where I’ve been. When I last posted I had just found out that we won at the Con Con. A week later and I still don’t know if I believe it. Last Thursday Gist and I went down to Boston for the party (some activists we are!) The party [...]

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Clapotis (now, with pictures!)

Thanks for the comments and suggestions for my clapotis. Here is a picture that shows the difference between the first ball and the second ball.

I’m kind of a spaz because I hate frogging but I’m also a perfectionist. It’s an ugly combination that occasionally leaves me throwing my knitting on the floor in [...]

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Clapotis Update / Frustration

The Clapotis is moving right along. I added a second ball not too long ago and I’m eight rows of dropped stitches into it and I am going to be dropping the ninth on the next row. I am happy with how it is turning out but (and here’s where the frustration comes [...]

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Vacation Yarn

While Gist and I were in Northampton this week I was lucky enough to go to Webs. I went looking for some spring-green yarn to make a Clapotis, specifically Malabrigo in Lettuce. I’ve been working with Malabrigo on Gist’s wristers and it is a dream – soft and perfect. Anyway, I had [...]

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