Please Click
I Take Pictures
Categories
- Bird (2)
- Books (4)
- Cat (9)
- Dog (9)
- Knitting (10)
- Medical Stuff (1)
- Miscellaneous (13)
- My Woes (9)
- Nerdy Stuff (21)
- Photos (3)
- Travel (6)
- Weather (8)
Meta
Category Archives: Knitting
How I Spent My Weekend
Aside from being hot and miserable through most of it, at least. Accomplished the knitting of a heel in a toe-up sock. Apparently the 37th time is the charm. Actually, it’s still not perfect. The picking-up of stitches didn’t go … Continue reading
Posted in Dog, Knitting, Nerdy Stuff, Travel, Weather
Leave a comment
Ess Oh See Kay Ess
I have very nearly completed my first sock! The heel isn’t perfect — there are weird gaps and it bears a slight resemblance to a duck’s bill, but it worked. I successfully made it from the toe to the heel … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Comments Off
More About That Sock
So I’m still knitting my first toe-up sock. Kind of. I’m knitting the first toe-up sock again because I screwed up once I got to the heel. I’m at the heel again, and at least I think I know what … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
3 Comments
Wherein Our Hero Knits A Sock
At the end of April, I posted that Knit Picks had a sock yarn called Time Traveler and that it was about time I learned to make socks. Lori reminded me about Silver’s Sock Class, which I’d used in earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
3 Comments
Knitting/Time Lord Collision
Time Traveler Wear these brightly striped socks whether you are going to the office or traveling through time and space. Time Traveler is a colorful mix of purple, tan, red, gold, ivory, and gray stripes. While you can knit some … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Nerdy Stuff
3 Comments
Yeegods And Little Fishes.
Yeegod — a subspecies of the nearly extinct, flightless sunderance. Characterized by the fuzzy yellow feathers that surround the beak. Yeegods get to be about 20 pounds and three feet long. They’re primarily vegetarian, but have been known to eat … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Comments Off
The Hero of Canton
Ladies and Gentlemen… Step right up and be prepared to be amazed, astounded, and terrified beyond your wildest nightmares! Beneath the fold is one of the most terrifying sights known to mankind. Hairier than a werewolf! More evil than sixteen … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Photos
6 Comments
Big Damn Hero Hat
My very own Jayne Cobb hat is almost finished! It just needs earflaps and a pom-pom. The first one I made came out too small, so I gave to the son of a friend of mine. The kid is (almost) … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
2 Comments
I Have Knit Something Potentially Cute
Well, it will be, once it’s assembled. It’s going to be a pirate teddy bear when it grows up. All the parts for the bear are there. I just have to get fluff to fill him. Right now I’m digging … Continue reading