Girl on the Rocks

85.8 May 7, 2007

Excuse me if this post if a bit fragmented and nonsensical, but it is almost 8 p.m. as I write this and it is 85.8F in my apartment. hot. People, that is HOT! This is one of those days that make you realize that there are randomly hot or cold days everywhere, and even the famous SF fog can’t save you from a scorcher now and then. Those that know me are aware that I operate in a narrow temperature range – approximately 75F to 50F. I like to think that I can tolerate low temperatures, so I might extend the low end of this estimate, but my friends might disagree. I’m sure I complain when I’m cold, but really its not as bad as the heat. When it’s cold I can hide under a comforter, or wear a ridiculously warm sweater, or two pair of socks. When it is hot, or I am in the sun, my brain hurts. Hurts in an awful way.

Today the only thing Carmen I could do at 5 p.m. to get a respite from the heat was to drink Mint Juleps. I made them in a Mason Jar and felt totally like a Hazzard county Duke while doing so (a feeling which I am always trying to capture). Free mint from the shady courtyard outside my apartment – hooray!

So even though as I write this it has cooled of to 85.5F in my apartment I am going to do some knitting. If it were a weekend I might have attempted some more solar dyeing (it is all my crappy car is good for, really). But instead I am going to pick up some wool and enjoy it. And I am going to have visions of Sweet Georgia dancing in my head – I won some from Moraie. At this point, doesn’t giving away Sweet Georgia qualify you for knitting sainthood? Check out her purse – I love it.

gratuitous photo of Noro that I bought during the ‘Knit Happens’ sale.

Mostly about Loot. August 16, 2006

I just deduced that I have been nominated for a blog award… It is an odd category- “Changed URL and Survived,” but it applies! So stop by and vote for me – especially if you knew back when this page was “Knit This.”

Now on to the loot.
First the crafty b-day loot. Alerting your relatives to the Webs sale (and in fact explaining to them exactly what you want) can yield this:

That is a whole sweater’s worth of Noro Kueryon #88. god bless webs.

Last night at knitting, Wenonah brought me the most perfect birthday present.

It is perfect because I didn’t even know that I liked clocks, and I totally love this one! See (and hear) it in action here. It might take a bit of maintenance to replace a missing knob, but once i do i think i will be able to get the alarm to work too!

Debbie brought some delicious champagney/cidery stuff called Babycham that apparently originates in england. It was pretty tasty and had an adorable deer on the front of it. (picture to be added later since flickr stopped cooperating) Awesome!

Diagonal Scarf March 15, 2004

This is one of the first things I ever made. I bought a kit to make this
scarf at the Stitches West knitting convention in 2003. It is made from Noro
Silk Garden. The scarf is knit on the diagonal – every row you decrease a few
at the beginning, and add a few at the end. It was the first time I had seen any
of the Noro yarn, and I am still totally in love with it.

(you can see a better picture in the Finished Projects Gallery)

I am
hoping to use some Noro Kureyon soon to make a Booga Bag. i am thinking of using color
#58…


What do you think?