Kiss My Knits!

I don’t know what the heck I did to my upper back, but it ain’t getting any better today.

This blows.

I finally figured out how to do spirals in Photoshop. Do either of these make you think remotely of Kaylee’s umbrella? What do you think should be changed? If you have a preference, which do you like better?

Thanks, guys!

ETA: The wearwithstyle.com will not be on the finished version.

Sweater pic, finished Regia bamboo socks, and all-too-typical story that happened to me last night.

So I had heard that Futurama would be coming to Comedy Central in 2008, but I had no idea it was coming in this format – and in November! New Futurama in November? Why was I not informed!? It’s like there’s some secret nerd mailing list that I neglected to sign up for.

This news is fantastic. It’s a good note to end on as I get ready for bed. I quote Hermes: “I’m gonna go home and relax, the traditional, Jamaican way – a glass of warm milk and a good night’s sleep.”

I posted this on Ravelry and in , but didn’t want to put it up here until it got to its recipient.

I made Samantha’s Baby Trek Washcloth as a little thank you for , who kindly shared her hotel room with me for the final night of Simucon so I didn’t have to leave early. Yay!

Left is the washcloth head-on. Lightly blocked, it came out to 9″x9″ almost exactly. Lily Sugar ‘n’ Cream, size 6 needles, per the pattern. In the slant-wise pic to the right, you can see the garter stitch pattern even better. Because it’s garter stitch, it shows up against the reverse purl side as well.


The written instructions were perfect, but the author mentioned that she’d used a chart, and I thought this could do with one, so I had a go at it. It ain’t professional looking, but it’ll do. I ran it past Samantha, who says it’s fine to distribute, so there you have it. Her blog is http://milotis.wordpress.com/ . Obviously, clicking on the little picture will bring up a larger one. Set phasers to “purl!”

If you’re playing along with http://www.dundermifflininfinity.com/ , I apparently got 15 people to sign up with me, but I wasn’t the first to get 15 people to sign up. At least, that’s what I think the message I got means. So before I settle for employee status, I’m going to try again to be a regional manager. If you haven’t joined up yet, or if you want to reapply to my branch, here are the details.

I’ve applied for regional manager of the Canton, OH branch. Because really, don’t we all want to be the hero of Canton?

My code is qnq20b0h55 .

Fact: in 2001, Ohio had 128 sightings of black bears.
Fact: Ohio is a major growing area for beets.

Question: Where do you belong?
Answer: Canton!

“Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. Buckeyes.”

Emily’s flower sweater
Pattern: Modified Drop Shoulder from Ann Budd’s Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns
Yarn: Encore worsted – 2 sk (plus about ten extra yards) blue, 1 sk green. Odds and ends of pinks and purples for flowers
Needles: Size 7. Size 6 for neck and waist ribbing.
Details under cut.

Ah, I love it when I get to open up a new ink pad for my stamps. They’re so crisp and strong. It’s the little things in life.

A rush of kit orders meant that I ran out of padded mailers, so I had to purchase some from Office Depot. I’ve ordered more of the recycled kind that I like. Again, it’s the little things in life.

ETA: By the way, we’re up to more than 700 hats and kits sold now. Browncoats, represent! That deserves an icon!

When we were deciding what Steve might like for his birthday, after much thought, Emily decided he should have a shirt. We went shopping, and this was the shirt. THE shirt. Nothing would bring her around to another shirt.

I think Emily probably went for it because it was a green polo, which Steve does wear, and because it had a horse on it, which she loves. But folks, if I were going to pick a shirt that was the exact opposite of anything my husband might wear, it would be this shirt. The bright orange, the big logo, the deliberately ragged sleeves, the 3 on the sleeve… if Steve had an evil, more preppy twin, this would be his uniform. AND it was originally $90! $90! For that! Thank God it was more than half off because it’s out of season. My girl has expensive tastes! Next time I’m taking her to Goodwill to shop.

However, I have no room to talk. I once got my father a neck chain made out of tiny golden naked ladies. I don’t think I realized they were naked. My mother gently tried to talk me out of it, but this was clearly the best present for him, at least in my eyes. And so, my mother paid for it and we gave it to Dad. He didn’t say a word, because like a good father, he knew it was the thought that counted. It’s like the circle of life, isn’t it?

This is the card that Emily made for Steve. Clicking on it will bring up a larger version, which I have labeled. I particularly like the way she included comic book elements to the “pop” graphic.

Emily was really, really anxious about the flame on the candle and told us she wanted to lock herself in the bedroom while we lit it and blew it out. She hasn’t been this nervous in years gone by, but the last few birthdays she’s been more and more concerned about fire. She thinks we’re going to have an accident and burn the house down. Alternately, we might burn ourselves down, and she wants well away from that. We’re not taking her with us in our madness, thank you!

In the end, we forewent the candle and each had a cupcake. Steve’s a good sport, and a good dad.