Author Archives: HappyGoth

About HappyGoth

By day, I'm a graphic designer. By night, I'm a knitter. I'm doing my part to keep Hotlanta stylish. I imagine that if you don't already understand the title of the blog, you're probably confused and perhaps slightly annoyed, but never fear - I do have a reason (and it's a good one). Having gone to hear Stephanie Pearl McPhee, and then having been inspired to blog about knitting, I found myself wondering what to call the blog. I recalled a conversation I had with Mouse and the Chicken Goddess about why it is a Bad Idea to anger knitters - this conversation was following SPM, aka the Yarn Harlot telling the assembled throng about Those Who Do Not Understand Knitting and Therefore Belittle It Much to the Chagrin of Others, or TWDNUKTBMCO, which is not the acronym she used but is the one I'm using because I forgot hers - that is, we are numerous and we all have very pointy sticks, easily transforming into an angry mob. Therefore, knitters = angry mob.

Productiveness: FAIL

Posted on June 6, 2009 by HappyGoth

Well, I had intended to do a lot today. In reality, not much has happened the way that I wanted. You know those days – you wake up with a big list of “to dos” and then you find something … Continue reading →

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Oh, you hot Byzantines.

Posted on June 5, 2009 by HappyGoth

Somebody found this blog searching for “sexy Constantinople.” I had no idea!

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A little something new.

Posted on June 4, 2009 by HappyGoth

I’ve been researching things and cleaning, so the knitting has fallen by the wayside. I do realize this is a knitting blog. The spinning I’ve done is not nearly interesting enough to post about, as it is dark-colored and my … Continue reading →

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Things I have learned

Posted on June 3, 2009 by HappyGoth

Over the past two days: 1. I need to pin the fabric to the paper before trying to trace the pattern. This should be a no-brainer and yet here I am. 2. Salwar kameez are really frigging comfortable. No, really. … Continue reading →

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Why I knit, #23

Posted on June 2, 2009 by HappyGoth

(Not my yarn. This is mysweetloveablegoods‘ yarn; over-stashing is a common knitterly problem.) Because I have six boxes full of stash yarn/fiber, and the collection keeps on growing. Now, I am aware that this is a mostly self-perpetuating situation. I … Continue reading →

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Quick and dirty.

Posted on June 1, 2009 by HappyGoth

This post, and the choli pattern I’ve got now. I spent some time at Leah’s house, wherein we could not find her zari supplies (oh, there’s still much time for this later, never fear) but ended up drafting a rather … Continue reading →

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My yarns!

Posted on May 31, 2009 by HappyGoth

Let me show you them: Good yarn on the left, not-so-good yarn on the right. Yesssssss. This yarn rocks. I’m almost done spinning the fluff! Then I can learn plying. Wooooo plying. SCA yarns. This is what I spin when … Continue reading →

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Pretty decent, so far.

Posted on May 30, 2009 by HappyGoth

This weekend has been, at least. I didn’t sleep in this morning, but I have discovered that this is not such a bad thing. I ended up finishing some artwork I had needed to finish, and did 4 loads of … Continue reading →

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More SCA nerdliness

Posted on May 29, 2009 by HappyGoth

I SHALL: Complete a Magister’s requirements for Bookbinding. I have decided. Here is what I shall do for this: Teach classes in the following – Coptic codices, Byzantine codices, Persian bindings, gothic bindings, Carolingian bindings (I might replace the gothic … Continue reading →

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Blind people read, too.

Posted on May 29, 2009 by HappyGoth

Media guys, don’t be jerks. No, seriously. Any sort of profit you might make from the copyright restrictions you’re proposing (making it illegal to have a text-to-speech feature on e-books) is negated by the sheer assholery that you’re perpetuating. This … Continue reading →

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