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.

More SCA rambling

To start: not SCA rambling. I’ve been making a really valiant effort to be non-messy at the moment, and I found an old baggie of catnip, which I sort of threw on the floor nonchalantly, to deal with later. When … Continue reading

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Friggin’ sweet.

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Best. Knitting. Ever

(GO BUY THESE RIGHT NOW) Meerkats in Star Trek uniforms! They have tiny phasers and tricorders! Aaaaaaaaugh.

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More yarns.

I have spun them. I am another hour’s spinning away from having them finished totally. Actually, it’s probably more like five hours, because there are some knitting projects what need finishing before then, so I’ll finish those and then do … Continue reading

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I have over-klutzed myself.

I am a giganto klutz. Usually, however, this is limited to an encounter with a doorframe here, an altercation between my knee and the edge of a coffee table there, and so on. But not usually all in one day. … Continue reading

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The safari was a success.

For me, at least. I had also been sent on a mission from Dawn to find some cheap and lovely saris for draping, but I came up with squat. I did, however, discover that Mirage sells fabric by the yard, … Continue reading

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LIE.

I so totally (lie) have mono (lie). I am going to die (lie lie lie). I will be sick forever (oh, hypochondria, you LIE). (Truth is that I have a cold and am so excited about tomorrow’s shopping outing I … Continue reading

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It is Friday and I am fine.

I hope everyone else is, too. No? Not feeling so great? Well, this is lovely and will cheer you right on up: Ahhh. Sometimes you need stuff like this.

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Oh! And also.

This is so awesome: Shark Attack Hat I can totally scale this up to fit my own head.

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I am a happier goth.

For a while I was a not-so-Happy-Goth. But I am better. So. I have made yarns. I have made yarns! I am quite happy to have made yarns. I worked on my crap but natural yarn with the new spindle … Continue reading

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