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.

Mine was for a pot

This is way better: (Image shamelessly stolen from Pan-Dan)

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Curse you, BBC

Yet again. First, you were dicks and went after a perfectly harmless knitting Dr. Who fan (FAN being the operative term here). Now, you’ve put an excellent video up on the internet, which I have heard about through various British … Continue reading

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I give.

I learned to crochet last night. I know, I know. I said I’d never learn, but I got a book (see previous posts for the link), and it’s really awesome, and it’s all crochet, so I had to learn. It … Continue reading

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Ack!

Just discovered, much to my chagrin: Anthropologie is Urban Outfitters, all grown up (i.e. aimed at 30-40 year olds). I’m not old enough to be an aging hipster! Or perhaps I’m just ahead of my time… Yes. We’ll go with … Continue reading

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Finally!

The Super Secret project has been gifted and it is (drumroll, please) A tea cosy! Yay! Alas, I have no teapot, so I’m stuck with putting it over an incense burner and photographing it on the couch. It’s the Broken … Continue reading

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Ugh.

I’m currently having issues with Ravelry and its photo uploading via flickr; I uploaded photos last night using the flickr uploading tool, and although they appear in flickr, they won’t show up as options to select in my Ravelry page, … Continue reading

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Manbabies

GET MORE AT ManBabies.com! Hey – I shared it with everyone at work, so I can share it with the rest of the internets. I am both disturbed and amused, all at the same time.

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I am win!

Or lose, depending on how you look at it. Probably lose (and my wrist hurts): Created by OnePlusYou And you know the weird thing? I haven’t had any caffeine in almost a week.

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Whew!

I finished Super Secret project #2! Go check my Ravelry page for photos, since I won’t post them here until after I’ve gifted it. This past weekend I helped make over 200 raviolis, using won ton wrappers and some incredible … Continue reading

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Friday Feature

The Things I Love is becoming the above, because I’m generally overworked and want this to remain interesting. So, without further ado, this Friday’s Feature is: Superheroes. I love superheroes. I am really more of a Marvel girl, but I’ve … Continue reading

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