Category Archives: knitting

Short socky post

Posted on July 14, 2014 by HappyGoth

In which I shock all y’all, because I 1. Said all y’all 2. Am making a new blog post 3. Finished a pair of socks Three is by far the most significant because I’ve been suffering from some wristy nervy … Continue reading →

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Oh, hi.

Posted on May 9, 2012 by HappyGoth

Do you know what this is? Yeah, that’s a sock. That I knit. In two weeks. Let’s back up a hair. This is the first sock I’ve knit in almost a  year. I got a little slap-happy with the sock … Continue reading →

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S&W, day three!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by HappyGoth

Day the last. OKAY. So. Sunday was Mother’s Day and while my own mother lives rather far away, I was rather near to WH’s mom and his grandmother, so we woke up bright and early and went out with them … Continue reading →

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Sheep and Wool, Part 2

Posted on May 13, 2011 by HappyGoth

In which we actually go to the Sheep and Wool festival. We got up all bright and early and, eschewing a wholesome breakfast in favor of delicious bagels (vacation is carte blanche for that). The first year we went, it … Continue reading →

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Epic post is epic.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by HappyGoth

Which is why you get it in installments! Lo, here is day one of the yearly fiber adventure! In which we misestimate how long it takes to get from Atlanta to Maryland, and have some lady-type adventures on the way. … Continue reading →

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Auctions

Posted on February 17, 2011 by HappyGoth

And other things. But first, auctions. Specifically, the auction that WH and I attended last Friday, wherein we had much fun and came away with some pretty neat stuff, acquired very cheaply. Behold: A carved wooden elephant, complete with howdah … Continue reading →

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Finished Objects

Posted on January 12, 2011 by HappyGoth

One fits, one does not. First, the thing that fits. True to my usual mode of operation, I began the Interlocking Leaves socks a long, long time ago. Like a year. Maybe two (so long that I’ve forgotten how long … Continue reading →

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Yay, family.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by HappyGoth

I love my husband’s family, big time. They’re nerdy and weird and funny in the same ways my husband is, and so we all get along pretty nicely. The SIL’s husband is a little more mainstream, but we’re slowly teaching … Continue reading →

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So Far So Good

Posted on December 23, 2010 by HappyGoth

So far, thus week has begun to round out nicely. Yesterday was especially great, in that it consisted of a breakfast on an Amtrak dining car, shopping at the Korean grocer (mmmm shrimp chips), a visit to a new sari … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t knit (christmas presents)

Posted on December 17, 2010 by HappyGoth

I get asked to knit Christmas (and birthday and other) presents for people from time to time, but I generally always turn them down. This is not because I am a bad person or am callous and unfeeling. I am … Continue reading →

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