Category Archives: knitting

Why I Knit, Reason #2

Posted on June 25, 2008 by HappyGoth

Friends. I knit because of friends. This seemed like a good time to post this; a knitting friend is currently experiencing a personal tragedy, and all the knitting folk have been awesome in supporting her and letting her know she’s … Continue reading →

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I’m still doing too much

Posted on June 24, 2008 by HappyGoth

It’s like I’ve set my throttle to maximum and can’t shut it off (metaphorically speaking, of course). Last night we had people over, which is a rarity chez HappyGoth.  Jennie wants to knit a gift for a family member, only … Continue reading →

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Whew.

Posted on June 19, 2008 by HappyGoth

No news today, folks. Okay, so maybe a little. I tore out the sock yet again, because I managed to moebius it. This, um, fifth time should be more productive. Hell, if I can just keep it on the needles, … Continue reading →

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Why I Knit, Reason #1

Posted on June 18, 2008 by HappyGoth

[Image from ashleyv‘s flickr photostream] I’ve been giving some thought to this lately, seeing as I’ve done little knitting in the past two weeks. I don’t know if I’m still burnt out from the road trip, or if I need … Continue reading →

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What a weekend.

Posted on June 16, 2008 by HappyGoth

And, yarn. The yarn I dyed myself! All the colorways, in all their glory. From left to right: Violet Wand, Grape 12, Circulatory System, and *unnammed colorway because Jennie dyed it*. Pretty good for a first go-round, I think. Violet … Continue reading →

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KSA

Posted on June 9, 2008 by HappyGoth

Or, alternatively, What I Do When I Leave Both My Camera Cable and Hard Drive at Home (which I totally did, and which sucks, since the Kool-Aid yarn has come to me in the mail – thanks, Wendi – and … Continue reading →

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Nope.

Posted on June 2, 2008 by HappyGoth

Didn’t do that whole updating thing on Saturday. I forgot my hard drive, and then went out to a movie with a friend, and then it was time to take care of cats, and then I had a migraine so … Continue reading →

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Mine was for a pot

Posted on May 15, 2008 by HappyGoth

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

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Finally!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by HappyGoth

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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It’s been rough lately

Posted on May 7, 2008 by HappyGoth

But it’s okay, because when I look down, this is what I see: And another view, more realistically from my perspective: Thank you, Jennie! You are truly an awesome friend. I wore these on a ~1.5 mile walk yesterday and … Continue reading →

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