Yay! I’m slowing conquering lace!

So with lots of concentration and slow-going, I have successfully completed about nine rows of lace.  I am uber pumped.  Isn’t it great how something as seemingly simple as knitting a few rows of lace without messing up can make you feel so good?  I’m loving it.  I’ve used two lifelines so far, but haven’t [...]

Nerdy Influence

So here I sit today in my boyfriend’s RTFM shirt (it smells like him and he’s gone for the weekend), reading digg and wishing I could play Diablo II or Lego Indiana Jones instead of being at work and a realization dawned on me. Despite the fact that I can not understand binary, I [...]

Alaska and the Dream

I have a dream. As previously mentioned, I’ve always longed to be a sheep farmer in Scotland. (ok, maybe not always but long enough that it counts for something) Really, though, the heart of that longing is that I want to live life in relative seclusion. I love nature and I [...]

Have Calmed Down. Given Lace Second Chance . . .

It may be a mistake to have done so, but I’ve given lace a second chance. I’ve somewhat gotten used to the new needles and their very slick demeanor. I started over with the old yarn and did much better than before. I think I had made too many changes. I [...]

OMG I want to break things!!

Ok I got nice, new, slippery needles and I can barely knit with them. They are too good. I can’t believe I spent $16 on needles and I can’t even use them because they are too good. I somehow have a sore right arm from trying to knit seascape on my [...]

Long Weekend

So I’m back in TreeTown working again after the long weekend. Argh. I had a marvelous time with my family on Long Lake. The highlight of the trip was of course the Polka Festival in Cedar, MI. Since we went on the fourth it wasn’t as busy as last year, but [...]