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Archive for November, 2005

what’s missing?

hmmm…
lots of information here, but something’s missing

oh yeah the length of the yarn would be useful.
And thanks to this

I can happily report that one 50g ball of Cygnet Superwash Pure Merino Double Knitting Wool is approximately 101 meters. That’s about 110.45 yards.
I did this for two reasons.
Firstly it was annoying me that [...]

snow

well it snowed yesterday, I only know this because I was feeling a little better and got up for my 9am class. By 11.30 ish it had turned to slushy rain, one good thing about getting up so early is that you can go for breakfast after class - I went to Monster Mash with [...]

wow!

isn’t this hot?

I think I’m about to start this.
Avoiding the gloves - turns out the rowanspun I’m using has been discontinued, and that although the pattern seems to say (remember it was in Japanese) that I only need one skein of each colour I just don’t think it will be enough. My plan is to [...]

herringbone is eating my hand

I started this while essay writing last week - I got to knit a round for every hundred words - it worked. I’m loving how this is turning out, and with no modification it fits perfectly. Yay.
Dpns and a colour in each hand - I’ve been getting some pretty funny looks.

ruby slippers


self-portrait tuesday

becuase I couldn’t decide which to post - 2 photos,
this is me and my little brother - who is actually 5 and a half years younger - despite the height difference. Neither of us normally look so smart - but this was a my cousin’s wedding last weekend. Not sure if you can really see [...]

carrot

The thing I hate most about studying is essay writing, I can’t motivate myself, I panic and freeze. I suddenly stop being able to think when deadlines loom. And at the moment I have 2 2005 word essays due in on Monday. I’ve written 1300 words. They probably don’t make any sense at all. But [...]

Ladytron

Not that I’m procastinating or anything. These were taken a few weeks ago at the gig in the Tunnels in Aberdeen.