Month: September 2006
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The new Knitty is out, and normally I’d be pointing out all the patterns I like… but I’m afraid that’s impossible because my brain has fallen out. And it’s all this article‘s fault. I just might be insane to try that method one of these days.
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The War on FlairLeanne and Mel are trying to convince me that the staff in the shop (including me) should wear knitted accessories. Every day. Like a uniform. It this goes through, I may have to launch a subversive counterattack. I’m thinking a knitted squid hat, shadow-knit robot scarf, Skull Socks of Fury… or maybe…
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Happy birthday, Roald! Can you believe I actually forgot? What amused me about this article is that I’ve actually met one of the people quoted. Amanda Conquy is the one who initially contacted me eight years ago about the roalddahl.org domain (which I owned). I happily signed it over to them, of course. She also…
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I do believe my next pair of socks will use the Snakes on a Sock pattern. They even provide some pretty sweet gift tags! (Link courtesy of Elemi.)
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It’s a good time to be a fan of rice paper rolls. In addition to Vermicelli (which I’ve blogged about before), a new shop called Chop Chop has recently opened up down the street from our shop. I’m in heaven! Vermicelli have better rice paper rolls and soup (I always get the chicken and sweetcorn),…
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I went into the David Jones Food Hall last night and was greeted by stacks of Christmas chocolate. IN SEPTEMBER. See, this is what happens in a country without Halloween and Thanksgiving to act as Christmas levees.
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Idol: I have to say, the bloom is definitely off the Lisa Mitchell rose for me. I can even pinpoint the moment it happened. It was at the start of the first eviction show Monday night, when all twelve of them were doing the big group sing. I was interested to see how some of…
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Steve Irwin fans are suspected of “revenge attacks” against stingrays. That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.
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Today’s Retail Tale of HorrorA lovely little old lady came in with a crocheted batwing sweater (That’s not The Horror, but it was definitely its own Kind of Horror) and she was worried that the cuffs she was knitting wouldn’t go around her arm. She was knitting them on straights and obviously they wouldn’t then…
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I too am now obsessed with the idea of seeing an F1 car race upside-down. Come on, Mythbusters!