Month: October 2007
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Grrr. Could somebody with a myspace account please send a message to this person for me? Here’s what it should say: “I’m really glad that you found my sock monkey tutorial useful. But don’t you think you could’ve just posted a link instead of hotlinking THIRTY-SIX images from my site? I had over 1000 image…
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Knitted Skull Tights. Oh man, imagine if I entered those in the Easter Show next year! HA!
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Post-Interview EuphoriaSo… I just finished interviewing with two more people at the Company-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, and I feel like it went really well! I was relatively confident since I figured that they wouldn’t have invited me back if they didn’t like me. I gave the HR chick the low-down on the house situation (basically, the mortgage company…
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Our New Gaudy LanewaySee? I told you it looks like Vegas. What a waste of money and electricity! None of the shops around it are even open at night.
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Baby Yoda CostumeIt’s finished! I’ve got everything ready to send off to Alexander this week. After felting the hat last week, I then soaked the ears in watered-down PVA glue and propped them up on newspaper to dry. They took a lot longer than I expected (nearly four days), but they look great. I sorta…
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Vinnland SocksIn order to clear the decks for the Southern Summer of Socks, I took along my half-completed Vinnlands to knitting camp last weekend with the aim of finishing them off. And I did! The pattern is free from The AntiCraft. They’re knitted toe-up utilising a short-row heel and toe (but one that doesn’t involve…
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Vegas, baby!A bunch of workmen spent all day yesterday installing neon tubing and crazy coloured lighting in the alleyway behind Tapestry Craft. I’m not kidding. Apparently it’s to celebrate the “opening” of the lane (which is now to be called “Temperance Lane”) and it’ll stay up for three months. It’s like our own little bit…
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The Snook sent me a link to this amusing comic, which he knew I’d like. I totally didn’t get it til the 3rd panel, and then I laughed and laughed.
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Albert called me during Knitting Camp on Sunday. Him: Do you think you can teach the kids’ knitting class on Tuesday?Me: Who in the what now?Him: Kids. There are three little girls coming in for our school holidays knitting class.Me: Kids? Me? Are you sure?Him: Trust me, you were last on the list. Everyone else…
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Ugh. Television Without Pity redesigned, and I HATE it. What happened to the little woodcut pictures? Those were great! I wonder if this is what happens when you get bought out by a big company.