Month: April 2012

  • Shared today on Twitter

    No bad day can withstand Boney M. #russiasgreatestlovemachine


    RT @Sitback: Looking for a front end developer. Hit up hello@sitback.com.au if this is you or you know someone! // Or let me know!


    @drkknits Eek! I was virtuous. Work gave me an Easter Egg, and I gifted it to the girl at the Chinese grocery near my house.


    @drkknits Totally agree. Primal dispensation granted! Work that 80-20 rule. 🙂


    @imdominating Ugh. I am getting PEEP-ROLLED all over the place this Easter.


    RT @TelegraphFood: James Bond: 10 facts about 007 and drink http://t.co/Oq0ZE76Y // cc @the_snook


    @bezthomas Nice, thanks. @the_snook Is the big Bond fan – has read all the books.


    RT @bonappetit: We chatted w @KarenLeBillon about her book & 10 rules for raising healthy, happy, un-picky eaters http://t.co/zNIrOHpQ # …


    All the Millers Point buses this morning were full, no doubt with people only going as far as Town Hall. GAHHH. I miss my bike.


    Feeling superhero-ish, like a grown-up Hit Girl. http://t.co/gFq1WxTB


    @ambrosiamonkey Oh, it’s fine! But I promised my physio I wouldn’t ride til the tendonitis in my right quad is better. 🙁


    @drkknits OH! There’s a scarf around the dummy that Zena’s cardigan is on. In thumbnail, it looked like the mannequin’s boob was hanging out


    @drkknits I wouldn’t think you did it deliberately! It could’ve slipped. Or crazy spinner lady could have done it to DISCREDIT US!


  • Shared today on Twitter

    All the nerds are hating on the Star Wars Kinect dance thingy. But I think it’s AWESOME. That robot dude from Cloud City as a DJ? GENIUS.


    Listening to @amandapalmer makes me want to learn to play the piano. I wonder if @knitness would give me lessons? Could I learn as an adult?


    @witty_knitter We already have one! That big thing in the dining room. You can probably see it on CouchCam right now 🙂


    @drkknits But I want to pound on something in a dramatic fashion, like HBC in “A Room with a View”. You can’t play Beethoven on a uke.


    @witty_knitter I chalk it all up to Thesis Brain! Happens to lots of people I know. 🙂


    Asked @the_snook if he could teach me to play piano. “No. It would be like Obi Wan – you’d end up on the dark side.” HA!


    What a week to give up drinking…


    What time does the Arts Preview start? I need photos! Bunting! Ribbons!


    @stufromoz Had previously committed to a dry April. But having a stressful week at work. Very tempted.


    RT @KnitGuildNSW: The Guild stand. Well done all! http://t.co/ajKkjhD5


    @mrs_sockvictim Woohoo! Congrats to the cardy queen!


    @drkknits @mrs_sockvictim Worst. Liar. Ever.


    RT @knitterjp: http://t.co/WoVYmD1z // I got 2nd place! Eww, that display is a bit weird though. Lumpy corpse feet. (Thanjs JP!)


    @drkknits @knitterjp The lumpy corpse feet? No, no you did not. *stern look*


    @stufromoz Yep! Thats cheering. I worked on those FOREVER.


    Seriously, I blocked those socks painstakingly. And now they’re stuffed with, like, newspaper. *shrug* Oh well.


    @drkknits @knitterjp Who would be so anal as to care about that? Fishing line has been good enough for 25 years!


    But how did Bokaclava do? Just head for the sound of crying children!


    @mrs_sockvictim Red is nice! The sock display is a little weird though.


    @witty_knitter Ha! If by “cracked it” you mean “gave up and switched to a less obtuse category,” then yes. 🙂


    RT @Salon: “My 14 year old has brain cancer. Without #Obamacare, he would’ve already exceeded his lifetime insurance limit” http://t.co/ …


    RT @knitterjp: Best I could do @web_goddess http://t.co/KquvyqEV


    RT @knitterjp: Best I could do @web_goddess http://t.co/pJvPR6Lt // BOKACLAVA! Damn. It looks best on an actual head.


    RT @RadhikaR: Interesting book > Weight gain: Big fat lies – and the sweet truth – http://t.co/8Vr6tg4h // cc @drkknits


    @knitterjp No way! Did they manage to get my penguin to stay upright?


    @lemon_lime I think he’s differentiating between calorie restriction diets. That was my take.


    @miss_reecie GREEN SWIRLS IN YOUR DREAMS, MISSY. IT WAS A SIGN. Congrats!!!!!


    RT @busterbenson: Announcing 2 spankin’ new @budge programs: Stretch Animal and Plank Animal: http://t.co/nBxvIu5p (plank is my favorite …


    RT @nprnews: Photo: http://t.co/I6FUT1OP // Hey! Every other state has a statistic, but Indiana’s is just as Appleseed’s burial site? Lame!


    Today is not off to a good start.


    @drkknits Didn’t get much sleep. (Power went out & silence woke me up. SILENCE.) Then forgot to leave gate open for handyman. Yawn. Suckage.


    @jenbishopsydney Home + top button.


    Ooh, getting followed by some new Android Instagrammers already. If you want to experience my rampant narcissism, I’m “krishoward” there.


  • 2nd place!

    It’s official, folks. Yours truly has finally broken out of the “Highly Commended” ghetto with a SECOND PLACE ribbon at the Easter Show for my Rhiannon socks! It feels… anticlimactic. And what’s up with that display? I blocked those socks to perfection, and there they stand (!) all lumpy and wrinkled and weird-looking. I guess maybe they were trying to show off the front cable? I’m told that overall the displays are a much higher quality this year, but that my socks were one of the few sour notes. Sadly, Bokaclava and Sam Sawnoff didn’t win any prizes, but I didn’t really expect them to. (I had hoped that Bokaclava would be displayed on a dummy head! Alas, not.)

    I’m working the Knitters Guild stall at the show this Saturday afternoon, so feel free to pop in and say hello!

  • Kinect Star Wars

    Dear Mr. Snook: WE NEED THIS. NOW. (Link courtesy of kottke.)

  • Cake It To The Limit

    Cake It To The Limit – An ambitious project to make every cake in the Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book. The Snook is going to love this…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Yeah. Feeling pretty good about my decision to delete “Draw Something” from my iPhone: http://t.co/hPU0KuE7


    @DomesticJules It’s not a virus. The company sold out to assholes and the CEO publicly insulted the one dev who turned them down.


    @gilmae On Reddit a few folks said “Depict” was a good Pictionary app. Going to check it out…


    Just bought Connectrode to support the dev that didn’t go to Zynga. Fun game, and the dedication to his wife is sweet. http://t.co/KE5V0hNK


    @drkknits Is she an anti-buntite?


    RT @shauninman: My final Draw Something: http://t.co/etwXnrCg


    @drkknits Watch it! Somebody will print your tweets out and stick them her letterbox. (Or maybe @witty_knitter’s. They get confused.) 🙂


    @witty_knitter @drkknits Remember? Somebody printed out some Rav comments of yours? And there was a letterbox and me involved?


    @witty_knitter You’ve forgotten! UOTO. July 2009. Somebody put your Rav comments in CM’s letterbox attributed to me.


    @witty_knitter I forwarded the old email to you. It’s a hoot.


    @witty_knitter You were definitely on the email thread and even replied. You’ve just forgotten. Email will jog your memory.


    @witty_knitter I’m afraid it did rather ruin my joke though. 😛


    RT @solarce: Entirety of Game of Thrones Season 2 Leaked http://t.co/Tet24IVT #fb


    @drkknits Did you click it? That’s the joke. 🙂


    It’s Monday night, it’s dark, and I’d KILL for a glass of wine. Or three.


    @merrinmez I am! But I’m off the sauce this month. Health kick. 🙂


    RT @JennaPrice: How to make sure your will will be done. By me. http://t.co/TkhOOR7E


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @drkknits Ha, go for it. 🙂


    I sewed myself a new shirt today! #crafty http://t.co/2i9QNORp


    @rachievaichie It’s the Colette Sorbetto. Free PDF online! Just google it. I added sleeves and left out pleat.


    @rachievaichie Eh, it’s a bit smock-y. I have broad shoulders. But I’ve never made tops, so it was good practice!


    @codepo8 You mock, but sadly even I would’ve hyperventilated over that as a kid.


    Saving some lives. (@ Red Cross Blood Donor Centre Town Hall) http://t.co/I2e6XnwA


  • Photo post

    I sewed myself a new shirt today!  #crafty
    I sewed myself a new shirt today! #crafty

    Edited to add: This is the Colette Sorbetto, a free PDF pattern. I modified it by leaving off the front pleat and adding some sleeves. The fabric is a Liberty Tana Lawn I bought last year. I’m still learning, so simple tops like this give me plenty of practice. I think this one will get some wear!

  • Earn Your Stripes Quilt Blocks

    Earn Your Stripes Quilt Blocks
    Quilting took a back seat for a few weeks as I frantically finished all my Easter Show projects. Finally today I got a chance to put together the March MetaQuilter blocks. Amelia was the designer this month, and her quilt is the Earn Your Stripes quilt from Block Party: The Modern Quilting Bee. These were fairly free form, and I had fun playing with the beautiful fabrics she sent. I’ll be posting these off tomorrow…

    Earn Your Stripes Earn Your Stripes