My Chucks are 8yo today, and coincidentally so is my marriage. Happy anniversary, Mr Snook!
Month: November 2012
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Shared today on Twitter
Big news! You can book for the @KnitGuildNSW’s upcoming amigurumi workshops ONLINE. Yes, really! http://t.co/oKvQLZYQ
@sealexander I think you’ve been hacked. I just got a dodgy-looking DM from you.
If you get a dodgy DM telling you you’re in a video, don’t click the link. It’s a scam. http://t.co/3gQJr4qg
@MarkSantander HOLY CRAP, that is *exactly* what I needed for the project I’m working on. Thank you!
RT @MarkSantander: jQuery Scroll Path Plugin http://t.co/pLU9WPNq via @JoelBesada
This year’s Xmas tree in the Rocks is very cool: succulents planted in tubes! http://t.co/rtx5cFGb
Found the Sydney CBD Marimekko store by accident tonight! (cc @drkknits @mrs_sockvictim)
Managed to find turkey legs at DJ’s Food Hall tonight. Thanksgiving is saved!
@smark31 @drkknits @mrs_sockvictim King Street! I think it’s where Red Eye Records used to be? Or else next door.
Negroni muslin step 1: sew on the pockets and flaps. Not too bad. #sewvember http://t.co/1A7sE5pk
@trevoryoung Blogger the CMS came first. Blogspot was their service that hosted Blogger-powered blogs.
@RoseRed_Shoes The pockets came out a little small. Used a cardboard template to fold edges and I think it was too thick. Lesson learned!
My Chucks are 8yo today, and coincidentally so is my marriage. Happy anniversary, Mr Snook! http://t.co/81S9JSct
@JennaPrice Hey, I was in the Spencer Tunick photo too! I absolutely loved it. It was like a Nude Epiphany.
@randomknits Very pretty!
RT @susiegii: @web_goddess Happy Anniversary kids! // Thanks MOM! (cc @the_snook)
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Negroni muslin step 1: sew on the pockets and flaps. Not too bad. #sewvember -
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This year’s Xmas tree in the Rocks is very cool: succulents planted in tubes! -
A-line Skirt
A-line Skirt
Another finished thing for Sewvember! I made this last weekend based on the hand-drawn pattern I used for my previous A-line skirts. The fabric was a remnant that I bought at Publisher Textiles when my Mom was visiting last winter. I believe it’s a thick cotton. Instead of a waist facing, I drafted my own waistband using this Colette tutorial. Somehow I got muddled and put the zipper on the right instead of the left, but that was the only snag in an otherwise quick and rewarding project. -
Kunaal’s Cricket Vest
As many of you know, my good friend Kunaal got married recently in India. I wasn’t able to go to the wedding so I knew I had to come up with something amazing as a gift. I had the idea six months ago to knit him a proper, traditional cricket vest. (Kunaal is a cricket tragic.) I enlisted the help of his fiancée Kriti to surreptitiously measure some of his other jumpers for proper sizing. I also looked up the colours of the Indian cricket team to use as the stripe accents.The pattern is Sirdar 5815, which I believe is out of print. (I got the very last copy at Morris & Sons, which they actually had to cut out of the pattern book.) The white wool is Morris Empire 8ply, and the blue accents are Morris Estate 8ply. I adapted the pattern to knit the body up to the armholes in the round, then split for the front and back. I’m very happy with how it turned out! I gave it to Kunaal before he left on his wedding trip and was pleased to see that it fit. He confessed that he had actually been thinking of buying one, so it was definitely appreciated! Thanks to Kriti for helping out with the planning…
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@Gin_ev_ra Weird. Thanks for notice, I’ll check.
KSU lost?! Oregon tied in the 4th? WE COULD BE #1! HOLY CRAP, GO STANFORD. PUT OREGON AWAY!!
@AndyVo20 I’m watching Stanford!
@AndyVo20 If we’re in the final, it’ll be the day we get back to Sydney from the US.
@AndyVo20 Just analysing everything on phone with my Dad. Craziness.
I will never say this again: HELLS YEAH, STANFORD! Notre Dame should be #1 for the first time in years and years. *dancing a jig*
@jeffsorr The ND fans sure liked it. 🙂
A friend back on campus says rumour is the big #1 will go up tonight. I need photos!
Finished this month’s MetaQuilter square. That was a LOT of seaming! #sewvember http://t.co/WiJN2NVH
In other #sewvember news, cut out Negroni shirt pieces in calico for a proper practice muslin. I’m still very daunted.
@witty_knitter It’s a proper tailored man’s shirt. A lot of steps, a lot of new techniques, flat felled seams, etc.
@Gin_ev_ra Turns out my web host changed a setting. Thanks for tipping me off! Still in repair mode, but hopefully that one’s fixed.
Ugh. If writing PHP required a license, mine would be REVOKED.
It’s a sad fact of human nature that we often bond more over things we dislike than things that we do like.
RT @darrenrovell: Not sure Manti Te’o is going to win the Heisman, but I love this poster (via @RaeLynne143) http://t.co/TrjABKK0
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Fixing things
UGH, I SUCK. So it turns out my web host finally changed a security setting that they probably should have changed like ten years ago, and it broke a bunch of my code that I also should have fixed up ten years ago. It’s not a complicated fix – just a tedious one – so I’m workin’ on it. In the meantime, comments should be working again. If you see any weird errors, please let me know!
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Wrap up of November Girl Geek Meetup | girl geek sydney
Wrap up of November Girl Geek Meetup | girl geek sydney – If you missed my talk last week, here are my slides! I got great feedback and everybody seemed to like it. There’s even a picture of me wildly gesticulating mid-talk! 🙂
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Finished this month’s MetaQuilter square. That was a LOT of seaming! #sewvember
