Archive for August 2008
Enough Ranting
Posted by: fourpeass on: August 22, 2008
- In: sewing
- 2 Comments
Back to crafting. I signed up for an apron swap a little over a month ago. Of course, I completely forgot about it and the deadline passed about a week ago. I managed to whip something up in a couple of hours which, is a record for me. I usually spend a couple of hours [...]
Appalled
Posted by: fourpeass on: August 22, 2008
Okay, not so much appalled as surprised. (Al, this is normally your territory) I have been riding my bike in New Haven for a couple of weeks now with no complaints. I’ve gotten nods from motorists and shouts of approval from pedestrians but never have I experienced any hostility. That is, until today. I spent [...]
Ravelympics 2 of 2
Posted by: fourpeass on: August 21, 2008
- In: FO| knitting
- 2 Comments
Pattern: Sheldon from Knitty
Yarn: Plymouth Wildflower D.K.
Needles: US 3 and 4
Notes: So, this little guy is pretty cute. I like the construction of this toy better than the hippo I just knit. Minimal seaming, no felting and stuff as you knit. Can’t get any better than that. Plymouth Wildflower D.K. is no fun to knit [...]
Ravelympics 1 of 2
Posted by: fourpeass on: August 16, 2008
- In: FO| knitting
- 4 Comments
I signed up to knit two stuffed toys for the Ravelympics. I finally finished Tums the Hippo:
Pattern: Tums the Hippo by Anna Hrachovec
Yarn: Cascade 220
Needle: US 6 dpns
Notes: So, this is not my best work. The seaming is really really awful. I gave up on trying to make it look neat. Hopefully, my strategic photographing [...]
Suéter de la señora de febrero
Posted by: fourpeass on: August 12, 2008
- In: FO| knitting
- 4 Comments
Before I jump into an FO post, I have to tell you about my Tarot Card reading. My new roommate, Devon, is hobby-less (sad, I know). He found that not having a hobby was really bothering him so he decided to go ahead and get one. Instead of just reading about various hobbies and choosing [...]
