let me distract you

Well, I was SURE I would finish the right front of my cardi last night and get a good start on a sleeve, but thanks to progesterone, I sacked out on the couch before 9:00 and still have about eight rows to go.  No more medicine until right before bedtime, for sure!  So, since it [...]

Semi-solid dye job

This post is for Rachel, who asked on her blog about achieving a solid color of dye throughout.  Earth Guild recommends using gauber’s salts, and although I have a jar that came with my Lanaset dye starter kit, I’ve never used it.  Part of my order from The Sheep Shed included 1 lb. of black/white [...]

Starting off my Monday with a 16 oz. Diet Rockstar energy drink

That’s my excuse if this post is rambling.  I’m in a green phase, apparently. Exhibit A: Green is a dominant color?  Exhibit B:  Rambling Rose cardigan: Granted, I didn’t go to the store and purchase green yarn to knit this sweater, I shopped from the stash.  But it is green.  Sea foam, I think.  I’ve [...]

Hurrah!

I’m back among the living.  For the past two days I’ve had migraine headaches and the stomach virus my son had last week – no fun!  The migraines were unrelated to the virus; I believe they are due to hormonal fluctuations.  I haven’t talked about the wonderful (roll of eyes) effects of getting older, I’ve [...]

The Circus McGurkus

I did not get a lot accomplished this weekend.  Unaware that there even was such a thing, Saturday I conducted a dress rehearsal for Super International Pajama Day.  I did shower, but then put on a fresh pair of pajamas.  You’d think with the laziness and not leaving the house and all, that I’d have gotten [...]

Designer pillow

The masses have spoken, and I am keeping the pillow’s design element.  Thank you so much for your input!  I did adopt a suggestion from Tania, something that had occurred to me but I thought I’d decided against, and that was to alternate between the remaining dark yarn and the new ball.  I rather like [...]

Turkey roaster tutorial

Hi everybody!  Happy 2007!  Whew, I’m glad to get back to work so I can rest!  We hosted seven family members on New Year’s Day for a late lunch (Amy Sedaris’ book came in handy – not only did I take the subtitle “Hospitality Under the Influence” quite literally (I cracked my first beer at [...]

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