tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81955653032507957822023-12-12T07:50:55.782-08:00EmmaFoldsEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-70038219952923948292010-12-31T00:57:00.000-08:002010-12-31T00:58:22.321-08:00Smushion Pattern<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've recently been blogging over at www.emmafolds.com - there's a lot I like about Tumblr but I don't know if I'm going to make it permanent. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the meantime, I've been having issues with my Smushion pattern download on Ravelry, so I'm going to post it here as well. Ravelry is a great site and on the whole very intuitive, but I've been having such issues with uploading patterns!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, for your knitting pleasure, I present:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div style="font: normal normal normal 13.9px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Smushion</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> by emmafolds</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span>A cosy cushion cover knit in a soft chunky yarn with a cabled front and moss stitch reverse with button closure.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13.9px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></b></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13.9px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TR2aNCNDoPI/AAAAAAAAALo/sP_H0Vzeui8/s1600/smushion.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TR2aNCNDoPI/AAAAAAAAALo/sP_H0Vzeui8/s320/smushion.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13.9px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13.9px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Materials:</span></span></b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Approx. 250g Rowan Cocoon (80% merino wool, 20% kid mohair)</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7mm circular needle (I used 24”/60cm length) or size needed to obtain correct gauge</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cable needle</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16” x 16” cushion pad (I used a feather cushion which can be fuller than polyester)</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4 x 1” buttons</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gauge:</span></span></b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">14sts and 16 rows = 10cm in st st. Matching exact gauge isn’t crucial but might affect the fit of the cushion cover on your cushion.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 19.9px/normal Eurostile; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 19.9px/normal Eurostile; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Directions:</span></span></b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cast on 94 stitches. Join in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker at beginning of round.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Work first row of chart over 52 stitches. Place second marker. Work next 42 stitches in moss stitch to end of row.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Continue to work chart between two markers to create the front of the cushion cover, working moss stitch for the back.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Work 9 repeats of chart.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Work rows 1 and 2 again. Work row 3 across front of cushion cover, and then cast off 42 stitches in pattern across back. Remove markers.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Work front of cushion cover (52 sts) in moss stitch for 3”. (You will be working back and forth now rather than in the round.) This will create the flap for your button closure.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next row: work four 4-stitch buttonholes. I like to use Barbara Breiter’s buttonhole; the tutorial can be found here:</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www .knittingonthenet.com/learn/bh5.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://www .knittingonthenet.com/learn/bh5.htm</span></span></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buttonhole (BH) placement will be as follows: work 8 sts in moss stitch, place 4- stitch BH, work 7 sts, place 4-stitch BH, work 6 sts, place 4-stitch BH, work 7 sts, place 4-stitch BH, work 8 sts.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Work in moss stitch for another inch. Cast off in pattern.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sew lower edges of cover together. I turned the cover inside out and used mattress stitch to seam the two sides together.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Weave in ends and attach buttons.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stuff with your cushion pad, and there you have it! A smoosh-worthy cushion with removable cover.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TR2aSu9odeI/AAAAAAAAALs/ljdxCRuTdUc/s1600/cable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="92" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TR2aSu9odeI/AAAAAAAAALs/ljdxCRuTdUc/s400/cable.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My apologies if you've had trouble with the download on Rav, I know it's taken me a little while to fix it. See you soon!</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Garamond; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-11276677494262761462010-09-04T11:44:00.000-07:002010-09-04T11:44:46.847-07:00Smushion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdvj3ZFEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BtIwX2P-zr8/s1600/cable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdvj3ZFEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/BtIwX2P-zr8/s320/cable.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<br />
My brother and his fam recently moved into a new house, and I decided my housewarming gift would be a knitted cushion. One of the first things I ever knitted was a cushion cover, and to this day it still makes the best nap pillow. I had some spare Rowan Cocoon to use up, so scoured Ravelry for some nice chunky patterns. There's some good stuff on there, but none of it was quite what I wanted. So, I made a pattern up. All out of my own head. I knitted a swatch and did the maths to work out how to make it fit a 16"x16" cushion insert, I accounted for the difference in gauge between cabling and moss stitch, and I darn well wrote myself a pattern.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdxehR2aI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CW3rhBNVb3E/s1600/button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdxehR2aI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CW3rhBNVb3E/s320/button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<br />
You can find it on Rav <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smushion">here</a>, it's named Smushion because it's smooshy and I have no imagination. It's been pretty well received so far, queued by a few people and given loads of hearts. I am diddly dang proud of myself.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdwOr5ODI/AAAAAAAAAGo/L3cwKj2yXgs/s1600/front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TIAdwOr5ODI/AAAAAAAAAGo/L3cwKj2yXgs/s320/front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/badges/redirect?p=smushion"><img src="http://api.ravelry.com/badges/projects?p=smushion&t=.gif" style="border: none;" /></a>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-50483770365341972472010-08-23T04:58:00.000-07:002010-08-23T04:58:22.609-07:00Time keeps on slippin'(The set list for Rock Band 3 leaked - it's gonna have Fly Like An Eagle on it, along with some other super super brilliant tracks. I loves me some Steve Miller Band, I can't even tell you.)<br />
<br />
August is a deadly busy month. My next (huge, HUGE) assignment is due a week tomorrow, so I've got my nose to the grindstone. Once this is in, I've just got my thesis to do. Just, hah!<br />
<br />
Highlights of this month include:<br />
<br />
- the Cropredy folk festival with thunderstorms and holey tents, but also Rick Wakeman and Fairport Convention. I think I'm still drying out, but it was brilliant.<br />
<br />
- Spontaneous visit to Bath to go to the <a href="http://www.americanmuseum.org/">American Museum</a> for last minute research. This is one of my favourite museums, and if I had to name my ideal job, it would be based in this museum, no doubts. While down there we got a cheapy room in a Fawlty Towers-esque hotel (we always manage to sniff out those places) and spent an evening at <a href="http://www.thermaebathspa.com/">Thermae Spa</a>, basking in the same thermal waters the Romans did all those years ago. We booked everything on a whim the day before, and it was just the best outing. I would say it helped me find my centre, if I didn't think that sounded like hippy crap.<br />
<br />
- Bonding with my brother's girlfriend. She's on maternity leave at the moment and, I think, somewhat in need of adult company. I'm an awkward shy person, and though I've always liked her we never sort of clicked as well as we have recently. It's sort of an odd and unexpected development, but all of a sudden my respect and admiration for her has skyrocketed - I suspect it's because she handles two kids with ease and patience, whereas my ovaries retreat into hiding when I even think about having to change a nappy. I can barely take care of myself. Anyway, it's been brilliant, and I'm looking forward to a Baking Day with her next week. Though I am trying to make it into Bacon Day instead.<br />
<br />
I have another busy week this week. As well as the last editing of my essay, creating floor plans etc, I have a catch-up with friends, Scott Pilgrim on Wednesday (VIP seats baby) and on Friday, I'm teaching knitting at the Natural History Museum with Stitch London, details <a href="http://www.stitchldn.com/squid.html">here</a>. This is gonna get it's own post! I am too excited.<br />
<br />
Oh and of course, I've been knitting, more or less every spare moment. Preview of (very unfinished) <a href="http://needled.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/of-pleats-and-i-cord/">Manu</a>:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/THJSB96p7FI/AAAAAAAAAF8/GanUNrDmkpU/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/THJSB96p7FI/AAAAAAAAAF8/GanUNrDmkpU/" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you want any more details of my highly-anticipated appearance at the Stitch A Squid event or just want to badger me, please to be emailing me: <a href="mailto:emma@emmafolds.com">emma@emmafolds.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Right, well, today's procrastination complete, see you later!</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-36910191187405984542010-07-29T05:37:00.000-07:002010-07-29T05:41:08.979-07:00Oh boy, toys<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I found myself bored and fidgety at 10pm Saturday night (yeah, I'm in at that time, what of it?) so I cast on for a new project. It should be noted that I currently have around 6 unfinished objects (that's a conservative estimate), but I also have Knitter's ADD, so I'm not going to feel guilty about this. </span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFw2ETqDCI/AAAAAAAAAEc/hfu35pPUrKw/s1600/Elijah1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFw2ETqDCI/AAAAAAAAAEc/hfu35pPUrKw/s400/Elijah1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Elijah, from (who else?) <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/toys/elijah/">Ysolda Teague</a>. Here's the details:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pattern: Elijah (ravelled <a href="http://ravel.me/emmacoleman/mrmds">here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic in some deep red colour - why don't they give the colourways names like the other cool yarn companies?</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needles: 4.5mm DPNs. I should note that the yarn calls for 5.0 - 5.5mm, but it is a DK. I think it calls for bigger needles because of the halo, but I would go smaller even than 4.5mm as the stuffing shows through. Stupid Rowan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><br />
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzjbvWqFI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ftBcox3J2oY/s1600/elijah3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzjbvWqFI/AAAAAAAAAEs/ftBcox3J2oY/s200/elijah3.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzdeThjtI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Cg4xh8YDaGw/s1600/elijah2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzdeThjtI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Cg4xh8YDaGw/s200/elijah2.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzpMVV3eI/AAAAAAAAAE0/XH9sKIp8G3U/s1600/elijah4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TFFzpMVV3eI/AAAAAAAAAE0/XH9sKIp8G3U/s200/elijah4.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This pattern is brilliant. I've never knitted a toy before, and this fella looks complicated, but the pattern is so well written that it's incredibly easy. I mentioned I cast on at 10pm Saturday - he was finished by midday Monday. I put a photo on Facebook and had a friend ask for one for his niece, so I've already cast on for that, in a baby-friendly acrylic. I'm so nice that I'm only charging him for the yarn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A note about knitting for other people: I only knit what I know. If knitting a pattern involves learning a new skill, I probably won't do it on demand. I'll happily take it on when I've taught myself that skill, but generally I will only knit something if I know how to do it, it's super easy, and/or I love knitting it. In the past, I have knitted in exchange for artwork and chocolate, but I think charging at least for yarn is a good idea. It's always tricky to ask for reimbursement for knitting, particularly if I charged for my time - this fuzzy elephant guy would total over £60 if I was charging minimum wage plus yarn. I think he's sweet, but he's not worth that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In non-knitting related news, I've been offered a volunteer placement with my favourite museum. It's going to be an amazing valuable experience, as well as a huge challenge. It involves a lot of responsibility and, ultimately, an event and exhibition which I will be largely in charge of. That's pretty mad. </div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-5411146510089018582010-07-27T15:51:00.000-07:002010-07-27T15:51:08.663-07:00Purple hazeThis week's photo theme was purple. 'Expect flowers!', I said. Lo:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TE9iTMPH7ZI/AAAAAAAAAEM/-IhesEgudPI/s1600/purpleflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TE9iTMPH7ZI/AAAAAAAAAEM/-IhesEgudPI/s400/purpleflower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
We went for a lovely walk round Denby Hillside, which was chock full of butterflies. I also captured this:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TE9ig15kv1I/AAAAAAAAAEU/YLM6lU5YSVg/s1600/spiderweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TE9ig15kv1I/AAAAAAAAAEU/YLM6lU5YSVg/s400/spiderweb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">which gave me the urge for some tiny laceweight knitting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Still busy busy, had some good news recently, and have been knitting commissions! Some FOs to come.</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-86309531151994370422010-07-21T13:42:00.000-07:002010-07-21T13:42:15.022-07:00EmmaFoldsI reckon you should always think carefully when branding yourself. I didn't, really. A little background of the name EmmaFolds: towards the tail end of my very first grown up job, with an internet marketing company, I found myself unmotivated and basically bored to tears most days. So, I took up origami. It's a pretty sneaky procrastination activity, even in an open-plan office, and there's never a shortage of supplies. So I started spending my days folding paper, with far more enthusiasm (and skill) than I ever had for my job, and when I first signed up for Etsy, I thought up a username in a hurry. Thus, I created EmmaFolds - after all, I do. Fold.<br />
<br />
My best work, amusingly, was used for the company website - I made a little string of elephants led by a big elephant, showing we're the best in our field, or some other rubbish. Unfortunately they've since rebranded and my incredible skills are lost somewhere in intarweb limbo. And I've mostly replaced my origami with knitting, but every now and then I get on a folding kick. Yesterday I folded some flowers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdVfuQlA6I/AAAAAAAAAC8/0WUiqZEF5Ts/s1600/poppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdVfuQlA6I/AAAAAAAAAC8/0WUiqZEF5Ts/s320/poppy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I'm not as good as I used to be but I quite enjoyed how these came out.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdV2NsY8SI/AAAAAAAAADE/WBRNXOicbgA/s1600/bluebell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdV2NsY8SI/AAAAAAAAADE/WBRNXOicbgA/s320/bluebell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I enjoy origami for much the same reason I enjoy knitting - it's about maths (well, in the case of origami, geometry); about being able to take one object, be it a piece of paper or a ball of yarn, and manipulating it in your mind to transform it completely, then creating that as a 3D object. It's smart, both origami and knitting are smart hobbies, and far more complicated than people give them credit for. They can be basic or complex, and the smallest mistake can completely throw off the rest of the piece. It keeps my brain active and I need that.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdV_DuNIKI/AAAAAAAAADM/nN4420_zmik/s1600/daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdV_DuNIKI/AAAAAAAAADM/nN4420_zmik/s320/daisy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I was taking these photographs, I realised this last flower reminded me an awful lot of a recent FO:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZxc8VVuI/AAAAAAAAAD0/0-McTRiF9H0/s1600/meretdetail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZxc8VVuI/AAAAAAAAAD0/0-McTRiF9H0/s320/meretdetail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is the Meret (ravelled <a href="http://ravel.me/emmacoleman/s4h8x">here</a>), knit in Noro Silk Garden. The detail of that last flower was, I felt, reminiscent of the top of the hat, which almost looks like a star. This is the second time I've knitted this pattern, and I think it's great for a beginner hat. It has a simple lace pattern and a number of variations, to change the brim or make it slouchier, so you can knit it to suit your style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">By the by, if anyone wants this hat, it's up for sale in my etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51677939/hand-knitted-multicolour-beret">here</a> - I love the style but decided the colours just aren't for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZyCCCXMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/VcCmu_h3rbE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZyCCCXMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/VcCmu_h3rbE/" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Apologies for the webcam photoshoot - it seems that when I try and take photographs of myself on a timer, they come out like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZydhB-GI/AAAAAAAAAD8/SRMbUmzuT18/s1600/self1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZydhB-GI/AAAAAAAAAD8/SRMbUmzuT18/s200/self1.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZy9JLnWI/AAAAAAAAAEA/f3cx4sabqpw/s1600/self2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEdZy9JLnWI/AAAAAAAAAEA/f3cx4sabqpw/s200/self2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll, uh... I'll keep practicing.</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-27183538728367713052010-07-21T07:34:00.000-07:002010-07-21T07:34:28.719-07:00Photo assignmentI've got more knitting chat coming up, but am somewhat occupied at the moment with The Degree from Hell (pretty sure that's how it's listed in the prospectus). In the meantime, to keep the creative juices flowing, I set an assignment for myself and the Yank. Each week has a theme, a colour, an emotion etc., and we have to take a photo conforming to that theme. The first week was yellow, so, mustering up all my creative energy, I took a picture of a flower, because I feel like that's never been done before.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEcE_uspXiI/AAAAAAAAACs/FIdJxJhBv1U/s1600/yellow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TEcE_uspXiI/AAAAAAAAACs/FIdJxJhBv1U/s320/yellow.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This week's theme is purple. I'm going to try and be a little more imaginative, but probably you should just expect a photo of lavender.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-23713071268225588082010-06-22T07:48:00.000-07:002010-06-22T07:48:29.070-07:00KnerdI've grown bored of the miles of stockinette needed for <a href="http://needled.wordpress.com/">needled's Manu</a> so have been looking for little diversions. I recently grabbed some cotton from my stash and whipped up this <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/emmacoleman/mario-washcloth">Mario washcloth</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDHzKexpUI/AAAAAAAAAB0/MqHOm08AC18/s1600/DSC_0043_medium.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDHzKexpUI/AAAAAAAAAB0/MqHOm08AC18/s320/DSC_0043_medium.JPG" /></a></div><br />
It's just knits and purls but I think it looks pretty cool.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDH-9xEv0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/YAfTZfk1Hb8/s1600/DSC_0045_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDH-9xEv0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/YAfTZfk1Hb8/s320/DSC_0045_medium.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added a little icord to make a hook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDIKIvhBhI/AAAAAAAAACE/6AeH2irWnac/s1600/DSC_0046_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDIKIvhBhI/AAAAAAAAACE/6AeH2irWnac/s320/DSC_0046_medium.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had no idea what to do with it so I gave it to my brother. I figure he can use it as a burp cloth or whatever. He's a video game freak, so he damn well better appreciate it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The chick who created this pattern also has Luigi and Princess Peach washcloths, and it got me wondering what else I have in my Ravelry queue that is geek-inspired. Here's some of my favourites:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDJDSwo_qI/AAAAAAAAACM/WQ2y0ZafGzo/s1600/2224105793_2d699d27f0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TCDJDSwo_qI/AAAAAAAAACM/WQ2y0ZafGzo/s320/2224105793_2d699d27f0.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://knittedcompanioncube.blogspot.com/">Knitted companion cube</a>! By Wren Montgomery. I've never done any 3D knitting like this but I hope I get around to it some day.</div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2793483056_53fd300bde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2793483056_53fd300bde.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Space Invaders sweater by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/lisseut/neiman">Lisseut</a>.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2408620857_fd71282b6e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2408620857_fd71282b6e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Epic Super Mario Brothers afghan by <a href="http://thomcatdesigns.blogspot.com/">CraftNerd1</a>. I wish I had the dedication!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/MargoC/28962018/IMG_0404_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/MargoC/28962018/IMG_0404_medium.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awesome knitted robot by the lovely <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/MargoC">MargoC</a>. I WANT A CUDDLY ROBOT PLEASE</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/elf518/3789674/007_medium.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/elf518/3789674/007_medium.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Robot fair isle sweater by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elf518">Elf518</a> (link goes to her Etsy shop, where you can buy the patterns for her insane colourwork!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There's not enough nerdy knitting books out there, but I do love this crochet book I have, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1594742324?ie=UTF8&tag=emmacole-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1594742324">Creepy Cute Crochet</a>, which has a tiny crocheted Cthulu. Awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=emmacole-21&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1594742324&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left; width: 131px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-44503207207739443192010-06-08T02:55:00.001-07:002010-06-08T02:55:57.915-07:00Americanisation/Americanization: A RantMy dad likes to save articles from his newspapers for me to read. They’re always about something he knows I’d be interested in, like museums, classic rock or ‘the you tube’. This weekend he had a gem waiting for me, an article about how American words and phrases are creeping into our vocabulary. And, apparently, how this signals the demise of our national identity. This is an issue that never fails to get my goat, and this particular article was a pretty shoddy piece of writing, with weak arguments and poorly chosen examples. I won’t deny that we are seeing Americanisationisms (totally made this word up because I like how it looks) seep into our current culture, but I really don’t think the word ‘hospitalisation’ is anything to get riled up about. There’s far more interesting terms to choose from. Also, yes, it’s true; Americans do say ‘math’ rather than ‘maths’. But I myself have not witnessed people using the former, and I don’t see it becoming commonly used, so maybe that one we can leave alone.<br />
<br />
<br />
I don’t doubt that I take this issue to heart because I sound more American every day. Living with a Yank will do that to you – when I had flatmates from Suffolk I started speaking like a country bumpkin. So yes, perhaps I feel people are having a dig at me, but I really think the issue has been blown out of proportion. Our language, the vocabulary, slang, acronyms etc we use every day are a reflection of current popular culture. People study how language has changed over time and how that mirrors what is happening in society. I don’t think we should bemoan it just because we are witnessing changes right now. Moreover, people are constantly influenced by the activities they are engaged in – look at ‘gamer speak’, or popular phrases that stem from sports terminology. The words we use reflect who we are, and in a society where the internet and social networking play such a big part, it is inevitable that we will pick up phrases from our internet-friends-across-the-pond. It’s not a bad thing. <br />
<br />
The writer of the article seemed to think that our national identity is so tied up with the language we use, that if we started regularly using ‘from the get-go’ instead of ‘from the onset’, riots would break out across the country accompanied by hair rending and maniacal laughter, and our isle would eventually disappear into the ocean with a pitiful belch. It’s an overreaction and I think it’s petulant and pedantic. If that is all our national identity is about, if it has nothing to do with traditions, diversity, pastimes, regional quirks, well then, I guess we really are screwed.<br />
<br />
To bring my rant back to knitting, I shall continue to use the word ‘yarn’ instead of ‘wool’. I hate having to catch and correct myself because my xenophobic mother will roll her eyes at me otherwise. Wool is wool. To me, yarn can be cotton, wool, acrylic, steel, linen, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, angora, silk. Hell, it can even be plastic bags and cassette tape. So I’m with the Yanks on this one. Sometimes, they just make more sense.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-88661963031984928792010-06-01T01:26:00.000-07:002010-06-01T01:26:50.536-07:00Lucky I'm losing my job, in a way......because I have so much knitting I want to do.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
(Note: My temporary contract came to an end, again, and they sort of need to find out from Mister Cameron-Clegg how much money they'll be getting before they decide if they can, indeed, afford my much-needed expertise. Don't fail me now, Cameron-Clegg!)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
- Baby knitting. Since my friends are all baby-hating career women, who knows when they’ll be another littl’un around, so I’d best take advantage of this one. Plus, my brother has more or less convinced me to knit a tiny Link outfit. That’s probably going to happen.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
- ‘Sorry I don’t want to see you’ gift for Emily’s grandma. Since I’ve abandoned our annual trip to the Berkeley Show in order to satisfy my own selfish desires, I want to knit a little something for Granny Mary to show I’m grateful for her offer of letting us stay in the cabin again. Plus, I love the lady. Plus, old people appreciate young people who can knit. I’m thinking a floaty shawl or somesuch. Something that will encourage her to put me in her will.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
- Geeky things for The Yank. I have a plan, a plan that involves 3D knitting, in order to make something awesome related to the Yank’s work. It will be nerdy and brilliant, but only if I can get my head around creating my own design. My long-abandoned maths skills will have to be employed here. Also, googly eyes.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
- I saw a lady on the train this morning wearing a fantastically constructed knitting piece, so I instantly took out my sketchbook and started working out a pattern. No, that’s a lie. I opened up Notes on my phone and tried to describe it so that I would remember what the hell it looks like later. ‘Sideways knitted, seamed at sides, pick up sides for buttonband’. Yes, that will work. For real though, I’d love to move into designing my own knitted garments. It is so much more technical than you’d think. There’s so much maths, and you really have to have one of those brains that can get around engineering things... Seeing something in your mind and being able to unfold it, lay it flat and work out dimensions. We’ll see if I can wangle it.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-69428444377036347682010-05-30T13:53:00.000-07:002010-05-30T13:53:57.449-07:00Ethan's Blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/emmacoleman/24915592/photo_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/emmacoleman/24915592/photo_medium.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
This is the <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/accessories/hap-blanket/">Hap Blanket</a> from Ysolda Teague. I started knitting it early in the year for my brother's newest littl'un. They didn't want to know if it was a boy or a girl - I know, I know, it's their choice, but damn they made baby knitting hard. I had to try and pick gender-neutral colours, which all the baby apparel shops have decided are stone, teal and green. I, however, don't see what's so wrong about wrapping babies in grey, so I used Rowan Pure Wool Aran (machine washable for all the inevitable spew and poops) in grey and teal. I love the colours, but once it was done they did seem rather boyish, so I'm glad Ethan came out Ethan and not Imogen.<br />
<br />
The lace edging was pretty damn tricky, and finishing (blocking, sewing in ends) was a bitch, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out, and the garter stitch is lovely and smooshy and cosy. Kind of wish I'd kept this one for myself. Can't really deny the comfort of a hand-knitted blanket to a bundle of awesome like this, though:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TALPhywnyHI/AAAAAAAAABs/5TkRykVGWd0/s1600/DSC_1048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aQx0aVpTEho/TALPhywnyHI/AAAAAAAAABs/5TkRykVGWd0/s320/DSC_1048.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's just the most brilliant thing to have someone so special wrapped up in something I put many, many hours into. It is at times like this I love knitting the most.</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-35840356894282424382010-05-11T06:35:00.000-07:002010-05-11T06:35:39.977-07:00Owls CardiganYou probably remember the Owls sweater I knit last year, non-existent blog reader. Well, I decided I want it in cardigan form - to be honest, I have never worn the sweater out of the house. I seem to have a problem wearing my own handknits. I thought it might be because it's just so darn warm, so was wondering if I wouldn't fare better with a cardigan. I gathered up all the Malabrigo Worsted I had, in a lovely semi-solid forest green, and knitted myself the famed <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owls-2">Owls</a>, converted into cardigan form with the help of some other Raveler's notes. It turned out, well, bloody fantastic.<br />
<img border="0" height="320" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/emmacoleman/26009339/photo_2_medium.jpg" tt="true" width="320" /><br />
<br />
I have actually worn this one out, swanning round Bath, so I can safely assume it's a winner. It was mostly all guesswork - I was knitting with worsted rather than the required chunky, so I upped my needle size and used the figures for the next size up. Added an extra 10 stitches for the garter button band, making sure my numbers were right for the Owl cabling, and there you go. I think maybe this one is my favourite.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-44540245684285849612010-05-11T06:29:00.000-07:002010-05-11T06:29:27.074-07:00Sage Remedy - Cure for a craptastic winterIt sure was a long, hard slog of a winter. Terrible, terrible. I thought it was over but the cold weather is creeping back in. It's just 16 degrees in the archive room today, and they haven't turned the heating on in the library. Budget cuts must be hitting hard. Shame we are currently government-less.<br />
<br />
<b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sage-remedy-top">Sage Remedy Top</a></b><br />
<br />
<a href="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/emmacoleman/20178020/j4z_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/emmacoleman/20178020/j4z_medium.jpg" tt="true" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
Ah, low quality phone pics. The top you see here is not complete - in fact it is just the front tucked into my bra straps. But, BUT! I still think it shows off how lovely the top is. I knit it in Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in a lovely sort of sea green colour. It's my first time knitting with cotton (well, a cotton mix) and I was impressed. It felt weighty and sturdy, it wasn't splitty, and the finished fabric has a lovely drape. It's got lovely lace sections on the front and the back and is very flattering. Would knit again - possibly in an alpaca mix with longer sleeves for a floaty winter top?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-15470184291309749192010-01-18T09:12:00.001-08:002010-01-18T09:15:29.722-08:00By the waysideAs is the tradition with blogs, I have neglected this for a very long time. I want a place other than Ravelry to show off my finished knits, so will likely post a few here. Also, we have a shiny new camera in the family, so I'm hoping for some lovely pictures. <br /><br />Some things I have knitted since May:<br />A bunny toy<br />Baby booties<br />A shawl<br />Two jumpers<br />A tee/blouse<br />Felted slippers<br />Two hats<br />Mitts<br /><br />It's madness, I tell you. I'm currently working on the Hap Blanket by Ysolda. A gift for my soon-to-be niece/nephew.<br /><br />Okay, see you soon!Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-9113196578658782712009-05-19T15:59:00.000-07:002009-05-19T16:00:44.054-07:00BioshockSo, in keeping with the Ferengi theme, I am convinced the voice that yells about the 'Circus of Values' on Bioshock is Wallace Shawn. CONVINCED. IMDB says otherwise. I think it's a conspiracy.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-87929366073481718782009-05-17T14:07:00.001-07:002009-05-17T14:16:46.032-07:00Mumra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3452234874_431ea6e9c8.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3452234874_431ea6e9c8.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Thought I'd just write quickly about the shawl I knitted for my mum for her birthday in April. It's <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/accessories/ishbel/">Ishbel</a> from Ysolda Teague and it's awesome. She's a great designer. I knitted the larger size and it took me about 2 weeks - I knit fast when working to a deadline, it would seem! I used a tweedy Rowan number, not the softest or drapiest choice with 100% wool but the colour reminded me of Monet so it was perfect for my mum. Success!Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-88233245074812208292009-05-14T14:45:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:51:06.714-07:00Hiatus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/3531875090_b547a0cfde.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/3531875090_b547a0cfde.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I went away, I worked a new job, I started a Masters degree, I got sick, but no, I didn't stop knitting! My Owls made mega process and are an inch and a hair away from being done. Apologies for the pyjamas, I've been off work sick for a bit. <br /><br />I currently have a bunch of other stuff on the needles - a cardigan, another sweater, a blanket and some weird toy concoction for my niece's birthday. It's all going on. Right now I'm hopped up on sudafed sleeping tablets and bioshock - did you know Armin Shimerman does the voice of Andrew Ryan? Awesome. Enjoy the picture and my bathroom. you shall see more soonEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-46482057824966925292009-03-05T10:33:00.000-08:002009-03-05T10:53:15.208-08:00Early evening update!I have been unsurprisingly rubbish at updating. But let me assure you, there's been a whole bundle of knitting going on. Here is the haps:<br /><br />- The <a href="http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/acatalog/EMILY.html">Emily</a> is on hold since I ordered the wrong darn pattern book. The right one should be here shortly, though I think I am now more enticed by <a href="http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/acatalog/CALM2.html">Calm</a> (plus it looks like an easier knit).<br /><br />- The socks are momentarily on hold, as I've decided double pointed needles are the devil's spawn and am waiting for an arrival of circulars (the rather awesome GetKnitted stock the even more awesome KnitPicks Harmony needles, only I guess in Europe they market them as <a href="http://www.getknitted.com/acatalog/Sym_Interchangable_Needles.html">KnitPro Symfonie Needles</a>, probably because it sounds so much gayer and has a fancy-ass spelling.)<br /><br />- My cardigan is complete, but I have decided that, given it's my first big project, it's crap and I will never wear it, so I am frogging it and transforming it into <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/ramblings-of-a-knitting-obsessive">this</a>, which is altogether more flattering, largely because it's not unisex. I cast on yesterday and am already past the waist ribbing. Go me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3331475300_2e2c85975e.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3331475300_2e2c85975e.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />- My next cast on: the amazing <a href="http://needled.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/owls3.pdf">o w l s sweater</a>. Above is the Rowan Cocoon I will be using for it, it arrived today. It's an awesome silver-grey colour:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3331483352_8ac52c9367.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3331483352_8ac52c9367.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Also, and finally, I treated myself to some Noro Kochoran, which I used for my Calorimetry and, deliciously, I have a bunch left:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3331471566_39e9ffa119.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3331471566_39e9ffa119.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />(yeah, I don't know how to wind balls)<br /><br />Oh the possibilities! More boring sweater updates coming soon. Right now have to finish my brother's top-secret birthday present.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-1641575426787130762009-03-03T15:49:00.000-08:002009-03-03T15:50:40.165-08:00Late night update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3326343543_f6666da2a6.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3326343543_f6666da2a6.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I finished the Calorimetry. I am tiredEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-60854463294461273342009-02-22T11:23:00.000-08:002009-02-22T11:35:35.181-08:00Sock sadnessI cast on for my sock (for the third time) yesterday. So far, as is going well, I worked about 10 rows in 2x2 rib and am now well into the stockinette section. The bamboo needles are great and switching from 4 needles to 5 was the best idea ever. If I could recommend one thing with regards to knitting your first pair of socks, it would be this: don't knit late at night. This knitting-in-the-round business requires a lot of concentration, but my brain tends to stop functioning around 11pm. So I woke up this morning and discovered 3 fairly big holes in my work and an extra seven stitches. Seven! I don't know what happened, I guess I experienced memory-loss knitting, but I could not be bothered to fix it (after all, these are only house socks) so I decreased back to the original number of stitches and carried on. I'll... fix the holes later. Nah, really though, they should be covered up when I make my first tuck. Damn socks. What kind of a fool knits socks anyway?! I can get socks at Primark for 50p! Sure, they may be acid-green and give me herpes of the foot, but at least it is instantaneous sock gratification. I'm miffed at socks so tonight I am knitting the final sleeve of what I shall call The World's Most Boring Cardigan. Wish me luck.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-62310584636797629862009-02-18T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:42:15.541-08:00Boy oh boyI met my first boy knitter yesterday! I was in the yarn section at John Lewis (I'm pretty sure they're getting sick of my face there) and I walked past a guy who works with The Yank. I gave my typical 'I-don't-really-know-you' smile and a 'I-can't-be-arsed-to-talk-to-you' 'Hi' and started heading to the needles, then did a double take. A boy! Buying wool! For himself! So I went and had a chat with him, helped him pick out some wool and tried my hardest not to find it weird that he was a boy knitter. I've never met one before and was starting to question whether they really existed.<br /><br />To solve my sock issue, I ordered a set of 5 bamboo DPNs, so my project is on hold until they get here. That's probably a good thing, since I tend to rush things and mess them up. I ordered <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0934026971?ie=UTF8&tag=emmacole-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0934026971">Folk Socks: The History and Techniques of Handknitted Footwear</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=emmacole-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0934026971" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> which has a variety of different heel and toe techniques which I'll probably sample, since I have not been having much luck with short rows.<br /><br /><br /><br />I also ordered <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906487006?ie=UTF8&tag=emmacole-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1906487006">Heartfelt: The Dark House Collection</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=emmacole-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1906487006" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> (currently seems to be out of stock everywhere, but you can order from the author's <a href="http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk">website</a>). I've heard good things about Kim Hargreaves and the patterns in this all look great. I particularly want to try my hand at <a href="http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/acatalog/EMILY.html">Emily</a>. However, we shall see, because it uses the slippery Kid Classic (we'll see how I go with the bamboo needles), I'm not sure I qualify as an 'average knitter', plus I should probably finish the cardigan my mum spent £25 on the yarn for. Erp!Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-63556717362158152052009-02-16T14:18:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:19:04.911-08:00Socks awaySo I cast on today for my first proper pair of socks. Already, I am having many issues. I am knitting the Slouch Socks from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906094411?ie=UTF8&tag=emmacole-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1906094411">Love to Knit Socks</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=emmacole-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1906094411" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;"/>. I chose this pattern because it's straight stockinette with no ribbing, and the slouchy ruches hide a multitude of sins (in theory). I, very wisely, made a practice sock from a giant ball of spare yarn I inherited from my grandmother. I needed the practice of knitting in the round, and I wanted to try out knitting heels and toes at least once before I launched into the real thing with my shiny new wool. The practice sock came out... okay. It's kind of lumpy, kind of holey, but overall I'm pretty pleased that I managed to create something sock-shaped. However, I am having so much trouble now I've cast on for the real thing. I'm using <a href="http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-wool-yarn.asp?yarnid=169">Rowan Kid Classic</a> and it's so slippery. I planned to work a few rows of 2x2 rib, a slight modification to the pattern, but I am struggling so far. I had to frog my first attempt yesterday. So here's my plan: try knitting while not watching The Prisoner. I don't think I can concentrate on two such complicated things at once. I'm abandoning it for this evening, but will pick it up again tomorrow. I'm thinking bamboo DPNs might help counteract the slipperiness of the yarn. Now if you'll excuse me, I have episode 3 to be getting on with.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195565303250795782.post-8448155963941451362009-02-12T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-12T12:43:18.227-08:00Because I need another form of procrastination<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">This will mostly be a blog about stuff I make, largely knitting projects. It is partly to keep track of all the things I'm working on and any problems I am having. It may also be about random crap, we shall see. Mostly, I'm just hoping that if I write all these things down, I won't have to bother my boyfriend with them and watch him lose the will to live as I once again talk about swatching and frogging.</span><div><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441033633876656731noreply@blogger.com2