(and crochets, and stitches, and is otherwise generally crafty)
I've been studiously avoiding most of the Internet today. Mostly I just had a ton of work to do, and also a kid who's off school for a week (the number of "no school" days in late March-mid April is kind of bonkers this year), but also, it's...not a great day to be a painfully… Continue reading Hello, April.
(A very appropriate color for St. Patrick's Day, no?) Didn't mean to go nearly a month without posting! The semester has been semestering, and I'm still dealing with unpredictable episodes of fatigue and dysautonomia, which is why instead of being at the AAAL conference presenting as part of a colloquium this weekend, I'm at home,… Continue reading Several things that are GREEN!
Way back at the beginning of the pandemic, I knit a Gridlines sweater and was so in love with the pattern - I loved the way the slipped stitches and garter ridges formed a grid, and especially the way that the gridlines sloped to create beautiful lines at the shoulder, and knitting a sweater sideways… Continue reading The beginnings of a Winter Grid
And I couldn't help myself - now that kiddo is so darned close to my own size, her sweaters kindasorta fit me! https://flic.kr/p/2pwZaZv Pocus and Focus like the new sweater, too. But they fit the intended recipient better, and she was SO happy to learn that her new sweater had finished blocking that she put… Continue reading The sweater is finished!
I finished the knitting on kiddo's modified, crew-necked, long-sleeved Professor Meow pullover last night at the library, where I was chilling for 1.5 hours while kiddo had fun at the T(w)een Comics Club meeting. The library is my happy place - I love spaces where I can just exist without needing to buy anything, and… Continue reading Face time!
The semester has started and is going quite well so far, though I've been pretty busy! So not a whole lot of progress has been made on anything, knit-wise, though I did manage to get to the gusset increases on the first of yet another pair of DRK Everyday Socks while my students were doing… Continue reading Slow progress, thinking out loud.
Well, we're now 2 weeks into 2024, and I haven't actually managed to post anything here since November. How about let's start with a recap of the year that is now two weeks behind us? I started 2023 by putting together a last-minute proposal for the “Writing About and With Artificial Intelligence” class that I… Continue reading New year, two new socks, two new cowls, same old me.
In my last post, I mentioned one item I'm currently working on (in fits and starts) for a child in my life: the Nectar blanket I'm creating for our assistant minister's baby-to-be. But I'm also working on a couple of projects for my kid, for some upcoming special events: her 12th birthday (just after Thanksgiving)… Continue reading For the child(ren)
Well, October sure was a lot. I kept meaning to update the blog, but was too busy to do much crafting, much less write about it. One of the things that had me so busy was a book chapter that was due yesterday. I was able to submit it between my classes, so that's finally… Continue reading Hello, November.
It's been awhile since I've managed to finish a sweater - I still have a couple of them on the needles in various stages that demand more time and attention (and ability to evade kitties who are FAR too interested in yarn!) than I currently have. But bit by bit, I've worked on the second… Continue reading A finished sweater!
Introducing the new generation of our household cats.
Just over a month ago, on September 3rd, we said farewell to the sweetest, smartest, stubbornest orange boy, our beloved wizard kitty, Ren. https://flic.kr/p/2oodPPq The kitty who could always tell if I was sad or sick and needed cuddles. https://flic.kr/p/jqXYK The kitty who loved my knitting a little too much for his own good (and… Continue reading Farewell, Ren.
Well, I once again did not intend to go an entire month between posts, but given all that I've had going on (writing multiple book chapters, doing interviews with journalists about my work(!!!), other good things I can't quite share yet but I promise I will once it's public, plus getting my kid ready for… Continue reading Goodbye August, Hello September
I didn't intend to go the rest of July without posting, but between a flareup of nerve pain and needing to work pretty hard on the various book chapters and course prep I'm currently responsible for, I just didn't do all that much knitting, and what knitting I did do, I didn't really have any… Continue reading Goodbye, July. Hello, August.
I finished my Inclinations Shawl! I actually finished it a few days ago, but it's been a bit rainy, so I was waiting for a day that I knew would be warm and dry enough to block it and let it dry on our deck. Today was the day! https://flic.kr/p/2oNVbor It's too big to fit… Continue reading Inclinations and mid-summer musings
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