It is heavy but very soft! Kevin loves it. I gave it to him on our 7-monthiversary, and it matches the bracelet I made him with magnetic clasps (which he picked out during that first trip to Joann's when he picked out the yarn!)
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Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Knitting My Troubles Away
All fall and winter I have been working on a red and black scarf for Kevin, yarn and dimensions of his choosing. It was really small gauge (I couldn't tell you how small because I'm a pretty ghetto knitter -- in fact, I learned that I don't know how to knit, only how to purl!) so it took forevererer! Knitting about 10 rows of 30 stitches each per ~hour-long episode of House or Dexter, I'd say I spent about 45 hours just knitting, and let's say another 3 going back to pick up a lost stitch -- 2 whole days! Also, I ran out of yarn and had to get more RIGHT before Christmas when Joann's was having a sale and sold out of the colors I needed!! I went to 4 or 5 Joann's before I finally obtained what I needed to finish.
It is heavy but very soft! Kevin loves it. I gave it to him on our 7-monthiversary, and it matches the bracelet I made him with magnetic clasps (which he picked out during that first trip to Joann's when he picked out the yarn!)
It is heavy but very soft! Kevin loves it. I gave it to him on our 7-monthiversary, and it matches the bracelet I made him with magnetic clasps (which he picked out during that first trip to Joann's when he picked out the yarn!)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Rainy Day
The weather is certainly cooler up here in Mountain View compared to LA.
Today was the second rainstorm. I forgot how much I liked rain.
It rained a lot freshman year when I had a lot of places to go, so I didn't like it much then, and after that it probably rained few enough times to count with my fingers and have some left over.
But today, at quitting time, I stepped outside and was greeted by the cool atmosphere of rain. The air was chilly and moist, and there was something refreshing about walking to my car, under my umbrella, stepping on puddles in my heels. I had to drive home slowly, but I didn't really mind (the 2-mile commute probably didn't hurt my patience). And I spent the rest of the day warm inside because it was raining outside, watching TV shows on my computer and knitting (unfortunately, that wine bottle was already empty, but that would have been nice, or perhaps hot chocolate).
It was comfortable, but lonely. Kevin is still in sunny LA, and so rainy Mountain View doesn't quite feel like home.
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Today was the second rainstorm. I forgot how much I liked rain.
It rained a lot freshman year when I had a lot of places to go, so I didn't like it much then, and after that it probably rained few enough times to count with my fingers and have some left over.
But today, at quitting time, I stepped outside and was greeted by the cool atmosphere of rain. The air was chilly and moist, and there was something refreshing about walking to my car, under my umbrella, stepping on puddles in my heels. I had to drive home slowly, but I didn't really mind (the 2-mile commute probably didn't hurt my patience). And I spent the rest of the day warm inside because it was raining outside, watching TV shows on my computer and knitting (unfortunately, that wine bottle was already empty, but that would have been nice, or perhaps hot chocolate).
[1/3 sec, f/8, ISO 400, 60mm]
It was comfortable, but lonely. Kevin is still in sunny LA, and so rainy Mountain View doesn't quite feel like home.