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recently completed projects

pictures coming soon eventually!
  • duct tape coin purse and keychain ID pouch
  • a birthday scarf for Nana
  • some junk out of wire
  • the scarf for Bill
  • that pouch for my camera
  • Klutz capsters
  • a simple stripe-y hat in Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky (leftovers from the buttonhole bag)
  • buttonhole bag from Mason-Dixon Knitting

currently on the needles

active:
  • a Wonderful Wallaby in Wool-Ease for Adler
  • a Dr. Who scarf (season 12 pattern) for the DH
  • Brainylady's basic cabled socks (for me!)
  • a Linux illusion scarf
  • another boring garter-stitch scarf for me, in Katia Nepal
on indefinite hiatus:
  • the fuzzy steering wheel cover from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation for Lucy
  • a sleeveless top in Patons Fresco, semi-improvised pattern
  • Kitty Hat from Stitch n' Bitch in grey Wool-Ease
  • gigantic Wool-Ease T&Q sweater for the DH
  • skull & crossbones Christmas stocking

how many more days?

  • days 'til the DH's birthday
  • more days until our 2nd wedding anniversary
  • days 'til spring break!
  • more shopping days until my b-day
  • more days until W's out of the white house
I stole the idea for this cute little countdown feature straight from the far-superior blog bag 'n' trash, a fellow member of the mini knits webring; I got the code here. Wanna buy me something for one of these upcoming events? Well, I do have a Froogle wishlist and an Amazon.com wishlist. Hee.

recent music purchases

what I'm reading offline

  • Bazaar Bizarre by Greg Der Ananian
  • How To Make {Almost} Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer by Shoshana Berger and Grace Hawthorne, the makers of ReadyMade
  • Organic Chemistry, Sixth Edition by Francis A. Carey
  • Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese by Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku
  • Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments by K. L. Williamson
  • University Physics, Volume 1, 11th Edition by Young & Freedman

recent DVD acquisitions

products and stores I endorse

other things I love

Syracuse links

Monday, January 30, 2006

I sense a knit-along coming on...

NPR did this story the other day, about Bolivian president Evo Morales' favorite sweater, which he, apparently, wears at every photo-op he can. It's supposed to be a symbol of his affiliation with the common people of Bolivia - at least, that's how it's interpreted by some observers (some people just think he has no fashion sense).

Here's a closer look.

Knowing there is a good bit of crossover between NPR geeks and knit geeks, I await with bated breath the news of an Evo Morales sweater KAL.

posted by Liz @ 1/30/2006 05:19:00 PM