Category Archives: knitting

Stash Expansion

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Owlie

Knit Picks had a Cyber Monday sale.  I broke my yarn diet rules and bought more.  I’m justifying it because there are some things I wanted that were discontinued and/or on sale.  Four skeins of lace-weight, and eleven(!) skeins of … Continue reading →

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Pink Crazy-making Socks are DONE.

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Owlie

Okay, they’ve been done for several days now, but I only just got around to uploading the pictures to Ravelry.  I can put them up here too! Here they are: Pattern: Bamboo Socks by Wendy D. Johnson, size M Yarn: Southwest … Continue reading →

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Life changes, Sweaters and new yarn!

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Owlie

Since my last post, I’ve moved back in with my parents in Cincinnati, and I’m still waiting on word from the master’s program I applied to.  Their deadline was “four weeks before registration begins for the quarter you wish to … Continue reading →

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I Foresee the Need to Buy More Yarn

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Owlie

Okay, I will admit this began as an attempt to use up some of my stash yarn.  Unfortunately, this will mean that I eventually will have to buy more yarn.  (Not that that’s a bad thing, right…?) Introducing: The ABC … Continue reading →

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Clearly, I should buy more jerseys…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Owlie

…in order to corral my growing yarn stash: Yes, those are Primal Wear and Castelli bags containing part of my sock/lace stash.  The other bag is a bag from a Knit Picks order.  It holds my scrap sock yarn (for … Continue reading →

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Mum’s Christmas/birthday socks

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Owlie

In life news, I got a rejection letter from one university.  (I wasn’t surprised, since I knew when their interview dates were.)  I had an interview on Wednesday with my alma mater’s pharmacology department.  I’m not sure how it went, … Continue reading →

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A very socky post, and the pictures I promised

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Owlie

The basket rib socks are done, as I said a while ago. Even though both skeins were ostensibly the same dye lot, I was really surprised by the difference in striping.  (I used one for each sock.)  Overall, I do … Continue reading →

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Winter things

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Owlie

First off, I apologize for neglecting my blog.  I’m up to my eyes in graduate school applications.  More accurately, I’m up to my eyes in personal statements.  (One down, four to go.) It’s very wintry here.  We’ve had temperatures in … Continue reading →

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Socks!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Owlie

I thought I’d mention something that didn’t have to do with my bicycle for a change.  It seems that without the internet, I’m a much more productive knitter.  Imagine that.  I’ve been knitting a lot of socks lately–most of the … Continue reading →

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Lack of Motivation

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Owlie

I have had no motivation to ride or knit (much) for the last few weeks.  It’s been hot and humid.  Neither of these things are good for me.  My sleep cycle is totally out of whack, thanks to the heat,  … Continue reading →

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