http://onthefritz.org flabbergasting and befuddling since 1973 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:51:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't often have humans willing to have their pictures taken.  These are my nieces from my trip to Texas last week.  Ages 5 and 8. http://onthefritz.org/2008/06/adorableness/ The boyfriend and I had a brainstorm this morning that resulted in my first CafePress shop. Vote for John McClane in 2008! America's favorite hero!  Get your gear here! http://onthefritz.org/2008/06/mcclane-in-2008/ Memorial Day Weekend + Sunriver rental house + thunder + lightening - knitting (sprained finger) + (hail) + (more hail that won't melt) = lots of http://onthefritz.org/2008/05/math/ These are my remaining Raven colorways was from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. Yum. I have four skeins of Woobu, the rest I only have one. 1. Woobu in Thraven, 2. Luscious Single Silk - Thraven, 3. Socks that Rock mediumweight - Corbie, 4. Silkie Socks that Rock - Tlingit, 5. Socks ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/05/blue-moon-fiber-arts-raven-stash/ Started Monday night. They're currently about 2 inches longer than this picture. The Spiraling Master Coriolis socks from Cat Bordhi's New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One. Yarn is Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Lightweight Raven Clan color Haida. Yummy dark black and blue color, ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/05/warp-speed/ A finished object! The "Boyfriend Socks" in size US 0 (SO TINY) that took me 4 months. They fit, I'm happy. These shoes fit my skinny feet better now too! The yarn is ShibuiKnits Sock in color Midnight purchased from Knit/Purl. The temperature is ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/05/the-not-for-my-boyfriend-socks/ Uses for Orange yarn... Swatches! I had a migraine while knitting this. It is horrible all around. Yarn is KnitPicks Swish worsted (I think). Lace pattern from the Sun Ray Shawl on Elann. This is not an accurate swatch of the lace. I moved ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/04/adventures-in-swatches/ I finally posted them in vimeo.  The first two are my favorites, and yes, that's me "singing" along during the song :)  Other people were too, they just weren't next to my camera!  I was sitting almost half way back and all I could get with the 12x optical zoom ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/04/yarn-harlot-videos/ Pictures are here from tonight's knitting talk by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot. Click for larger ones on flickr. Fun night, I got there about 1.5 hours early and about 1/3 of the seats were taken. There most have been over 500 knitters there. I bought her ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/04/inexplicable-knitting-behavior/ No Mean Feet! 1st and 3rd Monday night Sock knitting at Knit-Purl. Sock Monkey is Kaaren's (in bottom pick), fresh from Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sock Camp (jealous!). This week includes Yarn Harlot Tuesday at the World Forestry Center for a book reading and signing. It's on my ... http://onthefritz.org/2008/04/the-beginning-of-a-knit-tastic-week/