Category: musings

  • b-side oops!

    A knitter caught a chart boo-boo in B-Side – some wrong side knit stitches are missing from the chart. If you just knit the wrong side rows as the stitches appear, you’ll be fine, but if you’re following stitch by stitch, there are some missing stitches. A corrected version has been sent out to everyone who bought the pattern straight through Paypal, and the corrected version is also now available on Ravelry for download by everyone who bought it through there. Oops!

    I must say I don’t have all that much going on around here. More weaving, knitting on the cashmere sweater (which is getting closer to completion, but it just looks all bunched up right now), a bit of sock knitting.

    jojoland sock

    I’m almost up to the heel on the first jojoland melody sock (the one I’m knitting on 1.5 mm). Booooring. But at least it’s a nice small project to carry around.

    pretty pretty stitch markers

    I got these pretty pretty stitch markers from my friend rachel m – she’s selling other pretty pretty stitch markers, earrings, and bracelets (with more to come) up on her etsy shop! Go look and buy! I shall be adding them to my various projects immediately.

    Well, since I don’t really have anything else, maybe I can pick your collective brains about cameras – I want to buy a DSLR, I’m ready to take the plunge! But what to get? The Canon XTi is mega-popular (especially among knitbloggers, it seems) and a good price. My little point and shoot is Canon and I love it.

    But I’m leaning more towards a Nikon for this one – the D40 is supercheap, compact, and I have a couple friends who are really happy with theirs. I think the one I really want right now is the D60. It’s a little more expensive, but not any more than the Rebel was a couple months ago (when I was contemplating buying one). I’m not sure though!

    Any thoughts, opinions to help me make up my mind?

  • ready for the world

    I’ve now listed a couple of scarves on my Etsy shop! Have at it! There’s lots more to come, I think – the weaving is just so fun, and I love to see how the yarn works up into woven fabric. I sort of fear what saying this will do – but if you have a particular colour family and size in mind, email me and we’ll see what we can work out!

    Since I don’t really have much else, I think it’s time for a (rare around here) meme that’s been going around.

    1. What was I doing ten years ago?
    Let’s see…I was 13 (yep), just finishing grade eight. I guess since it’s June, we were mostly goofing off for the end of the year, watching the World Cup in class since my teacher was big on soccer, signing yearbooks, that kind of thing. I was excited to graduate middle school and nervous about going on to the big high school! I had a great group of friends and we mostly stayed together even through high school (gaining people along the way). I still see them once in a while now. Something I don’t miss: a group of bullies.

    2. What are five things on my to-do list today?
    List stuff on Etsy (already done), finish the front bands of my cashmere sweater, straighten up my room, weave another scarf, eat agnolotti for dinner.

    3. Snacks I enjoy:
    What the heck don’t I enjoy?! I’ve been eating lots of toast with melted aged cheddar and tomato; anything sweet or chocolate really, leftover supper food, deviled eggs, fresh homebaked bread and butter. Man, I love carbs.

    4. Places I’ve Lived:
    Toronto, Ontario. I’ve lived in the same room all my life, people. Time for a change sometime soon (realistically not for awhile).

    Where would I LIKE to live?
    Downtown Toronto, in some fantastical house that might not exist for my forseeable budget, with a bright airy studio/office space and a gorgeous kitchen. I certainly can’t see myself actually living anywhere other than here, but I’d love extended visits to Vancouver, Montreal, maybe NYC, London.

    5. Things I’d do if I was a billionaire:
    Tough one. Build a house in the country with tons of vegetable garden and sheep; build houses for my parents and sisters; travel; establish a couple of scholarship funds; try to use the money to do some good for the environment, farmers, children, and society in general. How’s that for broad?

  • resolution

    Thanks for all your comments. Sometimes the power and speed of the internet work for the greater good! I found the photo last night, and it was taken down by lunchtime today. I was contacted by the author of the site, who apologized and said she will review her testimonial policies – the photos (before/after, of different people) were submitted by someone to her as a testimonial which she took at face value. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous people out there who can and will use other people’s work for their own (twisted) pleasure.

    So, I’m happy with this resolution. But that was a very weird situation. I’m not sure what I can do to protect my photos and likeness in the future – perhaps add a watermark to my photos? Not really interested in that sort of thing right now, but it might become necessary. At any rate, I’m glad this was all so quickly solved! I’m going to close the comments on the last post.

    Next time, fun around town with Ysolda, and maybe even some knitting!