http://cathyw.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Tying complicated knots in long pieces of string since 1979... en Vox Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:34 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/half-a-tux-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/half-a-tux-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/half-a-tux-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:34 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8d6e2f0000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8d6e2f0000b-50si" alt="Tux Scarf" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had it set up for the picture at a funny angle, so you can see both the "illusion" effect (check out the head and feet) and the stripey bits (you can kind of see the body, but part of that is your brain filling in the pattern...) I've got quit... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/half-a-tux-scarf.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fa969251b80002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/note-to-self.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/note-to-self.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/note-to-self.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:00:09 -0400 Remember that stash of brown acrylic your sister dumped on you a couple years ago? Remember how you were going to turn it into an afghan? In addition to the Log Cabin you were contemplating, it might also be useful to contemplate a mitered square... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/note-to-self.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fad6a38ac00005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-falling-off-the-balance-beam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-falling-off-the-balance-beam.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-falling-off-the-balance-beam.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:41:36 -0400 I'm all alone in the office for some reason. I got in a little later today than I have all week. I've got a good hour to stitch. I reached into my bag and found that my floss didn't make it back in there last night. Argh. This will cost me the g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-falling-off-the-balance-beam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fa96911c1d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-day-3-update.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-day-3-update.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-day-3-update.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:22:08 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8d4bc5d000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8d4bc5d000b-50si" alt="Tradewinds WIP - 8/4/08" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> As a reminder, the picture to the right was my starting point. I have good news and bad news on my "bronze" goal (finish the mermaid and the block directly under the spyglass). The good news is that I'm chugging along on it - the cross-stitching... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/stitching-olympics-day-3-update.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fad6a25dfb0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/tux-scarf-update.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/tux-scarf-update.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/tux-scarf-update.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:26:36 -0400 I am having two problems with it. 1) Starting the second chart (the word "Linux") seems to be equivalent to a bad case of second-sock syndrome. Based on comments on Ravelry, I'm not the only person who's run into this brick wall. 2) It would go ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/tux-scarf-update.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fad6a04f130005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/my-rigorous-crafting-schedule.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/my-rigorous-crafting-schedule.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/my-rigorous-crafting-schedule.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:26:54 -0400 It's working out pretty well so far. I did in fact finish spinning and plying the blue Romney that weekend. Forgot to take into account: it takes a long time to ply 150 yards of anything on a spindle. Oopsie. Got the heel turned and gusset picke... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/my-rigorous-crafting-schedule.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fa968cddc50002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-need-a-plan.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-need-a-plan.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-need-a-plan.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:19:33 -0400 Oy! Projects are piling up on me. 1) I have my second Jaywalker to the point where I need to pick up stitches around the heel flap. 2) I have that blue Romney top almost all spun. 3) I suspect the recipient of the Tux scarf I'm working on would l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-need-a-plan.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8cd3427000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/knitting-book-reviews.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/knitting-book-reviews.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/knitting-book-reviews.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:50:48 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398c4062a00030100a7e80c1e000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c4062a00030100a7e80c1e000e-50si" alt="Romantic Hand Knits: 26 Flirtatious Designs That Flatter Your Figure" /></a> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8cb9d02000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8cb9d02000b-50si" alt="New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> First up: Romantic Hand Knits, by Annie Modesitt. One step in my usual process for reviewing a pattern collection that I've checked out of the library is to go through it with Hubby, asking for a thumbs up/thumbs down on each design. He really e... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/knitting-book-reviews.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8cb9f65000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/okay-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/okay-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/okay-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:00:17 -0400 When I went into the stash to see if I had a good fabric for the Busy Bee sampler, I found sitting there, all lonely and neglected, three patterns I'd kitted up last year. They made puppy-dog eyes at me. "You loved me last year! Enough to stick fl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/okay-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fad68ef6660004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-think-i-found-my-next-cross-stitch-project.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Cathy W) http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-think-i-found-my-next-cross-stitch-project.html?_c=feed-rss http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-think-i-found-my-next-cross-stitch-project.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:41:42 -0400 Last shopping trip at the LNS, I saw a stitched model of a sampler I really liked. I almost grabbed the pattern, but thought, "I just bought stash I don't need, and dropped off some framing that will turn out a little pricey. I shouldn't." When I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cathyw.vox.com/library/post/i-think-i-found-my-next-cross-stitch-project.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c4062a000300fae8bfaaef000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>