Entries from February 2008

February 27, 2008

ocean toes

Ocean Toes in the Snow

Ocean Toes at the Capital City Airport

Ocean Toes in the Motor City Airport

Ocean Toes En Route

Ocean Toes 
Pattern:  Ocean Toes, tall size, New Pathways for Sock Knitters, Book One, Cat Bordhi, Cedar Architecture
Yarn:  Alpaca Sox, Classic Elite Yarns
Needles:  Addi, size 1, two circs, 24 inchers
The Skinny:  I gotta say, I love Cat’s [...]

February 16, 2008

A Knitting Pure and Simple Goof

It takes about 5 minutes for people to meet Scrappy and Gangles to declare they have never meet two kids with such distinct personalities.  When I saw the Pirate Sweater by Zoe Mellor, it screamed Scrappy – rough, kooky, uninhibited, and the kid is like Bam-Bam with picking up an entire play kitchen and carrying it [...]

February 12, 2008

Moving Slow at the Junction

Am I dating myself with this title? 
I picked up the needles again yesterday and they are on fire!  I walk slower than a blue hair on the Florida expressway but my needles are compensating.  I decided it was time to mix it up and teach myself some new tricks:

And when I learn a new trick, [...]

February 10, 2008

Baby got NEW back

Surgery once again has kicked every ounce of my humility and vanity out the window.  It’s a given that drugs can make you loopy and revert back to singing Duran Duran or telling your doctor he has a great ass, but there are certain experiences no one can anticipate.  I went in to surgery way later [...]

February 2, 2008

Silent Poetry Reading

She’s got freckles on her but
She’s Pretty
She sits upon the cabbages and peas
She’s the farmer’s daughter
But all the horsemen knew her