FO: Seraphim shawl
Seraphim's done! Did the cast off with a needle 2 sizes up since I tend to cast off tightly. I tried this on when I got it off the needle, and I thought it was small. Then I stuck it in water and it got huge! It spread
Alison Hawke
Ding dong, the witch is (half) dead!
She's definitely poorly and not going to recover. The witch in question is my monster spinning project, 8oz of superwash merino to be spun as two ply sock yarn. Decided to put 3oz on each bobbin, which means I am just over half done now. It's
Code Monkey
In episode 54 of Cast On, Brenda plays a song by Jonathon Coulton called Code Monkey. I love this song! You can listen to it on his website and it is hilarious!
Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring
Snapshot - September 2007
Reading:
Finished a fascinating book over the long weekend: Another day in the frontal lobe by Katrina Firlik, a neurosurgeon.
The Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine is my other current read. Finished Ill Wind, started (but not finished) Heat Stroke, and got most of the way through Chill Factor.
Cocoa for health
BBC News: Cocoa nutrient for 'lethal ills'.
A nutrient in cocoa called epicatechin appears to lower the risk of four common killer diseases, work suggests. Among the Kuna people of Panama, who can drink up to 40 cups of cocoa per week, rates of stroke, heart disease, cancer
Seraphim: Nearing the finish line
18 rows to go on the Seraphim shawl! I am a lace chart convert now, especially since I can see how it matches up to the knitting. Still have to check which symbol is ssk and which is k2tog, but apart from that I'm sold. It's
Bitten by the lace bug
Thanks for your encouraging comments about my lacewreck, I have recovered but there's a lifeline going in every fourth row till the end. I love my lifeline! Started the third chart and the third skein of yarn, don't think I'll be needing the fourth.
Genetic handedness
BBC News: Gene for left-handedness is found.
Scientists have discovered the first gene which appears to increase the odds of being left-handed. The Oxford University-led team believe carrying the gene may also slightly raise the risk of developing psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia. The gene, LRRTM1, appears to play
Lacewreck
More of a fender bender than a total wreck, but disappointing nonetheless. I had 40 rows to go on my Seraphim shawl when I made a mistake. The fix looked almost passable, and I thought I could live with it, but it didn't look right. When I tried
FO: Pumpkin hat
For some light relief from the shawl, I made a pumpkin. This project has been waiting around for a couple of years. The yarn is soft but splits easily and it makes for a nice weathered pumpkin look. I made the smallest size which used less than one ball of