I refuse to apologize for All Knitting All the Time. Well, ok. But only a little.




[This is probably not useful unless you're in the habit of knitting with double-pointed needles. You can skip it if you want.]
When you reach the end of the first needle and are starting to knit on the second, I have found a few things that help reduce the ladder that can sometimes form. We want to avoid the ladder at all costs, right? Here's how I do it.[Click on the image to see more detail.]
Knit the first stitch on the second needle. After you've knit it, make sure that there is no length of yarn between the stitches on the two needles. You will check this again after the second stitch. As you can (maybe) see, the second needle is behind the first while I make the first stitch. This helps eliminate the yarn that stretches between the needles.[Click on the image to see more detail.]
[Click on the image to see more detail.]
When you've knit the second stitch on the second needle, place them next to the stitches on the first needle, and pull the yarn taut. We want to make sure that the length of yarn between the first and second needle is gone completely before we continue knitting on the second needle.[Click on the image to see more detail.]
This is the only way I've been able to get rid of ladders completely when knitting in the round with double-pointed needles. If you know of a better way, please let me know! I'm always happy to learn new techniques.Santa Claus
North Pole, Earth
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl.
It really wasn't my fault what happened at Lisa's Office party. It was
Cam who spiked the punch with too much Budweiser Select. I can't help
it if I drank 45 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just
like skunk.
I thought it was funny when I put Lisa's pants on my head and danced
the polka on the chair while singing `Mary Had a Little Lamb'. I
didn't mean to break Lisa's vibrator and don't know why Lisa would
accuse me of murder.
I don't remember calling Jason's wife a smelly piglet---even though
she looked like one with lilac eye shadow and peuce lipstick!
And when I threw up on Joyce's husband's nostril, it was only because
I ate too much of that biscuits and gravy.
After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired. So I fell asleep on
my way home and drove my chevy nova through my neighbor's attic. I
don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me a whiskery
kangaroo and have me arrested for rape!
So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all stinky
and fat. And I'm really not to blame for any of this papery stuff.
Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!
Sincerely and unfortunately yours,
Sarah (Really a nice girl!)
P.S. It's only 897 bucks!
Do you have any blogs that you read that you know for a fact you
wouldn't like the person in person, and sometimes its not very
pleasant to read them, but they've got such interesting things going
on that you can't help it? I do.
For shame, Sunny.
Spin Cycle (a novel)
by Sue Margolis
"Rachel Katz lifted the mike off it's stand and jerked the lead away from her feet."
Soul Music
by Terry Pratchett
"This is a story about memory. And this much can be remembered..."
"Also, Lisa's sister's husband's brother is totally acting weird."
[*Everybody with cable televison.]
Hey, have you been watching Project Runway? If not, well, damnit, you should. It's ten times better than The Amazing Race (Craptastic Family Edition), and it's all about fashion and creativity and it has the added bonus of rampant flamboyancy that I just know you're craving. At least, I am..
If so, can we have a little chat? Who do you think is going to be in the final three? I already have a set list in my head - who do you think will make the cut?
I'm going say
I hope these guys really get to battle it out in the finals. If none of them totally drop the ball, I could see this happening - my only question is whether Bravo will feel like they need to include a woman in their final choices. In my opinion, the women have really been doing crappy so far, but maybe they'll pick things up in time to make it. So far, only Little Miss Two-Face has really shown any real potential - and that's giving her more than I really think she's worth. To be honest, I didn't even like the dress she won with, but then again, I'm just Average Joe, not a fashionista by any means.
This outfit, on the other hand, is pure fashion gold. (I would post the link to tonight's outfit, but they haven't put it online yet. Bravo employs slackers, hahaha. Please don't sue me, Bravo, that was a joke. You can tell by the hillarity.)
So, in conclusion, watch this show! It's great fun, there's lots of gay conflict and crying and fun fashion stuff. Also, this season we get to watch with bated breath for the moment that Heidi Klum's stomach bursts at the freaking seams. (Is it just because she's so skinny? Or is she really ready to pop?) Plus it's only one night away from Tuesday, and I just know you're looking for an Amazing Race replacement. SJ, please?
From: Sarah S.
To: Bruce S.
I Suck and I Ate Your Dinner
Please forgive me and also feel free to get something from somewhere
on your way home. Christmas present will be wrapped
extra-extravagantly to make up for my indiscretion. Love you.
Me
From: Bruce S.
To: Sarah S.
So what kind of sandwich was it, just out of curiosity? Now I'm hungry, woman!
:)
From: Sarah S.
To: Bruce S.
Uh, it was a BL. You know, like that one popular sandwich, only
without the T. Because they're slimey and red and that's a
color/texture combo I don't like eating.
From: Bruce S.
To: Sarah S.
You successfully grossed me out. I don't know if I'm hungry anymore.
...but I'll be stopping at some fine dining establishment on the way home…
From: Sarah S.
To: Bruce S.
Hmm.. which one? I ate your sandwich for lunch, you know ;)
From: Bruce S.
To: Sarah S.
Sure you did…..;) I bet you just ate it after thinking how hungry I'd
be when I got home :)
I don't know where I'm going. Braums or wendy's.
From: Sarah S.
To: Bruce S.
Nuh-uh! I thought that right after I popped the last piece in my mouth.
If you go to Wendy's, do you think you could afford a cheeseburger and
some chicken nuggets with honey for me? Pretty please with a black
[item I made my brother for Christmas] on top? (As soon as I
can get more yarn?)
Love you to bits, Brucie
From: Shady
To: Sarah
Subject: You
Would you be interested in trading pics?? I would love to see more of
your hot body...
From: Sarah
To: Shady
Subject: RE: You
Hey,
Thanks for the compliment, but no, I don't want to share pics of my
hot body. I'm just not comfortable with that, and I'm pretty sure my
husband wouldn't like it, either.
Sorry