Showing posts with label yarn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yarn. Show all posts
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Life After LSAT
It's done done done!
After the test, Sam met me at a coffee shop, where he had some yummy Hungarian coffee waiting for me. On our way to lunch, I spotted Yarntopia, a yarn store I had never seen before or heard of, even though I spent the summer of 2005 at Columbia, where I spent my days going to class, wandering around Manhattan, and knitting obsessively. That summer, I walked to every knitting store I could find, and believe me, I would have remembered Yarntopia. I find that in New York, a lot of the stores have a lot of really beautiful yarn that is extremely expensive and for which I couldn't really find a project unless I were to buy a ton of it and go broke. Not so with this place. It's a New York LYS, so of course it isn't cheap, but I could see myself making something with just about everything in the store. Upon some internet research, I learned that the store just opened in December, so that's why I didn't already know about it. I assure you, it rocks. They even give paper bags instead of plastic, which is super cool.
As my post-test retail therapy, I decided to buy a book instead of yarn because I really need to finish my UFOs. But when I found Son of Stitch 'N Bitch I just had to buy it! I could finally have a choice of patterns that I could use for my dad's long-overdue sweater! And stuff I could make for Sam! I'm a little hesitant to make him a sweater because knitting a sweater for your boyfriend is said to curse relationships, but the book talks a lot about the curse, and I think that our relationship could withstand a sweater. Besides, he wants me to make a sweater for him. And I think he would like a lot of the sweaters in this book (though I would have to alter a lot of the color schemes). But now I'm getting ahead of myself. So many projects to finish first!
Speaking of Sam, the first review of Worst Case Ontario's first Album, Burning Politely, came out during my LSAT hibernation. It's on Frederick Foxtrott. Check it out!
After the test, Sam met me at a coffee shop, where he had some yummy Hungarian coffee waiting for me. On our way to lunch, I spotted Yarntopia, a yarn store I had never seen before or heard of, even though I spent the summer of 2005 at Columbia, where I spent my days going to class, wandering around Manhattan, and knitting obsessively. That summer, I walked to every knitting store I could find, and believe me, I would have remembered Yarntopia. I find that in New York, a lot of the stores have a lot of really beautiful yarn that is extremely expensive and for which I couldn't really find a project unless I were to buy a ton of it and go broke. Not so with this place. It's a New York LYS, so of course it isn't cheap, but I could see myself making something with just about everything in the store. Upon some internet research, I learned that the store just opened in December, so that's why I didn't already know about it. I assure you, it rocks. They even give paper bags instead of plastic, which is super cool.
As my post-test retail therapy, I decided to buy a book instead of yarn because I really need to finish my UFOs. But when I found Son of Stitch 'N Bitch I just had to buy it! I could finally have a choice of patterns that I could use for my dad's long-overdue sweater! And stuff I could make for Sam! I'm a little hesitant to make him a sweater because knitting a sweater for your boyfriend is said to curse relationships, but the book talks a lot about the curse, and I think that our relationship could withstand a sweater. Besides, he wants me to make a sweater for him. And I think he would like a lot of the sweaters in this book (though I would have to alter a lot of the color schemes). But now I'm getting ahead of myself. So many projects to finish first!
Speaking of Sam, the first review of Worst Case Ontario's first Album, Burning Politely, came out during my LSAT hibernation. It's on Frederick Foxtrott. Check it out!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
knitting at the crack of dawn
yes, it's come to that. it's the only way i can be productive. i got up at 6:15 monday morning to knit. the plan was to make that a routine. 6:15 every day and either go to the gym or knit (sometimes i have to be at work early, but even then i don't have to leave until 8:00.
that plan lasted all of one day. by monday afternoon, i was exhausted, i had a headache, and my finger hurt. (the former two were knitting-related, but i don't know what happened to my finger. it still hurts, though.)
maybe i actually will get my act together, but i've realized that i need to be more creative in order to make it work. i can't just sit there and knit hats without being in some sort of in depth coversation/activity, and i don't have a television. so perhaps i will make fewer items but they will be more unique. i really think i can do this. i just have to take all these little goals one step at a time. i just got my credit card bill and it was way better than last month. and i've finally begun to cook more and to cook extra so i can bring lunch to work. sam is trying to do the same, and that's helping a lot. team work!
oh. and remember that image that refused to upload onto my computer last week? here it is!
that plan lasted all of one day. by monday afternoon, i was exhausted, i had a headache, and my finger hurt. (the former two were knitting-related, but i don't know what happened to my finger. it still hurts, though.)
maybe i actually will get my act together, but i've realized that i need to be more creative in order to make it work. i can't just sit there and knit hats without being in some sort of in depth coversation/activity, and i don't have a television. so perhaps i will make fewer items but they will be more unique. i really think i can do this. i just have to take all these little goals one step at a time. i just got my credit card bill and it was way better than last month. and i've finally begun to cook more and to cook extra so i can bring lunch to work. sam is trying to do the same, and that's helping a lot. team work!
oh. and remember that image that refused to upload onto my computer last week? here it is!
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
I was a little extra cautious and bought way too much yarn for my purple headband. I went back to Sophie's to return the extra stuff but they didn't have the anything bulky for the sweater I want to make. They didn't have it there at Loop the last time I was there either. So I decided to make another headband. Turns out, my separation anxiety wasn't just from my thesis. The pattern ended way too quickly. I'm not used to such instant gratification. So I'm making another one now. This one is black baby alpaca. It is amazingly soft. And I can wear it to my new job (at least that's the plan).
One problem. This one will end too; and I won't have anything to bring to New York this weekend. Yes, I'm still working on the green sweater. Maybe I should figure out that little place marker problem.
One problem. This one will end too; and I won't have anything to bring to New York this weekend. Yes, I'm still working on the green sweater. Maybe I should figure out that little place marker problem.
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