So, how awesome were the Olympics? I mean, really. I didn’t get to watch a lot of it because a) the coverage in the States is truly awful and b) in the middle of it all I went to 15 movies, but still. Pretty great. And as an American living close to Canada, I was most pleased with the results. USA with the record number of medals? Canada with the record number of golds? The USA forcing the hockey game to OT to make Canada fight for the win? Basically, so far as I am concerned, that’s pretty much the best way it could go. Well done, everyone.

I am a sucker for the whole thing, though. I blame the fact that I had bronchitis for the entire Lillehammer games, and thus am fairly sure that I watched every minute of coverage.

Of course, the most important thing about the Olympics is that they are a pretty fantastic opportunity to get some crafting done. To that end, I participated in the Ravelympics again, and I will tell you all about it after the jump. (BTW, I just changed the RSS to full posts, so a) we’ll see how it handles the jump and b) sorry if there’s feed barf. These things happen.) (more…)

I’m mostly just mentioning this so that I can apologize in advance for any feed barfing that might happen when I change it. So, sorry.

Now onto what’s really important: knitting. I have been doing a lot of it, though it has been hard to tell from here. There’s a lot of stuff that still needs to be blocked & photographed, and of course I am now in the middle of the Ravelympics (I’m crocheting a sweater and knitting two pairs of socks, which is only a little bit crazy until you consider that I’m also in the middle of ten days in a row at the movies).

Recently, though, I did manage to photograph the rest of my finished socks, which was quite an accomplishment, if only because it meant I could finally take them out of the FO basket and wear them. New socks!

Four pairs of socks, after the jump. Links go to the Ravelry project page, click through for larger photos: (more…)

Oops.

I have, however, posted a lot to letterboxed, including an entry on 2009 in film that everyone ignored. And I just uploaded a bunch of photos to Flickr, with the intent of taking some serious coffee shop time to organize, tag, and post about. I know you all are pretty excited about that. Don’t front. And maybe someday I’ll even take pictures of all the stuff I’ve knitted. Maybe.

Until then, here’s part of how I managed to see 108 films in 2009. Evidence that I am a sucker for a laminated pass. Click through to Flickr for notes.

Pictures of the hoodie, crown, & scepter, plus more than you ever wanted to know about how I made them, after the jump (or by clicking “view original post” on Facebook.) (more…)

It’s also exciting because it means I can finally show you guys some more of the crafting that I did this summer. What, you want me to blog things chronologically? It’s never going to happen.

After the jump, baby knitted & crocheted things of cuteness. (more…)

ANYWAY.

Things I did without photos:

* Took a trip over to Bellevue to knit with lovely ladies I met through my yarn club. Gentleman at Panera v sweet and subbed turkey into a most amazing salad. Om nom nom.

* Spent five hours running errands and came home with… two yardsticks. Dear craft store: I am never going to you again. You have not once had anything on my list. And you are an hour each way by bus. (The yardsticks are for this yarn swift, which I am still determined to make.)

* Went out to breakfast at Glo’s with Carry on, Jeeves. Ate tasty frittata! (Note: TextEdit thinks I mean “frigate”. No. This is not an O’Brian novel.)

* Watched the third season of “Felicity” which was, I am sorry to report, surprisingly upsetting. Cheating! Stalking! More cheating! But Greg being adorable. I would like him as my older brother, please. Someone kindly see to that.

* Knitted lots, including a stack of Nearly Finished Things, but Not Quite Finished Enough for photos. They all need to be blocked first.

* Laid out my tshirt quilt. I still need to do some math and buy fabric for it before I can actually make it. If it goes well, I will make a second, because I have tshirts coming out of my ears.

Things I did with photos… later. Once I upload them. But this already is almost too late to bother posting so to delay would be madness!

What I’m going to post about instead: this weekend! Two of my aunts & one of my cousins came over to the coast, which was lovely. Pictures after the jump! (more…)

In July I went up to Vancouver for the folk festival. It was my third year attending, and though I missed seeing Julie up on the mainstage interpreting, I had a really great time. I got up there on Friday night when the Weakerthans were on the mainstage, found a spot, and immediately everything felt right with the world. (more…)

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SIFF did keep me a little busy though. After 13 years I finally decided to try volunteering and the Secret festival, and both were awesome. A++ will volunteer & secret again.

After the festival, I did a load of laundry and went to New York. Pictures from that after the jump. (more…)