I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas with your families!


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So, in other happier news, meet Shady Leon and Tupac:


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thank you so much to my Secret Pal for my wonderful, thoughtful, fabulous gift that I received over the weekend:


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It seems that I've gone overboard on posting knitting-related stuff today, but I cannot help it.  I'm on a yarn-buying hiatus that I've only broken a couple times recently (insert embarrassed smiley here)...on Sundara silk lace 

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OK, here's the finished Tea Cozy.   I don't have a teapot with a handle on the side, so I had to take the handle off of mine to use as a model.  I'm giving this to my aunt for Xmas.


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I have some new projects to show off:

another pair of mitts, this time with a matching hat (made from The Knittery merino/cashmere sock yarn)

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My latest project: Stulpen Fingerless Mitts.  I love these.  They're long, which will be great if it ever gets cold enough.  I'll definitely be using these for winter photography...my fingers are free but my hands will stay warm.

I made a couple mistakes on the cables and didn't notice until I took the picture.  There's one mistake on each glove.  I ( Read more... )

After a day or so of feeling sorry for myself, then finishing my sucky class and the celebration that followed (re: I got drunk last night), I have been thinking about what to do while I'm jobless.  So much of my self-worth is/has always been wrapped up in my career, so sometimes I have a hard time separating who I am with a job and just me.

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accent: I don't think I have one
booze: champagne, mojitos, wine, vodka cranberry
chore I hate:  cleaning bathrooms and folding laundry
dogs/cats: our dogger, Dakota
essential electronics: laptop, cell phone, camera
cologne: Jo Malone lime basil & mandarin
gold/silver:  silver
hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
insomnia: nope
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They're finished and they're pretty, even though the toes are super pointy.  They'll be a gift to my MIL probably.  They're not blocked in this pic...


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