I did it. I wrote a 50,014 word novel in 30 days, and while it is a very, very rough draft it’s something, something I’ve never done before so it’s pretty awesome.
So yeah, I didn’t really journal here did I? It was hard, really hard, the last week especially, so I didn’t have [...]
Tag Archive '2009'
So you are probably wondering where I’ve been, right? I’m deeply immersed in the insanity known as NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Yes, a 50,000 rough draft of a novel written over 30 days. Insane, painful, fun, exciting, liberating, frustrating and very, very cool.
So I’m at about 30K words [...]
I spent last week in the lovely town of Alpine attending a Writer’s Retreat. It was great, I’m motivated and I feel creative again. It was also exhausting so I feel like I’ve mostly been catching up on sleep this week.
We saw some fun stuff, like these cute donkeys. We were trying [...]
something blue
Posted in finished object, knitting on Jul 23rd, 2009
I managed to finish something for July, with plenty of time to spare even.
Pattern: Liesl by Ysolda Teague
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton in Indigo
Needles: US 10/6 mm circular
Notes: Easy, easy pattern. I think this would be great as a first sweater project because it’s in the round, the [...]
problem? what problem?
Posted in finished object, knitting, ravelry on Jul 10th, 2009
I might not be cranking out the knitting, but I sure am on a yarn buying frenzy. So many sales…so many destashes…so little will power.
The good news is I did manage to finish something in June, yippee.
Pattern: Ribbon Lace Scarf by Veronik Avery
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silkie Socks that Rock in Lagoon
Needles: [...]
Did you say knitting?
Posted in finished object, gifts, knitting, ravelry, stash, work in progress on Jun 18th, 2009
Hey, I’ve been knitting. Surprise! I have been in slump, it happens when the weather starts getting really hot. I didn’t finish a damn thing in April, knitting blahs. However, I did finish my Lush and Lacy Cardigan (rav link) in May.
I think it turned out pretty good, even if the pictures [...]
So about my stash…
Posted in finished object, knitting, stash, work in progress on Mar 23rd, 2009
The stash numbers to the right aren’t looking so great anymore. I have been staying in my budget, but I have still managed to add a lot of yarn to the stash so far this year. You see I got some good deals on destashes in January and February and then I bought [...]
Where did winter go?
Posted in finished object, knitting, stash on Mar 23rd, 2009
So I’m behind here, again. I really am going to try harder. So let me start with a recap of my January and February knitting (yep it’s still mostly knitting around here, but look out).
In January I only finished 2 things:
socks
and a doomed sweater
In February I only finished a vest/cardigan thing that found [...]
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