http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/ 34 going on 84: knitting, crocheting, and baking. en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:36:53 -1000 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/GbcplgOSRgM/moving.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/04/moving.html This blog is moving to mkcarroll.com! RSS feed: mkcarroll.com/feed This mkcarroll.typepad.com version of the blog will remain up as an archive for a few more months while I get everything sorted out at mkcarroll.com. Comments and trackbacks here have been...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/GbcplgOSRgM" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:36:53 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/04/moving.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/c7PLpwv_EYs/update.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/03/update.html Among other changes, it looks like I'm going to be working as a field tech on an outer island next week, which means that even if I had internet access, I'd be too tired to type at the end of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/c7PLpwv_EYs" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:20:19 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/03/update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/OnsC7Zo1M-A/migration.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/03/migration.html With the help of Amber's 48 Hour Express Blog Setup, I'm planning to set up my own domain with a blog this week. Having witnessed what can happen when doing a move like the one Amber has got planned for...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/OnsC7Zo1M-A" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:47:34 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/03/migration.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/anen6UFcfZw/what-ive-been-staring-at-all-day.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/what-ive-been-staring-at-all-day.html Now that I'm officially finished with school* this is what my Sunday looked at: several pots of tea and a lot of pattern layout. A photo shoot was planned but didn't work out, mainly because both of my camera batteries...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/anen6UFcfZw" height="1" width="1"/> Star Jasmine mk Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:16:14 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/what-ive-been-staring-at-all-day.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/3EuEYYJqwxg/etsy-craftyyarn-handspun.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/etsy-craftyyarn-handspun.html While going through my financial records in preparation for filing taxes, I realized that I had not spent much money on Etsy so far in 2009. I am also in the process of finishing up the formatting of a scarf...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/3EuEYYJqwxg" height="1" width="1"/> Etsy yarn mk Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:58:15 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/etsy-craftyyarn-handspun.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/1rRU_bYlmGM/my-entry.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/my-entry.html I've been thinking, for years now, about how to make crochet patterns easier for me to present visually. I tend to think in pictures, not words, and turning text into something visual is kind of annoying for me. Symbolcraft charts...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/1rRU_bYlmGM" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:23:49 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/02/my-entry.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/nGIsgWgx2yY/toasty.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/toasty.html "...like fresh-baked bread for your feet" (moth heaven) It's true. I know that may sound really strange (bread? for feet?) but it's such a treat. Until I slipped on a pair of socks made just for me, I didn't really...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/nGIsgWgx2yY" height="1" width="1"/> Aloha Knitters hawai'i mk Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:46:47 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/toasty.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/2o3fBrCSMZ0/loosening-up.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/loosening-up.html On the list of things I accomplished in 2008, one of them was opening a business account. [please note: my waiting this long was a BAD BAD BAD idea, it was one of those things I had procrastinated on, but...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/2o3fBrCSMZ0" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:12:51 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/loosening-up.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/d0DPQj0vtQA/for-the-record-i-know-its-not-the-best-idea-ive-had-all-week.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/for-the-record-i-know-its-not-the-best-idea-ive-had-all-week.html I am welcoming in the New Year with a cold, the kind that feels kind of like a cat and a handful of mango pollen have been shoved up my nose and a pack of voles are climbing around in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/d0DPQj0vtQA" height="1" width="1"/> daily blather mk Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:26:59 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2009/01/for-the-record-i-know-its-not-the-best-idea-ive-had-all-week.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MkCarroll/~3/NNlETrznjnA/i-am-vampire-hear-me-twinkle-twilight-sugar-cookies.html http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2008/12/i-am-vampire-hear-me-twinkle-twilight-sugar-cookies.html Recipe: Perfect Vegan Sugar Cookies from the John & Kristie blog; includes recipe for the icing and photos showing how to dip the cookies. I used the edge of the bowl to gently smoosh off some of the excess, and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MkCarroll/~4/NNlETrznjnA" height="1" width="1"/> mk Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:18:36 -1000 http://mkcarroll.typepad.com/mk_carroll/2008/12/i-am-vampire-hear-me-twinkle-twilight-sugar-cookies.html