Edited: hmmm apparently all my photos are currently upside down. Oh well. To be fixed when I have better Internet connection than my phone.

Pattern:

Twisted Flower Sock by Cookie a.

Yarn:

Malabrigo Sock in Turner

Needles:

US 2 (2.75mm)

Date Started:

Aug 6, 2010

Date Finished:

Aug 29, 2010

Modifications:

accidentally made ribbing at cuff k1p1 instead of 2×2.

Will I make it again?

Absolutely! It’s wonderful and I need to make a version in a nice solid to really see the pattern.

So, after reviewing the yarn in more detail, it didn’t look good that I was going to get a good matching pair out of it no matter what I did. So, in this case, I just kept on going even though I was going to end up with completely different colour sock mates. Hopefully as I wear it, it won’t be so obvious.
Today was the westie walk and of course, there will be photos. However, no idea when I’ll have time to process them properly, so it’ll probably a while before they are made public.

Half way through the second sock, I decided to put them side by side. Now, major problem. second sock, looks way different in colour.

I started the second sock from the other end of the yarn because I was trying to avoid the knot in the malabrigo socks (can’t remember if my skein had it) and now, I think I’m going rip the second sock and rewind the yarn, try to find the knot and start knitting it again.

My progress on this sock is stalled. I lost one of my dpns at my in-laws house and who knows when I’ll be going to pick it up. So, for now, I might have time to fix this.

What do you think? will this look too strange if I kept going as it is?

Today, I’m in my second week of a new job. It’s such an adjustment to a new routine. I’m finding it all very challenging to figure out new schedule for hobbies, chores, exercise etc. Hopefully I’ll have a new routine soon. At least my commute to work is relatively easy. Only one connection now instead of two and it does save me a lot of time. Video game playing is taking a hit however.

I’ve recently started working it again. The front has been finished for a while. The back is finally on the way after starting it twice, and re-knitting the beginning twice more. I’ve never before had some much trouble keeping track of a pattern through shaping as this one. I’m not really sure why this one has been so hard.

So, while bigger sweaters seems daunting to knit in the summer, a vest does seem reasonable.

Big lace project languishes now because it’s now 100% certain that even after skipping a whole repeat, I won’t have enough yarn to finish the pattern. I will now have to find some way to make a modification on the yarn as it is no longer available.

I was browsing shoes when Flour started pulling aggressively and anxious to go to the back of the store. Turns out, she sees another dog back there! I swear she’s almost five years old. She has seen a mirror before, but this is the first time she’s reacted to the dog on the other side.

Maybe even funnier, when she got up to the mirror, she head-butts the glass, freaks out, jumps back and doesn’t understand what is going on. She still thinks there’s another dog there and starts wagging her tail again. I had to drag her away.

Then on the way out the door, she sees another dog. Yes, you guessed it. Another mirror!

I now have a big blob of shawl. I am finishing 2/3 repeats of the second last chart. I definitely won’t have enough yarn to finish this repeat and move to the last chart. So, I’ve decided to jump to the last chart after I finish this repeat. The pattern should be maintained and I will hopefully have enough to finish. If not, I’m going to have to work on finding a nice matching yarn for a contrast finish. We’ll see.
On the other hand, new nail polish matches the yarn so perfectly I had to share.

I’m so not a sports fan, But like much of the world, Toronto is excited for the world cup.

I’m, however, waiting for E3.
And looking forward to twitter updates (ex. from @hellotnna and others in my tweeter feed) from TNNA.

Pattern:

Not really a pattern, the sock basics of Anniversary Socks by Nancy Bush

Yarn:

ONline Supersocke 100 Tropic Color 81

Needles:

US 0 – 2.0 mm

Date Started:

October 26 2009

Date Finished:

December 20 2009

I loved how easy it was to read in the sun, but the black and white and the read only screen was disappointing after getting used to my ipod touch with touch screen and colour. I can’t wait until the technology for colour oil screens are ready for mass consumption.

Reading PDFs were much better in the DX version but was still lacking in text size manipulation. I wanted it to work much like in my computer, where the PDF can be manipulated a little more.

I was impressed over all and I would serious consider getting a Kindle DX if I do another degree again where there is a lot of textbooks to read (that’s available in electronic format) and many papers. However, overall, I was not happy with the drawing speed of each page, the sony ereader was even worst.

My conclusion was that it wasn’t worth it for me to get a kindle after all. Mostly not due to performance issues but financial considerations. I’d like to have it to read novels and business books etc. However, for novels, I read MUCH too fast to be able to afford to buy books, even at $10 a book… Given that I cannot borrow ebooks from libraries for reading on the Kindle, I’m much better off borrowing physical books from the library.

For buying and reading business books (often not available at libraries or they are too slow to get them), analysis of break-even point on the technology investment against cost of books, and again, I’m better off buying the books in terms of a financial consideration. (Laugh if you want, but I can’t help but do a break-even consideration. I guess it must be the engineer in me.)

So, money win out in the end. For me, I’m more likely to get better entertainment value for my money if I buy myself a new game console, PS3, new DS, PSP… you name it, I’m better off buying it.

Still waiting to try out the new Kobo reader now being offered by Chapters before I might dismiss e-readers all together for a while. Of course, there’s the ipad, but no ibook store for Canada.

¹I also tried out the sony ereaders, but as it doesn’t support mac, I can write them off completely.

Looking super cute with her tongue sticking out… and looking rather cat like in my opinion:

Full view:

Another new way to sleep on her daybed:

from last year:

and this random funny, one of her favorite locations, on dirty shirts!