Month: September 2015 (page 3 of 7)

Dangling Conversation

As you would’ve seen from the Instagram I posted this morning, I finished my Dangling Conversation scarf! It’s knitted out of a single skein of Manos del Uruguay Fino in “Sealing Wax,” a bright orangey-red. I bought the yarn in the last Morris & Sons sale, drawn to its gorgeous deep colour and its exquisite smooshiness. (It’s 70% superfine merino and 30% silk.) The pattern choice was inspired by a guest at an Inner City Knitters Guild meeting earlier in the year, who showed off her version in a variegated yarn. I casted mine on at Camp on August 28 and finished it this past Sunday, so it took me 23 days from start to finish. I knitted it on 4mm needles, which is a fair bit tighter than most of the other folks on Ravelry. To compensate, I added a lot of extra repeats to make it bigger and use up the entire skein. Oh, and I left off the beads. I’m not insane. 🙂

Ravelry details are here! In sort – excellent pattern; excellent yarn. Highly recommended.

Finished and blocked Dangling Conversation! Perfect timing for the cool change.


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How to manage your speaking speed

The Eloquent Woman: Use a script or transcript to manage your speaking speed – Really good advice, and something I will be trying myself. I always worry that I speak too fast when presenting.

“It’s a scarf!” she protested feebly. “SCAAAARRRRF.” (And yeah, that’s some pretty dodgy blocking.)


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Stopped by the #tdccareersummit photo booth with @cultofconnie and Susan. Girl Geeks FTW!


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Gold metal selfie! I can’t believe @elliecoleswim let me wear it!! #tdccareersummit


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The view from the back as we kick off! #tdccareersummit


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