• Eyelet Yoke Cardigan

    Eyelet Yoke CardiganOne of my co-workers just had his first baby – a little girl – so I decided to knit something for him. I had some Morris Empire 4ply in #436 Bloom that I thought would be perfect. I went to Ravelry to look for suitable baby cardigans with patterns that wouldn’t compete too much with the variegated wool. (And no Baby Surprise! I am going to come out of the closet and admit that I think they’re pretty ugly. I’m going to stop torturing myself by knitting them.) Anyway, I found this Eyelet Yoke Cardigan that seemed like it would work. It was really quick to knit up, and I used less than 2 balls of the Empire (on 3.5mm needles). The eyelet details on the yoke (pic), sleeves, and waist kept it fun and interesting. For the buttons, I was pleased to find 5 similar-ish buttons (pic) in my stash all in colours that matched the wool. Hooray for mismatched buttons! (More details on Ravelry here.)

    I gave the cardy to Fei this morning and he was thrilled! I can’t wait to see pics of it on his little girl.


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    What the hell. Facebook has started emailing me about comments. It looks like my notification permissions have all changed. *sigh*


    @fictillius It’s the principle of the thing!


    @squozen But then I never get to see photos of my nieces or nephews. All my relatives without websites just use FB now. It’s a trap.


    @squozen Then I’ll never see pics. My dictating which sites other people can use is not a very good solution.


    @squozen I don’t mind it. And I don’t wanna be this guy: http://bit.ly/eFtAMx


    @innerwestlive I don’t get it. Is there any more to the story than that? It’s shorter than a tweet!


    Me and Spudds after today’s workout. 101m and 99m on the rower! http://t.co/DB28P6w


    @knitness NO WAY. I love that jumper. Wasn’t it all in Cashmerino? That’s what put me off the pattern…


    @knitness That’s awesome. Can’t wait to see it!


    Anybody around/willing/able to run with me on Easter Sunday as part of my super long run? (@laimelde @mrs_sockvictim @redambition)


    I don’t know if you know this, but Stacy’s Mom has it going on.


    @randomknits @drkknits I have hit up actual Indians for advice/supplies on my outfit. I’M GONNA LOOK AWESOME. (cc @kunaal84 @rajsingh2505)


    For the curious, this is some of what the Snook has been doing at Yahoo7 for the past six months: http://yhoo.it/gbKKEB


    I knitted a little Easter cardy for my friend Fei’s newborn daughter. Finished just in time! I hope they like it. http://twitpic.com/4n5fnl


    @randomknits Thanks! Will look better in natural light. My first go at deliberately mismatched buttons. πŸ™‚


    @redambition I gave up on Myer CBD years ago. Worst service ever. DJs was lovely to me, so they get my business.


    Uh oh. Trying to edit today’s @healthmonth turn and the application keeps crashing. Any ideas, @busterbenson?


    RT @innerwestlive: Ultimo Data Centre expansion put on hold: http://bit.ly/fA1wpj // Much better article!


    @busterbenson Yep. webgoddess. Just saw again trying to edit next month rules. Earlier was trying to edit today’s turn (eventually worked).



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  • And the winner is…

    Random numberPtinutz (aka Amanda) has won my drawing* for Marshall Ulrich’s book Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America. Thanks to those who left comments!

    *I disregarded the comments from me, Steve, and Heather. That left six comments, and the generator came up with 3!


  • The Tao of Poo

    “The Tao of Poo”. All about athletes and their very common stories of intestinal distress. Thank god it’s never happened to me…


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    The Snook on a tiny planet. http://instagr.am/p/DTRzm/


    Since I started playing @healthmonth, I’ve taken lunch to work 19 times. That’s roughly $200 saved!


    @venks79 I just wish ppl knew to configure their servers properly so sites worked without it. Aussie sysadmins are frequent offenders!


    @emmainsydney Great! It’s a brilliant site. Add me as a friend on there. πŸ™‚


    Dear world: Please stop talking about the Game of Thrones show until I finish the book. Because if I get spoiled, I’M GONNA LOSE IT.


    @drkknits I reckon. Everybody told me I need to. If I can finish it by Camp, I’ll lend it to you!


    “Do you have a paperclip? I need to swap iPhone SIM cards.” “No but I have an iPhone SIM opening tool in my wallet.” Total geek validation!


    @VanHaskett2071 Blocking and reporting you for spam.


    @TerraGutierrex3 Blocking you and reporting for spam.


    @DomesticJules Did you get an answer? Definitely soft brown.


    @gilmae SHHHHH. Btw – any chance you could burn me a DVD? πŸ™‚


    @DomesticJules *thumbs up*


    @gilmae I am just indulging Snook’s laziness. We could download. Only one has aired, yeah?


    @gilmae If it’s not a PITA, that would be awesome. We are meeting at the Show Monday? I shall buy you your preferred cheese on a stick!


    @gilmae Ah, thought @randomknits hinted there were 3 of youse coming. And you have mistaken me for a Discworld fan. Only 1 in this house!


    @gilmae Oh! You meant @randomknits goes in for the unironic deep fried food on a stick. I’m with her. πŸ™‚



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    “Do you have a paperclip? I need to swap iPhone SIM cards.” “No but I have an iPhone SIM opening tool in my wallet.” Total geek validation!



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  • From Russia with Love

    Note to self: The next time Threadless has a sale, buy this T-shirt. I love that it looks like a sweater!


  • Peeps Topiary

    Peeps Topiary. Kind of cute. (Only one more week til Peeps posts stop appearing in my feed reader. HANG ON.)



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