Random Acts of Knittingtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-975992020-05-05T19:51:47-05:00TypePadNine years later, we rejoin our heroinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345160ac69e20263e945a73b200b2020-05-05T19:51:47-05:002020-05-05T19:59:38-05:00It's a new knitting world out there.JennThis Little Piggytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345160ac69e201538f7416da970b2011-06-26T13:56:50-05:002011-06-26T13:56:50-05:00A couple of years ago I was “taking a break” from the world of the employed while “seeking a better opportunity.” That sounds nice, doesn’t it? As in voluntary? Anyway, I was only “on a break” for a few months...JennSuddenlytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345160ac69e201538f1ed107970b2011-06-11T12:37:19-05:002011-06-11T12:37:19-05:00I've been gone for a while. Several times I've drafted out a post to explain why, but let's just say that during a certain period of time, knitting and the knitting community were not what I needed them to be....JennThat Certain Somethingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-656963312009-04-18T19:15:08-05:002009-04-18T19:15:08-05:00There's just something about certain projects, isn't there? When the yarn is perfect and pattern is perfect and the needles feel good in your hands .... This is one of those. It's for my sister - a scarf/wrap in the...JennTo the city, I apologizetag:typepad.com,2003:post-648058312009-03-29T13:30:45-05:002009-03-29T13:33:19-05:00But I really, really, really wanted to shoot pictures of the finished Besotted Scarf against a bleak and snowy background, and since Mother Nature and I are *crosses fingers* like this, she let me have one last snowy morning. Now...JennRepurpose the useless and unappreciatedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-646761932009-03-26T15:28:18-05:002009-03-26T15:29:13-05:00Way back in 2005 I started on an afghan for the monk. It was an ambitious attempt, since I wanted the stripes to go lengthwise and to be long enough for his 6'6" frame. Two years later, here is where...JennOrchids and Cyclamen and Croci, Oh Mytag:typepad.com,2003:post-640968852009-03-14T19:29:55-05:002009-03-14T19:29:55-05:00JennMeager Attemptstag:typepad.com,2003:post-635635472009-03-02T19:06:00-06:002009-03-02T19:06:00-06:00Shedir is finished and awaiting transport. It was a great knit - fun and interesting but not too challenging - and showed me where I seriously need to improve my knitting skills. My stitches are grossly uneven and before I...JennNot entirely unexpectedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-634939472009-03-01T10:45:38-06:002009-03-01T10:45:38-06:00So when the pattern said that it will use an entire ball with none left for swatching, I knew that it was unlikely and that I was going to need another ball. But I held hope. In vain. Got to...JennIt could be worsetag:typepad.com,2003:post-634531752009-02-27T23:11:13-06:002009-02-27T23:13:51-06:00For those of you who haven't heard, I'm job searching again. Though the new administration and promised funding will be great for the EMR industry, too many doctors had adopted a wait-and-see attitude, and no sales = no money. So,...Jenn