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In follow-up to the previous post...
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If anyone knows of a museum job out there, I'm still looking!
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Let the waiting begin...
Just submitted an application for a job that would be an awesome entry-level job for a museum I love. Due to some crazy connections and my previous background, I think I have a fairly good shot at the job.
I don't want to elaborate too much yet because all I've done is submit an application. If all goes well though, I will regale you with the tale of the Museum, the Yarn Store, and the Parking Ticket. Hopefully the ending will be happy.
I don't want to elaborate too much yet because all I've done is submit an application. If all goes well though, I will regale you with the tale of the Museum, the Yarn Store, and the Parking Ticket. Hopefully the ending will be happy.
Shayzani's Scarf of Conciliation
One of my other hobbies is World of Warcraft. I used to be into it pretty hardcore a year ago, but since I learned to knit I haven't been playing as much. This prompted a conversation between my guild leader, Shayzani, and myself that ended with the following sentence:
Shay made a tooltip for it. I think it needs some Frost Resistance, but I think he'd rather have the tanking stats.
I used the Moguls Scarf pattern from KnitPicks. The pattern was easy, but it took me forever to knit. I need to work on my speed, I think! I like the way it turned out though and so does my cat Kate. She insisted on posing with the scarf as I was taking pictures of it as it was drying.
The plan is to get the scarf in the mail this weekend. Once it's been de-cathaired, of course. Next up, finishing my sister's Reverie (Ravelry link) and my grandmother's afghan (Ravelry link).
In other knitting-related news, I got a new job at Borealis Yarns!
“When am I going to be the beneficiary of your knitting instead of its victim?”Thus, Shayzani's Scarf of Conciliation was born (Ravelry link)!
I used the Moguls Scarf pattern from KnitPicks. The pattern was easy, but it took me forever to knit. I need to work on my speed, I think! I like the way it turned out though and so does my cat Kate. She insisted on posing with the scarf as I was taking pictures of it as it was drying.
The plan is to get the scarf in the mail this weekend. Once it's been de-cathaired, of course. Next up, finishing my sister's Reverie (Ravelry link) and my grandmother's afghan (Ravelry link).
In other knitting-related news, I got a new job at Borealis Yarns!
Busy Busy!
I've been really busy lately! My new job is incredibly fun but I'm not used to so much activity. It's wearing me out!
In my free time, I've been knitting a lot. Several dishcloths, finished the shawl and made a pair of wristwarmers. I also frogged my lace cap and plan on starting it over. The lace cap was too short. The pattern called for 5.75 inches of lace before beginning the decreases, but it really should be 7 inches of lace.
The shawl turned out quite nicely, I think. It's deliciously soft and has the perfect weight and drape. I did cast on too tightly, so it's a bit constricted on that end. Despite that error, it turned out well. I'm not sure I want to make another though. I have more of that yarn in a rust color, but I think that blue or green might be better.
Currently, I need to redo my lace hat and start a baby cardigan for my friend Amy. I have a whole bunch of extra yarn already, so I need to decide what to make with all of it. Should spend some quality time on Ravelry!
In my free time, I've been knitting a lot. Several dishcloths, finished the shawl and made a pair of wristwarmers. I also frogged my lace cap and plan on starting it over. The lace cap was too short. The pattern called for 5.75 inches of lace before beginning the decreases, but it really should be 7 inches of lace.
The shawl turned out quite nicely, I think. It's deliciously soft and has the perfect weight and drape. I did cast on too tightly, so it's a bit constricted on that end. Despite that error, it turned out well. I'm not sure I want to make another though. I have more of that yarn in a rust color, but I think that blue or green might be better.
Currently, I need to redo my lace hat and start a baby cardigan for my friend Amy. I have a whole bunch of extra yarn already, so I need to decide what to make with all of it. Should spend some quality time on Ravelry!
Shawls and Segways
Big news: I got a job! I'm a tour guide for a company that does history tours on a Segway. The tours are really fun and I'm very excited to spend my summer outside!
I'm nearly finished with the Sunday Market Shawl. I've used two skeins and it's not quite long enough, even with stretching, so I'm knitting in about half of the third skein today. Then I'll do the ladders and block it. Maybe I'll have pictures by this weekend!
I am completely in love with the yarn. It's so soft and smooth. I ended up buying three more skeins in a light rust color (sort of orange, sort of brown). I'll either make another shawl, provided this one turns out okay, or I'll find another pattern.
I've been looking around for summery knitted apparel lately. The Coachella immediately comes to mind and I would like to knit it. After reading some of the comments on the recommended yarn (Berroro Suede), I've determined that I need to find another yarn if I'm going to make the sweater. My gauge isn't even enough yet, not to mention that I have a terrible tendency to twist my yarn while I'm knitting. Using a flat yarn seems like asking for disaster.
The thought occured to me that this lovely Noro Cash Iroha I've been using might make a good substitute yarn, except that it's not a consistent width. So I'm taking suggestions!
The lace hat is sort of finished. It's too short, but rather than rip out a bunch of it (even though I probably should - I knit too tight), I'm just going to add some rows to the edge. By add some rows, I mean add an inch or so. I probably should frog the thing and start over.
Busy Bunny
April has been a pleasantly busy month! I've interviewed twice at the same company and am going back for a third interview soon. I'm hoping they hire me because the job is a really good fit!
I'm being deliberately vague about the opportunity online because I don't want to jinx anything! I'll post more about it when the interview process is over.
I haven't had a whole lot of time for knitting with all the driving around, but I did finally restart the Easy Lace Cap pattern from Borealis Yarns. I'm actually making progress on it now! I'm not entirely happy with it as there are inconsistencies in my knitting that make the lacy look a little weird. Not to mention the fact that I'm still having problems with dpns. My stitches are terribly loose wherever the needles join, no matter how tight I pull the stitches around the seam. So frustrating!
I got a set of sock needles from Knitpicks in the mail, so I'm looking forward to learning sock knitting. That may be my project when I head back to Borealis for my knitting group in a couple weeks. I don't have any appropriate yarn at the moment.
Speaking of yarn, I got some Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in denim and charcoal and some Noro Cash Iroha in chocolate with a few patterns in mind. I have plans to use the Cashmerino for Knitty's Fetching wristwarmers, and possibly a Calorimetry. The Cash Iroha is for this Sunday Market Shawl. I only got two skeins of it, so I'll have to be very careful about how tight I'm knitting! Should be good practice, because I'm still knitting much too tightly.
This was my first experience purchasing yarn online. My local yarn store didn't have the Cash Iroha and I really wanted to make the shawl, so I decided to find a place online. I ended up getting it from Main Street Yarns and Fibers. Nothing but positives to report! They even sent me a little hand-written thank you with a couple fancy stitch markers. I'll definitely order from them again!
I'm being deliberately vague about the opportunity online because I don't want to jinx anything! I'll post more about it when the interview process is over.
I haven't had a whole lot of time for knitting with all the driving around, but I did finally restart the Easy Lace Cap pattern from Borealis Yarns. I'm actually making progress on it now! I'm not entirely happy with it as there are inconsistencies in my knitting that make the lacy look a little weird. Not to mention the fact that I'm still having problems with dpns. My stitches are terribly loose wherever the needles join, no matter how tight I pull the stitches around the seam. So frustrating!
I got a set of sock needles from Knitpicks in the mail, so I'm looking forward to learning sock knitting. That may be my project when I head back to Borealis for my knitting group in a couple weeks. I don't have any appropriate yarn at the moment.
Speaking of yarn, I got some Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in denim and charcoal and some Noro Cash Iroha in chocolate with a few patterns in mind. I have plans to use the Cashmerino for Knitty's Fetching wristwarmers, and possibly a Calorimetry. The Cash Iroha is for this Sunday Market Shawl. I only got two skeins of it, so I'll have to be very careful about how tight I'm knitting! Should be good practice, because I'm still knitting much too tightly.
This was my first experience purchasing yarn online. My local yarn store didn't have the Cash Iroha and I really wanted to make the shawl, so I decided to find a place online. I ended up getting it from Main Street Yarns and Fibers. Nothing but positives to report! They even sent me a little hand-written thank you with a couple fancy stitch markers. I'll definitely order from them again!
Losing Count and Sanity
First, the good news. I finally got a job interview! It's on Thursday morning, so tomorrow I'll be spending the day making sure I've got my interview clothes ready.
I watched the pilot episode of Dead Like Me this evening. It's very impressive and I'm looking forward to watching some more episodes. One of those shows that really makes you think.
In other news, I've about had it with the cat sweater. I keep casting on and ripping out, over and over and over and over and over and over... I have a headache.
I'm pretty sure my gauge is okay now, but I cannot seem to cast on the right number of stitches, no matter how many times I count and double-check. 136 stitches is divisible by 4, so I should be connecting on the round from two purls to two knits. No matter what I do, I'm connecting two knits to two knits. #!#&$@#$^!@*
Maybe tomorrow I'll give it another go and finally cast it on right. Tomorrow...
I watched the pilot episode of Dead Like Me this evening. It's very impressive and I'm looking forward to watching some more episodes. One of those shows that really makes you think.
In other news, I've about had it with the cat sweater. I keep casting on and ripping out, over and over and over and over and over and over... I have a headache.
I'm pretty sure my gauge is okay now, but I cannot seem to cast on the right number of stitches, no matter how many times I count and double-check. 136 stitches is divisible by 4, so I should be connecting on the round from two purls to two knits. No matter what I do, I'm connecting two knits to two knits. #!#&$@#$^!@*
Maybe tomorrow I'll give it another go and finally cast it on right. Tomorrow...
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