Goodbye Paper Patterns

I tried this and it’s actually working quite well. I uploaded jpg versions of some PDF patterns I had onto my iTouch and now I can actually access the pattern and view it without taking a piece of paper with me everywhere. I love it.
Technology can be so wonderful sometimes.

Am I dyslexic or just lazy? I can read charts but I can’t write them

I love Elizabeth Zimmerman’s writing, but sometimes I lament that she doesn’t make enough use of charts. There are times when the mathematician in myself would prefer to scan over visual charts instead of reading Zimmerman’s written pithy instructions. I’ve decided that it’s ironic because I myself would rather give verbal instructions when teaching [...]

X-mas shopping complete

I know Thanksgiving means hanging around with family… so that means you cannot knit anything for them in front of them. I just knit for those not present at the gathering (I’m not publishing a list here because I’m not sure who in my family reads my blog)… In addition to the gifts I’m knitting, [...]

Scarf for my Alma Mater and What’s Wrong with Red Hart Yarn

Whooo Whoo… not that I have the time to knit it right now.
Though I still love gargoyles. They’re so cute and menacing at the same time.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0512/issue/UofCScarf.pdf

Oh, oh, oh… I found this funny post on Red Hart yarn. Apparently items knit in it can survive horrific disasters unscathed.
http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/869294.html
Can you imagine? I wonder if [...]

Fixing the Facts to Fit the Truth

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts; they alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.
 - Dr. Who.
I’m not very powerful, but I do sometimes adjust [...]

Skull and Bones and Funny Nazis

I want to design a scarf for someone with a skull and bones. I found a pretty good pattern here at the Domiknitrix.
The skull fixation reminded me of a funny funny clip from “That Mitchell and Webb Look”
Have you looked at our caps recently… the badges on our caps… they’ve got skulls on [...]