By now this morning I’ve fixed a miscrossed cable on that Aran sweater. It’s the first of those I’m aware of in the project, which is now one pattern repeat above the armpits (but just the back piece). I just googled “fix miscrossed cable” and a page that Stephanie posted about two years ago showed …
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Eyglasses story
When I was buying some boards for shelves in our bedroom armoire (or maybe it’s a chifforobe?) at the Casco Bargain Barn, the guy working there asked me, “Did you just break your glasses, or are they magnetic?” They’re magnetic. I’ve told the story a few times by now, so I ought to post it. …
Tagged
Judy tagged me with this meme: Its fun!!! You opened it, you have to do it. Then, send it back to the person who sent it to you and the rest of your friends! Two names you go by: 1. Dean 2. My father used to call me “Beamish”, as in Jabberwocky, “Come to my …
Bye Bye Birdie
On Tuessday night Arlene and I went to see a junior high summer school production of Bye Bye Birdie. Arlene’s art teacher Carolyn had done the scenery for it, as she has for the Newton schools summer arts program’s musical theater productions for years, and gave us some complimentary tickets. I was sitting in a …
Uni ride
Yesterday I brought my unicycle in the car, parked up on the otherwise deserted (well, one other vehicle on the entire level) roof level of the parking garage, and did one lap around. I hadn’t ridden the uni at all last year, and only two or three times the year before. I wasn’t at all …
Meanwhile, back on the needles
This is the aran sweater from _Knitting with Balls_. I’m just 3/4 of a pattern repeat from binding off at the bottom of the armscyes on the back, and I haven’t quite used up two of the ten skeins of yarn I got. It’s going to be a little close on yarn, I think. I …
Pic of Jacob
Millie and Joel and their grandson Jacob were up in Casco the weekend of the 19th. I only got one reasonable picture of Joel and Jacob — here you go:
Maine Quilts 2008 show
Today we drove up to Augusta for the Maine Quilts 2008 show at the Augusta Civic Center. It turned out to be one of the biggest events we’ve been to in Maine, other than the Fryeburg Fair, but even so it wasn’t crowded and there was plenty of opportunity to talk with vendors and show …
Lost shoes
Last weekend Arlene said she wished she had a picture of my face when I reported back to the group on at one of two points — we’re not sure just which. Millie and Joel and their toddler grandson Jacob were with us in Casco. We were coming home from the Art in the Park …
Right place, right time
As we got to the top of Mayberry Hill on our way to the house in Casco at 9:55 last night, we saw a line of cars parked along the side of the road overlooking Pleasant Lake.There wasn’t a house right there to be having a party, and it’s not as though that’s a place …