The One Thing I Miss About Kenmore...

This parking sign is around the corner from our old apartment. A crazy plant grew up inside the center of the post and out the little holes.

I'd pass this when I walked the dogs and it always made me feel optimistic.

Pretty

Rob bought me this orchid for my birthday. FOUR years ago. Our apartment has bad light for orchids, but I FINALLY got it to rebloom. Woo-hoo!

Practical Applications

Rob wore holes in the toes and heels of his favorite socks, but I was able to knit back the worn parts even though the socks themselves weren't hand-knit. I am woman, hear me roar!

I Might Be a Jinx...

I sent a pattern for a "Man Purse" to Black Purl and they accepted it (Yea, me!) and now the magazine is no more. L'Tanya graciously included it in the last Essentia newsletter, but it's not archived on the site, so I might post it here as well.

I'm feeling cursed because MagKnits went kaput a month after publishing my Pentapus pattern. I just sent a pattern to Knitty and find myself hoping it doesn't get accepted. Bad luck comes in threes, and I'd feel responsible if Knitty went under after publishing one of my patterns!

I am woman, hear me roar.

Yesterday I replaced the keyboard on my laptop all by myself. I had to take it apart with a screw driver and reassemble it without losing 4 itty-bitty screws.

Now I can use the shift key and the letter 't'. Woo-hoo!

Hurray!

I just noticed on Ravelry that someone has started making a Mah Jongg Bag based on my pattern. She is 30% done, but there is no picture of it yet. I can't wait to see the finished project!

And so it begins...

I just had my first knitting pattern accepted by MagKnits, an online magazine.
Woo-hoo!

The editor suggests that once a pattern has been accepted, the designer should go tell the world, perhaps post an annoucement on her blog.

Uh, what blog?