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Sep. 25th, 2007
They spent money figuring this out?
Sep. 25th, 2007 05:24 pmToday's "scientists spend money and time declaring something pretty obvious" case:
humans today are hard-wired to pay attention to other people and animals much more so than non-living thingsOooookayyy. Somebody hand them an old Spider Robinson story collection, plz.
Sesame Street
Sep. 25th, 2007 05:28 pmOkay, why is it while the kids are watching Sesame Street, Cookie Monster's incorrect grammar doesn't bug me, but Elmo's incorrect grammar makes me want to hunt him down with an assault rifle?
(The kids are getting results, though. Maggie's reading started really improving quickly. And Jamie can read letters and numbers quite well. I just wish there were more of the actual seasons available, especially the old ones.)
(The kids are getting results, though. Maggie's reading started really improving quickly. And Jamie can read letters and numbers quite well. I just wish there were more of the actual seasons available, especially the old ones.)
swatching for Alanna's stocking
Sep. 25th, 2007 11:12 pmSwish superwash swatched on size 10 dpns - 4.5 spi. Ought to be 4 spi.
DAMNIT, why do I keep having to go to bigger and bigger needles for everything? I swear I am NOT knitting tighter than I used to.
Okay, I went back and checked - using these same exact needles for the coarse rough yarn got 4 spi right on.
I don't know what to do. Assume the Swish just won't work, and I've wasted the money? Use the coarse rough stuff? That won't be pleasant knitting. Buy Wool of the Andes in bulky, and see if I can get it up to 4 spi, when it says it goes for 3-3.75? Try Swish on bigger needles? (I'm afraid that will make too loose a fabric) Say to hell with it, knit with Swish on the size 10 needles and accept a smaller stocking?
Some days I just feel like a knitting failure.
DAMNIT, why do I keep having to go to bigger and bigger needles for everything? I swear I am NOT knitting tighter than I used to.
Okay, I went back and checked - using these same exact needles for the coarse rough yarn got 4 spi right on.
I don't know what to do. Assume the Swish just won't work, and I've wasted the money? Use the coarse rough stuff? That won't be pleasant knitting. Buy Wool of the Andes in bulky, and see if I can get it up to 4 spi, when it says it goes for 3-3.75? Try Swish on bigger needles? (I'm afraid that will make too loose a fabric) Say to hell with it, knit with Swish on the size 10 needles and accept a smaller stocking?
Some days I just feel like a knitting failure.