To Take a Gander AtI've gotten hooked on watching
Fringe. (I guess I'm a bit nostalgic for the X-Files. Or something.) So far I like it, especially the vaguely sinister idea of "the pattern" behind all the strange happenings. And lurking behind the pattern of course is the tremendous global conglomerate
Massive Dynamic--who just happen to have a brilliant faux(?) website. Very clever, methinks.
I've begun a reversible cable-knit scarf. You can find the free pattern at the lovely 144 Inches of I-Cord.
This section that Isis is so interested in turned out to be just a swatch; I'm working the actual scarf in purple.
The only thing I don't like about it is working so much 1 x 1 ribbing. But it does look lovely, so I guess that's the price you pay for the reversible aspect of it. The cables are only worked every eighth row, though, so that makes it a really easy pattern to knit.To Cover a Head
Not so exciting, but I did finish something--this little white chenille hat.To Listen To
A new obsession--The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts featuring himself, Karl Pilkington, and Steve Merchant. I know, I'm a late adopter. The hilarity is beyond belief--and it's great stuff to knit by. If you haven't discovered these podcasts yet, they're available on iTunes.
Manchester phenomenom Karl Pilkington is now so well-known from these podcasts that graffiti featuring his perfectly round head has been found in places as remote as the town in which I grew up--Augusta, Georgia (shown above in a photo by Sir Mildred Pierce). Wikipedia informs me that Augusta's motto is "We Feel Good." Wha--? They couldn't come up with anything more articulate than that? Pretty much sums it up for you, I suppose.
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Why do black kitties find knitting so fascinating?! :)
Why do any kitties find knitting so fascinating?? I love that cable and I know what you mean by the 1 x 1 rib. It's a pain, but the effect is beautiful. I love the purple of the scarf, too. One of my favourite colours.
Karl Pilkington is God. I'd eat a knob at night.
I wrote a whole column (as opposed to half?) on more suitable James Brown Augusta mottos. My personal favorite was Augusta, Ga. -- Like A Sex Machine, although there is a certain absurdist appeal to Augusta, Ga. -- Hot Pants.
I never in A MILLION YEARS would have made the connection between "We Feel Good" and James Brown -- b/c the line is "I Feel Good." It just doesn't work in the plural. the reference went right past me.
Like a Sex Machine I would've gotten, though.
btw, Uhles, if you read this comment, i thought perhaps you were responsible for the Knob at Night graffiti. (i won't tell anyone, tho)
also, i've lost your email addy. mine is sohopixieATyahooDOT com.
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