tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:39:32 +0000http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/noreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-2751232717999864957Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:09:00 +00002008-07-23T12:39:32.121-04:00dubbelmössaI got out my years-old Dubbelmössa because it's been cold here. And it's full of tiny holes. I am not sure if it's moths or wear and tear. It's still warm, mind you, and usable, but I am going to have to order some plötulopi from Schoolhouse and repair it. I'm sad. Stupid moths. What are they doing in my linen closet anyway? Don't they have better things to chew?http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2008/02/sad-hat-is-sad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-113592518189613307Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:46:00 +00002007-07-03T16:15:59.520-04:00xmasMy mom made me a felted knitting bag with a sheep needle-felted on the front that is SO cute. It's hot pink and it can hold the TiBook... *g* It came with several skeins of laceweight alpaca and merino from KnitPicks, several patterns from Fiber Trends, and the XRX The Knitting Experience: Book 3, Colour, along with a huge skein (1400 yds) of laceweight merino for a shawl. She also gave me a set http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/12/loot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111988024967957120Mon, 04 Jul 2005 19:01:00 +00002005-07-04T15:07:22.550-04:00 My husband and son go to Origins every year and this year Helen and I went with them because they snagged a suite in the Hampton Inn right across from the convention centre. What a great location - and what a great job Columbus has done revitalising both downtown and the convention centre area ("Short North"). We were literally across the street from the convention centre, half a block from http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/07/i-love-columbus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111499766824265017Mon, 02 May 2005 01:06:00 +00002007-07-03T16:20:52.989-04:00dyeingSaturday was our rain date for the dyeing workshop my mom planned last weekend. It was rainy this weekend too, but not quite as rainy and cold as last weekend. Only six of us showed up, but since we had to do it all indoors, that was probably good. We used ProChem One Shot dyes and KnitPicks worsted and fingering weight dyeable yarn. I was favourably impressed with the yarn quality, actually. http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/05/dye-dye-dye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111457354896646958Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:37:00 +00002005-04-26T23:45:48.966-04:00H. got the flu last week. I guess it was the flu. High fever, sore throat... it's settled in her chest now and she is still convalescing. She did go to her concert on Monday (for which we sewed a "poodle" skirt that had a kitty on it instead) but I still don't think she's even back to 85%. I got it over the weekend but took Oscillococcinum sooner than I'd given it to H., poor little thing, so I http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/04/spring-fever-indeed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111197608272244937Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:13:00 +00002007-07-03T16:17:13.201-04:00recipeshomemade tiramisu! I had to make tiramisu for about 15 people, so a measly 4 servings wouldn't work. After looking up several sources and digging in my own recipe books, I came up with a recipe that is mostly a combination of Buca di Beppo's recipe and a recipe found on (don't laugh) cookingforengineers.com. MAKES: 12 INGREDIENTS: 12 oz espresso or double-strong coffee 1/2 cup sugar 4 lrg egg http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/happiness-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111073524746037165Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:32:00 +00002005-03-13T12:34:07.463-05:00My son's JV hockey team (Loveland-Walnut Hills) played their end-of-season tournament this weekend. Not only did his team win the championship, but my son got his first penalty! For roughing! The crowd cheered. My little* goon! *"Little" is a relative term; he is 13 and 5'8".http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/hockey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111064648848486506Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:42:00 +00002005-03-12T12:22:34.400-05:00Library is too organised a term for it, but I live in hope that we will, someday, get unpacked. At any rate... My mom volunteered me for a yarn dyeing workshop she is trying to organise in a few weeks, so I ventured to the basement to see if I could find any of the books or magazines I know I have on the subject. Unfortunately, Yarns to Dye For is one of the ten fibre books I don't own. (To put http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/library-in-my-basement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111024727458885447Tue, 08 Mar 2005 01:56:00 +00002005-03-07T21:01:14.590-05:00As promised. These are technically not finished but I only have to graft a toe. I hope the directions are complete, although since I turn heels by counting the stitches left on either side, I'm not promising the heel turning counts are perfect. It probably helps if you've made a few socks before you knit these. John's Socks (PDF, 350k)http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/johns-socks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111020209258186507Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:18:00 +00002005-03-07T08:32:17.013-05:00No recipe to post, because I didn't really cook. Beth came over to show off her beautiful new wheel (and yarn!) and I spent the day plying some 2-year old laceweight I had been meaning to "get around to" for a while. It was a tussah silk-alpaca-merino-silver glitter blend (and I sort of think it might have had 5% cashmere in it) from Lambspun of Colorado, and I spun it intending to give it to a http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/lazy-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-111007170890535962Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:10:00 +00002005-03-05T20:18:32.343-05:00Beth has tagged me for the Knitting Meme because she says my blog needs to be updated, which is true. I hope to have two socks (and their instructions) posted soon but... 1. Do you knit continental or English? Continental, although I learned English. I started having carpal tunnel or something in the little finger of my right hand after I took up knitting again and couldn't knit for more than anhttp://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/03/knitting-meme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-110680370697390331Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:28:00 +00002005-01-27T00:28:26.973-05:00Comments should be fixed, thanks to Beth!http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/01/comments-should-be-fixed-thanks-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-110653766068410817Mon, 24 Jan 2005 03:24:00 +00002007-07-03T16:16:38.205-04:00recipesWe lived in Germany for three years and this was a favourite of ours. There it was usually called "Serbische Bohnensuppe" (Serbian Bean Soup). We had to learn to make it when we came back to the US since it was impossible to find here. Fortunately I collect cookbooks the way some people collect knickknacks. Elisabeth Luard's The Old World Kitchen had been a favourite of mine for some years. The http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/01/pasulj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-110623704662549671Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:02:00 +00002005-01-20T11:06:50.306-05:00 You appear to be a Knitting Goddess. You are constantly giving and are unconcerned with reward, you simply want others to love knitting as much as you do. If someone wants to knit miles of novelty yarns, you are there for them. If someone wants to learn short row shaping, you can help. There are no taboos in knitting, only opportunities to grow. Everyone should have a friend like you around if http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/01/knit-quiz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-110602306882459015Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:34:00 +00002005-01-22T19:03:57.566-05:00...in suburban hell, otherwise known as Kenwood Townee Centree, doing Build-a-Bear with my daughter and my niece and nephew. The day wasn't a total wash though. I found a possible new laptop bag (the Timbuk2 Marina) at the Apple Store. It holds a 15" PowerBook and seems to have room for a wallet, accessories, and socks-in-progress. I'm going to go back and test drive it soon. So yay. Now I http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/01/how-not-to-spend-day-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10057108.post-110674821930688794Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:52:00 +00002005-01-26T09:24:26.986-05:00Beth inspired me to try to pull together a knitting/fibre blog. I've lost touch with knitting in the past several years in terms of new yarns/books/techniques, but I always have a sock or something with me to work on. I'm trying to dig out my knitting books and find my stash (literally stashed since our move last spring), and I'm also trying to finish some things. Since I am a process person and http://philosophical-laughing.net/fleece/2005/01/ber-mich-about-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Audra M.)