http://www.mortaine.com/blog Blog for Stephanie Bryant, a 30-something writer who travels full-time. And her husband, Johnnyb. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en » Pump you up Philly Today "I got a little frustrated at the gas pump the other day. And believe it or not, it had nothing to do with the $4 per gallon price tag...." Haven't we all had this experience, once in a while? At the gas pump. At the ... http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2008/07/02/user-interface-at-the-gas-pump I re-knit Swatch #2, this time with K1P1 ribbing (previously I had misread the instructions and did K2P2 ribbing-- whoops!): The back of my stockinette isn't perfect, but it doesn't have visible ridges, and I think it'll even out with blocking: I also made Swatch 14, the cabled swatch: I think it's uneven, ... http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2008/06/30/tkga-progress The big yellow shawl I've been knitting (and knitting and knitting) is complete. I had originally thought that it was going to be too big, but I didn't block it as hard as I could have, and it ended up being just a little oversized. BTW: If you're a woman of ... http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2008/06/24/the-big-yellow-shawl I've been knitting on some lace this week. This yellow shawl is from the Blue Jeans Shawl pattern, made with KnitPicks bare laceweight merino yarn, which I dyed myself into the "self-striping" pattern you see here: Notice the size of the thing. I haven't blocked it yet, but this shawl is ... http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2008/06/21/knitting-progress-and-tkga We brought Alladin home this morning. He's resting comfortably. Even ate a little food this afternoon. He is shaved all over-- tummy, neck, forepaw, back legs-- due to all the IVs, shots, and the ultrasound. But he's home,and fur grows back. http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2008/06/21/alladins-home