The real WIP

My thesis is nearing completion. I am nearing complete exhaustion...


I have been knitting though (and checking ravelry) as a way to relax a little bit. I've got quite a few works in progress, most of them stuck on one thing or another. So I am going to cast on yet another sock tonight...

I did have to finish these baby booties for tiny baby Calvin.


They took about an hour to knit and longer than that to finish. So much sewing for such a tiny thing! Next time I'll try the seamless version.

Pattern: Saartje's booties
Yarn: Fyberspates Merino Sock Yarn
Ravelled here.

To the neighbour whose car alarm keeps going off

Dear neighbour.

Your car alarm has been going off in the car park for a week now and it is rather loud. You know about this, since I contacted the management company of the apartment block repeatedly and they have talked to you, repeatedly. And I am not the kind who normally complains to them about anything.

Your car is in a secure car park with security cameras. No one is trying to steal it. Yet, you choose to just leave it there with the alarm on. You live on the other side of the building and do not work from home in any case, so why should it bother you?

Have I mentioned yet how annoying it is to work with earplugs in my ears, especially when I have a cold? (Insert Darth Vader breathing noise here.) And that car alarm - congratulations, I think you've chosen the loudest model on the market. I can't even keep my windows open.

To be honest, I wish someone would steal your car. At least then it would be quiet.

I am not kidding you - this woman has left her broken car alarm on for a week. It keeps turning on and off randomly. And it's not as if she doesn't know about it.

Rant over. Now back to work.

Boston yarn party

I went to Boston for a conference last week and couldn't resist the opportunity to buy some more yarn. I did my yarn shopping at Windsor button, which had a great selection, reasonable prices and friendly staff. Everything a girl needs! Overall, I was reasonably restrained. This is what I bought:


I bought a skein of Malabrigo worsted and I already cast on a scarf out of it. It really is as nice as everyone says - I'll be definitely buying more!

The rest is all sock yarn: Plymouth Happy Feet, Mountain Colours Bearfoot and Claudia Hand-painted. I can't wait to knit with them all! I am a bit concerned that the Happy Feet will pool, but we'll see. I am especially In love with the Mountain Colours. It is a colourway called Lodgegrass and even though it is not the kind of colourway I would normally go for, I fell in love with it. It is a mix of blues and grays and oranges. Not sure what I'll make out of it, but I like looking at it!

Since I got home I haven't been doing much knitting. I am very busy with work and now I even have a horrible cold. I have made a little progress on my cardigan, but not much.

I leave you with a picture of the ducklings in Boston's Public Gardens.