by StephCat | Aug 28, 2007 | Knitting, SCUBA, Travel
I’ve finished the colorwork and started the waist decreasing. I practiced using both hands doing the colorwork; my left hand did fine but my right hand got sore (I’m right handed and usually knit English as opposed to Continental). I am pleased with my...
by StephCat | May 11, 2007 | Knitting, Travel
There’s a board topic on Knitter’s Review about whether your blog has become a chore. Occasionally (well, the last few months) I feel like that, primarily because I’ve been doing little to no knitting, and it’s rather embarrassing to try to...
by StephCat | Apr 15, 2007 | Travel
Just got back from our girl’s trip to Napa, and, before that, our Spring Break Southwest roadtrip (Taos, Santa Fe, and Sedona). Lots of hiking (including with llamas!), biking, running, wine tasting! and little knitting, though I did get to visit La Lana Wool...
by StephCat | Dec 24, 2006 | Travel, Triathlon
Way too long in between updates. Over the last month training has been so-so, simply because I was sick for about two weeks. Dave and I went running twice this past week, the first times for me since getting sick. I felt pretty good. Since we’ve been trying to...
by StephCat | Dec 24, 2006 | Knitting, SCUBA, Travel
…and I’m still working on the second of my mom’s Conwy socks. I did finish Mel’s present (a square of entrelac Noro a la Lady Eleanor, the same color as my Lady E), a scarf for our friend Arlene (eggplant 6 ply Merino from HandPainted Yarns,...
by StephCat | Jul 9, 2006 | Travel, Triathlon
Lots to update but no time to do it! We went on our backpacking trip to Yosemite over the 4th of July weekend — 30+ miles over 4 days, including Half Dome (though I only made it to the cables) and Cloud’s Rest in the same day — and now have a slight...