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femmenerd

things wot i did over the holidays, plus a bit o' fic

Jan 03, 2010 16:00

*Took the cats to sweetheart's mom's in Indiana (a two hour car trip). We thought the meds the vet gave us weren't really working because Sam yowled for the first hour in that frightening way that's half human-child and half alien being. But then when Logan refused to take his pill on the way back and became so terrified by the 10 foot walk to the ( Read more... )

my fic: harry potter, what femme did, ron/hermione

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hebrew_hernia January 3 2010, 22:08:58 UTC

You need Ravelry, if you haven't already found it. Patterns GALORE, technical support, tons of information about yarns.

Also, quite an adorable little ficlet!

femmenerd January 3 2010, 22:13:34 UTC

Thank you! I think I have briefly crossed paths with Ravelry already but not explored thoroughly. Will do! Was going to buy the Stitch and Bitch book. Got any other knitting recs?

stultiloquentia January 3 2010, 22:34:05 UTC

Knitting comm @ Dreamwidth! I've got several acquaintances over there who are also just learning.

femmenerd January 3 2010, 22:40:06 UTC

I should have known that my flist are all a bunch of knitters. <3

P.S. Sos you know, your prompt was the second runner up of which I tackle in my allotted fic-writing hour today. T'would be Ginny, but I'm not sure who she'll hitch a ride with yet. A girl, most likely.

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spuffyduds January 3 2010, 22:30:05 UTC

KNITTING!!!! YAYES!

Also, <3 to you for using the word "especial."

femmenerd January 3 2010, 22:45:48 UTC

Hee! I gave it thought actually.

Also, I am so pleased that it seems as though if I begin to babble on about knitting, there will be a helpful and enthusiastic audience.

alienmom January 4 2010, 22:14:12 UTC

a helpful and enthusiastic audience.

you have NO idea!! and it looks like some others on your flist have hooked you up with all the good knittery links.

now for yarn (my 2 favorite places):

knit picks and elann for good quality yarn at very reasonable prices with great customer service.

femmenerd January 5 2010, 20:48:31 UTC

Hi Momma! Hopefully whoever looks at my delicious is interested in knitting because I'm spamming it w/ links. :P

stultiloquentia January 3 2010, 22:38:30 UTC

Oh, you are such a wonderful writer! *rubs up against your prose and purrs* I'm trying to pull my favourite line to quote back to you and failing, because I like them all. I love your sketch of Mr. Granger.

Kudos on surviving the large family dinners. This is why the dinner holiday is so swiftly followed by the drinking holiday, imo, even if one really likes one's relatives (and I do).

femmenerd January 5 2010, 20:51:36 UTC

Hi hi! And thanks. I am at this current moment taking the positive perspective that writer's blocks allow for the rediscovery of the joys of writing. Or something.

re: large family dinners - I'm not sure which are more intense, ones with my own family or the kind I just experienced - with my s/o's fam. Probably the former, overall. :P Sadly, I'm less and less capable of drinking without utterly regretting it soon after.

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femmenerd January 5 2010, 20:52:33 UTC

Thank you, lady friend! Santa the wizard caught me unawares with its obviousness, I must say.

beanbeans January 3 2010, 23:40:06 UTC

You got good loot! The slow cooker + the garlic press should make for some yummy meals.

KNITTING! HUZZAH! I'm glad someone above linked you to Ravelry and Knitty, Yarn Harlot, Barbara Walker and Elizabeth Zimmermann. Those are all great resources. If you're looking for HP patterns, there are plenty on Rav, as well as HP-centric groups and knit-alongs. All good stuff.

I'll add my two cents: If you forget certain stitches, cast ons or bind offs, KnittingHelp.com has a wealth of free videos with voice overs to help remind you how to do those stitches, or teach you new ones. Interweave Knits has a daily newsletter called Knitting Daily, which also provides helpful tips and info, and the occasional free pattern. Classic Elite Yarns also has some really nice free patterns (just scroll down on that page and you'll see them) and a weekly web-letter that includes free patterns as well. Finally, Vogue Knitting has both free patterns and the Stitchionary which is a text version of pattern notes of how to do a few cable, knit and purl, and ( ... )

femmenerd January 5 2010, 20:55:33 UTC

Even more links! Yayz.

Right now I am wondering if my taking up knitting will balance out my increasing coupledness so that I can retain the title of this journal (Modern Spinsterhood). :P

Thank you for the kind words regarding the ficlet - it really was a relief to be able to "visit" the characters again, a bit.