Welcome to the wonderful world of bad puns and dreadful jokes that few understand. Most of my jokes I wear in the form of bizarre links of string that I call "garments". I don't mind if people laugh at me not with me
I'm an English expat constantly struggling to be understood in a different country. I work in the cut throat world trying to bring "YARRR" and "Ne'er-Do-Well" into regular conversation My swear word of choice is Stink Nugget. I'm a yarn snob.
So, for the benefit of those on the knitty board looking for my new found Kid Silk Haze sub, Tsuki from Artfibers, here is a photo of it And then... just a quick update on the clapotis - just started the decrease rows.  |
FranklinMinty rants @ 8:08 AM
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| Well, yes, I am - I finally figured out how to make expandable posts. Whilst its not too pretty right now, it works. Trust me, this is a huge step. So - I'll thrill you with some random photos, including a mystical photo of the wonky v and the contents of my very first Sampler  Such cool things in the Sampler!  Looking grumpy in a Wonky V with something weird happening to my earrings Oh so arty farty Oh... but there is more!  Dr L looking so cute  All washed out  Barney or the police - tough choice Where did I start? |
FranklinMinty rants @ 10:27 PM
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So here is th e "practically" finished Clutch I whipped up in a few hours Just as a reminder, it is made from Spunky Ecletic's handspun Falkland Wool in Radioactive Melon 4 from Knit Pixie Its supposedly 160 yds, but I had JUST enough to finish the pattern when I obmitted 1 final row - so unfortunately, I have to figure out what to make a strap for it with. Apart from that, I think its pretty cool - and now I know how it would feel to knit with my sister's hair. |
FranklinMinty rants @ 8:17 AM
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 So, there are a few times a year I just have to get out of Dodge, and Pink Saturday is one of them. It's not that I don't feel any Pride for those who require it, its because my block is turned into a huge party until 2am by the delightful and donation worthy Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as part of San Francisco's legendary Pride celebrations. Let me reiterate... right outside my window, until 2am... I hear high BPM stuff until way later than I need to hear it. However tempting it may be to watch the nearly naked, gym spending bods gyrate until the earlier hours, but there is nothing more likely to spoil my morning cappuccino than someone else's hangover.The triangle went up (as seen from my back deck)... and then the true invasion began at about 7pm on Saturday night.  So, I grabbed Clapotis, and headed to S's place. Good progress was made, although I now have "knitters finger". To break the monotony of counting for drop stitches, I picked up a couple of advil, the Sim Hair Yarn, and started to knit the Paintbox clutch. And... Um.... I'm nearly done with it. I also finally finished sewing in the ends of Angelina and the Phildar wonky v neck. I'll post pictures when I'm not too embarrassed to ask someone else to take photos of me. Lastly this is for J (m) of J and J fame. Its an unofficial bonus photo for your birthday photo scavenger hunt :) Minty out |
FranklinMinty rants @ 9:08 PM
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| I forgot to tell pretty much anyone, but I managed to subscribe to The Sampler I'm pretty excited to say it should arrive next week sometime. |
FranklinMinty rants @ 10:46 PM
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| So - my little progress bars are now working! Many thanks to Redflyer over at the knitty forum for posting the code (that her husband wrote) to make the magic work, and her offer of help when things were a bit screwy. Thank you thank you :) |
FranklinMinty rants @ 9:34 AM
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| So - I tried to get all fancy and add some status bars to the blog - they only semi work.... Stink Nuggets... In other news, I'm going to be helping a co-worker learn to knit. She is pregnant (congrats K!) and wants to knit a hat that she has tried with no luck. So.... I said we should take a lunch time shopping trip to ArtFibers (about a 5 min walk from work) to pick up supplies, and we can have a baby knit a long! What fun, I can't wait :) I've also been partaking in J (m) of J and J fame's super duper birthday photo scavenger hunt. So much fun!... I might have to steal the idea :) Check out the results Last, but not least, I hope to finish wonky Phildar today... It looks pretty cool - we'll see... |
FranklinMinty rants @ 1:33 PM
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| So - here are some random updates on random projects from the Knitter With Attitude. I finished the back / front of the "Starburst tank" (still have time for Pride!) - and I’ve got bored with stripes for now.  Instead of continuing, I decided to cast on my paper sweater (that green asymmetric sweater from a prev. post)...  24 hours later - here's the back!  Also received today - my Japanese yarn and suprise sample booklet.   |
FranklinMinty rants @ 11:13 PM
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| Now, I loved Napoleon Dynamite... this is the tops... just... ACE! |
FranklinMinty rants @ 4:30 PM
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| So, today was the official start of the sale at Imagiknit and true to fashion, M, J(f) of J and J fame and myself went to see what was on offer. At the crack of dawn (11am) on a Saturday we were sat outside waiting for them to open. We each had our lists of potential projects and yarn requirements, and here is my outcome  Yeah, I know... its a LOT. Admittedly, not ALL of it was purchased there. Some is from recent online shipments. Those with eagle eyes will also spot a surprise present that I got for S, and hope he will like. For different eagle eyed yarn types, there is (left to right):-
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FranklinMinty rants @ 3:57 PM
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| Its finished! The Angelina Vintage Jacket! It took a while and I don't want to see ribbing for some time - but after a sea of blocking...  ...it is too big.. I'll reblock when I can be bothered, but I kind of like the alternative bat wing wearing method  After that I needed a quick project to revitalize my enthusiasm, so I knocked out the modified Spiderweb capelet over Memorial Day.   Oooo action shot! I currently have this project on the needles, using different colors and not such stupid hair  I call it my fruity tank, hopefully it will be ready for Pride...  Then... I want to figure out the pattern for this. Its an outrageously expensive moebius scarf with a really pretty pattern (that I can't figure out! - I need a good stitch dictionary - anyone have one?)  The sale at Imagiknit is fast approaching, and I'm getting quite a few shipments of crazy ass stuff from online whim purchases. Oh... and the new TV arrived. Its very pretty - now my 4 channels can be shown wide! Although the bunny ears can't really cope very well. |
FranklinMinty rants @ 9:38 PM
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