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the start of socktoberfest!

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First off, I’m late. It’s October 5, and I haven’t yet said anything about this fabulous month-long sock celebration. Of course, I’ve been a leeeeetle busy. (Aside: I found an apartment yesterday! Upper East Side, eensy weensy 1 bedroom. Boy, the apartment hunt sucked, in every way. I was that woman you see crying on the subway. For real. But it’s over now!)

It’s not too late to jump right in to Socktober. Later today I’ll be able to show my finished Pomatomi–I kitchenered using a bobby pin as a needle last night! (Once I’m back in Philly, I will sew in the ends using an actual needle.)

Here’s the excellent little questionnaire Lolly posted, with my answers!

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eye candy friday

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This spiderweb, hanging off a house in West Philly, was enormous. It had to have been three or four feet tall and a foot and a half or more wide. It was impossible to capture in its entirety, and the sunlight hid behind a cloud once I got the camera out, so it wasn’t catching the light enough, but I did my best!

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oh baby

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I ordered a laptop–the cheapest MacBook out there–on Sunday, and it arrived today! Oh, I am in love. It is delightful. And now it needs a protective sleeve. I’m thinking of trying my hand at felting for the first time. I’ve got some Manos I snagged from my mom that’s not doing anything . . . This may be my weekend adventure. I worry a bit about fuzz getting on the computer, though–anyone have experience with this?

The past two nights I’ve had mid-evening plans, so have killed the time beforehand by working on another pair of Pomatomus. On Tuesday my friend and I sat in Clark Park, and I knit before yoga, and last night the boy and I sat outside with coffee in West Philly, and I knit before I met a friend for dinner. I don’t know how in the last week I’ve become this bold knit-in-public sort of girl, but it’s been liberating. I notice people giving the work a peek, but no one has asked me what I’m working on or what I’m doing. Heck, last night we stopped a woman with a clipboard to ask her what the heck she was doing (a project for a city planning class), so I’m fully prepared for the questions, but none are forthcoming.

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spreading the love

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I’ve got a new blog for you all to check out. Feed Dog. It’s pretty new, but I can vouch for the proprietor: impeccable sense of style and a good writer, to boot. Go send him some love, and watch for all the cool things he’s going to do! I can’t tell you how much his real-life influence (coupled with Ashley‘s virtual influence) has me wanting to make a quilt!

I’m filing this under “oddities” because it makes me giggle to do so. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it, too.