pickles are delicious

Top down set-in sleeves

2008-11-03T05:58:00.003-08:00

top down sleeves
awesome - http://community.knitpicks.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1984936%3ABlogPost%3A2095

http://www.yarnandfiber.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=lucy+neatby&x=0&y=0
http://scarletknitter.typepad.com/the_scarlet_knitter/2007/04/time_to_stretch.html
http://scarletknitter.typepad.com/the_scarlet_knitter/2007/04/time_to_stretch.html
http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter05/FEATwin05TBP.html
http://www.purlwise.com/2004/02/post_1.html

book - custom knits and knitting from the top

Binding off on circulars

2008-04-21T05:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/techniques/73538/1-25#9

Combination Knitting

2008-04-12T07:24:00.000-07:00

I think this is what my fast knitting method I am unlearning is so maybe I don't have to unlearn it - just learn how to do the few steps to reorient my stitches for in the round

http://www.anniemodesitt.com/decrease.html

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There is nothing different when knitting combination in the round; you don’t need to lean a new style. The rule is always knit through the leading loop regardless of what style or pattern or shape you’re knitting. In combination knitting, the leading leg is in the front if the stitch was a knit when you made it, and in the back if it was a purl when you made it, where western knitters always find it in front of the needle (and therefore are generally unaware of the fact that it’s because it’s the leading leg that makes it not twist rather than the happenstance of it being in front.)
The difference is that if you learned rules based on whether you were knitting or purling and whether you’re making stockinette or garter, you will have to either learn new rules - because stockinette in the round is entirely knit stitches and therefore the rules you learned for flat which assumed that if you were knitting the last row was a purl will be wrong - or start deciding where to knit by looking/feeling the stitch or by thinking about whether it was a knit or a purl.
By the way, universal decreases:
what’s written k2tog = make sure the leading leg is in front for the next two stitches and knit them together.
what’s written ssk = make sure the leading leg is in the back for the next two stitches and knit them together.
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Best videos for techniques

2008-03-23T05:50:00.000-07:00

Cast-on methods, knitting, purling, increases, decreases, advanced techniques, magic loop, fixing mistakes

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit

Best tutorial online for seaming and sewing up knitted toys

2008-03-23T05:47:00.000-07:00

http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/?p=254

NYC ideas for visitors

2007-10-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

We did these little walks - some on our own and some with some recent visitors. Good ones to remember

1. Through lower east side, to the Tenemant Musueum.
2. around the corner from tenement museum is a Chinatown restaurant called Congee Village that's a good one
3. Walked through Chinatown and hit the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (flavors like ginger, and durian)
4. Grand Central Terminal - the atrium is pretty and always fun to show people the one black spot where they did not renovate for comparison on the ceiling and also took them to the Grand Central transit museum store, market and the Whisper Gallery.

Yesterday we went to
1. Sotheby's to see items on display pre-auction (first time for me).
2. Municipal Arts Society (51st and Madison ) - another first for me. A small urban planning focused museum.
3. restaurant called "The House" an 1854-restored townhouse in Gramercy Park. nice menu and location

Craft Idea: coloring book for toddlers

2007-10-14T09:06:00.000-07:00

Coloring book for toddler of their friends and family . We made one of these for my favorite toddler.

There are several photoshop techniques recommended on-line including on the Adobe site but this one seemed to work best.

Use a high resolution photo

1. photoshop - filter, other, high pass. set it at 4.4 (lower for thinner lines)

2. image adjust threshold. usually 100-128 works well, keep preview X-ed to see it

3. then erase smudges and also use the filter despeckle and dust

4. ctrl +z to undo when erasing.

here's a sample of one of the photos

hb2u

2007-07-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

Emoticons are 25 years old according to "The New York Times". Dr. Fahlman created his "joke markers" to indicate humor after an email he sent with a snarky remark about campus elevators was taken seriously.

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Personal Food P0rn

2007-07-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

My work lunch today was at Jean-Georges Vonrichten's restaurant "Jean-Georges". It was foofy (i.e. lots of incredibly interesting flavors served in itty-bitty-fancy-schmancily plated courses).

It's a 4-start (0nly one by the NY Times). Jean-Georges has received the James Beard award for Best Chef and Best New Restaurant, and Esquire Magazine voted Chef Vongerichten the Chef of the Year in 1997. Jean-Georges restaurant also holds 3 Michelin stars, one of 3 NYC restaurants currently holding the accolade.[4]

My home dinner was one of my all-time favorites - pasta with meat sauce delicately seasoned with zucchinis, onions and fresh garlic followed by green tea mochi ice cream. (i.e. lots of incredibly interesting flavors served in gi-normously-plated courses). My home chef receives my 4-star rating as best home restaurant. He received no Michelin stars as I misplaced them.

"Not the Messiah"

2007-07-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

I went to see Eric Idle's Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy), an oratorio based on The Life of Brian, at the Caramoor Festival. They only did 2 shows.

From the duo that unleashed Spamalot on the world - Eric Idle and John Du Prez - comes NOT THE MESSIAH (He's a Very Naughty Boy), a comic oratorio inspired by Monty Python's Life of Brian. Accdording to Eric Idle, "As the Messiah was to the Bible, so Not the Messiah is to Life of Brian. It is shorter than Handel, funnier than Handel, but obviously not as good theologically."

Mark my words - they turn into a Broadway production of sorts. Tickets go for $200 each. Either way, I "took" an extra program as this rare showing's Playbill may be worth something in 50 years when I'm too old or senile to remember why I took it or who Eric Idle is or what Monthy Paython was.

In preparation I re-re-re-re-watched "Life of Brian". it has been a long time since I had seen it and forgot how funny a few parts were - what did the Romans ever do? in particular.

In a city of 1000s of restaurants

2007-06-23T07:52:00.000-07:00

Whilst looking for a restaurant, I saw one with this review.

"The staff however is another story. You get a slightly creepy feeling about them. I'm very suspicious every time I order from this place. I check and double check my bags and purchases to make sure I have everything and that there are "foreighn objects" in it. But I don't do that when the owner is handling things. Just the servers. They give me the creeps. The food is ok though. "

Um......why do you keep ordering from this place, lady?

The New Food Pyramid

2007-06-19T16:09:00.000-07:00

I believe in restaurants that only serve Dessert.

Last Year for my Birthday I picked this one: Room 4 Dessert

"Infance" at Room 4 Dessert.

(Photo: Jeremy Liebman)

Room 4 Dessert
The long, narrow Soho space that was Bar Veloce, then Bar Tonno, and finally Bar Sasa is reborn once more, this time with a confectionery bent and a provocative pastry chef installed in the open kitchen. Will Goldfarb, best remembered for his dessert derring-do at Papillon and Cru, was enlisted by a pair of French private chefs who wanted a dessert bar to call their own. Goldfarb focuses on high-concept thematic tastings, often grouped in quartets and based on ideas like “Infance” (cotton candy and meringue), and a curry-scented “Voyage to India,” all of which can be paired with quartinos of wine or pots of exotic tea.

I went to this one (I am not proud of the gorging it required post my-already-too-big-dinner) earlier this year - Chocolate Room

IN THE CHOCOLATE ROOM desserts range from classic chocolate pudding to sophisticated spiced hot chocolate cake and frozen white chocolate mousse. In celebrating a variety of chocolate tastes from different regions of the world, our chef creates mouth watering desserts using fine chocolates including Valhrona, Sharfenberger, and El Rey. Indulge in our freshly made ice cream, hot chocolates, shakes, and fair-trade organic coffee drinks. Come join us!

This year, I am choosing this one: Cocoa Bar

cocoa bar is excited to bring you the most decadent chocolate pralines, truffles and bonbons as well as many delicious, creative chocolate confections. cocoa bar's exclusive chocolate bars will make you talk funny and fill you with giddiness and ultimate pleasure.

3 down, 2 to go

2007-06-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

Been there, Done That

Pirate Store?

My favorite so far

The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. sells capes, grappling hooks, antimatter, and more. All the proceeds from the store go directly to 826NYC.

No Wonder Twin bracelets, but not bad.

The Boring Store

Wasn't open but this sign up front and finding by accident was great

Still to be seen

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a leader in convenience retailing, sells everything you need before you take a road trip through the fourth dimension. You can grab time-machine fuel, a can of mastodon meat, and a cup of coffee in one quick stop.

The Greenwood Space Travel Supply Company outfits adventurers, commuters, rocket scientists (professional and freelance), tourists, theoretical mathematicians, specialists of all stripes, small crews, and large parties.

2007-03-07T19:02:00.000-08:00

"While watching the "Gilmore Girls" last night, I crocheted-up this little TV and matching Atari. "

I wish this were true but really I've been knitting the same scarf since we went to War in Iraq....the first time.

This is from http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/2007/02/crochet_tv_and_atari.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954

It's true....I am the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby

2007-02-10T14:49:00.000-08:00

I saw this in the Herald Tribune and figured I might as well stake a claim too. Sperm or no sperm....I'm probably just as likely. I share just the high(low)lights of the article. The Gabors, btw, have been married over 20 years.

Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he might be father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby
The Associated Press
Published: February 9, 2007

LOS ANGELES: The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said that he had a decade-long affair with Anna Nicole Smith and may be her infant daughter's father. The claim by Prince Frederic von Anhalt on Friday comes amid a paternity suit over Smith's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn.

He said the two started an affair soon after. For much of that time, he said, Smith urged him to make her a princess like his wife. But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them.

He said he never admitted the affair to his wife, but that he is sure she knows. She would sometimes answer the phone when Smith called him, von Anhalt said. "She was a very sexy woman," von Anhalt said. "To have an affair with her is the top, you know."

Valentine's Cards

2007-02-10T09:44:00.000-08:00

Found an on-line candy heart generator. This one lets you pick a color, up to 4 lines and has a longer area for typing than others. http://www.cryptogram.com/hearts/

Open them in MS Publisher and rotate them and save as a jpeg (change it on the save to 300 dpi) Then cropped them in Picasa. Opened them in Word - and set the page size to match my cards (in my case the 4.875 x 3.5 Strathmore cards - so page size is set to 4.875 x 7) and here are some of my favorites from this year.

Then I made a stack of personalized cards with them.