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Knitting for Cybergeeks

lauren — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:36:00 +0000

My best friend Anjali (aka the Alternative Homemaker) and I taught ourselves the basics of knitting one summer when we were home from college, using a “Knitting for Dummies” book, but we never had enough motivation to actually knit beyond a few rows of anything. A few months ago, she had the brilliant idea of sending me a couple of extremely fat knitting needles and a ball of thick yarn, to make the process go faster. I had a bit of time on my hands last night and decided to give it another go.

A quick YouTube search on the phrase “how to knit” revealed this extremely useful video, and I was off and running:

I got through a few rows, and noticed that it definitely goes faster once you get the hang of it. I have a flight this evening, so will try to get some more done on the plane (I’m pretty sure TSA allows knitting needles through airport security). At this rate, I should have a pretty new green scarf just in time for summer…

East vs. West

lauren — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:57:21 +0000

An exchange between Kenny, Gio, and myself a couple nights ago:

KENNY: I was telling Claudette earlier that you’re a Berkeley feminist, not an East Coast Ivy League feminist.
LAUREN: Oh? And how would you define each of those?
GIO: One is an Obama supporter, the other is a Clinton supporter.

Go Bears!

Mazel Tov Julie and Damian!

lauren — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:35:36 +0000

Shivnit

lauren — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:39:29 +0000

My friend Shivani has been sneaky. She’s been blogging since April but hasn’t told anyone about it. But she can’t fly under the radar anymore – I’m onto her. In addition to being sexy and geeky, she’s a very funny woman and a good writer. Check her out.