In Which the Pirate Has Completed Socks.

Thanks to Emm1e, here are my completed Garter Rib Socks! I knit the first one in five weeks; the second one took longer because I got caught up in moving, cleaning, unpacking, and all those other things that go along with buying a house. They were a quick knit, and a decent pattern. Some of […]

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pirate
Filed under: garter rib, sock, work | 1 Comment »

In Which the Pirate Says No Without Saying No.

Yesterday we had an all-hands meeting, and one of my co-workers was admiring the So-Called Scarf. “Maybe,” she said, “I could give you $20 and you could knit me something like this?”
“Uhhhhh,” I answered as nicely as I could, “I could teach you to knit…”
She laughed and said, “Oh come on, you’re just trying to […]

Posted on February 16th, 2008 by Pirate
Filed under: meta-knitting, work | 2 Comments »

In Which the Pirate Knits at Work.

Ah, finally, a chance to talk about both knitting, and my day job, in the same post!
Today at around 10:00am the power went out. It flicked off, then on again (the HVAC was confused) then off. And it stayed that way. After a minute or two, we all shut our computers off (it’s so […]

Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Pirate
Filed under: design, sock, trekking90 sock, work | 2 Comments »

In Which the Pirate Works.

My new job is pretty cool, even if it is seriously cutting into my knitting time. I did find one co-worker who knows the basics of knitting, but like me, she’s chosen the path of “eating a quick lunch at your desk means you can leave at 4:00 instead of 5:00.” That means a 50 […]

Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Pirate
Filed under: work | 1 Comment »

In Which the Pirate Goes to SnB.

I only got a few rounds past the point at which this picture was taken when my hands started seriously complaining about two straight hours of sock knitting. That being said, tonight’s SnB was fun as usual! We had about fifteen people at the most crowded. Some crocheters and some needlepointers, but mostly knitters. […]

Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Pirate
Filed under: SnB, pomatomus, sock, work | No Comments »

In Which the Pirate Leaves the Knitting at Home.

Since my co-workers discovered my knitting habit, they have rarely missed an opportunity to tease me about it.
My project manager asked if I knit the chunky cabled cardigan I often wear to keep me from freezing to death in this ice-cave of an office. When I said no, he wanted to know why not. […]

Posted on April 12th, 2007 by Pirate
Filed under: meta-knitting, work | 5 Comments »

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