In other things-down-to-which-I-should-have-gotten news, the ever-lovely Seahorse gave me one of those Rockin' Girl Blogger awards at the beginning of the week. Coming from someone who blogs with such insight and eloquence, and who reads blogs with such diligence and generosity, this is definitely an appreciated honour. It also means I get to come up with my own list of people who rock:
Caroline M, because she spins and knits with a technical aptitude and eye for colour I can but dream of, and writes it all up in a self-deprecating manner which belies her many talents, but not her modest and generous personality.
Cyn at Half-Assed Knitblog, because I will never tire of her knits' propensity to turn into monsters. Also, because she has been knitting for about the same length of time as me, but has a design sensibility (and an ability to put that sensibility into actual yarn-y practice) which I find inspirational.
Badger. She makes me laugh, she knits neat stuff, she has some entertaining business with a soft toy. As do Little Missy and Wheezy (well, barring the soft toy bit, but with a bonus point for Wheezy because I do so often feel the truth of her blog title).
And finally, an honourable mention for my New Favorite Blog, which is neither by a girl nor girly: my friend Joel's blog about fighting, which is more entertaining and more humane than I would ever have expected a fightblog to be.
It's been a busy week of life-changing decisions, extensive travel, and lots of catching up with friends and meeting new people, so my blogging and commenting game has been weak. I can't say when I'll be back to full strength: in personal and professional terms, August is a wicked month for me. But even if I'm keeping quiet, I'll be around, and keeping in touch one way or another. My email is up there, so feel free to use it.
7 comments:
Nice fit indeed :)
Yey - what's a blog for if not to put bad photos of yourself :) Glad to see the knit looking good though.
Hope you make it through August sane and happy.
Well done on your award :) I hope August goes well too.
Hope the rest of August is at least bearable. The sweater is looking great.
Thankyou for such kind comments about me and my blog. I'm blushing!
And yes, I rock!
Cheers miss!
I've had to zoom back over your recent posts to try and work out what sweater this is, but I think this might be one you've devised yourself, you clever person, you. Whatever, it's a lovely fit!
And wow, sounds like you're having a busy August ("life-changing decisions, extensive travel" - phew). Take care and enjoy!
Thanks very much! I think I really like your blog too, although I'm easily confused by knitting speak. I'm doing a lot of hanging around in gyms at the moment, though - maybe I could whip up a scarf or something while everyone else is sparring...
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