Determination + Randoms

Progress on the TYC continues. I am about 2/3 finished with sleeve number 2, which is actually sleeve number 3, but Lisa has joined the sleeves and started working on the yoke. Above you see one of the ancillary events, held at Brooklyn General.

And now, a few random links for you to check:

• UPDATE: One more link for you: You may not be aware of my mild obsession with Finland. Good Knit's Road (anNu on Ravelry) encourages it. Her beautiful self-designed knits are positively inspiring. See, e.g., amazing fair isle hoodie, utilitarian but cool rubber boot socks, button-cute mod girl's vest and many more. Sometimes I think about spending a year or so knitting without patterns, just to see what happens; I can only wish the results would be even close to these!.
• Although it is probably no mystery where my political allegiances lie, being that I am an East Coast (Indiana) Elite (state-school-scholarship-kid-put-myself-through-law-school-favorite-breakfast-food-is-poptarts-
  but-never-had-a-moose-burger-former-public-school-teacher), I do try to keep this blog apolitical. This link is no exception, since it is something I imagine you can laugh at regardless of affiliation. All I can say is, thank goodness Rick Astley's finally had his due.
• In the same vein, as in, something worth taking in regardless of political stripe, I recently heard again "Harold," an episode of This American Life from the late 90s about one of Chicago's greatest mayors, Harold Washington. There is a lot to learn here about race and political candidacy, and even more to learn about Chicago, all of which makes the episode timely. Highly recommended if you have a spare hour.
• Wherever you are, but especially if you are in the Pacific Northwest and on the prowl for someone to photograph your wedding-rockshow-pregnancy-rockstarlifestyle, check out the work of my new Seattle-based splits-doing, Oreo-eating friend Jenny Jimenez. (I'm hyphen crazy today!)
• If you haven't been following Knitting School Dropout lately, Melissa has been cranking out her own designs, and rocking some others that have been tricky for some knitters.
• Have you seen the beautiful Demis? Of course you have, but just in case.


• I have really been enjoying The Moth's podcast lately. If you like a good story, you will too.