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Each season brings out the previews for the new knitting magazines, all of which I very much look forward to. But the Autumn/Fall season is particularly interesting since it heralds in a new knitting season for the year.
In 3 days, we’ll also have a new online magazine/pattern store – Twist Collective. The previews have been [...]

[via] IT competencies for metadata librarians
I find these particular quotes very intriguing and exciting:

Question 1: What are the IT competencies for metadata librarians?
• Metadata librarians should know XML.
• Relational database design: may not have to be an Oracle programmer, but should understand the structure, and be able to form queries
• Be able to do data modeling
• Have traditional cataloging [...]

I’ve been keeping this some what under wraps for a while. At first because I didn’t want to jinx myself. Then it’s because it doesn’t seem quite real yet.
For those who friended me on facebook has been seeing some updates, and of course, I have told people in person. But for the official announcement to [...]

For some reason, I really thought that the cardiganized versions of Urban Aran (Ravelry) were done using steeks. I had even started mine with a great yarn perfect for steeks.
So, I finish the back in just about no time since the yarn is bulky and the pattern not too challenging. But then the project [...]

Some times, I crave yarn. I’m sure yarnies knows the feeling.
This past week, I’ve been dreaming about yarn, planning projects that I can start with new yarn, trying to find ways to find sales, and in general wasting time. Because I was craving yarn and wanting to start a new project. I needed to [...]

AppleInsider | Spat with Rogers leaves Canadian Apple stores without iPhones
This has been on my mind for a while now. I’ve been needing to replace my ipod for the last year. Since I haven’t needed to commute for a while now, I’ve put off the replacement. (Am looking again to get a replacement now.)
My 3 [...]

I actually got my YOL project rather quickly this time around. I guess makes up for last time’s seemingly forever delay.
I knew going into this lace club that I wasn’t going to like everything they put out. In fact, the first kit was a bit of a disappointment for me. I didn’t love the pattern [...]

… a sleeve!

The day the pattern came out, I was intrigued. I wanted to make this sweater for kid/baby, but never got to it. It looks so nice as an adult cardigan, I wanted to make it. It went right on my queue.
Next day, there’s a Ravelry group, and intrigued became obsessed.
I went right [...]