MG: moving

hi there. thank you for all the lovely comments about my puffy-sleeved Zimmermann raglan. i've been remiss in answering them partly because blogger stinks about email addresses, partly because all the nice attention flustered me, and partly because things have been hectic.

to answer some questions... i didn't alternate skeins in rows; i took my chances one skein at a time. the kettle-dyed Araucania varied as it wished with differing circumferences (spirals in the body; stripes in the yoke) and differing skeins (subtle in the sleeves; contrastive in the body). the only purposeful choice was making sure the two sleeve skeins were similar. the sweater is structured on the Zimmermann seamless raglan in Knitting Without Tears. i made up those puffy sleeves and will definitely write up a post to share my shaping and numbers.

i've been packing up my life and moving... a few thousand miles. i left berkeley and am now in the dayton area of ohio working out the next stage of my life.

it takes the heart much longer to move than the body. i'm homesick. i miss skies so blue one swears there is a purple tinge to the sky. i miss the ever-present companionable breeze blowing from the chilly waters of the bay. i miss spring evenings saturated with mock orange, so sweet one could get drunk on the scent. i miss soaking in my neighborhood cafes; guiltless organic, fairtrade coffee. i miss my bookstores. i miss the farmers' market appleman who knows how devoted i am to his braeburns and warns me when their season is about to end. i miss vibrant, diverse, local, fresh, handmade food. if you are (ever) in the bay area, eat something tasty for me.

cheese danish from a tiny donut shop
handmade noodles, onion pancake, veggie buns
farmers' market goat cheese and fruit
crunchy tacos and pineapple aqua fresca
farmers' market goodies
rice noodles and veggies in lime broth
mushroom curry, naan, chai
veggie rolls and vietnamese sandwich
how i spent my evenings