Saturday, March 25, 2006
It's That (Most Wonderful) Time of the Year
Yes, only 3 weeks (give or take) until April 15, so I am taking a 3-day this weekend so that I can work on the dreaded taxes.
See:
For the first time ever, I will rely on software to guide me through.
Turbo Tax is loaded on the computer. I have all the records (I think) at my fingertips. If the commercials are to be believed, all I need to do is plug in a few numbers and the feds will mail me money.
Why do I have this uneasy feeling?
I've been working on the reunion mitones. Talk about a labor of love!
The Elann Peruvian Highland wool is wonderful to knit with, but the gauge is 32 stitches to 4"--8 stitches to the inch. That's tight!
My tension looks so very good, though. I really like the way good wool works up at small gauge.
I just have to stop every couple rounds and do something else because otherwise, I will have a serious case of "claw hands."
I'm doing the stranding "2-handed" picking the left and throwing the right to avoid the drop/throw/drop/throw motion that I would "normally" use. Even so, it's slow going. Steel Addis don't help, or do they?
And yes, that death grip (right hand) is how I have been knitting for fifty-some years.
I look forward to starting the chulo. It's made on 4s with the same yarn. The pattern calls for 2 rows of single crochet as a finishing touch. I'm thinking that 2-stitch I-cord will look better.
Update: If you skip a step (say, the one that says "increase 6 stitches evenly) you will need to rip because the pattern won't fit. Just sayin'.
assgobblin!
See:
For the first time ever, I will rely on software to guide me through.Turbo Tax is loaded on the computer. I have all the records (I think) at my fingertips. If the commercials are to be believed, all I need to do is plug in a few numbers and the feds will mail me money.
Why do I have this uneasy feeling?
I've been working on the reunion mitones. Talk about a labor of love!The Elann Peruvian Highland wool is wonderful to knit with, but the gauge is 32 stitches to 4"--8 stitches to the inch. That's tight!
My tension looks so very good, though. I really like the way good wool works up at small gauge.
I just have to stop every couple rounds and do something else because otherwise, I will have a serious case of "claw hands."
I'm doing the stranding "2-handed" picking the left and throwing the right to avoid the drop/throw/drop/throw motion that I would "normally" use. Even so, it's slow going. Steel Addis don't help, or do they?
And yes, that death grip (right hand) is how I have been knitting for fifty-some years.
I look forward to starting the chulo. It's made on 4s with the same yarn. The pattern calls for 2 rows of single crochet as a finishing touch. I'm thinking that 2-stitch I-cord will look better.
Update: If you skip a step (say, the one that says "increase 6 stitches evenly) you will need to rip because the pattern won't fit. Just sayin'.
assgobblin!
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They should warn you about that. Hey. If instructions can include not to iron in the bathtub, clearly it's not out of line to expect a knitting pattern to tell you if you skip a step, the pattern won't turn out correctly.
assgobblins! gotta love it! and that itty bitty knitting! ugh!
turbo tax worked well for me 3 years ago. of course, my taxes got hopelessly complicated the next year (royalties and stuff) so i gave up, and went to my mom's accountant. he knows what to do with all this stuff.
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turbo tax worked well for me 3 years ago. of course, my taxes got hopelessly complicated the next year (royalties and stuff) so i gave up, and went to my mom's accountant. he knows what to do with all this stuff.
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