http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:09:22 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/ridiculous-glubs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/ridiculous-glubs.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/ridiculous-glubs.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:09:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fae8c92180000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fae8c92180000b-50si" alt="yeek" /></a> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fa96848cf50002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fa96848cf50002-50si" alt="partglub" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So I'm making these typing glubs for Bash, and I'm sure you'll agree, they've gotten a bit ridiculous. On the other hand, the pattern (which is can be found for free here) says it's for two circular needles, but can be knit with DPNs. This pho... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/ridiculous-glubs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400fa96848d080002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> natural gloves bash ribbing fingerless http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sock-recycling-trials-and-tribulations.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sock-recycling-trials-and-tribulations.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sock-recycling-trials-and-tribulations.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:38:03 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fad690832d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fad690832d0004-50si" alt="Andy&#39;s sock, unraveled" /></a> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fa967e11f60003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fa967e11f60003-50si" alt="Andy&#39;s sock, partly done" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, I am recycling some socks. Apparently, this is what people used to do, Back In The Day when it was the norm to make your own clothes, make do and mend, spend a hefty amount of money when someone else had made them. Unraveling woolly things, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sock-recycling-trials-and-tribulations.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400fa967d6e9a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting recycling sock reusing http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/i-made-a-cell-phone-sock.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/i-made-a-cell-phone-sock.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/i-made-a-cell-phone-sock.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:16:57 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fad68d6c9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fad68d6c9f0004-50si" alt="Shven&#39;s socks" /></a> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400fa967afb460003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400fa967afb460003-50si" alt="Phone Cozy" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Not that I've gone all American, but it's an American pattern and it sounds better than mobile phone sock! I made it for Cat, on double-pointed needles, and a crochet hook for the button hole thingy. The original free pattern can be found here. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/i-made-a-cell-phone-sock.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400fa967a57d90002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile socks phone knitting gift http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/inclement-weather.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/inclement-weather.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/inclement-weather.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 May 2008 06:37:22 -0700 So, around lunch time, just when it was starting to get busy, Swansea Show was cancelled and evacuated due to inclement weather! This makes sense, as the rain was a bit scary and the wind was causing rather large branches to fall from the trees. I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/inclement-weather.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400fa967900dd0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> crafts stationery inclement weather selling swansea evacuation http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/a-craft-fair-and-ravelrycom.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/a-craft-fair-and-ravelrycom.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/a-craft-fair-and-ravelrycom.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 04:11:44 -0700 So, I will be sharing a stand with someone at the Swansea Show in Singleton Park on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th of May, the bank holiday! I will be spending much time making stationery like a crazy thing, and I might try and sell some knitted thin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/a-craft-fair-and-ravelrycom.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf794310002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting stationery selling ravelry http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sustainable-stationery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sustainable-stationery.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sustainable-stationery.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 May 2008 07:54:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf4bc800002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf4bc800002-50si" alt="Magazine stationery" /></a> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf4c7c00003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf4c7c00003-50si" alt="Chemistry paper stationery" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A lot of people don't realise that the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle" is written in order of priority. Making stationery from recycled paper is a fabulous thing, but reusing papery things to make other papery things is better, environment-wise. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/sustainable-stationery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400f48cf4bcd30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> crafts etsy recycling environment stationery chemistry envelopes sustainability permaculture upcycling http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/so-what-am-i-doing-here.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lottie) http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/so-what-am-i-doing-here.html?_c=feed-rss http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/so-what-am-i-doing-here.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400e398f585ac0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400e398f585ac0005-50si" alt="Wool Monster Socks" /></a> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398f57272000400f48d129b7f0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398f57272000400f48d129b7f0001-50si" alt="Crocheted Lens Cap" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I thought a blog would be a cool place to display my crafty gubbins, give links to free patterns where possible and generally keep track of my progress! I guess it also means that my friends and some random strangers can check out what I'm making... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lottiotta.vox.com/library/post/so-what-am-i-doing-here.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f57272000400e398f584890005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> socks crafts introduction fame lens cap