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Archive for May, 2006 - אייר / סיון תשס"ו

gmail b’ivrit and arabic

By penny • May 31, 2006 - ה' סיון תשס"ו • Category: misc

more gmail languages
I’ve been waiting for this for a while. :) Yay! no, my ivrit is not that good but this is how i practice



buttons, bikes with bridges and burns, fairway, and a bit of knitting

By penny • May 29, 2006 - ג' סיון תשס"ו • Category: create, food, life

Warning, this is a pretty long meandering post.
I finally made a button. It’s bad, but I’m not good at gimp. It’s currently on the sidebar mixed in with the other links. PLEASE download it to your own server if you use it. I don’t want to make htaccess links to torture you if you steal [...]



recently read: send in the idiots, the oathbound

By penny • May 29, 2006 - ג' סיון תשס"ו • Category: books

Send in the Idiots by Kamran Nazeer
A very good look at stories from the other side of autism. Very fascinating.
The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
I guess I’m slowly plugging my way through the entire Valdemar series, chronologically [historical]. :)



please help (knitting needle newbie query)

By penny • May 24, 2006 - כ"ז אייר תשס"ו • Category: create

I’ve googled all I can think.
I have a major admission. I have no idea how the heck to use the knitting needle size gauge. Most of my crochet hooks have the size on them. Those that don’t i use very carefully because if i loose it in the middle of the project, i’m screwed.
I’m [...]



finished second sock

By penny • May 24, 2006 - כ"ז אייר תשס"ו • Category: create

My foot was getting tired of waiting…

I have a different second sock syndrome from every one else (or so it seems at the moment).
I knit the first piece perfectly. It fits well. It looks nice. SSK’s are doing what they should be.
And then I knit sock #2.

Pattern based on: The Knitter’s Handy Book [...]



misc admin things and a small bit on knitting

By penny • May 24, 2006 - כ"ז אייר תשס"ו • Category: create

i think i broke the del.icio.us feed … why? b/c the site is sluggish. it may have been partially my fault, but i have been having issues every day.

I think it is time to find a new host provider. we like eapps because of price and tomcat. BUT.. it’s been down almost every morning for [...]