Brrr

[clevermanka]

I don't think my doing this will have the same effect as my father would, but I'll give it a try.

*stern look at weather*

I am very, very disappointed in you.

Last night, mckitterick and I got to see just a bit over the first quarter of the eclipse. That is, we got to see it get a little bit over halfway dark, and just barely starting to turn orange, before clouds rolled in. By the time the moon was in full eclipse, we had total cloud cover and couldn't see anything at all. Very sad.

mckitterick did get out the telescope, though, so what we did see we saw right proper. By sheer luck, I happened to look into the eyepiece just as a small private plane flew in front of the moon. I happened so fast I barely registered what I'd seen, but wow! Very cool. I wound up doing jumping jacks and jogging in place to stay warm. Brrr.

And the continuing yuckiness *glares at weather* *weather remains unswayed* probably means that my lovely evening plans with bestill are cancelled, too.

I wore The Vest to work today and have already learned a valuable lesson. My office is Too Cold for anything with less coverage than a full sweater over a long-sleeved undershirt. I'm absolutely freezing. I had to put my cardigan on over the vest. Which totally ruins the effect. Alas. But I wore it! It's lovely.


This means, however, that while I won't stop working on the vest I started last night, I'm definitely going to get started on that long-sleeved cardigan/jacket--pronto.

Comments

[theoneinblue.livejournal.com]

Ah, super cute sweatervest! And you are look fantastic, my dear.

Wish you could have been with us last night - it was so cold we couldn't bear to stay outdoors more than a few minutes at a time, so my dance buddies and I were watching belly dance videos and then intermittently running outside to see the eclipse; damn cold, but clear as a bell. I'll try to post with pictures, if I can wrest them away from T...but lucky you to have a telescope to see the first part!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm a little disappointed in how it doesn't show my waist at all (hello, 12-inch waist/hip ratio here!) but it really is gorgeous.

I envy you the clear sky last night!

Pretty!

[wyckedgood.livejournal.com]

What a great color!

Re: Pretty!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mac_/]

Thats an awesome sweater, and, wow, your hair looks so long.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!

your hair looks so long

Well I've been growing out the funny sideburn things for over three years now...but the rest of my hair is back to ubershort.

[ladyniniane.livejournal.com]

That vest is gorgeous!
::is jealous of your needle skills::

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! One nice thing about not being able to sew lately is that I've learned I really love knitting.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

What! You mean you can't glare at the weather and make it cooperate? After doing it enough years I actually managed to teach one roommate how to do it, though she didn't have real *confidence* or anything.

Great vest. Guess you just need to knit twin sets or something.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I actually managed to teach one roommate how to do it

Sign me up for lessons. =D

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I'll tell you the technique I used to use most of the time when I lived in Lawrence. As soon as I heard that snow was on the way I would visualize a cone of heat with its narrow end tacked down on Topeka -- a cone sort of like Superman's vision cones. It was red on the edges and that hot yellow toward the center. Snow would miss Lawrence every time. Use intensity when visualizing. As a description of one way, that's the best I can do.

:)

[acommonreader.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I saw it mid-process, while we were congregated by the copier, and it has turned out beautifully.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tattooedartgirl.livejournal.com]

damn you aer quick!!! it took me 20 hours to knit a SHRUG and I have to pull it all out cause I screwed it up in so many places!!!!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Well, I had some amazingly helpful support. I couldn't have done it without bestill.

[tattooedartgirl.livejournal.com]

Traci is good but unless she can inject bionic fingers on me, that vest would have taken me a year to knit!!!!!

[bestill.livejournal.com]

She knitted it up lickety split! I was very impressed!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That's the ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT, coming from you.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

mRRRRROW~!!!

J wants me to have one like it. He loves it. And so do I. Can I borrow the pattern? Or maybe I should try yours on first, since we're often so dissimilar in clothing fit. *sigh*

Where that hell is Rand when we need him? He was always good with the weather changing.

I got one lil crappy pic of the eclipse. But I'm happy I got one.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hm. You know, this might fit you a lot better than it fits me. It's very straight through the waist and hips and I've got some fitting problems that I would like to fix should I ever make it again. Why don't you come over and try it on sometime. If you love it, just buy me another skein of the boucle. I might have to change out the buttons, though. I love these buttons a lot.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Remind me Thursday. Too bad you can't wear blues, I'd trade you the Dragonfly. The problem will most likely be the shoulders/rib area. We're very different there also, but that style.. well, we'll try it and see.

[bestill.livejournal.com]

bea-U-ti-ful! The beret and the black mitts (or sleeves coming out) are a nice touch.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Those are the mitts that fireguarder made for me. They're wonderful (and crucial) in my office. And thank you so much for your help with this. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

Last night, mckitterick and I got to see just a bit over the first quarter of the eclipse.

Misread "eclipse" as "codpiece." It is SO past my bedtime...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Dood. Go get some sleep. Codpiece season isn't for months.

[thefox-rb.livejournal.com]

Very nicely made! :D