Looking Glass Knits

Whoa. The first few days of the school year hit me like a steamroller this year! Between not being prepared either for the classes I was tea...

School and work pressure has lifted (however temporarily), and knitting can resume! I've been working away on a new design for that swe...

As I posted yesterday, I have a sock completed. As I look at this little number, it seems a little short -- but I am banking on my mom'...

Huzzah! I finished the Chaucer paper and sent it off to my prof. Only 6 weeks late, really not that bad in the scope of things. And, of c...

Things have been in a shameful state recently here chez Looking Glass. One semester ended, a new one began, and ALL kinds of work did not g...

I'm finally getting over my post-election exhaustion. I'm so happy to live in a country I can feel proud of again! And, heaven kno...

To those poor souls who actually follow this blog: sorry for the communication blackout there! I've become quite busy of late. Grad scho...

Exhibit A: An unblocked sock. The second in my set of socks for Sarah for Christmas. This one is top-down, eye of partridge heel, very sta...

Comprehensive exams are in just a few days, and of course what that means is studying 24/7. And by "studying 24/7," what I mean, ...

... loungin' in the sun. It has been ungodly hot in New York City, but not hot enough to keep me from plugging away at knitting venture...

The papers are all officially finished, graded, and taken care of! And I've dutifully started in on the reward yarn! (actually, to be t...

I'm so close to finishing this blasted paper. Yesterday I bought myself this beautiful yarn: Three skeins of Claudia handpainted merin...