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Continue reading →: All I want for Christmas…
… is a pair of feet. Why else would they be carefully posed under the tree? Or maybe not. These once again belong to my guest feet model Tamie, and are knitted from worsted-weight Noro Kureyon. She’s a Birks kind of girl, and likes her toes warm!
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Continue reading →: Maybe there’s something wrong with me
And Tamie. Or maybe we’re just working too hard. Let me describe the symptoms. At 7:00PM last night we were still at work, sitting in her office, running the new Minitab distribution fitter on some watershed data, and giggling at the results. Statistics. Giggling. 7:00PM. Something is seriously wrong here,…
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Continue reading →: Ferocious monster
Sunday afternoon I was skeining sock yarn (I so need an electric skeiner!!!!) and reading Spin-Off (the last issue, as recommended by Laura) (skeining is dreadfully dull, and requires little attention, so I can read while doing it. Even books with no pictures, not just magazines.) (Did I mention that…
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Continue reading →: Retraction
You know, of my previous statement about how hard Tamie was working today.
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Continue reading →: Guest feet
Today’s guest post feet are provided by Tamie. Please note that her feet are working just as hard as mine were yesterday, but even more brightly. This is one of the pairs of dog-sitting socks that I’ve made for her. (And also note that her birthday is mere days away,…
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Continue reading →: Not that interesting
Er, hi. Yes, I haven’t posted in a while. First, I was frantically busy with the fiber arts symposium, and the houseguests, and all. Then Laura and I spent a highly relaxing week drinking tea and burrowing through many interesting books on string. Not a highly blogworthy activity, no matter…
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Continue reading →: How I spent my weekend
My SCA fiber arts symposium made the news. That’s actually one of the best articles I’ve read about an SCA activity – the author must be a participant. There’s a new tablet weaving list on Ravelry. (Sneaking in under the knitting-radar!)
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Continue reading →: Whew!
The fiber arts symposium was a smashing success, the best one ever! Things went smoothly, the food was excellent, the classes were well-attended and well-liked, and site cleanup was quick and easy. The 11 houseguests all found places to sleep, and we had enough coffee for the 13 people (plus…
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Continue reading →: Multiplication
Background information: I organize a fiber arts symposium each year, either one or two weekends before US Thanksgiving. Person A is flying out this year to teach, and then to spend Thanksgiving with me (Hi person A!). Person B and her family have a standing invitation to stay with me…
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Continue reading →: Discoveries
Q: What’s even better than figuring out the answer to the difficult problem you’ve been working on on Friday afternoon so you can relax over the weekend? A: Having it still make sense when you get to work after the long weekend!
Welcome!
I’ve been doing stuff with string for quite some time, and describing it to others online since 1996 or so at Phiala’s String Page.
I also do some science and write some fiction.
I’m Phiala most places on the internet.
