I'm Stephanie. I like to knit, write letters and poems, read (novels and blogs!), and stress out to the max. ;) At Sunbeam Soapbox I write about the knitting, letters, and whichever thoughts I want to share with the world. I also like new friends! Feel free to drop me an e-mail anytime using the contact form.
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I bought 8 skeins of Ultra Alpaca, thinking the eighth was the good-luck skein.
Since hearing that Caroline is only using 4 for her February Lady Sweater, I’ve been thinking about how much I have. I started browsing Ravelry to see how many skeins people used of this for various sweaters.
Guys, someone made a 40.5″ Tilted [...]
What do you do when your favorite source of procrastination (the Internet, in this case) is, well, boring?
You look for other activities, right? Maybe you’ll bake something. Or clean the kitchen, which once again is a mess. But what if you don’t have an oven to bake in or a kitchen to clean? Then you’ll [...]
Did I say I’d write less this week? I meant more, but less pictures. Apparently when I’m stressed I need to write. And argh, I am STRESSED. I need to find a fourth class and all of them are full or during my German class (which will NOT be dropped).
So, on the environmentally-friendly front, two [...]
The glittens are done, long live the glittens!
They need blocking. I’ll do that in the morning. Three days over deadline isn’t too bad is it? This whole “deadline” thing? I’m pretty awful at it. No wonder I don’t knit Christmas presents.
Also, my camera cord may be home. In light of this possibility, I’ll tell you [...]
I told my dad that I have Too Much Stuff. He didn’t believe me.
I think that’s really saying something about the consumer culture we’re in, that I, who has barely any clothes compared to most people, not a whole lot of yarn, but maybe more books than the average person, can be disbelieved when I [...]
Finally picked up the glittens again. Deadline is looming.
I won’t be posting much for at least a week, and if I do post it will be without well-edited pictures. Though I’m getting sick of socks, I think I’m going to start socks for my grandma next week (found cream-colored Koigu! @ Imagiknit, yes I went [...]
If you told me three days ago that I’d be spending a good portion of the next two days digging in the garden, I would have laughed and told you you had the wrong Stephanie. While I’ve been dreaming of putting in an herb garden in the little patch of dirt next to the clothesline, [...]
Today's green beans, in a larger bowl than yesterday's (filling the largest mixing bowl we have)
My father the gardener couldn’t believe the bounty I brought in today, the contents of the bowl filled to the top. Especially as I told him that there were more waiting to grow a little more to be harvested. I’m [...]
Last weekend, three of us came home just as the finishing touches on dinner were being done and found four plates on the table, each heaped with large servings of green beans and a potato or two. I didn’t think much about it but ate happily. After finishing about half of my green beans, it [...]