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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-23 08:28 pm
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More...

I went to IKEA today and built the chair and side table that I bought. I didn't plan to do both today.

It's to replace a small couch in my bedroom. The springs had become uncomfortable. I used it a lot, but I also used it for online teaching, so got in the habit of only using it for work. But now, a nice new setup!
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-22 08:49 pm
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Ha!

I ordered a new floor lamp a few weeks ago. It cane in a very small box a week or so ago. Huh. You have to build it.

Anyway, I randomly wanted to build it after work today (maybe because my new bedspread came?) and it wasn't that hard and it's adorable.

Thankfully a regular LED lightbulb worked in it. It came with a remote control and programmable bulb that was super bright and white when I turned it on and getting the remote to talk to the bulb was more than I wanted to deal with.

https://midcenturymoderngal.com/products/tripod-floor-lamp-made-in-usa-26

ETA, here's mine.

Lamp pictures are hard! All that light coming from the inside...


PXL_20250823_051726251 PXL_20250823_004853437~2
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-21 07:58 pm
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Almost...

Almost the weekend. I wish that we didn't live in a world where everyone just wanted it to be the weekend
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-20 06:55 pm
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Apparently, I want to do math

I knit a repeat of the lace border in fingering weight, and it's definitely heavier than I want. I bought Knit Picks Gloss Lace in lilac mist.

I'm pretty sure I'm doing math. Maybe I'll be lucky and make the gauge I want? Probably not though!

I will have a pretty, delicate sweater!
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-19 09:33 pm
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Decisions...

I'm thinking of another 20s sweater. It calls for rayon yarn, but I don't really want to use rayon. It would be similar to the pink 1919 Atlantic City sweater. I don't think that's what I want.

I swatched with Knit Picks Palette, but it was too dense and puffy. I like Palette for denser knits, but not looser, as I found out with the pink and black 1922 sweater.

I'm so annoyed that Jaggerspun went out of business.

I think I might want to do lace weight instead of fingering weight, but I also don't want it too light. I think a wool silk blend. None of the Knit Picks Gloss colors are grabbing me though, because of course I want a color that works both modern and period. So few places have plain, smooth, not variegated yarns.

The pattern calls for 6 stitches an inch, but I want 7. I think that would be the easiest way to size it down. Period books even suggest changing the gauge. The finished size is 42 inches. Changing the gauge would make it 36, which seems much better. It's a T shape, so I'd just have to add a little to the arms and maybe adjust the square neck. Both extremely easy.

If I go with lace weight,it will probably mean a little more math.

I've found smooth rayon fingering weight, and I could always get the silk I used for the 1919 sweater again.

Choosing yarn is so frustrating. I don't even want to think about whatever the next bathing suit will be. So many places carry just a few of each color. Part of why I loved Jaggerspun--one pound cones.

It's this sweater.

Screenshot_20250817-105919

From this book

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202721570/leachs-6d-24-c1920-vintage-knitting
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-18 08:54 pm
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Week two...

And I went to bed early for me, half napped on my prep and half napped at home. I didn't fall asleep, but I laid down and closed my eyes.

*yawn*
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-17 09:36 pm
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*yawn*

I shouldn't complain because I just had two months off. But I'm tired (not sleepy) and why is Monday tomorrow?
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-16 06:17 pm

Row 1!

Amazingly, even though I only did ten stitches of the first row of the back, it didn't get messed up, and I finished knitting it.

I also bought this Elizabeth inspired 1938 knit playsuit because it was too ridiculous not to. No idea if I'll make it. Knitting pattern collecting is, like so many other things, its own hobby. Thankfully it's its own digital hobby...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/235633770/1930s-vintage-knitting-pattern
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-15 09:21 pm
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Whee!

First week survived. It went well for middle school!
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Linaewen ([personal profile] linaewen) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-08-15 09:25 am
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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 15 -- Friday

Hello on Friday!  Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?

   - I thought about my fic once or twice
   - I wrote
   - I did some planning and/or research
   - I edited
   - I've sent my fic off to my beta
   - I posted today!
   - I'm taking a break
   - I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?

   - I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
   - I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
   - I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
   - I'm going to take a break from writing
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-14 08:53 pm

Almost...

Almost done with week one.

I was just getting back into the Vista sweater. Now I'll probably have to restart the back because I cast it on and only knit about ten stitches. It's been going back and forth to work with me, so it's probably weird.
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Linaewen ([personal profile] linaewen) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-08-14 08:13 am
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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 14 -- Thursday

Hello on Thursday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

    - Excellent!
    - Terrible
    - Somewhere in between
    - Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

    - None
    - 30 minutes or less
    - 30-60 minutes
    - 60-90 minutes
    - More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-13 07:24 pm
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*thud*

It took longer than usual, but the before of the year full body tired hit this afternoon.

And the teacher I helped yesterday is out with covid. So that's fun! I hope she feels better soon. And I keep up my no covid streak.
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Linaewen ([personal profile] linaewen) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-08-13 08:25 am

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 11 -- Wednesday

Hello on Wednesday!  How are things going in the world of fic?

Did you write?

   - Yes!
   - No!
   - Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in?  How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits?  What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-12 08:54 pm
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*yawn*

Day two went fine.

I'm good enough with technology to set up a friend's Canvas page, but I can't get the lights in my room to dim properly. Off, on, too dark, too bright, off again. What's wrong with normal dimmers? Why do lights need wifi?

And why do they have to turn off with no movement? Thankfully I have a lamp or I'd be eating lunch in a pitch black room...
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-11 08:36 pm

Yay!

My crossword streak was fixed today! I just finished the Tuesday puzzle (published Monday at 7) and have a 1368 day streak.

And it was the first day of school.
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Linaewen ([personal profile] linaewen) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2025-08-11 09:33 am
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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 11 -- Monday

Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

    - Excellent!
    - Terrible
    - Somewhere in between
    - Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

    - None
    - 30 minutes or less
    - 30-60 minutes
    - 60-90 minutes
    - More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
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Katherine's Journal ([personal profile] koshka_the_cat) wrote2025-08-10 05:34 pm

Back to the Vista sweater

I finished sleeve two last night. Now just the back is left. The first one I made was the size 32. It fit, but was a little tighter than I wanted, and definitely a little short. The pattern has three sizes, and the middle size is the large front with the small back. The sleeves are the same for medium and large.

I made the large front, planning for the medium. Now I'm wondering if I should make the large. The front is 16 inches wide, and my bust is 32 inches. But I like the first sweater, even if it's tighter than I want, so the medium is probably fine. It's a 12 stitch difference between the small and large back, so I'm really overthinking this. I should flip a coin. I actually found a penny today, so I could do this.

My new mattress was delivered today, and the delivery men were nice and efficient, and didn't ask me to carry it upstairs! I'll never get over the toilet...