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Crocheting rickrack, for a skirt I have mostly planned in my head, but can't sew because I don't have a machine or the space to draft the pattern, is an excellent use of my time. /sarcasm

Gored skirt, four panels, at the waist it'll be twice as wide around as my actual waist, gathered into a mostly-flat waistband. Haven't figured that part out yet. Anyway, the bottom width will be wider than the top. And there will be black crocheted rickrack near the hem.

Gah.

On the upside: it's easy and fast to crochet rickrack.

Foundation row: chain 3
Row one: into 1st ch, work 1dc and 1sc, turn.
Row two: ch2, work 1dc and 1sc in sc of previous row, turn.
Repeat row two until it's as long as you want it. Whee.

Yet another reason to visit Katrina's new studio. She's got lots of custom work, but has said she'd love to sew lots of Lolita stuff, and I've told her I have lots of ideas, so really, this could work out.

Besides, we could always sell the skirt.

....yeah, I should go to bed.

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I really want to be in real forest and/or at the coast for a day. *sigh*

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1. Katrina came over, and in two hours we cleared a huge quantity of floor. Yesss. And we're working on things again tomorrow.

2. On Valentines' Day itself, I'm delivering Valentines by bike. The next day, I've signed up to volunteer at the Worst Day Ride. This is the job I'll be doing:

ESPLANADE AMBASSADORS:

WHAT YOU GET:
You get a partial free ride and entry into the finish line party!

WHAT MAKES THIS POSITION COOL:
Cheer on riders! Maintain safety on the east bank esplanade as our riders head along the course. Alert other path users that there are bikers coming through. Bring out your inner cheerleader! This is a great position for people who like to cheer and yell.

PLEASE NOTE:
This is a standing, shouting position.

I get a tshirt out of the deal too. Woo! So even though I can't afford to be on the ride, I still get to participate in the fun, and know I'm helping out The Community Cycling Center.

Here's the tshirt I'll get. Awesome.

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Me on my bike while wearing lots and lots of clothes:



It's kind of a weird angle. I'm also wearing many, many layers. We froze on that ride to St. John's on Sunday.

Heh. I have on "cycling pants" under a skirt. With stripey knee socks and boots. And another pair of wool socks and a pair of long underwear, too. On top I have a long-sleeved undershirt, a tshirt, a wool long-sleeved shirt, a thermal shirt, and my rain jacket. A pair of thick gloves, a hat, and a scarf. *whew*

And my toes and fingers were still cold.

Picture taken by a guy named K'Tesh.

One of my favorite parts of that ride...so there were 35 of us on the Easy Riders ride. Partway through the ride, about ten or fifteen members of Team Beer were going the opposite direction, obviously on a training ride. We dinged our bells and waved. They waved and shouted "BEER!" like they do. It was awesome.