st_aurafina | I commit to daily happiness!

lilacsigil installed a new printer for our work computers, and now our repeat forms and reports look crisp and new. A pharmacy is hard on a printer, if you can imagine, and things had been getting sooty lately. Not to mention the eerie screaming noise that it made on cold mornings. No more!

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lilacsigil's Charlotte's Web theory of Hannibal, wherein Hannibal sees all people as pigs, but Will as a super-special cute little curly-tail piglet. SOME PIG!

- No fic will come, not yet, but sitting on the sofa with

lilacsigil, with a blanket on our knees, piles of cats and a bag of wool is pretty damn nice. I love crochet! So much! Even though you have to be kind of bilingual - a US double crochet is a UK treble, which can get confusing. But I love puzzling it all out.

Speaking of which? This GQMF tea cosy:

I made this!

Multicoloured tea cosy covering a red teapot, sitting on a laptop.

It's the first pattern I've followed from start to finish and made something that looked remotely like what it was supposed to. The top looks uneven, but that's because my teapot has a flip-top, and it doesn't sit flat on that. The top has picot stitching - like a little crown! - and the bottom has a scalloped edge. I'm super proud. It's not a good fit for my teapot, but I'm going to take it to

lilacsigil's parents and try it on theirs next week.

ETA: The pattern for the tea cosy is free, and very easy to follow: Granny Tea Cozy Tutorial.

Crossposts: http://st-aurafina.livejournal.com/201867.html

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From:

lonelywalker

Hannibal sees all people as pigs, but Will as a super-special cute little curly-tail piglet
I can buy this!

Tea cosy! Clearly you now need a knitted laptop case to match :)

From:

st_aurafina

I have one in mind! Or at least, a cosy for my iPad.

From:

lilacsigil

I cannot guarantee that the new printer will not scream. I haven't tested it for ghosts on a cold morning yet.

From:

st_aurafina

Well, then I can say, darkly, "Is the printer still screaming, Clarice?"

From:

lilacsigil

And order a meal of toner chops, extra rare.

From:

lonelywalker

Given that you two are pharmacists and watching Hannibal... you're not going to suddenly start growing mushrooms in your garden, are you?

From:

st_aurafina

I nearly quit at that episode - so glad I didn't.

(I'm the pharmacist! She's the dispensary tech, otherwise known as the true power in the business because only she knows how everything works.)

From:

lonelywalker

I'm the pharmacist! She's the dispensary tech, otherwise known as the true power in the business because only she knows how everything works.

I'll be sure to read this back at your trial *makes notes*

From:

lilacsigil

I'm the dispensary tech, so I thought I escaped the plethora of "the pharmacist did it" plots...but then we watched a show where it was the pharmacist's wife, so I guess I'm back on the hook again.

From:

weaverbird

That tea cozy is SO cheerful! I love rioting colours.

Are you on Ravelry? Lots of great patterns and project ideas there! It's not just for knitters - there's tons of crochet, as well as spinning, weaving and more.

From:

st_aurafina

I am newly on Ravelry! This is me - I was actually really excited when I realised that I'd figured out how to crochet enough to go check Ravelry out, and I love it! I've mostly just put things in my library so far. But it is really great and the forums are super helpful to beginners.

From:

staranise

Yay rainbows. :)

The pig theory is pretty much how narcissists and psychopaths operate, yup!

From:

st_aurafina

I love me some bright colours!

Narcissists are gross. /gross understatement but one that helps me defuse the actions of a narcissist I'm related to.

From:

lurkingcat

Yay tea cosy! I love the colours.

From:

st_aurafina

Thanks! I love the colours too - now I'm trying to make a beanie in the same pattern. (I did try the tea cosy on my head, I have to confess!)

From:

lurkingcat

If I'd made a tea cosy I would have tried it on my head too :) And probably waved it at the cats while they eyed me with deep suspicion...

From:

tree

i love the pig theory! he only slaughters the rude pigs. and some of the pigs he feels rather affectionately towards.

also i didn't realise that you and

lilacsigil actually work together. that makes me happy. i hope that's not creepy. i just like it when people i like are happy together. idk i've been sad and weepy lately and i'm living vicariously. thank you for letting me live vicariously!

perhaps i should try to do daily happiness too. but, knowing me, it'll last about four days and then i'll forget and then when i'll remember i'll feel bad about forgetting and think, "well i've already missed x days, what's the point in going on?"

gosh, i'm just so darn cheerful, aren't i? sorry about that.

From:

st_aurafina

Not creepy! I love that we get to spend so much time together.

perhaps i should try to do daily happiness too. but, knowing me, it'll last about four days and then i'll forget and then when i'll remember i'll feel bad about forgetting and think, "well i've already missed x days, what's the point in going on?"

Well, I've only managed it two days running, so I don't know how long I'll manage it either, but I'm not going to stress over it. If I stop, that's okay. If I never start again, that's okay too. Can I share my imaginary license with you? It lets me start and stop doing daily happiness as often as I like without judgment. It's imaginary-laminated with holograms!

From:

lark_ascends

Love the teacosy!

From:

st_aurafina

Yay for cosy tea!

From:

shehasathree

*likes* this post, and also the pig theory.

From:

st_aurafina

*likes this comment*

From:

saturnofthemoon

Oh, that's very, very pretty. I've often thought about learning how to crochet but my cat would probably ruin everything...and then bring his cousin from upstairs to finish the job.