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the hunger artist

Mar 16, 2008
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I've been obsessed with this sweater. So much so that I am already finished with the front panel, back panel, and one sleeve. I'm about a third of the way done with the second sleeve. Then all I need to do is seem it and add the collar. This is a big deal for me, seeing as I usually make little things like toys and hats. I'm not usually a big project person.

I do have a fun trick to share, though. For you Mac users out here that happen to knit, I found a fun way to track your progress of projects. Hopefully all of you are registered on Ravelry, which is a great site to track your stash, WIPs, FOs, favorites, and see what your e-fiber pals are up to. Through the magic of Ravelry, and code monkey Casey, you can grab code for progress bars to put on blogs and whatnot. Vox isn't all that great with embedding stuff, so it doesn't work well here. However, you can make a custom progress bar Widget for your Dashboard. Check this:

1. Open Safari, and browse to your progress bar/API page.

2. Click on the 'Open this page in Dashboard' button:

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(It's the one that looks like scissors cutting a dashed-edge box.)

3. Move your cursor over the progress bar, and click 'Add.'

4. Viola! It'll appear on your Dashboard!

dashboard progress bar

As you can see, I did something similar with my KNITWARS account. That way I can see my level and EXP points without logging on to the site. And just to be clear, this only works with Safari 3.0, which comes packaged with the newest Mac OS, Leopard. It really is a neat feature, and a great way to check out your progress bar!

I lead a few lives, one of them being a big fiber freak, one being an obsessive music theorist, and the third being a HUGE nerd. This is why I'll be a perpetual bachelorette. I'm okay with that.

Beware the Ides of March ...

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