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DO NOT get started with WEBoggle.

Much like SNOOD, it is addictive.

You have been given fair warning.

Meanderings

Patterns, I don't need no stinkin' patterns. With that in mind, I started a hat for my son. I've made many hats, I know what size things will be. I sat through a Book Club gathering and blissfully started to knit a hat that may have fit him when he was ten. I really like the yarns I used and didn't want to rip it, so it is now my current Dulaan Project project. Skip ahead a few days and I started another hat, smaller needle, many more stitches. It fits me, so I'm sure it will fit him.

So now I have two hats on the needle, one at my computer to work on while things download or while watching TV and the other in the bedroom, so I can knit while I watch TV there or while just seeking some quiet.

I have been going gangbusters making jewelry. I can really see progress when comparing older pieces to what I'm making now. Of course it doesn't hurt to have an ever growing stash of beads and findings.

Cousin Eve liked the earrings sent to her. She wrote a glowing thank you note. I may have to send her some more, just to get the very positive feedback!

Chicago is all a-buzz

I don't really care that much, if at all, but as a Chicagoan I feel compelled to say,

"G O . B E A R S ! !"

Earrings for Eve

I have temporarily diverted from knitting to make some jewelry. I'm thinking of posting some for sale on ETSY.com. In the meantime, this pair was especially made for my cousin, who does not have pierced ears.



Not the best photo, but you get the idea.

H N Y

Welcome to 2007.

Well, here are the promised photos of hats. And more than just getting around to taking the pictures, I also worked in all the ends so they are all completely finished.

The Red & Blue Hat

Next on the hit parade is the aptly named Star Top Hat







This is the promised Blue Hat. I had fun with the patterns, the swirls are just knits and purls, but the illusion is neat.


I liked the multi-colored yarn, so I knit a another hat.


And here is a group photo of the four Dulaan hats and one for me.


There, that task is done.

Over the holiday weekend, I went to the local bead store and with the ones that I bought and the beads in my stash, I made a bunch of earrings, a pin and some pendants. But that is for another photo session.

Spelling Lesson

I just came upon this link on another blog, and it is too cool to pass up.

How do you spell Hannukah?

Thank you Mel, for the clever video.

I'm still here

Sorry for the long gap in postings. There are many reasons, Thanksgiving, knitting, failing to take pictures and being embarassed to admit it. Making jewelry, knitting, not working on the Sandy KAL, knitting more hats and some Christmas gifts for my co-workers. There are ever so many reasons.

I will try to get the photos up.

I will try to stay up-to-date.

I will see that the inventory at work is done correctly.

The office Holiday Party went smoothly. We were at a delicious italian restaurant in Andersonville called LaDonna. We had the whole restaurant for the afternoon. Everyone was pleased with the table gifts, and their secret Santa gifts. The biggest hit of the afternoon was the "Official, Unofficial Bird-X Calendar." Alison and I produced a monthly calendar with adaptions of famous paintings featuring our products for each month. Because we violated so very many copyright laws, I'm shy about posting any examples, but imagine "American Gothic" with bird repelling spikes along all the roof lines. Get the idea? Thank you PhotoShop.

Thanksgiving was also an especially tasty feast. I took the advice of Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello on the Food Network and made two small turkeys instead of one big one. So very much better. They cook in less than two hours and are very delicious and juicy. The turkey carcass soup was also great. But then again, it always is.

It was so good, that I made one for the Christmas weekend, so that Faith could have some, because she was under the weather at Thanksgiving.

Speaking of Faith, she is the lucky recipient of my first pair of socks. What fun. I used some super neat yarn that I picked up in Madison when we were there for Drum Corps. It looks like it is randomly printed, but when you knit it, magically patterns appear. I will post a picture, promise.