Revealing Thank You

I received my final package from my SP9 pal, Pamela! She has been so generous, 'm really speechless type-less. I just had to nominate her for best SP.
And now, the haul.

This book is awesome. I actually don't have it because a woman in my office, who's a new knitter, asked to borrow it and I'm an enabler...or a pusher, I haven't decided.


Paper products galore! A narrow journal, perfect for the knitting bag, much needed nail files, a Cinderella journal that I'm sure Elah will claim, so cool Tinker Bell clips that will make great book marks an a pad of sticky notes.


Two balls of Sorbé (I'm percolating some ideas for this unique yarn), some size 2 wooden needles (perfect for socks!), a skein of some On Line sock yarn (may be destined for my daughter's teacher) and, what every knitter needs, a portable, wooden massage roller (perfect for shoulders) in a super cute bag.

Pamela, seriously, thank you so much. I decided a while ago that this would be my last SP for the tim being and this was a perfect way to go out. I have truly enjoyed being spoiled by you.

Huh...

Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over rival interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything -- anything -- be more ridiculous? And yet, this would be no more ridiculous than the world we are living in.
-Sam Harris, author (1967- )

Cloche deux Bois

Here's Elah's hat again; this time with the proper model.


And I couldn't resist making one for myself.


Pattern: Cloche du Bois
Yarn: Lamb's Pride Bulky
Colors: Oatmeal (hat), Oatmeal overdyed with Cherry Kool-Aid (flower)
Needles: US10 1/2, bamboo; straights, circs and DPN
Time to complete: A couple of hours
Modifications: I used a different yarn and made a different size so my cast on number was different but other than that, none.

Cloche du Bois

I made this hat this weekend for Elah. She wasn't around so Ron kindly modeled for me.

Pattern: Cloche du Bois
Yarn: Lamb's Pride Bulky (hat). Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora (flower)
Colors: Oatmeal overdyed with Cherry Kool-Aid (hat), 18 (flower)
Needles: US10 1/2, bamboo; straights, circs and DPN
Time to complete: A couple of hours
Modifications: I used a different yarn and made a different size so my cast on number was different but other than that, none.

Socks!

Remember this awesome yarn from my Secret Pal? Well, I used it to knit up a Mata Hari sock. The yarn is a dream to knit with and I can't wait to get the second sock done. The pattern is simple enough to help me get all zen but interesting enough to not be boring. Thank you again, Secret Pal, I love it!


Sorry for the poor photo quality; we've been starved for natural light lately.

I've also been working on a pair of house socks for Elah. Her slippers are uncomfortable so I thought a pair of quick socks knit up in Cascade 220 would be the perfect replacement. It's also nice to be working on something that knits up so quickly.


Yes, my 6 year old has ginormous feet.

Recipe For A Kool Night

1. Gather your ingredients.


2. Find a good helper


3. Watch your helper ham it up for the camera.


4. Watch that your helper doesn't help herself to the camera when you're not looking (though she does take a decent yarn shot).



5. Wash, rinse...


6. Repeat



The yarn, the Kool-Aid and some size 11 needles were a Solstice gift to Elah this (last) year. She picked the colors for our Kool-Aid dyeing; we used 2 packets of Strawberry, 2 packets of grape and, for the turquoise, one packet of arctic green apple and one packet of berry blue. We followed the tutorial on Knitty, microwave method. Elah plans to knit a hat.

Happy (late) Solstice!