Runner-up goodies

Saturday afternoon I got home from work, and was just having a crappy day. Tired and cranky I debating about whether to take a nap, when Lucky started barking at the window. And did my wondering eyes see, but the mailman dropping off a package for me. Yeah goodies!!

Cinnamongirl93 had a contest on her blog Happy Handwork to celebrate spring. You had to post a comment, and let her know about your favorite spring flower. Grand prize was 2 skeins of purple malabrigo yarn. There were also two runner-up prizes of yarn. Cinnamongirl93 received over 300 comments. And I was lucky enough to be runner-up in the random number thingy.

So this is what I got.

Revealed from the prettily wrapped packages are two pieces of chocolate, one a solid lamb and one crispy rice, like a big chunk of Nestle's. Yummy! Two coffee singles you brew in the microwave in your coffee cup. Two scented candles that you can smell from far away. I believe the scent is white tea and it is heavenly! I don't want to burn them so I am going to keep them in my stash so the yarn will smells pretty. I did that before with some scented wax, and while I knitted I had a nice aroma going. A cute little card with a hand written note accompanied the package. That I brought to work and hung at my desk because it was pretty. But the best goodie of all was....

A skein of malabrigo chunky! YEA! Now you may find this hard to believe, but I have never knit with malabrigo, so I am definitely looking forward to using this yarn. I am going to make myself a nice warm hat for those days that are just brutally cold.

Thanks again Cinnamongirl93! Please check out her blog when you get a chance. She has very busy hands!

In other news, I cast on for my sweater. So far, so good. Didn't get very far, but I am working it, you know? Had trouble finding a good book to read. The past few have been duds in my opinion, so I went to the library yesterday and checked a couple of books out. I just started Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler and I have trouble putting it down. Basically a modern day girl goes through a break up, spends a night drinking Absolute and reading Pride & Prejudice. Then wakes up the next morning in 19th century England, a la Jane Austen's time. That's all I 'll say because I don't want to spoil it, but if I don't get a lot of knitting done this book is the reason why : )

TTFN!

A night with my peeps and the Yarn Harlot

Yes, Suzy, Knitting Novice (http://stringandstitches.blogspot.com/) , and I went to meet the Yarn Harlot. A phenomenal time was had by all. We got there early to get great seats of course, and met some really wonderfully people. It was great to just hang out, talk, and knit with other knitters. I felt like I had ADD because I was trying to listen and respond to multiple conversations, comment on every one's knitting, and then concentrate on my own. It just felt wonderful to be among my own kind, let alone hang out with Suzy outside of work. Also, I never get to see the Knitting Novice because we work different days. It's usually just email for us. It was great to see her too, and to actually speak in person.

Although she had a bad cold, the Yarn Harlot (http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/) gave a funny and interesting talk with great tips on dealing with non-knitters. I need these since I am pretty much surrounded by non-knitters who just don't get it. As a matter of fact, while at Borders, my best friend called my house. She and my husband had a good laugh on my behalf, "She is where? Book signing by a knitter?" "Yeah, as long as she's happy." Ha-ha-ha. Although my dear friend loves the blanket and scarf I have given her, since I started knitting. WHATEVER!

So, the Harlot signed my books, said she checked out this blog, and took a picture with me. I know this is her lively hood or whatever, but I have to give the woman her props. She was clearly not feeling well, and still came, and hung out all night at a Borders. She took pictures with everyone, and had something to say to each individual. She just makes everyone feel nice and has a good time while doing it. Her great attitude is infectious, because even the Borders people were thinking of taking knitting classes.


I also met some other Jane Austin fans at Borders. The Masterpiece Theater series on PBS starts in January 2008 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/index.html)
Sorry, but I think Colin Firth is a cutie, and him as Mr. Darcy is yummy. Come on now, knitting socks and Pride and Prejudice....you just can't go wrong there.



Take care and TTFN!

I have been warned....

Hey all! I have been warned by a close associate [guess who :)] to post the pictures of my scarf. This scarf has been started several times, and is now staying on 10.5 needles.




Yes, it is fluffy and soft, however the yarn is a pain to work with. It is Eden by Moda Dea. It has been in my stash calling my name, since it matches my winter coat perfectly. Suzy Girl picked it up for me on clearance, back in the day when I first started knitting. I was origanlly going to alternate it with a solid color yarn I found that actually matches pretty well. I figured contrasting it would look cute. Okay, well that's so not going to happen, due to the degree of difficulty when working with eden yarn. Hmmm...I shall call this project ...my Garden of Eden Scarf.

I didn't work on this last night, because I was busy watching Jane Austin's Pride and Predjudice. It is a 1995 mini series version with Colin Firth as Darcy. It is absolutly faithful to the book. I still have part three to go, so maybe tonight before Big Brother comes on. Sorry but I like some reality tv. Jane Austin is my #1 author, and has been since high school. She is witty and sarcastic as she portrays the times she lives in. I haven't seen the current movie "Becoming JA", although I would like to. I believe next year the BBC will be showing all new versions of JA's 6 novels. I will be buying those DVDs.

What else...Oh, my current book, Witch of Cologne, is starting to bore me, so I am on the prowl for something good. I'm sure I can come up with something. Take care until next time!

TTFN