Just Another.....Knit!

Annual Review

Not an impressive list, considering I felt like I did knit a lot!

Sweaters

Stornoway - most of the actual knitting was done years ago!

Cherished

Tulip Sweater w/ Matching Hat

Setesdal

Shawls

Wing of the Moth

Ice Fantasia

Irtfa'a

Lacewing

(I love Anne Hanson's designs!)

Dresses for Maggie

Clara

Dale Christmas Dress

Socks

Gregg's Socks

Joan's Socks

Maggie Socks

I have to say...I love my Nook! I have no way of comparing it to the Kindle but....at least I am reading again! My only complaints....the dictonary is terrible (Merriam Webster) and 99% of the words I actually do look up are not in it. And...even though 700,000 books are supposedly available for download....many of the books I want to read are not available as ebooks. Also, the type size is limited to the size of the print in the actual book....so...Time and Chance and The Devil's Brood are both too small for me to comfortably read even with the extra large print size selected. (I am sure a good light would help.) I understand this is not an issue with the Kindle and I have registered this "complaint" with B&N for the next generation Nook. Other than those issues, I love it. lol

Currently reading....The Girl Who Played with Fire....

Loved....The Girl with the Green Tattoo, Child 44 and did finish Her Fearful Symmetry which is more than I can say about The Time Traveler's Wife. Just could not reconcile the time issue.

While I normally do not "do" resolutions, I stopped smoking on January 1. So...my goal for 2010 is not to gain 20 lbs from stopping smoking...and...to avoid a new crutch/addiction to replace the old one. Sigh.....

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Funny Things....

Joanie requested I knit her a cell phone case....I spent 3 hours yesterday looking at beading books, gathering up looms, obsessing over the 11/16" depth of her phone...when on my desk I spied an unfinished sock...knit years ago...that I set aside. It was the perfect dimensions! I did a 3-needle bind off, crocheted a tie, wove it in and voila! A prototype for the black cell phone case I will knit her.

The only difference? I will choose a cable pattern...and decrease at the bottom for a gently sloped bottom that won't flare.

I think it's a pretty nifty idea with oodles of possibilities!

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The Game Plan......

In an effort to both satisfy my inclination to buy yarn for new projects and finish some old....here's the plan. I will attempt to alternate new projects with old projects.....sigh.....It still means I went shopping this morning....

After I finish Bee Fields (real close) I will:

Finish Kilrean....and knit fast so I don't run out of yarn....

Move on to Cobblestone for Bob....

Finish the Bliss baby sweater.....
Knit Cobblestone for Bobby (ordered the yarn this morning).....
Finish the baby blanket.....
Knit a Hemlock Ring Blanket (ordered the yarn this morning).....
Finish Bob's black vest....
Knit Kukka for Joanie for Christmas....(ordered the yarn this morning).....

This list does not include Bobby's gansey, his Philosopher's Wool sweater, or my Rowan cardigan....but it's a start!

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Countdown.....

In the time it took me to make this chart, I could have knit 6 rows....lol.

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You Are a Pinky

You are fiercely independent, and possibly downright weird.

A great communicator, you can get along with almost anyone.

You are kind and sympathetic. You support all your friends - and love them for who they are.

You get along well with: The Ring Finger

Stay away from: The Thumb

What Finger Are You?

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Your Vocabulary Score: A

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!
You must be quite an erudite person.

How's Your Vocabulary?

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Of Mice and Men.............

This week has been fraught with anxiety.....I went to sleep thinking, "People have them as pets." Here's hoping the nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice, correlates to the number of mice in my house in which case there won't be any more.

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