Well post 201 doesn't feel any different than any post prior to 200. Or it could just be that I feel like hell today. *falls over dead* (Trust me it's better this way)
Anyway the show must go on, though brief it will be.
The second prize after the ultra fabulous Duet Sock Yarn is a Della Q bag. It's just the perfect size for socks in progress. :D
Pretty Nifty eh? Very bright and colorful. So that's the second prize for the 200th post contest.
In order to play along you'll need to go read this post and answer that questionnaire. Post the answers to the questions on your blog and then link your post into the comments of yesterdays post or leave your answers on yesterdays post in the comments.
In other news this is the mutant carrot we pulled up a few days ago.
He's not so much of a mutant, just a bit naughty looking. He was pulled up to make more room for a tomato plant. The tomato plant already has 4 little babies on it. I'm going to eat them raw when they are ready. I love tomatoes!
The Carrot was a little early but tasted pretty damn good. We made a wish and pulled him apart. I imagined the crunching sounds he made were tiny screams. *evil grin*
:P
Okay that's as much weirdness as I can exude today. I'm going to go knit on a sock and try not to feel as crappy. The sock will help with that right? ;^)
as i am having trouble with a tooth (on account of my dentist!) this little guy looks like a waving molar to me. I am SO effin glad he's been eaten....
Posted by: Allie | July 13, 2008 at 02:05 PM
Mutant Carrot Pants!
/ahem
Very pretty bag. I always like the fabrics she uses.
Posted by: Cookie | July 13, 2008 at 02:42 PM
He looks like he's waving!
Posted by: Devorah | July 13, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Hmmmm, this is one of those questionaires that I guess you have to just pick the first answer that pops into your head!?
1) How long have you been knitting?
First time around age nine. My sister taught me. Second time, as a frosh in college when all of us decided we could knit fab sweaters like "the seniors". Ended up giving my UFO to my sister.
Third time, when my family started arriving, blankets, sweaters. I still have my son's baby sweater from 1967. I can make it stand up straight, that acrylic was so stiff. Fourth time, about seven years ago when my grandchildren started arriving.
2)How long knitting socks
Tried once, failed, don't do it.
3)What do you do with a problem like Maria?
I loved that song. When I was about 14 years old, I used to picture myself walking up the aisle on my wedding day to that song!
4)Favorite sock yarn
See question 2
5) Again see question 2
6) Favorite color
My personal pallette is green, blue, brown, coral....oh I don't really have a favorite color.
7)Pet
Patch, a Aussie cross mutt dog. A great dog I found three years ago at Reno's humane society.
8) Babies
I "oven roasted" five babies and they all turned out quite "rare" indeed!
9)Favorite to knit
Children's things....hats, sweaters, ponchos
10)Favorite scent
Right now I'm loving Avalon hand soaps--lavender, rosemary, peppermint. When I was young it was always Estee Lauder Youth Dew. Wonder if they still make that.
11) Favorite music
I don't even know what the "hot songs of today" are. I like 70's, 80's. I love classical--Vivaldi,Chopin, Bach. Also folk, roots and Irish. I also have to listen to a lot of children's songs in my grandmother career!
12) See question 2
13) Favorite treat..
Will eat anything--but I guess the favorite is Dulce La Leche ice cream.
14)What smell stuck out most today.
Well, we were downtown, saw Kit Kittredge with the dgc and dd's, then strolled along the Truckee aftwards. My daughter said the odor was stale smoke and I said it was something sewery.
15)Needles
Plastic. They don't make them anymore.
16)Oh no, see no 2 again
17) what knitting would I want with me on a deserted island.
Lace and a terribly difficult lace scarf pattern so I could swear and not be heard.
I would like to leave. Yes, I like home.
Barbara
Posted by: Barbara | July 13, 2008 at 05:54 PM
oh what a pretty bag! Hope you're feeling better now dear Otter.
Posted by: Susan | July 13, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Evil Mutant Carrot!!!!
My mom used to grow potatoes in rockyrocky soil, so they were always funky shapes, one was shaped like a bubbly airplane.
Posted by: Freddie | July 14, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I *love* your carrot! What are you going to do with him? Eat him raw? Slice and dice? :D
I hate blog asshats. Just sayin' (yes, I know it was a different post, but I'm lazy today)
Posted by: Stacey (aka Fiber Pusher) | July 15, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I just downloaded your extremely detailed entrelac tutorial. I purchased a pattern from the new Webs catalogue of a gorgeous shawl made of entrelac squares. However, their instructions aren't very clear. I turned to some of my knitting books, and managed to do the first row of triangles fine, and sort of have the second row ok, but then the instructions lost me and it wasn't clear from them where I needed to go next.
I am an experienced knitter, but have never done anything with the entrelac stitch. I appreciate the clear pictures on your tutorial. I am sure that I now will be able to learn this technique and then move on to making the shawl. Thank you for putting this tutorial on your site.
When I finish my shawl I will feature it on my blog, TintiTypes, and I plan on directing people to your site for instructions on the entrelac technique -- a way of thanking you for the favor.
Cynthia
http://tintitypes.com/blog/
Posted by: Cynthia Nill | October 23, 2008 at 09:22 PM