little bit of crazy leaking out

Another chorus of “please, release me” was sung yesterday afternoon as I took my AccuCut die cut machine to Daughter’s school. They kinda looked at me strangely when I brought it in (I did call first). It was the “why would you have this in the first place and then why would you give it to us, for free” look. Oh well, it is out of my house and will be put to good use.

the list keeps changing . . .

to be shipped out of town:

• 2 felted bags (1 done, 1 knit, 1 90% knit - yes, I know - 3)
• 1 hat (have yarn and pattern)

local delivery:

• 1 felted bag for Mom (done)
• 1 Esther Williams hat (ew KAL)
• 2 Cherry Garcia cabled neck tubes
• 1 Kitty Pi for nephew’s new kitten

after the holiday:

• 6 pairs of socks for Daughter’s 6th b’day (Jan 5th, have yarn for at least 3pr, need to stash dive for the rest) (solid sock KAL)
• 1 pair socks for Hubby (started) (moved to anniv in Feb, maybe)

other knitting on the horizon:

• I made Hubby a knit hat last year, it is huge, I need to rip (done) & reknit
• Hermione Hat & Mittens for me (another weasley KAL)
• 1 pair mittens for daughter (1 finished) (warm hands KAL)
• 1 bulky hot pink sweater for Daughter’s
• 1 neck down striped pullover for Daughter
• Slytherin PoA scarf for Hubby (may change to Seahawk colors, if I think I can finish it by the end of the season)
• Samus for me (have the yarn, just not the time right now)
• socks for Dad’s b’day in March

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Over at The Blue Blog they have been discussing the knitting options presented by the new HP movie: Goblet of Fire. I have yet to see the new movie but I have been re-watching the first three movies and have decided my favorite Ron sweater is the one he is wearing at the end (actually, almost the last half) of PoA.

It is very casual and I was thinking of making one similar to it from the KP&S Tunic pattern, either for kids(232) or women(244). Ok, I know the KP&S pattern is raglan and this isn’t but, I’m ok with that. Unless I go thru the Anne Budd books and find variations for this, I’ll prolly just stick with the KP&S pattern. hmmm . . . now for the yarn . . .

I was flipping thru the new National Geographic that came in the mail yesterday and here is what happened:

. . . flip, flip, flip, flip, yarn, flip, flip . . . hold on . . . back flip, back flip, back flip . . . ok, I know I saw yarn, where is it . . . flip to index . . . nothing . . . ok . . . fine . . . lay magazine down, turn page, turn page, turn page . . . here it is . . . knitting . . . yarn . . . in National Geographic . . . hey, that’s the French Market bag from Knitty . . . they could’ve at least told people where to find the pattern . . .

There is a one page blurb/article about the global aspects of knitting, neat little article. I guess you’ve really arrived when National Geographic talks about you.

Friday is Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping day’s of the year (it used to be #1 but not anymore), but it is also International Buy Nothing Day. Hubby and I have decided to join in and buy nothing on Friday.

The lure of the sales is great, but we will spend the day together. I’ll knit, hubby says he’ll pressure wash the deck, and the kids (hopefully) won’t learn about the ugly side of retail and the formerly religious holiday that has been hijacked by rabid consumerism.