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Here is my newest babushka. Coif from KnitWit Amy R. SIngers book. This pattern is so cute and easy and fast. It is my hoping for spring colored babushka. I cannot say enough about the feel of faux cashmere. It is soft against my neck. I'll let you know how it holds up over time. I'm looking for a way to buy more faux cash. It is costly. I have a question. Do you need new glasses when the word verification always changes 3 times before you put it in correctly? I have such a hard time with blogs that are black in the back with white print. It is really hard on these eyes. Time for the eye exam......or do you have word verification issues too?

Here's a clue: it is Al's last day as a teenager! You are all so funny. I feel like Howie Mandell. Why can't this woman give away some prize yarn???? All your guesses made me smile. St Patrick's Day? This is a HUNGARIAN irish eyed knitter, remember? Lent? What a great idea. To give prizes during Lent. I'll have to remember that one, Sr. Mary Suffer won't approve.... A blog milestone.....always a good guess Stay tuned. I 'll be having another stash giveaway soon.. This was fun!

I'm giving away a little stash. First one to ask, gets the kidsilk haze in blue. It is a full skein, just tag missing. First one to ask gets the lace green/purple yarn. First one to ask gets a skein of Misty Alpaca. All the usual apply: non smoking household, kept away from beloved pets etc. If any of you guess the reason for the giveaway, you win a special stash giveaway not to be revealed........ let the guesses begin!

Well, despite the best of intentions I won't be entering my rubber chicken in the Mason-Dixon Project Runway Contest. No time to knit for the rubber chicken. But, I do want to share that Rubber Chicken is very fond of acrylic yarns. (of course) Rubber chicken LOVES the bright raspberry Phentex Chunky yarns sent to us by Grace during our Acrylic Swap. I keep finding RB amid the gorgeous skeins. I'm thinking baby blanket gift. It is the year of the blanket for me, you know. Have a great weekend. I'll be finishing faux cashmere babushka and working on mineshaft throw. Oscar knitting anyone?

Knittingnonni.blogspot.com has a ninepatch pattern that I am loosely following. This blanket is being made from washable wools. It's all Knits on circulars. Sometimes I add some fairisle. Nonni knit hers squares in tubes so all the ends are in the inside and the blanket is extra warm with front and back knitted at the same time. She knit 9 patches. I am lazy and afraid of seams, so I am making 3 long tubes and I'll only have two seams to sew. I can't wait to get back to it. I'm denying myself this until the Mineshaft is completed. I am on the last skein of Lorna's Laces and there will be no finishing with Mineshaft. So it won't be long. I stopped by 3 Bags Full in Northbrook today to pick up charity knits. Faith and Hope have knit for charity. Seriously. These woman have knit blankets and hats that are going to be loved by the entire nursery. If you knit for babies, try to remember Intensive Care infants do not have round little heads. Their head...

Now most of us play Pin the Tail on the Donkey, at children's birthday parties. Apparently things have gotten so bad at Irisheyes Lynn's house this winter, that they are amusing themselves with party games. The freshly finished gorgeous garter scarf was a gift to Lynn's lurker hubby. We'll call him Alias WannaPost. C'mon Rob. leave me a comment. I know you read the blog!

the afghan is blowin in the wind. The temp is a balmy 24 degrees. The sun made a very brief appearance that allowed me to take the close-up of the afgan. DId I tell you that my sister who now lives in MN, had never seen Fargo? Well, I made her watch it. Then she made me watch Ice Age. It was minus 40 with the windchill when we watched the movies. What other chilly movies should I watch while I knit this cozy warm Heirloom afghan? Any ideas? The afghan is a take off of the garden party shawl. I put a big spin on it. THe yarn is colorway MINESHAFT , Lorna's Laces silk/wool blend. I have a few skeins left to go. It is really a throw, not a full afghan, but there is no song about a throw in the wind is there?