tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226143092024-03-20T05:27:51.697-04:00miss ewe knitsmiss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-6156679744885063212010-03-16T20:43:00.001-04:002010-03-16T20:46:13.702-04:00hee hee... I love the OnionOkay, flock fans, if you can spare 78 seconds for a giggle, go <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/genetic_scientists_develop_sheep">HERE</a>.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-74805159536322090522010-03-07T21:57:00.002-05:002010-03-07T22:00:16.085-05:00knitted love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFELXHpDFigP0xF2Rqrpv1W0qXm49JMApKqR0MvaLuKxA23imMNifH4Em8Tkzrs4dEgxtzeXC7lXwKuGr6tpX9a7yCiTlZG2Uxk4GWf8gzvblKD8Xw8XaAIxyWnXuPxdinC5fxtg/s1600-h/dscarf+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFELXHpDFigP0xF2Rqrpv1W0qXm49JMApKqR0MvaLuKxA23imMNifH4Em8Tkzrs4dEgxtzeXC7lXwKuGr6tpX9a7yCiTlZG2Uxk4GWf8gzvblKD8Xw8XaAIxyWnXuPxdinC5fxtg/s400/dscarf+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446092317942981586" border="0" /></a>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-24500380135088668792009-08-11T02:38:00.005-04:002009-08-11T02:52:38.494-04:00taking a moment to notice the hilarity...... and actually blog about it.<br /><br />I was hanging out with my friend <a href="http://froggiemeanie.blogspot.com/">Renee</a> tonight, assessing the potential fit of my Owls sweater in progress... when the hilarity of the situation dawned on both of us. I tried on the body, pre-yoke, putting what is essentially a tube sweater over top of a tube dress (10 bucks at Jacob outlet today, Yo!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvDnBOkTBvBsPPSHwFNMkfzXTgos7w_oZmIXxd8JoORE3z3E8H5z9nd_OqeAgi17-ffJfDkT2xsaKdldZ8o31CED6DGIFzIQHE_og_GB7PReU7xuLYHUGYYzG6LQ-vtagTJR4Pw/s1600-h/DSC_0189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvDnBOkTBvBsPPSHwFNMkfzXTgos7w_oZmIXxd8JoORE3z3E8H5z9nd_OqeAgi17-ffJfDkT2xsaKdldZ8o31CED6DGIFzIQHE_og_GB7PReU7xuLYHUGYYzG6LQ-vtagTJR4Pw/s320/DSC_0189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368593836845220514" border="0" /></a><br />I realized how ridiculous I must have looked... so we ran for the camera. When you look ridiculous, the only thing to do is embrace it... so I threw on what I had of the first sleeve, and... well... here you go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqtJMCY4UZh2XKC9g_HCeVLCCJnHUtNEgAWLSeaUCZ_q3p3YC9SpPlUT_ZrpEcbLZI0yWPtURwDn50L9dzLaVfuI0KgClSvat4NogUKiv69zZlkVKq7yDZIVShcjxR_DclQ7_aQ/s1600-h/DSC_0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqtJMCY4UZh2XKC9g_HCeVLCCJnHUtNEgAWLSeaUCZ_q3p3YC9SpPlUT_ZrpEcbLZI0yWPtURwDn50L9dzLaVfuI0KgClSvat4NogUKiv69zZlkVKq7yDZIVShcjxR_DclQ7_aQ/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368594236077679970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yep, clearly nuts. But how elegant. ;-)miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-35323689816548115372009-03-07T08:08:00.003-05:002009-03-07T08:11:11.737-05:00Charmed<a href="http://www.familytrunkproject.com/">THIS</a> is such a charming project, I've come out of blog hiding to make sure anyone still visiting here has a chance to see it...<br /><br />Be sure to click on "open the trunk" to see the patterns and read the stories. Also take note that you can pay for the designs in stories!<br /><br />I really like the vintage style patterns, but I'm completely charmed by the frame for the project. Enjoy!miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-59613073228286284582008-11-12T17:47:00.003-05:002008-11-12T17:48:30.172-05:00the traveller's report...In a pinch, a Q-tip will work as a cable needle.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-9611144763073208102008-10-17T14:27:00.002-04:002008-10-17T14:31:19.713-04:00Dear American FriendsIf there weren't a zillion other reasons to vote Barack Obama already... he's using *yarn* as metaphor for John McCain's crappy healthcare plan.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RFjbm4YPGhk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RFjbm4YPGhk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Voting is Sexy. Vote well, and vote often (well, maybe just the once).miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-45723838615161140152008-04-23T10:47:00.007-04:002008-04-23T12:24:19.581-04:00arwen, she be doneI told y'all I'd be back when the sweater was done...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJCBfTJptCfeIKQ6tnprjBleFz4rv59sh1g8Bw1Z2Skuy8C0kLwn6PM5qYMct0LTLQfw3LrWWmPswkx8rkLRFupIhSwfsZ43qm5KFCB21pWOE1OD10VTest-KQVG3-Li04fM8DA/s1600-h/back.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192453322389253506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJCBfTJptCfeIKQ6tnprjBleFz4rv59sh1g8Bw1Z2Skuy8C0kLwn6PM5qYMct0LTLQfw3LrWWmPswkx8rkLRFupIhSwfsZ43qm5KFCB21pWOE1OD10VTest-KQVG3-Li04fM8DA/s320/back.JPG" border="0" /></a>She be done.<br />Cast on September 11, 2007; Last ends sewn in April 20, 2008.<br />Knit from Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. Soft and squishy.</div><div>This is the first adult-sized sweater I've ever made.</div><div></div><div>I'm pretty happy:<br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tS6u2WyVxRpfSkB-bfsK7Yerx9fdTJpte6PZ2_MKF-EcIvghlxeUpmChtZftXm9J-DEQwtuWDtl82l3gWypQ4GsY2S0OvGBfFAWbdgvxg7alN9UeAKy7EvBsrsuBmibNwXzZfQ/s1600-h/front.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192453348159057298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tS6u2WyVxRpfSkB-bfsK7Yerx9fdTJpte6PZ2_MKF-EcIvghlxeUpmChtZftXm9J-DEQwtuWDtl82l3gWypQ4GsY2S0OvGBfFAWbdgvxg7alN9UeAKy7EvBsrsuBmibNwXzZfQ/s320/front.JPG" border="0" /></a> Modifications:<br />Did provisional cast on and attached hem as I knit. Added one cable repeat to each sleeve (for more sleeve circumference) -- divided 4+4 on either side of the centre of the sleeve. (if you knit it, that comment makes more sense).<br />Also added about four inches in length (I'm not a croppy sweater kind of girl... I'm more of a croppy SHIRT kind of girl, then I need a sweater to cover my belly... see above.)</p><br /><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFx8ktOpmkJU1R9YgGvtMbKUAuHVtJNSEg8oZByzLodPHWU-3MwpgK32P1fR2K7dzW9l3BhJNCCiQjKJdJ51ZCEyiWlPLnYsoF31pX1rzbbxmzO_ddW-zErWYoOzfa9Ujt9hItw/s1600-h/open.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192453361043959202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFx8ktOpmkJU1R9YgGvtMbKUAuHVtJNSEg8oZByzLodPHWU-3MwpgK32P1fR2K7dzW9l3BhJNCCiQjKJdJ51ZCEyiWlPLnYsoF31pX1rzbbxmzO_ddW-zErWYoOzfa9Ujt9hItw/s320/open.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kategilbert.com/">Kate Gilbert</a> is my hero: this is a gorgeous sweater design. I also got to know Kate a bit while knitting her sweater... through email and also from the design. She has beautiful, complicated things inside her, she's very clever, and she doesn't necessarily like to do things the easy way. I like Kate an awful lot...<br /><br />There were moments when I didn't know whether the non-typical construction would become anything like a sweater that would fit me. But it did. And the reversible cable makes me excessively happpppyyyyyyy.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192455474167868882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aP2rgTUN3udSDUGs3m_BtaECVR8sIXMN70SgS_I45PrttaP5Bc6Ise1ahmX3VgTuJ9NM22pgThobuai_gLjdpcYUOC_mLYxCDKL9xOQZoiX-fLbkkfWLcElo25Z4j-QKueb6hw/s200/close.JPG" border="0" />I learned how to graft cables for this sweater. Seamlessly. If you look at the centre, top of hood... it is TOUGH to see where it was grafted. I'm pretty proud of myself for that... it took many tries and an abundance of swearing. I probably won't wear the hood much, only to cover my pointy arwenian ears from time to time...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192455478462836194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJycuBSdn-ZhTiprWDvQDTx4x3BfKbb4Pg22iWVqPZgyYjOjaHieAknOikruNNWuAe3f_BFGxLOP5Be9Z36sRJlFSkr1_GPb1vZsn6qKHOlC3BPPLL1rOS84sDrlmQWtSZvamD0A/s200/hood.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Yep, I'm pretty happy with the whole thing:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192456620924136946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQC2aAYDVBgpV8r7B5QfFb-WJNEN1QOVakskiZZB-LHR1FQpUPAnQ5EamPSQ4qY3gXfn6Uw5FzBm3wqqaIBu7HD5vbdn8k8TDIQxA5_E16-ZFzlSl5TYTDwrCvuB1f9lnx_4ExQ/s400/happy+dance.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">special thanks to Broomwood manor for photography (among other things...)</span></p>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-53626799182135407372008-03-22T17:33:00.003-04:002008-03-22T17:39:08.769-04:00Arwen updateWow, it's been so long since I've been in here that I almost forgot how to log on... anyway...<br /><br />The knitting part is done.<br /><br />Now comes the sewing up, and the "seamless grafting" of my cable panels... can't wait to see how that turns out. I'll settle for "nice looking seamed cable panels" if I can't work out perfect grafting in pattern (I'm reaching for my Montse Stanley right now). And of course, the sewing in of ends.<br />Then comes the singing and dancing, hysterically pleased with myself for actually making a sweater. A full sized adult sweater that I can wear, that I made myself, that is soooooo beautiful. I am a champion!<br /><br />But I'm getting ahead of myself. Wish me luck with construction. I am trepidatious, and a little cautious with my optimism... but I hope to be back with pictures in a day or two.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-70250471113237834762007-12-12T15:21:00.001-05:002007-12-12T15:24:01.580-05:00a post, a post!Just wanted to let y'all know I *am* in Ravelry. missewe<br /><br />Also to say that I *will* blog again, but it will be pretty sporadic. Basically, I'm so busy that there isn't a lot of knitting content about which to blog. And frankly, this is strictly a knitting blog, and I don't want to blog about my personal or my professional life. So...<br /><br />I'll see you when my Cardi for Arwen is done... hopefully before end of 2007!miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-20067512734239025582007-10-17T10:10:00.000-04:002007-10-17T10:13:39.936-04:00hmm... please contemplate thisI know, I know, I haven't been blogging... but this is kind of important, I think.<br /><br />Interweave recently sent out a Knitting Daily asking people to vote for their favorite patterns of the last 10 years. The winners would be published in a free ebook. We all enjoy getting something for free, but personally I do not like to do so on the back of a fellow artist. While it may seem like an honour for a designer to be chosen as one of the favorite designs of the last 10 years, having a pattern published for free is not. <br /><br />What Interweave does not mention, and as I understand it, depending on the contract for the pattern, there could be a (small) reuse fee for the designer, or possibly none at all, and having the pattern out there for free means that the designer is no longer able to make any money from the design through web sales or in wholesale patterns to stores.<br /><br />IK is planning to publish more and more online, and while this makes sense for them from a business perspective, and seems nice for the knitters (to get something for free), I think it will take more and more away from our favourite independent designers. <br /><br />As a musician, I have strong feelings against the illegal downloading of music, and photocopying of scores/music. This is to protect the interests of the performers and composers. That has made me think twice about photocopying patterns (I don't), and I believe the issue extends outwards to the art of our friendly neighbourhood knitwear designers.<br /><br />Art is a tricky business: if you sell something you have created, it's still yours in design or concept, isn't it? And in order to continue to afford to make the art, you have to sell it somewhere. But depending on the terms of an agreement, the artist sometimes stands to lose an awful lot depending on how the purchaser decides to use the art. I think this may be the case here.<br /><br />On behalf of my favourite artists and designers, I ask you to consider not voting for ANYTHING, talking to other knitters about this, and if the issue concerns you at all, sending your opinion to <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/contact/">Knitting Daily</a>.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-78370838292803532392007-08-12T21:41:00.000-04:002007-08-12T21:49:06.772-04:00hiatus.I might as well just admit it. I'm going to take a hiatus from blogging. Sorry, friends, but I'm just not feeling it right now, and I make it a personal policy to try not to do anything (that's not mandatory in life) that I'm not really into.<br />I think I'll be back in a while. There's certainly still knitting going on. But lately I just don't feel like cataloguing it all, blogging, reading all the blogs. I'm tired of watching the way certain things catch on and suddenly everyone seems to be making the exact same thing in the exact same colour. I'm tired of reading the sycophantic worship of a handful of "major" knit bloggers. I'm feeling a general malaise with the blog world, and I need a break.<br />So, a blog vacation for me. I'll likely be back soon.<br />For now, take care...miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-47367126611014117312007-07-13T01:51:00.000-04:002007-07-13T01:53:28.935-04:00still hereI haven't died or anything... I'm still here. Actually, I've even been fairly productive with my knitting as I avoid packing and anticipate forthcoming babies (other people's... not mine!).<br /><br />But packing... yes... I have completed Monkey socks, about a zillion little flower petal bibs (okay, 4 so far), and the better part of a Baby Surprise Jacket, but unless I drape them over cardboard boxes, picture-taking is a little stunted right now.<br /><br />I'll be back... promise.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-67235210192417720392007-06-27T11:20:00.001-04:002007-06-27T11:54:30.981-04:00Coffee Swap revealed... finallyFOUND IT! I found my camera-to-computer cord. So here is the amazing <a href="http://coffeeswap.blogspot.com/">Coffee Swap</a> package sent to me by <a href="http://cerddinen.livejournal.com/">Jenny</a>! Thank you so much!!!<br /><br />The box:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080768644988552226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKwFtJhUj33yFXiEKGCDPJ1n1othcsj9Ga0w2fCdHZI1l-VDjMc5lDz9hchg806Qlrsf4Ho72wQwp9vGMJif9_r_QCWG6KPVbljfAtEJUDWvP8Uc0BRQ9S0wtFNaxBVn2oN9dXg/s320/coffeeswap+002.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.homesweetga.com/">Home Sweet Georgia's </a>Mocha Java, <a href="http://www.jitteryjoes.com/">Jittery Joe's </a>Colombian Supremo, and New Mexico Pinon Coffee. Plus Jenny knitted me a rose! I think the Jittery Joe's is my favourite, but they are all tasty!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080768653578486834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8A6cTY5mKBz7B1_zAZmGfM2pZE35GqmTPxufeAyC2uqOJekOQXRyxrukWi5Z2wz4a56m3QF2gdsfe152tNEgCcyFDOkfFftaYDJfGFSVM9E0RXLlvYDHSzBschcTWOD74nl1vw/s320/coffeeswap+004.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />A lovely mug from Starbucks, some Georgia Peach Peppermints, really pretty stitch markers (they are SOOO pretty!), and knitted-felted coasters. I especially loved Jenny's idea for the little round car-cup-coasters!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080768657873454146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuaSqIxFo3NBaEvKkd7CKyY_jFm-BESurYHe1NKPGBbAHDUhrpHqx24ROlUkuTBu8N4LPEJuyd9H6zybmHadHqHKv4W4g0UCOn9tSdRQbQ3xy9VDJQA9JALV3D_PnyK8Zvf5f5g/s320/coffeeswap+005.jpg" border="0" /><br />A mini travel mug, a very cool over-the-ear LED light (for night-time knitting/reading!), and possibly my favourite thing from the whole package: GRITS! <a href="http://www.noramill.com/">Nora Mill Granary</a> "Georgia Ice Cream" White Speckled Grits. And I've already used the LED light several times!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080768666463388754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pmxbkmJCPtrhl80i1-2DeNc14_NwkcOa2rSKJgjUb_Fvn12VJurSQqmn6lwFlu0WrOxkGK5DYxlHifqQgKgAGssrtG5t_-yJpTeEycv5nTITblYGmgehOwOu9pQ_ePslQiHs2Q/s320/coffeeswap+006.jpg" border="0" /><br />Some luscious <a href="http://www.brooksfarmyarn.com/">Brooks Farm</a> Primero Yarn, Pingouin Sock Yarn (coffee coloured, of course), a really cute coffee cup dishcloth (!) and the pattens for EVERYTHING Jenny knitted for me! I think the Brooks Farm may become another mini-Clapotis.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080768670758356066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIy8j0Kj4TWnH6vK9aMFqYgne7GFvXNdo1Bf-yeiVdf8qDoyZXxFCdeR5au3rb_zvfhUS96sdoxDdqk6hN6vSxvujbm_VSabvGw4Tur7rwoZdykqmpEBxF0kTIymttKJguhLaMg/s320/coffeeswap+010.jpg" border="0" /><br />I'm such a lucky coffee pal! Thank you, Jenny, for putting so much effort into this and making up such a fantastic package for me! And don't worry... yours is on its way to you! I hope you like it just as much!miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-26917901751396303812007-06-14T15:12:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:37:52.313-04:00we are experiencing technical difficultiesPlease stand by...<br /><br />I received a fantastic package from my Coffee Swap Pal Jenny last week, but due to a collection of technical disturbances, I haven't been able to post it yet... But THANKS JENNY!!!!<br /><br />Oh, and don't worry, I'm collecting the last few bits and pieces to put into your package... almost ready to send!<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">ETA: I was out of town for work, and for some reason the stupid computer I was using to access e-mail wouldn't let me into blogger even to leave this message! Then I tried to take photos and the stupid batteries in the stupid camera were dead. (because someone STUPID neglected to charge them, duh) Now the loot has been photographed, Blogger is again accessible... and the stupid cord that connects the stupid camera to the stupid computer is MIA. (again, because someone STUPID who is in the process of packing has STUPIDLY misplaced it) I have a good feeling about locating it tomorrow. But stick a fork in me, I'm done for the day. Garbage in, garbage out. Maybe tomorrow will be a "smart" day.</span>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-19577817790886724702007-06-06T11:52:00.001-04:002007-06-06T12:03:07.388-04:00Mojo is a Monkey.<a href="http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=1671153413">The Simpsons were right... </a> especially if it's a monkey made of Koigu.<br /><br />More soon...miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-31845562169921915122007-05-28T23:46:00.000-04:002007-05-29T00:06:36.150-04:00LOST: reward if foundLOST: One Knitter's Knitting Mojo.<br /><br />I don't know why, but I'm so blecch with my knitting right now. I don't know if it was having my butt kicked by <a href="http://missewe.blogspot.com/2007/04/heres-thing.html">Jane</a>, or maybe the fact that Jane was followed immediately by the stupid realization that I knit <a href="http://missewe.blogspot.com/2007/05/theres-always-something.html">too much first sock</a> to be able to knit a second sock, but I'm just not feeling it these days.<br /><br />After all that, I knit a whole Sweet Georgia sock in less than 3 days (fast for me!), including my first short row heel, but nearly 3 weeks later I'm barely a few inches into that second sock, and just uninspired.<br /><br />To inventory, here's what's currently on the needles:<br />I have a pretty green Swallowtail shawl on the go, that I TOTALLY don't feel like knitting on.<br />I have an EZ sweater on the go, that is grey, grey, grey stockinette for days and days and days.<br />I have a mohair shruggy-sweater on the go that is lovely, but totally useless for the season we're in, so I don't much feel like it either.<br />There's always Jane to finish ripping and re-knit. I'm not really feeling that one either.<br />Oh, and that Sea Wool debauchle. I'm still kind of hoping (in vain) that I will come across another skein of the same Fleece Artist so I don't have to rip anything else out.<br /><br />I don't think Startitis is the answer, because I feel pretty lame for all the temporarily (?) abandoned projects listed above... and as much as I want a Cardigan for Arwen (and have gorgeous yarn for it!), I don't want to knit it right now if the gauge gods are going to be so cruel. I don't have any more ripping in me at the moment.<br /><br />So it's clear that after a fairly knitterly and productive summer/fall/winter, that spring really can hang you up the most. Or, to quote a beloved blue friend, "I lost me cookie at the disco".<br /><br />If anyone's seen my knitting mojo, could you please let me know? I miss it.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-37749872274221649662007-05-26T10:37:00.000-04:002007-05-26T10:42:04.160-04:00promotion for prizesI like the look of some of them there prizes over at Wanietta's, and this sounds like a fun thing to watch so here goes:<br /><br />On Sunday, May 27, the Toronto Spiders will take up the <a href="http://www.ballaratweb.net/wdennis/story.html" target="_blank">International Wool Challenge (Back to Back Competition)</a> for the fourth consecutive year. This competition, involving teams around the world, requires that a sheep be shorn and the fleece spun, plied, and knitted into a sweater (according to a standard pattern) in one day.After two years at the Ontario Handspinning Seminar and a year at Toronto's Riverdale Farm, this year the Toronto Spiders will be at the <a href="http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/main.html" taret="_blank">Pickering</a><a href="http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/main.html"> </a><a href="http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/main.html">Museum</a> in Greenwood, as part of their Opening Day. The team is made up of<a href="http://www.whatswanniettaknittingtoday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Wannietta Prescod</a> (the Fastest Knitter in North America in 2005 & 2006), Barbara Aikman, Julia Lee, Judy Pergau, Denise Powell, Karen Richens, and Lorraine Smith of <a href="http://www.spinnersquarterly.com/" target="_blank">Spinners Quarterly</a>. Our shearer is Bob Comfort, and Joan Kass and Judy Findlay will be our timekeepers and educators. We look forward to having lots of interest and support from passers-by. Like all Back to Back Challenges, we will be raising money for cancer research.We will be attempting to beat our Canadian record time of 6 hours, 51 minutes, and 15 seconds, so hope to finish some time between 4 and 5 p.m.If you are in the neighbourhood, please do drop by and wave, say "Hey y'all", but don't expect us to stop what we're doing to chat with you until the sweater is done!miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-70017559296311723482007-05-19T12:51:00.000-04:002007-05-19T13:14:51.228-04:00calling all facebook knitters, and a giggle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2tpY2FUPy4gfqLYvnfWhZw8YYCQFVuPXBYePLjgUBZVApUdTyzcqv7auzOWKHfbwmxlI7JIXBY-Y2LHwdOWDFEET8-RHhGZuUL4jAFJ-GYn1D2xWjZsBlAENN_5EbC7mC74lA/s1600-h/tsfb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066316003292786786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2tpY2FUPy4gfqLYvnfWhZw8YYCQFVuPXBYePLjgUBZVApUdTyzcqv7auzOWKHfbwmxlI7JIXBY-Y2LHwdOWDFEET8-RHhGZuUL4jAFJ-GYn1D2xWjZsBlAENN_5EbC7mC74lA/s320/tsfb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I don't usually collide my knit-blog life and my real life, but this is a chance to do something good.</div><br /><div>Remember <a href="http://www.msf.org/">MSF</a>? Remember? </div><div></div><div></div><div>There's a facebook group for MSF. <span style="font-size:78%;">(now, personally I think facebook is a little evil. A time-sucking void, where private people put entirely too much personal information out into the world, but this is a good use of it...)</span> The facebook group is trying to win $7000 from a radio station in Toronto, who is giving away the money to the "coolest" facebook group, based on "number of members, interaction, use of facebook tools, etc". So if you are on facebook, get on over <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2396841612">to the group</a>. Go. It's on til Thursday, noon. I already told them you were coming...</div><div> </div><div>And here's a giggle for you, for reading the public service announcement:</div><div>Go to Google, click on maps. Search directions "from New York, New York, to Paris, France". If line 24 makes you giggle, pass it on.</div><div></div>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-38434206519371035642007-05-17T15:07:00.000-04:002007-05-17T15:13:51.680-04:00KTE packages arrived!A big thank you to <a href="http://www.pischilein.typepad.com/">Patti</a>, my KTE pal. I picked up 2 lovely packages from the post office on Tuesday... <div> </div><div>The first contained Passionfruit Mango body butter and body spray, and a sweet little kit to grow my own sunflower! (I'm going to wait til the weather's a little nicer to start that)</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065608699488546898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WPY6U8-q1-v7jdLwMrckg3zG1KxXAWZWrCoTym67bDAhbW7cI-W5Z7tlDJzErYzOjyoOrsMxlxTJOy3rbkFJ8qpPOzHd1K4lVI-aHR-6ZaDAUvRzdsAM9JK5U78U_IUBIsyL-w/s320/kte+009.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p>And the second contained a lemonade kit (perfect for sitting and sipping on my balcony), some chocolate covered orange, key lime truffles (YUM!!! these are almost gone!), and some lovely sock yarn by <a href="http://woolarina.com/">Woolarina</a> a seriously bright and sunshiney set of colours. I might use this for a baby surprise jacket...</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065608690898612290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlyNee_t4H_qssSDfSZkxAK0n8MkA5cdpk2kx0eJlxGBWWAtA_PiIWYkES0yEYBK8p5e0g6OTNXGlD0sOx_ZNplLQ19rfpzAmkjRSUyZFiUUNbatLlwasAPoHV8TaFlixZ1QxUQ/s320/kte+008.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Thank you, Patti!!!</p>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-75266972915072878822007-05-09T09:13:00.000-04:002007-05-09T19:36:36.260-04:00an instruction, a photo, and a memeHey... this may qualify as my first ever true Random Wednesday.<br /><div></div><br /><div>First... go wish <a href="http://ladyoftheknit.blogspot.com/">Jen</a> a happy birthday... she's new in blogdom.<br />(also, if you're feeling cheeky, ask her to blog the fug)</div><div></div><br /><div>Second, courtesy of <a href="http://canuckhockeygirl.blogspot.com/">Karen</a>, I give you... the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/3006579.stm">Sheep Grand National</a>.</div><br /><div>This is the latest in my series of... ovine irony. Not exactly metafiction, but close. We're definitely exploring the juxtaposition between reality and relation, and... something possibly more clever than I have words for right now. (have I mentioned that I have had some rip-roarin' insomnia these last several days? SUCKY.) Included in the article is this line: "the sheep, who all came to the farm as orphans, carry knitted jockeys on their backs". Awwww.</div><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062550098206178018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5iVfhljq_cFpGPENYUD-5f1yqrTLx9eVm3y6zCyQtgEP9e3MPYQ4jiBIxbcX-JI9pbs1i6kb9mMnBbdhuxOMgdgslQEEpmJ5AF3eFM-b8XOhdD2P5kxBcqc_MCWhVMY6hoDRyA/s320/sheep+gr+nat.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>And lastly, a meme. I mosly hate memes, but I found this one at <a href="http://alwaysknitting.blogspot.com/">Andrea</a>'s, and I like to see what people's knitting tastes are.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Mark with <strong>bold</strong> the things you have knit (or are knitting), with <em>italics</em> the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.<br /><br /><em>Afghan</em><br /><strong>I-cord<br />Garter stitch</strong><br />Knitting with metal wire<br /><strong>Shawl<br />Stockinette stitch<br />Socks: top-down</strong><br /><em>Socks: toe-up<br />Knitting with camel yarn<br /></em><strong>Mittens: Cuff-up<br /></strong><em>Mittens: Tip-down</em><br /><strong>Hat</strong><br /><em>Knitting with silk<br />Moebius band knitting</em> <strong>(may have done this once unintentionally – does that count?)</strong><br /><strong>Participating in a KAL<br />Sweater<br />Drop stitch patterns<br /></strong>Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn <strong>(does it count if the recycling comes from a whole whack of your own frogging?)<br />Slip stitch patterns</strong><br /><em>Knitting with banana fiber yarn<br />Domino knitting (=modular knitting)<br /></em><strong>Twisted stitch patterns<br /></strong><em>Knitting with bamboo yarn<br />Two end knitting<br /></em>Charity knitting<br /><em>Knitting with soy yarn<br />Cardigan (zippy hoodie)<br /></em>Toy/doll clothing<br /><strong>Knitting with circular needles<br />Baby items</strong><br />Knitting with your own handspun yarn<br />Slippers<br />Graffiti knitting<br /><strong>Continental knitting<br />Designing knitted garments<br />Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)<br />Lace patterns<br /></strong><em>Publishing a knitting book (- yeah, right)<br /></em><strong>Scarf<br /></strong><em>Teaching a child to knit<br /></em><strong>American/English knitting</strong></div><div><em>Knitting to make money<br /></em><strong>Buttonholes<br />Knitting with alpaca</strong><br /><em>Fair Isle knitting<br />Norwegian knitting</em><br />Dying with plant colors<br />Knitting items for a wedding<br />Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…)<br /><strong>Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars<br />Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn<br />Knitting with dpns<br />Holiday related knitting<br /></strong>Teaching a male how to knit<br />Bobbles<br /><em>Knitting for a living<br /></em><strong>Knitting with cotton<br /></strong>Knitting smocking<br /><em>Dying yarn<br />Steeks<br /></em>Knitting art<br /><em>Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously<br />Fulling/felting<br /></em><strong>Knitting with wool<br />Textured knitting<br />Kitchener stitch</strong><br />Purses/bags<br /><strong>Knitting with beads<br />Swatching<br />Long Tail CO<br /></strong><em>Entrelac<br />Knitting and purling backwards</em><br />Machine knitting<br /><strong>Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn<br />Stuffed toys<br />Baby items</strong><br /><em>Knitting with cashmere<br /></em><strong>Darning<br /></strong>Jewelry<br /><strong>Knitting with synthetic yarn<br /></strong><em>Writing a pattern<br /></em>Gloves<br /><strong>Intarsia<br /></strong><em>Knitting with linen<br /></em>Knitting for preemies<br /><em>Tubular CO<br /></em>Freeform knitting<br /><strong>Short rows<br />Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers<br /></strong>Pillows<br /><strong>Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine</strong><br />Rug<br />Knitting on a loom<br /><strong>Thrummed knitting<br />Knitting a gift<br /></strong>Knitting for pets<br /><strong>Shrug/bolero/poncho</strong><br />Knitting with dog/cat hair<br />Hair accessories<br /><strong>Knitting in public</strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-71035348135519198162007-05-08T12:42:00.000-04:002007-05-08T12:45:11.532-04:00a package...<div>... arrived yesterday from my <a href="http://knitterstreatexchange.blogspot.com/">knitter's treat exchange</a> pal... some magazines and a familiar mouse.</div><div> </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062231544776800978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVBqmBYCibYoSMsNxKqqFawYVHuCcnGm-BteJqrmx_xq3xn8eIAKyocBVbb-19fhWqh09AZ6sXCbIQ989dSk21rO4jFPh58fA0HBp0GhXYIoGJ8seHBetyCuDQrCqfip3GsfByQ/s320/kte+007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I love Mental Floss -- excellent reading for the Elliptical trainer at the gym! And I'm looking forward to peeping through the Knitter's magazine.</div><br /><div></div><div>Thank you KTE pal!</div>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-22508583103208302042007-05-07T20:19:00.000-04:002007-05-07T20:29:23.964-04:00ol' 55I love <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pns5YeKlu6I">Tom Waits</a>.<br />But that number... not so much right now.<br /><br />This is not the news we were hoping for. The weigh scale at my local grocery store indicated 55g, including the ziploc baggy I had it on. I have some doubts about the precision of this scale too (it told me that the ziploc baggy alone weighed 5g, and I DO NOT buy that), but I think it's clear that I do not have enough to make socks of a matching size.<br /><br />Thanks for all the finger-crossing. Oh, and if you happen to get to <a href="http://lettuceknit.com">LK</a> before me this week, try not to buy my colour of Sea Wool... I really need it.miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-77570738377442751632007-05-07T09:45:00.000-04:002007-05-07T09:46:21.053-04:00a video for distraction...<p>I still have to get out to the weigh scale, so for now watch this...</p><p><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRgaA13uBLs"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRgaA13uBLs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></p>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-968019360059421512007-05-06T18:35:00.000-04:002007-05-06T18:50:25.536-04:00there's always something...<div><div>I have half a FO to show you. It's my first Sea Wool sock, the Uptown Boot Sock pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Favorite-Socks-Timeless-Designs-Interweave/dp/1596680326/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/701-2943172-7938744?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178491036&sr=8-1">this awesome book</a>, and I love it. It's beautiful. The stitch pattern is lovely, the yarn is luminous. It feels nice on my foot. I love this sock.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061580440619629218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PM21iky67fpdrJSfmaUw9rvgKnz0xArJikOXtpkBhlFsywYvQl7ai5dpjoykkV6b8Ely8_47njrQ9NNl_Bxhv-YaoUYzP60XkWNGEfZqkCCr9so-EMuSqG_roTWH421eg6WOMg/s320/SWsocks+001.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>What's the problem, I'm sure you're wondering. Wait, why are the needles still attached to the toe? Why haven't you expertly kitchener zipped the toe up yet? Wait a sec... that's an awfully small yarn cake sitting on that beautiful sock... what the... Just look at that yarn-eating, gluttonous sock.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061582536563669698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NIx9nAn3UEWyK5SnVGEr4Sq4FIPCgZaB5rsWKwYdSC2qchLHTaXHzBJn_d_AP6RgXLrJHrLIT2h7_38EvN_HmK4cb71ajZG82TP7LMQFLd0r9EkK-CJQetrLIQ-9NLPO3o8IPw/s320/SWsocks.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>I'm SO not sure I have enough for sock 2. I started with 115 grams. I have an imprecise kitchen scale that says I have around 55 grams in that yarn cake. For those of us who are not math experts, that's not half. It's close, but it's not half. But the scale is not all that accurate, so I'm still hoping for a little miracle.</div><br /><div></div><div>Tomorrow I'm off to the grocery store self-serve check out, where I will surreptitiously weigh the little yarn cake that remains. If I don't have at least 57.5 grams, my plan is to pop in for a <a href="http://lettuceknit.com/">Lettuce Knit</a> visit next weekend, hoping against hope to find a matching skein. It would be worth it. If they don't, I have contemplated picking out the cuff and making it a wee bit shorter. Gak. I don't really want to do that.</div><div> </div><div>Send me good vibes for a nice fat yarn cake, will ya? It would be so much easier that way...</div></div>miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22614309.post-16364139187707665432007-05-03T21:33:00.000-04:002007-05-03T21:53:55.185-04:00the Well-Caffeinated KateMy <a href="http://coffeeswap.blogspot.com/">Coffee Swap</a> Questionnaire...<br /><br />QUESTIONS<br />1. Whole bean or ground? I have a grinder, but I usually buy espresso and flavoured coffees ground. My grinder doesn't really do espresso fine enough, and flavoured coffees kind of leave their signature on the grinder so the non-flavoured coffees are compromised. Bet you never realized how high-maintenance I could be over coffee!<br /><br />2. Fully-loaded or decaf? I usually have herbal tea if I don't want caffeine, but I do keep a bit of decaf around for after dinner. Most of the time it's caffeine, and that's the point. I do, however, usually switch to decaf if I'm doing solos or auditions, because caffeine makes you twitch in a way that's not conducive to high-performance!<br /><br />3. Regular or flavored? I know some coffee purists will disapprove, but I love flavoured coffee for plain old drip filtered. My flavours of choice are vanilla and/or hazelnut. Yum.<br /><br />4. How do you drink your coffee? A good splash of cream (or whatever dairy is on hand) and a pinch of sugar. I often keep raw sugar around for coffee only.<br /><br />5. Favorite coffee ever? Tough one. I'm a big fan of espresso based drinks like lattes. For brew coffee, my favourite bean may have been Timothy's Vanilla Hazelnut.<br /><br />6. Are you fussy about your coffee or will any old bean do? I'm pretty fussy about my coffee. I am sensitive to overly acidic coffees, and I cannot drink a lot of the donut chain coffees for this reason. (I end up feeling ill almost immediately).<br /><br />7. Favorite treats to have with your coffee? Wafer-type cookies that kind of dissolve on your tongue go well with coffee (ie: Monaco cookies). Or a nice mocha coffee cake. Vanilla cupcakes. Sometimes just a nice piece of dark chocolate... I need a snack now.<br /><br />8. Anything else about your coffee preferences? I love a good dark roast. Something not overly acidic. Rich, bold flavour. Lots of body.<br /><br />9. Yarn/fiber you love? Merino, cashmere, alpaca, silk, sock.<br /><br />10. Yarn/fiber you hate? Acrylic. Fun fur. Novelty yarns of all ilks.<br /><br />11. What's on your needles? Uptown Boot socks in Sea Wool. A cotton ruffle scarf (short rows, not novelty). An EZ sweater in Classic Merino. A Swallowtail shawl in Misti Alpaca. A boob-warmer sweater in mohair. (hmm... perhaps I should complete something)<br /><br />12. Favorite colors? Bright and bold, but not neons. I love all greens. Blues, purples, burgundy. Also love pinks, reds, oranges, turquoise, not necessarily together. Less into earth-tones, but I can be swayed when they're lovely. Yellow and beige make me look jaundiced, which is not the look I generally go for. I think I have a bit of a grey problem (meaning, I always tend to choose it -- all three of the above mentioned sweaters are GREY).<br /><br />13. Allergies? Strawberry, kiwi, raspberry, mango, guava, papaya, peaches, bee stings (please don't send me bee stings!). This will probably not be relevant.<br /><br />14. Anything you really love, really don't like, or just need to get off your chest? Umm... surprises. I love surprises. I also really like it when swap pals take an interest and really communicate, get to know each other a bit. It's much more fun that way. So far so good with my coffee pal!miss ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18032682523350515502noreply@blogger.com3