UPS

Got a visit from the UPS truck today. Thought it was my yarn. But instead, it was a little Finnish mug I ordered after seeing it here. I love the Moomin's and thought I'd treat myself to something completely frivolous. I'm saving up for this one next.

But to relate it to knitting, here is a picture of 6 year old L's Snake Scarf - a kit from Morehouse Farm. I never actually posted the finished product.

And completely unrelated is a picture of my breakfast this morning.

It's ssssssso cute.

This snake scarf was so fun to knit because it's entirely brainless. . . perfect for us beginner people. And the yarn was so fun and yummy. And my solution to the problem: Will my 6 year old out-grow it by next fall? - is ok because my tomboy girl (4) loves it. Phew. Anyway, there it lies, drying on my ironing board (that's L at the end). I have to crochet a little tongue and attach felt eyes and voila!

Beside this scarf, I am almost out of things to talk about. Knitting projects, that is. Since I overspent the last time I went "knitting" at the local knit shop, now I have to wait until the middle of April to start (buy) anything major . . . which will be a bathrobe for my big kid. I know! A bathrobe! But it's so darn cute and he actually requested it. . . (I've heard this somewhere before). It's from Linda Guy's And So To Bed . . . book.

PROBLEM #1: I've never knit a sweater PROBLEM #2: The size in the book only goes to 4-5 and my 8 year old is in 10-12 (nordic genes) I'm hoping that the lovely lady, from whom I will buy all 100 skeins of wool for this project, will lovingly size my chart for me. (insert smiley face)

Supporting J.K. Rowling . . . oh, and the Troops

I'm not ashamed to admit that beyond all that's going on in the world, what glued me to my chair last night while waiting for the evening news, was the tag for the new Harry Potter book cover, just released. I'm fully aware of how pathetic that is, but there you are.

And since I have no new pictures of my knitting because the only progress made has been more inches on the green snake scarf, I will instead share the new US cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

By the way, we are actually at war. Ok, well we're not, but our troops are. And some of our military service men and woman have requested slippers and hats. PERFECT for us knitters (and closet crocheters, achem). The Minnesota Knitters Guild is currently doing this project. But you can by-pass them and go straight to the project website. There are plenty of quick patterns. I've included links to my two favorites. Hat or Lopi Slippers.

The snake scarf is so darn cute and almost done. It's for my 6 year old, L - but here's the clincher. He'll be 7 and in 2nd grade by the time it's cold enough to wear it. I think he may become too cool for it by then. Sniff.