first?

Yay! First (Hi Purl!)

That suit is CRAZY!

Liking the new scarf.

oh man look at Paul! He used to be our newscaster in Minneapolis I think...now he's so LA!

btw they are predicting snow at street level here tomorrow in SF. wanna talk about people freaking out...hills, snow...stay inside!

Hi Chase! Thank you for what you said the other day, it made my whole day :)

Hi CK... yes. Our newscasters are cra-zy with the fashion. Love you, LA!

I have been knitting for years...yes, at least 20 of them, and have NEVER blocked anything.

I will become a convert if I ever finish the clap.

LOVE your blog.

Kat, it was sunny when I left my house this a.m. but the newscasters were already on storm watch. I love our crazy state!!

Lynae... blocking is crazy the way it makes things look so finished and pretty. Annie made me a convert when she was here last October. Now I am a crazy mad blockhead LOL.

Also, if I use the word "crazy" one more time, someone shoot me, or at least hand me a thesaurus.

Yea, Paul Magers was THE newscaster here in Mpls.

Love your blog, it's a must read every day...I have also started the Co-Workers scarf, love the simpleness of the knitting and how complex the pattern looks, fools them all!

You, woman, are The Blocking Queen.

So today, in Portland Oregon, still with the snow. Yes, SNOW. WTF? It IS March, right? Or is it really December and I've just officially gone off the deep end!?!

(Of course, Demember = Hot Toddies. So hmmm ... this might not be so bad afterall!)

Your blog is wonderful, but the cats are even better! I especially love Roy. :)

ha! snow here would be the fourth horseman of the apocalypse. I had no idea portland got so cold!

brenda... let me know how your scarf turns out! I love mine and I am wearing it this very minute because my office is FREEZING and also, doom and gloom of impending storm, etc.

Thanks Lynne :) Roy is my baby.

I learned the knitting zen from my Mom, and she neglected to show me this blocking you all speak of. It looks so simple... Are there happy online references for dunces like me?

Oh, and btw, New England is Stealing Your Weather! Our usual craptastic Marchiness has been replaced - temporarily - by 65 and Sunny! Good luck with the Rain.

Cameron, it is really simple! If you read yesterday's post, that one is all about blocking with just straight pins and a spritz of water, very low-tech and easy. Or, if you have a steamer, all you do is steam your object and tug it into shape with your hands, then pin on a flat surface to dry. That's it! Seriously. If I can do it, anyone can do it. Plus, look at all the cat help I have. hah hah

Wow - this is very different from last friday's post!

Pimping Newcasters vs. Swarthy Singers

Footage at 11

ALERT THE MEDIA I JUST SAW A RAINDROP IN DOWNTOWN

Laurie,

Thanks for all the blocking and yarnovering info. Now I have something to do over spring break. :-)

I can only assume that you work extra hard the rest of the week to make up for blogging on the boss' time on fridays .... errr .. like me ..
:-)

You know, Sobakawa has this Chairman Mao look about her in that latest photo. You might want to consider booking a flight to Switzerland or another safe haven...

"Staying in my head and house" . . . I can relate! You're inspiring me to get out there and find a knitting group too.

Oh my word, the schools are closed here today in Eugene, Oregon due to slush (because there is now real snow here). And it is SUNNY outside right now. When showed up to work - after driving 25 miles and discovering my furnace whent kaptu - the only other person here was the guy originally from Wyoming. I am a diehard! :-)

I think I might block my wavy rib scarf. And make a cool scarf with the yarn over stitch out of some cool yarn for my sis. All thanks to CAP!

Also from Portland, Kat, and happy to report that here in the hills we've made it .4 degrees over freezing. Whoopee!
However, I still can't get out of my driveway...
SnB groups seem like a lot of fun. I was thinking i could maybe set something like it up at my school. I know a lot of people knit, they're just not dorky enough to do it in class like i do.
I plan on a Brangelina hat of my own after you've perfected yours and generously posted a pattern. :P
I'm not daring enough to try on my own...

I love your pebble scarf! I may have to steal that idea and make one of my own, just as soon as I'm in a yarn store that carries Blue Sky Alpacas (which should be next Wed).

Laurie-
Long time lurker, first time commenter. I just wanted to say how much I love your blog! Thanks for teaching how to block, I haven't yet blocked anything and am anxious to try it out... maybe when I get around to knitting my first sweater. Be careful in that crazy rain!

Girl, your forehead is NOT huge! (you should see my sister's...) You have such an adorable smile and those sparkley eyes - trust me, no one is focusing on the forehead.

I swear I come here to get my kitty fix - with a boyfriend who's allergic (and doesn't like cats much - how do I love him?!?!) I won't get any of my own anytime soon.

Hey, we got Hail in the IE!!! Check out the KTLA morning new, much better...& not so much crazy suits!!
You SnB looks fun. You have great taste in yarn!!

We all love you Crazy Aunt Purl (oops wasn't suppose to mention crazy). We all love you Psycho Aunt Purl and you are welcome. You have helped this psycho more than you know. Thank you.
Send the rain towards New Mexico even if it will ruin my weekend of watching my sons play baseball. Burrrrrr. I'll have to wear a scarf.

235?!?!?!? Wow, you ARE loved. Or at least stalked.

Yarnovering: it's a word.

Crazy: (n) insanity, disorder, inbalance, derangement, dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, aberration, frenzy, raving, incoherence, delirium, delusion, oddity, eccentricity, twist, mania; (v) lose one's senses, go mad, rant, lose it; (adj) crazed, maniacal, mad, touched, cracked, unhinged, unsettled, daft, frenzied, possessed, delirious, far gone, wild, flighty, distracted, frantic, mad as a hatter, crackers, zonkers, nuts, zonko, weird, bananas, kaput; (n) madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite (?), raver, weirdo, dreamer, romantic, rhapsodist (what's wrong with these?), enthusiast, visionary, seer, fanatic.

That news anchor HAS been pimped. The jacket's too shiny and stripey. All he needs now are those platform shoes with the goldfish in the heels. Pimp-a-licious!

Only because you are endorsing the Brangelina hat will I make one when you post the pattern.

Otherwise, BAH! to Brangelina and all other Cheating-Husbands-And-The-Homewreckers-In-Their-Beds (it all feels just a tad too familiar, in case I wasn't obvious enough).

And thank the heavens LA won't see snow today.... But where I'm at, we're going to have snow today! At 1000 feet elevation! Break out the moon boots and zinfandel (because we all know the power of red wine...)

Wow, now I feel completely stupid. Last night when you were taking photos and you said you would post them on the web, I was all, "Oh, do you have a blog?"

I READ THIS EVERY DAY. I just didn't make the connection when I met you In Person.

*smacks self in head, goes about business.*

You must have watched Primetime Live last night, what with all the predators on my space. Scary stuff! Even scarier, all the body snatchers! Yikes!

I pray you make it home before the end of the weekend. I remember those LONG rainy day commutes from the White Guys in Ties part of Downtown LA to the Valley. I want those lost years of my life back.

If you figure out a way to make cats poop less I would be forever in your debt. A large part of my weekend is usually devoted to cleaning the cat box, buying cat litter, buying cat food to create more waste to be cleaned from the cat box and sweeping up the cat litter from every nook and cranny that the cats manage to kick it into.

Paul Magers was a news anchor in Minneapolis/
St. Paul for many years, so he must be snickering
about the DROPLETS OF TERROR also!

Oh, and if Iraq is ever suspected of hiding Weapons of Mass Tuna, you can just put Inspektor Bob on the case.

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Yeah, I used your yarn over tips and success my first project is underway. Thanks for your help. BTW Paul Magers was just as big of a tool in Mpls. I think it may just be the nature of a broadcaster.

Dude, no need to thank us. THANK YOU!! Your post is one of the highlights of my day. I actually called my friend yesterday and said "check it out, i'm CAP's first commenter today!" She called me a loser, but that's not the point. The point is that you are here for us every day, so we are happy to be there for you too. And everyone loves a little ex-bashing now & then.

Thought I'd comment on you poor about to be misted people down in LA. Im only about 60 miles Northeast from you and we are told that we will get up to 4 inches of snow most likely on Saturday when the storm rolls ups my way along with your smog. LOL I am in the freaking Mojave Desert in Southern California in MARCH!!! 4 Inches of snow? HUH But that's what they are saying. :D

OH, BTW thought you should know... I have been reading your blog now since around November (the first night I found it I stayed up ALL NIGHT and read every single one of your entries.) I do not knit or do anything crafty with yarn, except string fruit loops on it for my 4 year old. OH wait I did run it through my kidlets coat with her mittens safety pinned on each end so she wouldn't lose them. (It's kinda crafty.) Anyway, Last night I bought some yarn and will be going to grandma's house to finally learn to knit and crochet more then a chain. Because of you. You make it seem so glamourous (sp?) My obsessive compulsive tendencies need one more thing to freak out trying to control. LOL But then again "Insanity is my only form of relaxation"

Ok now you see the only freakin typo was in my name FFS! It is Miss Kat hehe
Have a great day and an even better weekend albeit wet.

I thought Wool-Ease was discontinued, but apparently only the Sportweight is! Happy news!

Innit amazing, how SnB's can be good for one's life? I just joined one after a recent cross-country move, and it's soooo nice...

That darn Paul Magers. Left the Twin Cities for LA and went all pimp on us. Thanks for the laugh.

I have a fantastic image in my head of your cats laying around, all cat-like, when you leave in the morning, waiting for your car to get around the block (1-one hundred, 2-one hundred, 3....), and then clawing and scratching to get to the computer so they can play on myspace.

there's an article in vogue about myspace and how it's all about sex and stuff - hopefully your cats are fixed!

"Your post is one of the highlights of my day." <--- I could not agree more! Your sense of humor, all-around cuteness, sass, and courage are just the best distraction. And seeing you rip along the road to happiness is just about the best thing all-day. You are an inspiration.

Bob? Hey, Bob? While you were napping, the scarf vanished from under your tummy...

Poor Paul, what's a former MN anchorman gonna do in LA? Obviously loose their mind and buy THAT suit.

Oh Paul...."Uff Da" I say!

Sobakowa.

I think she's taken over my mind!!

All hail Sobakowa!!!

Laurie I can't tell you how much I look forward to reading new posts in your blog everyday. You have such a way with words that you always seem to elicit a smile from me.
Your cats especially bring a grin as I have two of my own. I could totally picture them messing around on myspace while you are at work. :)

OK, Portland really is NOT all that cold. The snow is a random fluke and mostly was melted by the end of the day yesterday, though there were some fresh flakes falling this morning. Luckily, I live in the mysterious part of Portland where the temperature is generally 5 degrees warmer, and not a single snowflake at home!

I, too, am blessed with a ginormous forehead. An older, somewhat drunken man who was complimenting the women in my Christmas caroling group went around our table telling the ladies how he liked their hair, and he came to me and said, "Your hair is nice, but you show too much forehead." I swear, I am not making this up.

Oh, and for some really great pimped out wardrobe action, check out The McLaughlin (sp?) Group on PBS sometime--Tony Blankley (sp?), the arch conservative, almost always makes a rather stunning fashion statement, plus he has the most random London-slash-New Jersey pseudointellectual accent. Of course, only total nerds like my husband and I would spend our Saturday nights watching a current events debate show on public television, right? . . . .

Helen

Oh my lord I found Sobakowa's MySpace page. This is the funniest thing I have read in years. She really is Chairman Meow.

I think you might've made me brave enough to try blocking. MAYBE.

I adore the kitty photos and captions!!!

My mom's forehead shrank as she aged. She would measure it to prove it. She was always afraid she was going to turn into a monkey face. So see? There is hope!

You rock, woman. And so do your cats. I hope you have a wonderful time in Paris and treat us with some of the stories.

Purl, do you have a myspace? Have you heard of Dogster (or in your case Catster) basically myspace for your pets. Yeah, i know, its awesome. :) You should check it out!

See, I've never commented here before because what I think about saying gets all sappy for someone I just read (like I love your writing, etc... nothing intellegent...)

But, today - you totally confused me. Because Paul Magers - well, he used to be _my_ local newsdude. (He never wore suits like that here, though)

Katie,
Please link us to Soba's Myspace. I'm spending too much time (at work) searching when I could be reading and laughing (at work).
Gracias

Kim, I don't have a myspace, I'm simply not that hip or cool... but I suspect one of the cats does. Every time I come home, the computer is on that dang site!! heh heh

The cats are on catster, I don't remember the links though. and Melissa... I had no idea Paul Magers used to be the newsdude in Minneapolis until folks here were commenting on his newly pimped-out self LOL

I **CANNOT** BELIEVE you went last nite.

I am soooooooo bummed. B/c it's been, like, 5 years from the last time you went, and it'll be another 5 years before you go again. Well, if you go next week, you'll get to see all the beeeeyoootiful prom dresses I've collected...

Okay, let's have huge forehead contest. I could give you serious competition.

Did you know that large foreheads used to be considered a sign of beauty long, long ago? Men were (maybe still are?) attracted to women who had large foreheads. I swear!

Now there attracted to some other large body
part.

Sigh.

What kind of steamer is that? It looks like it really means business in regards to blocking! As always, we at chez nutjob enjoy your blog!

Okay. I am coming to LA to kittynap that babyfaced Bob. What a doll he is! Also, my Grace needs an assistant in her search for hidden tuna, and Bob seems like an expert in this matter. :)

But y'all can keep Paul and his suit...

I've been reading your blog for a while, but haven't commented before. I just wanted to let you know that your blog is wonderfully entertaining and interesting! I like it much better than other better-known blogs like the Yarn Harlot, because the Yarn Harlot is Ms Perfect Knitter with Groupies whereas you are a normal person and not an expert knitter. I even made a Magic Scarf -- thanks so much for the pattern! It was the first non-garter stitch item that I knitted.

Please, pretty please with a cherry on top, send the anchor formerly known as Paul the anchor god Majors home to Minneapolis where he belongs. I miss seeing his crazy ties and hearing his occasional slip into the Elvis thing (tell me he isn't doing it in LA for other women). The new guy (the 1st replacement is gone) is cute - but he's no Paul........I'll take the pimp suit any day.
Don't tell my husband ;)

um laurie, i'm totally a stalker. i spent my lunch break on the hunt for your myspace, since i love your blog so much already, umm...yeah anyway, Sobakowa might be receiving a friend request soon....

i think you might want to watch out for her, i think she is planning a coup d'etat. (yeah i just looked that word up...)...

oh and ps if you are interested, you can click on my blog, there is a link to my pup's dogster. :)

Okay, here's my problem with the blocking - what do you do if you don't have a spare twin bed? Or, really, anything big enough to hold a pinned-out piece of knitting. I used my ironing board for a scarf, but I have an oversized sweater than needs to be stretched out a bit (TopSecret from Knitty), and I can't figure out a way to do it. I tried weighing down a couple of towels on the floor, but the weights didn't hold - it really didn't work out. Anyone have any ideas?

kathleen, one of my favorite blogs of all time is www.skinnyrabbit.com ... her name is Becky and she lives in France (so jealous!) anyway, she has a great piece on her website about her "make-it-yourself blocking board" you can read her instructions here:

http://www.skinnyrabbit.com/projects/spring2003_cottonjacket.php#002588

Hope that helps!!

I prefer to not know what the Sobakowa is up to. I'm not really hip to what the kids these days do. Perhaps it's best ;)

Wow I miss Paul Majors! Thanks for showing him.

By the way, can I just say, Hello Minneapolis peeps!! yo yo! I had no idea. COOL!

By the way, I really do have work to do today. I swear.

Oh, how soon they forget. As others have mentioned, Magers was THE news God here for many year. He was well known for his affinity for brightly-colored suits, including many pin-striped suits. The local gossip columnist, CJ, called them "pimpalicious". I have the west coast feed for the networks on my dish and occasionally watch your nightly news, just to get a Magers fix and wondered when he was going to start breaking out the pimpalicious suits. I guess the weather story made him homesick for Minnesota and he reached for something comforting in the closet, like we all do.

there should be no working on fridays -
and you're right you don't want to know what the Sobakowa is up to....just don't blame the other cats for anything - ever again ;)

Kathleen, the blocking board possibilities are vast, don't despair. Lots of knitters just use a giant sheet of cardboard, covered with a plastic garbage bag, and pin directly into the bag & cardboard.

I'm too lazy even for the sheet of cardboard, so I try to do my blocking in the morning to allow my sweater/shawl/whatever to dry sufficiently so that I can use my bed to sleep in at night. I just lay a huge beach towel over my bed (full size), hand-wash my sweater/shawl/whatever with Eucalan, roll it in towels to absorb excess water OR place in the washer's SPIN cycle (what a marvellous thing!), then lay it out flat on the towel. I don't bother with pins unless absolutely necessary (i.e. with lace)--I just prod the finished object into the proper shape. When bedtime rolls around, I move the towel & drying item GENTLY onto a wooden drying rack to finish drying.

Good luck! Do not fear blocking! If you can wash and condition your hair, you can block a sweater.

Helen

Kathleen, the blocking board possibilities are vast, don't despair. Lots of knitters just use a giant sheet of cardboard, covered with a plastic garbage bag, and pin directly into the bag & cardboard.

I'm too lazy even for the sheet of cardboard, so I try to do my blocking in the morning to allow my sweater/shawl/whatever to dry sufficiently so that I can use my bed to sleep in at night. I just lay a huge beach towel over my bed (full size), hand-wash my sweater/shawl/whatever with Eucalan, roll it in towels to absorb excess water OR place in the washer's SPIN cycle (what a marvellous thing!), then lay it out flat on the towel. I don't bother with pins unless absolutely necessary (i.e. with lace)--I just prod the finished object into the proper shape. When bedtime rolls around, I move the towel & drying item GENTLY onto a wooden drying rack to finish drying.

Good luck! Do not fear blocking! If you can wash and condition your hair, you can block a sweater.

Helen

Well Laurie you will be happy to know you saved my mental health last night and you didn't even have to put down the wine glass. I was a near terminal block-a-phobe, but was knitting this big old fat scarf for one of my charities and then whining to myself that it was too short and I had no yarn left.

And then I remembered all you taught me about the magic of blocking! Problem solved - scarf done, on to the next thing!

Thank you!

Oh noooo! Sorry for the duplicate post! I'm not a spammer, I swear! But "the server maybe [had} PMS", you know, so I kept pressing "submit". . .

Forgive me. I know Bob would, not so sure about Soba. . .

of course the one time i miss snb in four months is the time you would go.

blurgh.

kendra and monkey I am so sad I missed you!

helen -- no worries. I have no idea why the server does that. It's finicky that way. At least I finally figured out how to keep it from going to some bizarro sales site, like it used to ... the internets are hard!!

I'm not sure if I've ever dropped in to tell you that you're the funniest person on earth, but I had to today because your post included PAUL MAGERS! Paul was one of our local anchors here in Minneapolis while I was growing up, though decidedly less... stripey. I guess he's Big Pimpin' now he's moved to LA.

Thanks for the daily laugh, and the trip down memory lane!

I'm not sure if I've ever dropped in to tell you that you're the funniest person on earth, but I had to today because your post included PAUL MAGERS! Paul was one of our local anchors here in Minneapolis while I was growing up, though decidedly less... stripey. I guess he's Big Pimpin' now he's moved to LA.

Thanks for the daily laugh, and the trip down memory lane!

I wanna proper steamer instead of this steamiron!

I miss Paul and his frequently crazy suits. He used to be our newcaster here in Minneapolis before going to LA. I remember him wearing this particular suit on occasion here.

Sobakowa - How much ransom do you want for the shirt? I'll trade you a little dog for the shirt. You like yarn? I have access to yarn.
Name your price.

awwwwww...I MISS Paul Magers toooo! He made the news fun to watch, and I have to admit that I bawled like a baby during his last broadcast here in the Twin Cities.
Oh, BTW...I love your blog, and Miss Mitzi would like to see more pictures of Bob and Roy, please.

Get out! Sobakowa Really has a MySpace page? I will be so disappointed if this is a joke! Finally, someone else to stalk! I wonder if Soba will let me be one of her friends??? (crosses fingers)

See what kind of example you set for Bob? He has to sniff all the yarn.

p until last year Paul Magers worked at the NBC affiliate on Minneapolis. He sure wimped out fast if he freaks out over rain. He used to be the image of serenity talking about tornados & blizzards. Have fun in Paris!

Hey sweetie,

Have a calm and peaceful weekend; it's been a long week for you and you certainly deserve it. enjoy the rain ( I just love rainy southern weekends) and snuggle with the kitties!

Thank you for your wonderful words everyday; yours is the only blog I check repeatedly, every single day. You are an amazing and hilarious writer!!

With love, Liz R from Richmond, Virginia

I've come out of blogstalking to share this with you:
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One word - yay!

Ahhh, Paul Magers. He used to be my local newscaster here in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I miss him...

It is now officially raining in the valley ... I am still alive. The wine is good. :)

Unfortunately, your picture of Paul doesn't even begin to show the gangster-ness of that hidious striped suit he so loves. But we watch that particular channel while traveling in the West because Johnny Mountain is such a goofball.

Paul Magers! I stopped watching the news as much when he left MN - it's just not the same.

He didn't dress like that in Minnesota... I think it might've made heads explode.

Ah... Paul Magers. People in MN were so mad when evil CA stole him away.

BTW-- not a huge forehead. And anyway, I would take the hugest forehead in the world if I could have skin like yours!

I'm not a knitter. I've tried, believe me, I've tried, but I am completely hopeless. Still, I've been reading your blog for a while now, because you are FUNNY!

He used to be our news caster up here in Minnesota.
Silly man.

hi laurie, not sure if you can get around to reading this but i a have question about the scunci blocking method....do you every have issues with the wool felting? i am getting a scunci for cleaning the mold on my windows (its moist up here in vancouver, bc) and i love how you use it to block, i am soooo lazy to do the whole usual block method! anywho, congrats on the de-hermitization:) i have hermit tendancies too:)

Yeah I often wonder why they don't let us public servants pimp out our uniforms a little bit. I mean, blue polyester? I doesn't get any cooler than that. And polyester is know for it's remarkable flame resistnace. Thank God it's what my firefighting uniform is made out of!

Crap.

I love you CAP! You make me laugh, and I tell magical gnome stories to my EMT students! Gnomes!

You rock!

Yeah I often wonder why they don't let us public servants pimp out our uniforms a little bit. I mean, blue polyester? I doesn't get any cooler than that. And polyester is know for it's remarkable flame resistnace. Thank God it's what my firefighting uniform is made out of!

Crap.

I love you CAP! You make me laugh, and I tell magical gnome stories to my EMT students! Gnomes!

You rock!

(sniffle) Laurie I tried to email you a scarf pattern...and it bounced back, saying "Deferred: 450 : Recipient address rejected: Service temporarily unavailable
<<< 554 Error: no valid recipients"
(sniffle)
It's a cool stitch pattern...it's called the Eiffel Tower Stitch...and I thought what better stitch pattern for you to have for a scarf...(whhhaaaaahhhhh)...so umm email me okay so I can send it to you...

Paul always had a way of bringing Hollywood style to Minneapolis and St. Paul. It looks as though he had to step his fashion up a notch or 20 to be noticed in bright, shiny L.A. Still cute though, and sorely missed in the Twin Cities.

Damn. How was I supposed to know all the fun at the Farmer's Market takes place on Thursday.

Note: It might rain today in LA. Protect the children!

OMG. I have not read your blog since I lost all of my bookmarks in a desperate attempt to fix my computer... I did not realize how much I've missed you and the cats! I was laughing out loud. Thanks. Jo Ann in New York City

Is the suit some kind of anti-rain gear we haven't heard of yet? Maybe the light stripes have hidden mini-dryers in them? You know to get rid of all that rain that will drench him? It could happen.
The scarves look great. Get on with your bad blockin self! Way to make your yarn dollar stretch. Literally.
I would so love a brangelina pattern. I love your easy roll brim hat pattern. Made a couple of those already.
Well wishes to you and the kitties.
:)

me thinks i like your knitting posts just as much as the non-

you've inspired me to beg for a digital camera for mother's day and come off of my photo purist high horse

stitch on sister-girl

Ha! Paul Magers!! I used to work with him here in Minnesota where he was the #1 shit for many years (I was an associate producer, he was the #1 shit)! Imagine my suprise when I pop up your blog and I am greeted with his smiling face!

seeing how your scarf changed by blocked it convinced me that I need to block a lovely scarf I made also with a yarn over pattern. I'll get right to it!

Its Monday - are you and the Cats OK? Did you survive your "weather"? OK had tornados - but Tulsa, not a drop of rain!

Big thanks for a few things. I blocked. On Sunday for the first time and am thrilled with the length it added to my ribbed and cabeled scarf. Secondly, thanks for the coworker scarf pattern. I started working one up last night, and the yos are a great way to show off the yarn. Lastly, thanks for sharing the hat sizing equation, I've been needing that, as evidenced by the number of too small/ too big hats I've produced. Now, so that I'm not just taking and taking, I have a ribbed hat tip to share for the Brangelina Hat. Before you transition from the cuff portion to the remainder of the hat, knit a complete line. This creates a great fold line that helps the cuff to lie flatter. I bumped into your blog a few weeks ago, Laurie. Congratulations on living out loud and thanks for sharing your thoughts, difficulties and knitting obsession with the rest of us.

Hey Laurie!

Do you have the latest book by The Yarn Girls? I think it's called "YG's Giude to Beyond the Basics." Is the address in your older blog entries still correct??

I'm sure Sherlock Holmes could see where this is going....! I have an extra copy (I got one as a gift) and I figured that since you share so much of yourself with me I'd share and send the book to you.

Is your birthday in July? Mine is July 12 and I thought I'd seen an old entry about it.

Enough questions!!!! Have a great night with the kids!

Liz R

Hey, I have (and preach in) a suit like that!

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