HOW COOL IS THIS?

OK -- I am totally psyched! (To the point that I just went on record as saying "totally psyched".) Gina of Sleepy Eyes Knitting began knitting with my Goody Gumdrops self-striping yarn and blogged about it and look!...

is that not the COOLEST? I am thrilled w/ how it is turning out -- and that Gina is so happy w/ it. Seriously, go read her blog. I'm blushing.

Inspired by Jackie , I have begun designing a fingerless mitt pattern of my own -- my first official pattern which I will put up free once it is done. I hope to put together some kits with the pattern, hand-dyed yarn, and hand-crafted double-points to sell in the Sereknity store. I say it is inspired by Jackie because it never occurred to me to use my yarns for anything other than socks, but she plans to make mitts w/ her skein of GoodyGumdrops dyed in sport weight. Here is my design so far -- I should have it done by tomorrow. (And I actually took notes on this one, unlike the sock pattern I am working on!!)

In some disappointing news, not only did I have to frog the turned heel and flap of my BBS -- goodness only knows what I did to the poor thing -- but I have run out of yarn for the hood of Jacob's Wallaby and, bein a discontinued yarn in a very ...ummm...different...color (I love it for Jacob, but seriously, how many people are really going to buy Kelly green these days?) I haven't a shot in hell of finding another ball in any color, let alone the same dye lot. I'll be ripping back and making a nice ribbed collar in the next few days.

Now, if you are one of those bloggers/readers who is a bit sick of pet-antic pictures, you may depart now and no hard feelings, but for all others, here is Mouse, defying science...