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Found the link to the quiz here: Fillyjonk's progress thanks to Erica! I guess it's true, I blog for myself - I enjoy fooling around with it, and I've met some nice people, virtually speaking, this way. That's all there is to it for me.


Finished and felted the light green bag, and I love the color. The bright turquoise blue bag is more than halfway done - I'm not kidding when I say these are really fast and easy to make. I really need to concentrate on mice again - I've had more requests for them and I still hope to stockpile a good stash of them for the craft table, before I get sick of the pattern and can't bear the thought of making any more. Must...think...mice. Photos to follow, as soon as I get a chance to sit down and trim stray ends, pick excess fuzz, put on buttons, and arrange semi-artfully in decent light. Decent light is the big issue this week - despite the weatherbunnies cheerfully chirping about another bright sunshiny Florida day every freaking morning, the reality is the clouds start gathering by 10 a.m. (it's 8 and growing overcast even as I type) and it rains all freaking afternoon. Welcome to the rainy season in Sunny Florida. It's very much like living on a soggy, moldy kitchen sponge.


Despite thinking that I shouldn't cast on anything for myself right now because I don't want anything to remind me of this time in my life, that theory may be tested. The new issue of Knitty is out, and the amazing Bonne Marie Burns wrote an article on the mysteries of short rows - nice in itself, but the pattern she uses for her illustration is the Shapely Tank Top I've been planning to make. I have the yarn, I want it, and I am going to have to sit down in front of this screen and cast that one on. I've done short rows before, here and there, in a limited way - socks, etc. - and I understand the concept well enough, but I think doing it via this pattern with Bonne's explanations may perhaps bring me to the point of True Oneness with the Short Rows. Very useful skill to have when one is on the busty side and produced a daughter from that gene pool - shaped sweaters are much more flattering than making something big all over to accommodate the portion that needs the accommodation.


I love the articles in this issue, they are very on-target with my knitting thoughts lately. Love the review of the Denise needle system - I kept looking at it, wondering, now I'm seriously thinking I need this. Love the striped kid's sweater, again, I missed that on my fast glance yesterday, but damn, it's Mission Falls Cotton, which I love, and a cute style, I think my little friend of the Barbie dresses might get one for her birthday. Love the bags - I have an obsession with accessories. It's official; Knitty is way better than any of the spring/summer print magazines this season.