Knitting, Sci-fi and other stuff...

      I wanted to do a quick update about the Fair.  We kept it really low key this year.  I entered 10 items into the fair and we only went one day to just look around.  We refrained from rides and excessive amounts of fair food.  So, onto my entries: I entered: a sewn tote bag, which I think I blogged about a few weeks ago.  It got first place then went on to win Best in Show. Sewn Tote with Best in Show ribbon I also entered the beaded shawl I finished in June, that also won a blue ribbon and went on to receive Best in Show. Beaded Holden mixed among other Best in Show items Six of my other items also won blue ribbons: Liara's socks Mandy Cowl Killer Queen Cowl Clean Windmill Dishcloth set Sacket's Harbor Mittens and Drops of Spring Fingerless Mitts The second place ribbon I received for my Hum Beanie is also in this picture.  Then I received third place for Sunset Hat. The first and second place entries for this class are in this picture ...

      I thought I'd do a quick review of my Year of Projects.  I started participating around week 5 so I'm summing up my year from that point to present.  I have 24 project entries on Ravelry.  (If I do several dishcloths back-to-back, I usually only make one project entry, so there are more than 24 individual finished items.  Direct Link to Goal Post:  YOP first post   I finished: -3 pairs of fingerless mitts -2 pairs of mittens -2 pairs of socks -5 hats -2 cowls -2 baby blankets -16 dishcloths -1 potholder -1 shawl I have one sock that's going to be frogged and half of another dishcloth that's sitting around because I ran out of that colorway of yarn.  I do have a few other WIPs still hanging about from prior to August of last year.  (We're going to keep pretending they don't exist.) I made a simple little picture "movie" of my projects, enjoy: As far as my quickly thrown together list: I completed 3/5 of my projected projects......

We celebrated Thanksgiving as a family on Thursday.  I had the day off so I came home.  My parents and my brother came over to our house.  We had a very non-traditional meal.  I made Polish Wedding Soup and we had sandwiches, chips and my Mom brought a no bake cheese cake and an apple pie.  It was nice to not have the pressure of doing an entire turkey dinner.  If anyone wants the soup recipe I can do a separate recipe post.  Its a very simple potato, corn and kielbasa chowder essentially.  I spent the rest of Thanksgiving day reading The Ever King by L.J. Andrews.  I finished it the next day at work.  I dare say its the best book I've read this year.  There was a plot twist I didn't remotely see coming and it ended on a crazy cliffhanger.  The next book doesn't come out til January.  The Ever King takes place within another realm of the authors other series.  It's a stand alone series but they are connected.  I ...

I haven't gotten very much done in the last two weeks.  I washed and blocked Drops of Spring Mitts. I worked on Sackets Harbor Mittens up until I ran out of the gray yarn.  In hindsight I should have inverted the colors.  But I prefer the color usage as is, so I ordered another skein of the gray.  I'm just waiting for it to arrive. I started a  White Whiskers Hat .  I'm not very far into it yet.  The memory of me getting the yarn for it, ehem 8 years ago, came up on my Facebook page so I thought it was high time to finally start it.  I'm makeing the cats gray and doing the background a lime green.   I made magic cookie bars last weekend for my husband's birthday.  I use  The Eagle Brand  recipe as a guide, but I usually add more coconut and more chocolate chips.   That's about it for crafting and cooking.  I got some news earlier this week about my current job and ultimately how it's ...