Four Days Later...

Happy New Year! What better way to start the year than making an appearance on JenLa's Second Annual Knit Blog Awards, woohoo! At number 21, "Biggest Evolution in Their Knitting: MJ at Yummy Yarn. You’ve come a long way baybee!!" Thanks, Jen and La!

(Still kinda flu-stricken. When you walk from your car to Trader Joe's, and you're exhausted and coughing from all that exertion, and have to sit on the minestrone display to catch your breath.... you might still be sick.)

Because I knit a lot for other people last year, this year will be about knitting for moi. Other than Boyfriend Socks and maybe the occasional Birthday Something-Something, all my projects will be for me. I could make up some kind of long explanation, but really it boils down to me being selfish and making pretty things for myself out of all the yummy yarn I've been stashing! He he! And I've been stashing, yes I have. So without further ado, here are my resolutions:

Knitting:
1. I will have no more than 3 knitting projects going on at the same time.
2. One of these projects will be my own design.
3. At least one of these projects will incorporate a new technique.
4. I will buy yarn with a project in mind.

Spinning:
1. I will spin at least 8 ounces from my fiber stash before acquiring more fiber.
2. I will spin different varieties of fiber.
3. I will spin different weights, not just laceweight, fingering, and sport.
4. I will spin with a project in mind for the resulting handspun.

I finished spinning Barberpole Rose. I love a fat bobbin of yummy laceweight singles. I dedicate this picture to Cara and Pixie Purls, who *finally* bought their wheels (and Lendrums they are). Whee! Marnie, Julia, are you ready to take the next big step???

Poppy seeds! You want to know what poppy seeds really look like? Surprise, they're not round.

What does 250 pounds of Silly Putty look like? Google staffers know.

If you're a designer and *quite* picky, you'll really appreciate this article about using typefaces in movies. Basically the beef is that some movies use typefaces that weren't invented at the time the movie was supposed to have happened (such as Good Night and Good Luck, based in the early '50s using Helvetica, which was created in 1957). Geeky, huh?

Have a beautiful, healthy day.