Norwegian Knits-Along: Weeks 19, 20, and 21

Updates to the KAL in progress. Sorry for the delay! Who knew I'd be stuck in freelance for ever! Here are the updates, and I'll check on my emails tonight for further updates. Three more weeks left after this week! I'll update the gallery with 4 more finished projects later, too.

Mittens & Gloves
◊ Blogless Teri has given me an update on her beautiful Koigu gloves! Here's what she wrote:

"I'm knitting the Snowflake gloves from Homespun/Handknit in Koigu--solid navy and variegated pinks. This is my first project with Koigu, and it's been delightful knitting! As you can see in the photos, one glove is finished. I expect to finish the other this week. Perhaps I'll get to wear them yet this winter (actually, my children have laughed at me because I have already worn the one that is finished--just paired it with a black leather glove.--Yes, it looks funny, but I just do it in the car when I'm driving.)"



Read that with me one more time, people. "When I'm driving." Oh, poopy. I skim way too fast while reading. Teri, you caught me! You wore them while driving. Not knit them. He he. Apologies!

Socks & Stockings
◊ Anyone know what's going on with Rachel? She has been AWOL from her blog in quite a while...
◊ Meow Girl has been busy! She's now on her second stocking (here's her first)and using elastic to reinforce the cuff. Good call, MG!
◊ Kerry's posted her thoughts on yarn dominance--what a great technical topic. Read on.
◊ Prim's progress has been a bit slow but steady.
◊ Kelly gone and knit an entire stocking while I was AWOL. I love, love, love her colors! Can't wait to see the second, Kelly!

Hats & Headbands
◊ Angela is training for an Ironman triathlon; read the rest of her entry, please.
◊ Kim's finished her hat! Woo-hoo! Take a look at her Sweetheart Gryffindor hat. Nicely done, Kim!
◊ Monica's finished her We Be Pirates hat! That was quick, Monica!

Miscellaneous
◊ Andrea just turned 29! Go wish her a happy birthday! And go take a look at her progress on her colorwork bag!
◊ Jennifer's started on the his-and-hers wristwarmers; take a look at the skulls, they're great, aren't they!
◊ Stacey of Off and Off the Needles has joined us! She'll be making wristwarmers, available here, to start off! Strike that. Stacey's designing a hat for her sister. Moving her up to hats now...

Random stuff:
◊ I'm always looking for good books to add to my 2006 reading list, and Living the Good Life: How One Family changed their World from their Backyard by Linda Cockburn, will definitely make my list. I got this from Loobylu; click for a terrific explanation of the book.

◊ Here is a series of pictures of 2-dimensional shapes on 3-dimensional surfaces. Very cool, yah? How about 3-dimensional scenses painted on 2-dimensional surfaces? This is the work of British artist Julian Beever.

◊ The Lost Camera blog has an interesting story, with more details on Boing Boing.