Norwegian Knits-Along: Weeks 22 and 23

Here we go, update time for this week and last's. Next week's update (Thursday or Friday) will be the last.

Sweaters & Vests
◊ Rebekkah's finished the body of Ingeborg. Hey, take a look at those (intimidating) steeks!

Socks & Stockings
◊ Kelly's finished her stockings. Go congratulate her, will you?
◊ Prim's making good progress on her first stocking; she's also learned to knit backward. And she made a little change to the heel. Read on!
◊ Meow Girl completed her second sock, with look, no holes in the gusset! She's also written about sock craftsmanship, a worthwhile read.
◊ Kerry's also finished her first sock, which I think looks great. Don't worry too much about the line, Kerry!

Mittens & Gloves
◊ Liz has been hard at work on her Frostrosen mittens; here's a picture of her progress! And here it is in her WIP basket!

Hats & Headbands
◊ Angela hopes to finish her hat before the end of the KAL, which is next week! Hurry, Angela, hurry!
◊ Stacey finished her hat, yay! It's a Snowflake hat for her sister, knitted in blue and white yarn. (Scroll down to her March 22 entry.)

Miscellaneous
◊ Congratulations go to Jennifer, whose wristwarmers have been accepted for publication! It'll be featured in the May issue of MagKnits. Since she can't show you a picture, she's graciously offered her recipe for yummy Scandinavian Almond Bars. Go give her a hug, will you?

In other news, CNN.com updated its site to accommodate a 1024 pixel-wide browser window. (Note, however, that the most relevant information is still contained in the 800 pixel-wide area.) I had been thinking about revising the site to 1024 px; one of the Information Architects I worked with last year talked about how the majoriy of Internet users have a 17" or bigger monitor, which makes the current standard width of 800 pixels (then for a 13" or 15" monitor) a waning trend. Sites I'm designing now still conform to 800 px width but its non-relevant information go to 1024 px or wider. Anyway, this means you'll be seeing more sites upgrading to 1024 px this year. Including this one.