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Knitalong news! Yes, there *is* still a knitalong going on here. And the KAL gallery has been updated. So, without further ado...

Sweaters & Vests
◊ Jill has entered her colorwork project into the Knitting Olympics (a double entry here and there) so she'll try to have an FO in 16 days.

Socks & Stockings
◊ Kerry of One Eye on the Knitting and another on the Subtitles (heh!) is knitting the ubiquitous Norwegian stocking. Welcome, Kerry!
◊ Meow Girl is hard at work on her stockings in a great blue and brown. She's concerned about the thinness of the yarn in places, but I think it's a matter of needle size, MG!

Mittens
◊ Katie has finished her mittens! They're the Frostrosen pattern and they fit her (and her mom, and her grandma) perfectly. Go take a look!

Hats & Headbands
◊ Susan's halfway through her hat pattern. She had to frog a bit but, he he, that's what makes colorwork exciting!
◊ Kim is still working on her Sweetheart hat; will she finish before Valentine's Day???
◊ Caitlyn's finished her Traditional hat! Yay! Props to Caitlyn for frogging back *half* the hat to fix the pattern, too.
◊ Phoebe's finished her Traditional too! Props to Phoebe too, go read about her frogging! Three times!
◊ Eva's entered her Traditional hat into the Olympics. Another FO in 16 days!
◊ Your host has finished her third and final hat:

Pattern: Bea Ellis Knitwear Ufserud hat
Yarn: Hat: Dale of Norway Heilo in #9335 Olive and #0020 Natural. Lining: Garnstudio Muskat in #53 Green.
Needles: US4 16" circular and dpns, US2 dpns; bamboo

Gratuitous float photo. Eek, I messed up on one spot, but I'm not going to tell you where!

The hat fits. I brought it out climbing this past weekend, but it was *hot*, even by California winter standards. Grr. Where's the rain?

Reading about: Company branding. (This site has a bunch of good articles if you're interested.) I'm in the middle of 3 re/branding projects, so this was particularly relevant to me. Kodak, Intel, and AT&T have recently rebranded themselves. Kodak's is a soft launch, meaning the rebranding is introduced in phases. Sprint recently rebranded itself and became not only a telecom company, but a sports entertainment one as well. Climbing products company La Sportiva also "rebranded" themselves; it may be a phased rollout. (I'm kind of divided on their new identity.) I just received a shoe order from them and while the tissue had the new logo, the box was the same.

Just a quick post to say hello. I am bizzy. My days sound exactly like Jackie's, just a lot of freelance that never ends. Some days I don't change out of my pajamas (sorry, too much info, but I do brush my teeth! :-)). So no Norwegian Knits updates this week, but if you're curious you can go to all the participants' pages.

I finished my Ufserud hat and have started to think about what to knit next. I know I'd love to do a Starmore (Margene has started Rosalie and it's a *beautiful* pattern) or Rosendal (I saw it on Wendy's blog and now I want it) and they're both big commitments, but I think I need a little more experience with steeking before I start them, so my next project will be small. Maybe a vest (I know Eunny's just designed a beautiful one) or Wendy's Baby Norgi... Just thinking out loud at this point.

Claudine wrote that she knitted a pair of Mirabella socks, woo hoo! They look great, Claudine! She did have problems with the toe; I know at least one other person did so I'll have to redo the instructions sometime soon. My apologies to those who've tried knitting them and have thrown the instructions out in frustration!

Speaking of self designs, it turned out there was a Craftster knitalong for Liesel (blushes). (And Claudine is in the process of knitting that as well.) I guess I need to do more searches and create galleries in the future.

Soon, soon, soon! *sigh* In the meantime, you can read about the New York Times article on spinning (if you haven't already), or how to be a horrible troll on the internets. There's also Girl from Auntie's posts regarding Stich 'N Bitch and Sew Fast, Sew Easy. And books coming up from Mason-Dixon Knitting and Wendy Knits! My, I'm missing quite a few things, aren't I?

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Hey, week 13! Hey, progress! Or not. Take a look at the gallery, if you want a little push. You know there's that absolutely insane knitalong that Stephanie's hosting, right? That's 1,366 knitters, holy cow! I'll be watching from the sidelines...there are some sweaters I'm keeping my eyes on.

Sweaters & Vests
◊ Jen's in a holding pattern with Norma at 60%. Yes, she's in the crazylympics!
◊ Rebekkah's cranking out her Ingeborg. Read about it here and here. But she's also started socks! Well, you've got 3 more months, Rebekkah!
◊ No sign of sweater from Beth, although she did attend the mother of all knitblogger get-togethers at Claudia's house. Man, wish I was there!

Socks & Stockings
◊ Kate has converted her single stocking into her doggy's Christmas stocking. Cute, no? (I know, it's late. Bad hostess.)

Mittens
◊ Blogless Teri has joined our knitalong, yay! She just finished her son's reindeer mittens, which she designed herself (and even put in her son's initials). Here's a picture of them with another design, Norwegian Rose, for her daughter. Aren't they great? Teri will be knitting Selbu, colors not yet specified.

◊ Carie has joined the Knitting Olympics and won't be finishing her Selbus after all. But guess what she'll be starting on? Hadangervidda.
◊ Veronique's finished her Vinternatt mittens! She had problems with yarn and needles, but she's enthusiastic about more colorwork. You get an A for perseverance, Veronique!

Hats & Headbands
You hat people! You're great! You finished your projects!
◊ Andrea has finished Flenten! The added pompoms and tassels makes the hat, don't you think? Nice job, Andrea!
◊ Kim, who's got her Stashalong going, has a progress pic of her Sweetheart hat. What a progress pic--she's almost done!
◊ Sarah W has finished her Traditional hat! She's got an adorable picture of her boy and her lovely floats. Go take a look! Nicely done, Sarah!
◊ Eva of The Epicure Says has joined! I found her through the Norge Knit group and now she'll be knitting a Bea Ellis Traditional hat! Those Traditionals sure get around...
◊ Your host has a progress picture:

I'm starting the decreases tonight. I'm omitting 3 rows because when I tried on Let It Snow, I didn't like the way the corners jutted out so far from my head. (Maybe I have a squat head, who knows.) Anyway, I think I'll be done by next week. I'm *so* ready to move on to something else! I borrowed Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top Down as well as Alice Starmore's The Celtic Collection. I know I want to knit a sweater; I just haven't made up my mind if I want to learn a new technique or go color-mad.

This lumberjack guy isn't thankful for his new kidney, he's bitching that all of a sudden he's domesticated. Well buddy, would you like to die instead?

If you live in Southern California and haven't visited the Getty Villa, you *must* go. This place is beautiful. Years ago before it closed for renovation I'd go there with my mom and we'd have lunch before exploring the rose and herb gardens. Now that it's finally open, make a reservation!