Evil Eye

…my ravelry invite came as I was walking out the door for my camping trip.  So, not only do I have a lot of work to do, I want to sit around and play with ravelry.  Here is my page if you want to check it out:

http://www.ravelry.com/people/moonrat

Ok, I need to run away from the computer and get some work done.  Sigh.  Taking inventory of my yarn does not count, does it?

Hey readers, I want to ask you to vote for the coolest collection, and help Brenda win some well deserved cash money! Over at apartments.com they are having possession obsession contest, and Brenda and her awesome pinup collection is a finalist!

You can vote for her once a day, right here: http://possessionobsession.apartments.com/contestant/41/
In other news, I am 673 people away from my Ravelry account! EEEE! I have finished knitting Scott a hat, before it got cold, a record. I have started a pair of handwarmers, Dashing, for myself, and a gift I cannot talk about. I am also in crazy busy mode with YarnCon, and custom orders for Evil Eye. I’ll be too busy to play with the Ravelry account… unless I get less sleep! No, that never works.

Oh, I know summer is not over, but that stretch of time between Memorial Day and Labor day went by in a flash.

Our home and garden survived the rain storms last month, and we have a wonderful abundance of tomatoes. I plan to use my new canning skills on those guys, so we can continue to enjoy them for months to come. The strawberry plants are filling in the space I set aside for them, and I think we will have plenty of strawberries next summer. My raspberry bushes are also growing, so I think next year I might be canning jams as well as tomatoes. Yeay! I have also been enjoying being a part of the CSA. I have learned to like veggies I never gave a chance. Eggplant, I am so sorry I said bad things about you, same goes for you beets. I also like learning to eat seasonally, learning what grows when, and that some have a couple of cycles of growth.

I’ve also been busy with YarnCon. If you are still thinking of applying, please go ahead, we still have some time to accept more applications. So far the applications we have received have blown me away! YarnCon is going to be fantastic. We already have people lined up to do book signings, demos and workshops, and the vendors are amazing. I’ll let you know the details soon.

Life in the kitty hotel is great. Mr. Big Cat has been staying with us, and my cats have become much better hosts than in the past, making it a peaceful animal house. They even let me knit and spin! Thanks to a visit from the talented and kind Vera, I have learned to ply with my spinning wheel, and am really enjoying the process. I was spinning upstairs, but it gets hot, so I took my chances spinning in the basement, and the cats were curious, but not enough to injure a paw. I really am trying to catch up on uploading pictures, and when I do will show you the results. I have also been knitting Scott’s light winter hat, and am making slow, but good progress. I just take it everywhere, and when I find I have a moment, I work on it. It’s just a 2 X 2 rib, very easy.

Well, just because it’s after labor day, it doesn’t mean i get to slow down, so off I go.