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February 18, 2005
How Bad Do You Want It?
Okay - we're down to the wire. Only 15 COMMENTS to go before SOMEBODY WINS! Who's it gonna be?
(Tally in sidebar ---------------> )
I'm sweetening the pot:
You get not one, not two, but THREE, that's right THREE skeins of Beautiful Supermerino from ArtYarns! In any color you want that WEBS carries (and they have A LOT). You want all three in a different color? You got it! All three the same? You got it! (If you'd like to see the yarn in action, I used it to make Picot-Boo.)
I'm also throwing in some fabulous PhotoArtCards with original photographs taken by moi:
How can you resist that?
I'm having a shitty, shitty week people. So help me cheer up by letting me give away stuff!
In other news, I was flipping through the Patternworks Catalog I received yesterday and I found lots of good stuff. I think I've decided on a pattern for my father's sweater. Of course, it'll be next year when he wears it, but he doesn't care. It's from the new Classic Elite Pattern book called Joy Ride, which apparently is in every magazine possible, but not available from Classic Elite or anyone else (Patternworks doesn't have it on their website, although it is in the catalog.) If you're interested, it's a cabled v-neck - just what I've been looking to make for him. (I actually ordered it directly from Classic Elite when I saw it on the back page of IK.)
I also found a pattern for a simple cardigan that would be great to use with my Jo Sharp DK Tweed stash. Of course, it's also from Classic Elite, so no, you can't see it. I don't feel like taking pictures from the catalog - they're shitty enough to begin with. If you want to see the cardigan is on p. 32 of the Patternworks catalog and the v-neck is on page 21. Why do you tease me people!?!
And in the ridiculous but necessary category, I was particularly taken with the electronic row counter. I may need to get me one of those babies. Because the yellow post it stickies are getting on my nerves and if I lose one more goddamn pen I'm going to .... PMS is getting the best of me these days. I apologize. (This they have a freaking picture of....)
Okay. Have you been reading Bookslut? It's beyond fantastic. It makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me laugh again and that's what life's all about. Start reading it NOW.
Found there today:
Corny Library Pickup Lines, and How Librarians Effectively Shoot Them Down
My favorites? How about these two:
You must have been burning books, because you're looking hot.
My apologizes—the new Harry Potter is coming out and I was in the back burning the Newbery winners to make room for it.
and the ever classic:
Can you tell me where I can find books on overcoming a deeply passionate love I have for a librarian?
636.45 MICH.
Remember this post? Well, Bill Maher has something to say about those High Schoolers and that pesky First Amendment! (Don't forget, Bill's back tonight on HBO! Be there or be a part of the NeoCon Fascist Say They Love Jesus But How Could They With The Hate And Killing They Propagate Money Loving Bush Ass Kissing Intolerant Majority That Is Ruining Our Beautiful Country.
Whew! I feel better already!
Oh and one last thing - go over and check out Sandy's intelligent post on yesterday's monstrosity. She said way better than I ever could. Fuck.
Coming next week: Ribby Cardi! (even if it freaking KILLS me!)
Posted by Cara at February 18, 2005 12:26 PM
Topics: Contest
Comments
Two things to be happy about today: the return of Bill Maher and the fact that I'm LOVING the next readalong book. Can't want for that discussion to begin! As for BookSlut - how could we survive without BookSlut? I am a librarian, but, alas, haven't collected any lines worth repeating.
Some good reference questions, though, like "can you tell me how much cholesterol is in cat's milk?"
Posted by: melanie at February 18, 2005 12:53 PM
If I comment 30 times in a row will you disqualify me? Just Kidding!
That electronic row counter is very neat - looks like an object my basket should have....Patternworks you say....how have I missed it before?
Posted by: cursingmama at February 18, 2005 01:48 PM
I'm so not going to wint his contest...no fair. I'm gone for the weekend.
I love bookslut. Some of my best posts have come from that site.
And, you could get a NORMAL manual row counter?!
;)
Posted by: Wendy at February 18, 2005 01:59 PM
You know I have nothing better to do than leave a ton of comments on your site. ;)
Posted by: Natalie at February 18, 2005 02:07 PM
I wanna win!!
Posted by: Jenika at February 18, 2005 02:15 PM
from Neocon Fascists to Beautiful Country you had me in stitches -- thank you! ;)
and are you a librarian? 'cause that would just rock (i'm a library student) - i'm off to some researching on this site of yours..
Posted by: andrea at February 18, 2005 02:15 PM
Far be it from me to dis a gadget - looks cool.
I lose anything not attached to my knitting, which means I have approximately 12 million of those little plastic turning counters. But so many of them are so loose they advance rows on their own which also sucks.
But still better than the post it notes I keep finding stuck to my couch cushions instead of the mpattersn to which they ought to be clinging.
Feel better - eat some chocolate or something. That's the only good thing about PMS - a legitimate need to eat chocolate.
Posted by: Juno at February 18, 2005 02:18 PM
Oh, I love that electronic row counter, too! Gadgets... knitting gadgets!!
No HBO, but I might do it for Bill. Love that guy.
I wish you a restful, restorative weekend, and a much better week beginning Monday (or, even better, Tuesday if you're one the lucky ducks who has Monday off). Take care.
Posted by: Vicki at February 18, 2005 02:22 PM
None of the new Classic Elite books seems to be stocked just yet. It's as if CE bought the ad, and THEN thought to print the patterns :-). Oh well, so much to knit--there'll be time.
Posted by: Colleen at February 18, 2005 02:31 PM
I am in it to win it!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Anne at February 18, 2005 02:33 PM
You are still a librarian at heart :) and you are a wonderful photographer! Love those photo cards.
Posted by: Lolly at February 18, 2005 02:44 PM
Love Bookslut. I recently bookmarked the thing they did on reviewing romance novel book covers (for Valentine's day)... that cracked me up, so it's now in my pile of stuff that I might link to eventually from my weblog. *grins* Someday...
Posted by: Sandy J at February 18, 2005 03:01 PM
What kind of camera do you have?!? Those cards are amazing!
I just got the patternworks catologue in the mail today and haven't had time to flip through it yet; now that I'm "looking" for particular things I can't wait to get my hands on it. I hope your day is improving!
Posted by: Kristen at February 18, 2005 03:13 PM
Condolences on the shitty week. And all you need is comments to cheer you up? No problemo! I'm too far off from 500 to win, but I feel good about enabling someone else :-)
Bookslut is my very favourite bookish blog. I also check out Moorish Girl and Making Light.
Posted by: AlisonG at February 18, 2005 03:17 PM
The only problem with the digital counter is whaddya do when the batteries die??? With my luck, they'd die in row 23 of a 42 row repeat or something.
Posted by: Janice in GA at February 18, 2005 03:24 PM
You know, I think the next time you update your design on your blog, you should do something with the photo on that top card example. It's gorgeous, and would be very springy!
Posted by: Natalie at February 18, 2005 04:20 PM
I'm going to go get a drink. No one win while I'm gone, okay? :)
Posted by: Natalie at February 18, 2005 04:35 PM
Thanks for the Book Slut link.Your cards are beautiful.
Posted by: Emma at February 18, 2005 04:42 PM
Silly me, if I had clicked on the link, I would have discovered that yes, you are selling the cards.
Posted by: Natalie at February 18, 2005 04:42 PM
I'm stopping now. I bet this is comment #499. Because that's my luck!
Posted by: Natalie at February 18, 2005 04:45 PM
Did Janice just win?
Posted by: Lu at February 18, 2005 04:45 PM
I know I'm too early to win, but I just wanted to jump in and say that your photos are beautiful!!
Posted by: Elizabeth F at February 18, 2005 04:46 PM
You MADE those cards? Jeez, you're talented! Cheer up (although I think you sound like you're having fun) and have a great weekend!
Posted by: Mary Beth at February 18, 2005 04:51 PM
See, you silly girl, if you're going to be a comment slut (I'm an expert at this), you shouldn't be TELLING people what number you're on. Coz then they can just do the math and say, "heck, I'm going to wait to number 15," and so does everybody else, and everybody else, and then nobody comments! And then, like me right now, I know that I'm No. 18 so I don't have any incentive to comment except to say hi to you! I hope your week ended better than it started. ;-)
Posted by: Norma at February 18, 2005 04:57 PM
How could I resist commenting when you are getting so close!
Is PhotoArtCards your own business? Those boxed sets are gorgeous! I am sorry you have been having such a crap week and now PMS. Life often seems to come in waves of good and waves of bad doesn't it...
Posted by: Jo at February 18, 2005 05:06 PM
You wanted to know...
Posted by: Leisel at February 18, 2005 05:34 PM
The Picot Boo is so so cute. I think that issue of FCEK is underrated. I can't decide what's a better lure between the Artyarns and your photo cards!
Posted by: Lauren at February 18, 2005 05:51 PM