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It's that time of year again.

It's National Coffee Day!

Enjoy a cuppa joe!

Wordless Wednesday

Just Another Hat*

*ETA:

*The deets.
Pattern: Cat's Eye Tam
Yarn: Vanna's Choice yarn (my fav, of course), in blue, white, and red.
Needles: 16" cir sz 9 and a yarn needle.
Mods: My affinity with size 9 needles continues. I can't seem to stray from the nines and I'm okay with it. :-) But, because of it I had to rethink the number of stitches I needed to cast on since the pattern calls for sz 2 and 3 needles...huge size difference. I also added a couple of extra rows in the white band for fear I would run out of blue yarn. I used some yarn from my ever-growing stash. Half of a skein down, a gazillion to go.
I finished this hat after several trial and errors (story of my life). Strangely enough it resembles a muffin or a shower cap on my head...hmm. It's also a bit stiff at the top right now but I haven't blocked it yet, which in my world means throwing it in the wash.
This was an easy knit and would recommend it to anyone, especially when you can easily personalize it with your favorite colors.

My next knitting project is a replica of one of the cute M!ss0n! knit caps. I can't believe how big the craze for chevron prints has become.
If you're interested in a cool chevron hat pattern, I found this one on Ravelry by Julia Vesper called Chevron Love hat.
This picture is one of the cute M!ss0n! hats from the Tar-jay site.

I viewed the designer's website and fell in love with Fall 2011 collection. Big and roomy is making a comeback and I love it! They had a lot of beautiful knit hats and gorgeous sweaters in pastel colors. Too bad my wallet isn't big and roomy.
As far as the hat I'm knitting goes, I've frogged it twice. I'm having trouble with my two-strand knitting technique and loose stitches. Third times a charm, right?

It's Monday and my shows are on tonight:

Dancing with the Stars. Go Chaz!!
Two and a Half Men
Playboy Club
Most Eligible: Dallas

Have a great day!!

How 9/11 Has Affected Me

I live in a city surrounded by military bases and under a somewhat busy flight path, the result of a small airport located a few miles east of my house.
One way 9/11 affected me...
I find myself looking up at the sky more often, especially when I hear the sound of an approaching airplane. I usually watch it as it flies by and follow it until I can no longer see it, all the while wondering about its destination and who is onboard.
Most of the time it's a commercial airliner or a private jet, but on certain occasions we have the military jets or helicopters flying by practicing their flight exercises.
The military jets can be very loud and intimidating.
The entire house shakes and can be annoying at times, but then you remember...
because we can never forget.

picture credit: utvunderground.com

They're just doing their job to protect us.

How has 9/11 affected you?

Useless Things

So, in a panic search for batteries on the day of
Southern California's Blackout 2011
I came across this not-so-little cordless phone.
It was neatly tucked away in a junk drawer that rarely sees the light of day.
I believe I've touched on this personal issue before but, now I know I have a problem. Even though, I don't have boxes and boxes of "stuff", it's time someone called Hoarders on me.
Why in the world am I still holding on to a phone from the 80's? I don't feel right calling it a cell phone, mostly because of its size.
Holy Cow Man... look how big it is!
It can't possibly fit in my purse!

The cord is falling apart and for Pete's sakes, look at the thickness!

I'm not even sure it still works, but just in case it does, I held on to the car charger.

In comparison to my LG, boy, this phone is a chunker.
Time to get rid of some chunk...
in more ways than one, if you know what I mean. ;-)

I hope everyone has a great weekend with less junk.

Has Anyone Seen This Quilt?

And, here I thought the USPS was bad. UPS has "misplaced" this gorgeous quilt.
Crafty is offering a reward of $5000 for its return. For the complete story click on the link.
The artist, Janet Atkins, spent four wonderful years putting this masterpiece together and has been praised with high honors.
Crafters put in a lot of blood -in my case, I'm constantly pricking my fingers-, sweat, and tears - okay, this might apply to me too, sometimes - into the making of any project. Any crafter knows, everything you create is essential a part of you...a small part of Janet is missing right now.

Kaaterskill Quilt

Let's hope it's found in a pile of boxes in a bin somewhere at the UPS warehouse.
If you would be so kind as to please help spread the word. :-)
Have a great week!