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Jan 16 2008
Yesterday I cast on for Tiger Eyes Lace Scarf as part of the Ravelry Helpers January knit-a-long. Thus far I am loving the yarn. Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the colorway Juniper. It’s very nice and soft in my hands. The chart is very easy to follow as long as I am looking at the right row. 
Details…I know. So without further ado, I give you the first pattern repeat of Tiger Eye:
Jan 15 2008
With the help of my friend I have created Sticks N Stitches Buttons! Feel free to take one and pass it along. Put them on your blogs, myspace, facebook, locker…ok maybe not on the locker, they probably won’t stick. Just make sure they link back to this page. Enjoy!
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Jan 14 2008
On January 1st I enrolled in the TKGA Master’s Program Hand Level 1.
On January 2nd my instructions arrived via e-mail and I printed them out.
January 12th I bought some light colored worsted weight wool for my swatches.
Today, January 14th I am kicking off my quest for the Master’s Program. I am joined by funfairiegirl of Fairie_Knits. Please wish us well on our journey. If you care to follow along I will be posting updates here and on the Maser’s page of my blog. Also I would be most delighted to hear any words of wisdom.
Jan 13 2008
Friday night I was invited to attend a Blue Jackets game by my Blue Jackets contact and to bring my helpers. The boy, my mom, Mr Ban and two very close family friends came as my helpers. We were treated to some very nice seats with a great view of the game. I met my Blue Jackets contact and we discussed some of the particulars for this event as well as some ideas that they have for next year’s event. (See! They brought up next year, they like this idea!) At second intermission my mom, friend and I went to check out the seats for the game. There is a clear view of the ice so you will be able to see all of the action without some large obstruction in the way. We will also be up high enough that if anyone does actually knit/crochet the whole time they don’t have to worry about those flying pucks. The Jackets ended up beating the Blues 6-4. All in all it was a great evening.
Yeah we sat over top of that guy. He was fun to watch.
Saturday I went around to the local yarn shops in Columbus and dropped off gigantic fliers. Temptations will kindly be providing the bags for all of the goodies to go in. Knitter’s Mercantile is getting a group together to come to the game (Yay!) but I don’t know their numbers yet. I will update the ticket sales numbers once I get a better idea. Heavenly Creations was having a 25% off sale so my mom bought the 365 Crochet Stitches Calendar. Mwahaha, I have sucked her back into her craft. She may even update her Ravelry page some day! 
Yarn Shop was busy so I didn’t get to chat with them but they will be hanging posters.
Today I started in on the Dayton area shops. There is now a lovely flier at Fiberworks and I have a new lovely Turkish drop spindle as well as some superwash merino roving. I figure it was a fair trade. The lovely Arlene has also donated a couple of door prizes for the event. The Stitching Post - Centerville will also be displaying the flier. My mom helped distribute some more fliers around Columbus today. The Stitching Post - Bethel Rd will be sporting the flier as well as the Northwest Library. The library also participates in the Warm Up America - Worthington Branch so we will get them to help us distribute the blocks/blankets that we collect. Things are looking good for now. I will be visiting the other Dayton area shops throughout the course of this week to drop off fliers. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the game!
Jan 12 2008
I have finished my Fetchings. Alas, I betrayed my carpentry ancestry and did not measure twice. Therefore, they are too small. I made them to fit my 6″ wrist without thinking about the fact that my palm is wider than my wrist. Needless to say, the stretch of the cables is too much over the palm and around the thumb. I have figured out someone who has daintier hands than myself and plan to see if she would like them.
Description: Frog Tree Alpaca Fetchings
Pattern: Fetching by Cheryl Niamath from Summer Knitty 2007
Yarn used: 25 grams of Frog Tree Alpaca Sport - Colorway 23 (100% Alpaca) 50g / 130 yds Hand Wash cold, dry flat
Needle Size: US 4 Addi Turbo 32″ Circulars
Modifications: I knit this to fit a 6″ wrist
Finished Size: Ladies 6″
Date Started: 1/6/2008
Date Completed: 1/11/2008
Notes: I like the way these turned out and I hope the recipient enjoys them as well.
Pete was begging to model these so I let him.
