I don’t know why my “Buy Now” button for the Tannenbaum hat hasn’t been working . . . it’s bizarre, because I’ll get the HTML from PayPal, add it, save it, test it, and it will be working and then . . . a little while later, I’ll have an e-mail or a comment from somebody who’s tried to buy but it hasn’t worked. But it had been working, and it apparently worked for some people . . . it’s a mystery to me. I did find a link though that should at least continue to work and added that . . . we’ll hope! Meantime, I am flattered by all the compliments. I’m so glad you all like my hat so much!

Meanwhile, I am well and truly stuck on sleeve island. Oh, progress is being made, but it’s soooooo sloooooow. I’ve got about 7″ done for my Union Square Market Pullover sleeves, and still have more than twice that to go. Why DO sleeves always feel so endless? They’re looking nice, though. I made the “bell” of the sleeve smaller than the pattern called for because I thought it would make wearing them a little more practical. It’s pretty much a straight sleeve at this point, just with the short-row shaping for the cuff. (Which is reversed from one sleeve to the other, so you see the narrow part of the sleeve on the right, and the widest part of the sleeve on the left. It will make more sense when they’re finished… I hope!)

  Is it wrong for a knitter to buy her own socks? Because somehow, this felt wrong today. But so far–even though I like all three pair of socks I’ve handknit for myself until now, I’m still not entirely happy with the way any of them fit–too wide, or too long . . . my own fault. And, anyway, I clearly can’t knit this fast! And Nordstrom’s was having it’s Half-Yearly sale today, and I got great prices on these very basic, good to wear under boots, kind of socks.

Oh, and did somebody say . . . boots? My favorite winter footwear, but my basic, black leather boots that I’ve been wearing the last several years look . . . sad. I think it was time for new ones, and since riding boots seem to be popular this year (I’m not a cowboy boot kind of girl), it seemed a good time to buy myself a new pair of black boots. I even surprised myself–of the two I was deciding between, I actually picked the cheaper of the two . . . and they were on sale, too!

Which is good, because my new computer is on its way–it got held up in customs on its way from Japan, but is on route to Parsippany NJ right now. Hurray! I hope that means I’ll have it on Monday.

Oh, and I have found one negative thing to say about my Woolee Winder. Since I don’t have to stop spinning so often to adjust the feed on my bobbin, I’m getting a cramp in my left index finger from having to hold the twist for so long without a break. That’s just dreadful, isn’t it??

And, one last thing.

17 years ago today, we welcomed my brother-in-law into the family.

Happy anniversary, Patty and Mike!

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Because it’s going around and kind of cool, though really, I’ve never considered my putting myself last to be even a personality trait of mine, not to mention my greatest weakness!

Your Birthdate: November 6

You tend to be a the rock in relationships - people depend on you. Thoughtful and caring, you often put others needs first. You aren’t content to help those you know… you want to give to the world. An idealist, you strive for positive change and dream about how much better things could be.Your strength: Your intuition Your weakness: You put yourself last Your power color: Rose Your power symbol: Cloud Your power month: June

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

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