And The Company Jumps, When We Play Ravelry

There was no Boogie-Woogie on Saturday, not even any Rum and CocaCola, but the company was delightful. The Northern Apple Islanders had a Ravelry meet up at Blue. We were all so excited, well I was so excited that Kate who'd ratherbeknitting* had left by the time I took the picture!! So the Ravellers are, from the left: MrsDrWho, Shrekgirl63*, AmandaJ, Magdalena* , Katt and Sharon. [* Ravelry Link] We were all so excited that we plan to meet again in three weeks for some more Ravelry!! Amanda made me a giant brooch, well actually it's Cuzmo [whom I want to call Cuzco] a Knitted Babe, and he matches my new Cardigan. He is lovely and came with a wonderful letter warning of the ill effects of Labradors on a Knitted babe!! Here he is, pinned safely to the corkboard above my computer, like a green guardian angel. Amanda was right: Harki and Peri did want him. They wanted him a lot!!! Thank you Amanda, and rest assured while he has a holey head, at least he's not holey all over!!

I started some new socks at the meet up, but I unravelled them after the gusset decreases because my high instep refused to fit. I have started them three times, and the third time's the charm: Diamonds in the Stream. [I sing along to Dolly and Kenny in my mind] The wool is from the Wonderful Katie at Live2Knit and it's Rita dyed in the 2paw colour!! I wanted to highlight the colours and so I needed an expanse of stocking stitch, but I still wanted a pattern. I have ladders through my purls. I don't have ladders through my knits. I hope they block out. This wool is so nice to knit with, it's delicious. I'm using 2.25mm and 72 stitches and doing my usual sock thing.

MrsDrWho and I went to the pictures to see Iron Man on Friday night. Excellent film!! Well we thought so, and so did the rest of the cinema-goers who were geeky boys. I think we may have been the only females there. I'm up for comic genre films, happy to give them a go, and I need to see this again. Two hours and twelve minutes and I didn't want to check the time once. Lots of nice Robert Downey Jr muscled arms and a plot that didn't let up for a second. Stay till after the credits. We did, and so did five other males. Does no-one else check out the Internet before they go to the pictures to see if it's worth sitting through the credits???

I have been buying myself some Fat Quarters as they take my fancy. I am going to do some sewing (See Katt and Sharon!!) and not all for me, obviously, as they are not all green!! I am attached to them though.

After our walk this morning we were quite late, it was almost time for Elevenses when we came home. I bought some yummy French Earl Grey tea from Tonic, good sourdough rye from the bakery and some Chilli Salami from the deli at the trendy shop at the corner. My teapot has lost it's little knob and I was at a bit of a loss and then I did some Girls' Carpentry and found a nice green wooden bead and Voila, it's fixed!!!I didn't eat and drink at the same sitting, the one would have destroyed the taste of the other, but Harki and Peri really wanted some salami. I offered them bread. See what happened. The slight shaking is when I laughed!! We do 'Sit and Wait' but this time they were taking it way too seriously......

Now my blog is sidey-waysie, Toni doesn't like it. I'm not sure, I put all the 'business things' at the right and the reading at the left. I'm not sure I don't want to have it symmetrical again. It is ever so slightly weird.......

Comments

[Katie]

Love your cork board, so full of interesting stuff & memories!

Socks are looking good too, the pattern suits the colours in the yarn, they don't fight at all.
I see what you mean about the ladders in the purls though, I'm sure it will all block out nicely though.

[amandaj]

Of course, you may call him whatever the heck you want to! And here we are almost a week later already!

Lovely fat quarters. We will have to make sure to take photos early next time!!

[Rose Red]

I like the new blog layout. And love your cuzmo - so cool!!

[Helen]

Sourdough rye bread and chili encrusted salami yummmmm!!!!!!!!! I like the look of your new blog and what a excellent idea to have a Ravelry meet!

[mrsdrwho]

Nolikenolikenolikenolike
change it back .
No like.

[Jennifer]

What super well behaved pups.

[Debby]

Oh, it sounds like you all had such a great time! I love the green and blue in that sock. It is coming out so nicely!

[Monika]

Hehe, who wants bread, when there's salami in the vicinity? I thought your blog loaded with an error on the page, because it's different. No I know it's intentional. I was used to the other way around, and liked it better. But it's O.K. I'm here to read the posts, not look at the design of the page. :o)

[Sasha]

Sooo cute!! Loved seeing the grls in motion! Gorgeous!

[Tinkingbell]

Oh what fun - hello to everyone (waves madly from the NW)

Love the green chum - and I don't mind the new blog design - but it did throw me for a moment!

[Larjmarj]

Sounds like a good time was had by all at the Ravelry meet up.

Robert Downey Jr. is looking GOOD, I might have to check out the flick just for that reason ;-)

Those labs were taking it pretty seriously. Such good grrrrls.

[Gae Fenske]

Watching Peri and Harki sitting and waiting (for a lousy piece of BREAD) reminded me of the same trick with our (then) two Beagles, mother and son:

Treats were on one side of the carpet square, Beagles lined up on the other. On the command "OK", Katie would charge diagonally across the square, scoff her SON's treat, and then whip around and scoff her own. Mother Love, NOT.

[Taphophile]

Poor labradors - so good and all for bread!

[Shrekgirl63]

I spotted a shoe box - glad you bought one - best $3 spent on stash storage. I will get used to the new design (eventually)

[lynne s of oz]

LOL - Harki and Peri waiting for a lousy bit of bread! Though i do think that chilli might not be to their taste... (Though they are labs!). Ironman is good? OK. Poor Cuzmo - the dogs did a little trepanning on him 8-)

[AmyP]

What a lovely gift you received. Whatever it is!

You do realise that Islands in the Stream will now be rotating around my head for days. Is this revenge for the Mission Impossible theme tune?

As for end credits - don't young people these days know that you ALWAYS stay to the end. Even if there isn't a "reveal" or a joke, it's a lot easier to get out of the cinema!

[linda]

Oh this cracked me up Cindy! The pups are gorgeous and it was sooo funny I had to watch it twice!!! Can I put in my 2 bobs worth and say I think your blog looked better the old way!! Maybe I shouldn't of said that but it's too late now I've said it??But hey who am I to talk, I change my blog almost daily!! It was great to see the pups in live action! :)

[Cathy]

Why does poor Cuzro have a fairy between his legs?? Love your fat 1/4's, especially the cup cakes and measuring tapes, I have some of that too, very cute!! Cathyxx

[sarah]

I felt quite lopsided at first with the banners both on the right, LOL! How fun to have so many Ravelers to meet up with! I am looking forward to seeing Iron Man, the previews look great. That is the cutest video. I have never seen labs so slow to eat a treat though!! Give them some pats from me. Do they love backrubs? Saffy and Silas line up their backs in front of me for massages. Lucky dogs;)

[Kate]

Hi Cindy - I do think you are being a wee bit voodoo with poor Cuzmo ;}
Fabbo GitNB cardi, nice show of hands, the zigzag socks are nice and I'm sure the ladders will block out.
dinnertime - catch you again soon!

[inkberryblue]

Hi! The Ravelry meetup sounds like fun, the sock looks really gorgeous and your film about those not~necessarily~so~hungry dogs of yours made me laugh ~ I think you should win a prize for clear enunciation...and speaking of prizes, there's an award for you on my blog. =]
Have a wonderful week.

[Sue]

Sounds like you all had fun at your meetup.;-)