Smoke me a (WW)KIPper, I'll be back for breakfast!

WWKIP Day was ace, not Ace Rimmer, but ace!! There were more than twelve knitters but very few Real People seemed interested. I don't mind that. I like knitting, I don't need to proselytise, and I'm happy to follow my own knitting destiny. Here are some of the feet of the KIPpers. I'm not there, neither is Magdalene or MrsDrWho. Not sure if I have missed anyone else. It was deathly cold to start with and I was scarved, mittened and cardiganed but the Sun soon warmed us all. It was a very happy knitting outing and we all enjoyed ourselves immensely!!

Speaking of cold, it was zero degrees yesterday when we went for our walk at 8-28am. Did this give Peri pause? No, of course it did not. She raced about in the frost and then dove, not once but twice, into the little creek. Then she ran about like a mad thing!!! Harki is much more sensible and didn't want to have cold water shaken on her. She looked at me in askance, hoping that I wasn't expecting her to swim!!

It seems that some children and youths were still on holidays today, and they spent quite a lot of the day yahooing up and down the street. Harki was very cross. They banged the railing on the footpath and shouted. They weren't technically doing anything wrong, but they disturbed the house. Harki kept having to go out onto the veradah and once she was very cross and barked and all her hackles were raised up. What a brave girl she is!!!

There has been knitting: I made Unravelled's Time Thief Watch Cap in Vintage Hues. I call it The Howard Hues Hat, it certainly feels like a million dollars when you wear it. It's so lovely and warm that I decided I need a hat too, but I definitely don't suit a beanie. MrsDrWho, who suits all hats, says that when I wear a beanie you see the outline of my head. This is not a good thing. Usually I have wavy sticky-outy hair, and so I look funny with no hair and a fitted hat. In her venerable opionion I need a sticky-outy hat that mirrors my hair. Any suggestions???

Give a woman a hat and she has, well, a hat. Teach her to knit and before you know it she is saying that she's buying some Vintage Hues of her own and making herself a hat. I had to stop MrsDrWho right there and say I had already bought some extra and I was doing secret beanie knitting. Not so secret anymore, but there is other secret knitting, with a bazillion ends yet to be sewn in!!!!! My aunt loved the SwallowTail Shawl I knitted for her and now my mum would like a small shawl as well. I had another search and I think I will make the small version of Laminaria from Knitty.com.

This morning I had to read The People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. I stayed in bed till almost 10-30am or when The Labradors were so hungry that they sat on me and the book. It was a quick read, and since it has just won a prize I reckoned that other people would want to borrow it soon.

I have neglected my comment replying, I will catch up over the next day or so. I have also neglected to take a casserole photo. I'll do that too. Meanwhile, I have managed to take a picture of the inside of the little Star Wars trinkets for StarWarsBoy!!! Got to get my priorities right. They are so cute: inside each is a tiny figure in a tiny setting reflecting the outer head. So cool!! I have arranged them in the same configuration as they were in the last post. Darth Vader keeps collapsing, as you do when you are an evil doer!!

I'm  nearly at the end of North by Northwest. Cary Grant is ubercool, though a bit old at 55 to play the youngish romantic lead. He almost has Harry High Pants happening and Eva Marie Saint just can't play 26 at 35. The film is still great and keeps me on the edge of my seat. The dialogue is quite risque, and it's not just me thinking that!! I can't believe it is almost 50 years old.

So next time: recipe for a casserole and maybe even another hat!!!

Comments

[sarah]

You should get extra points or something for cold climate KIP day! Oh, I love Harki's rump hackles. It makes me laugh when S&S get those. Saffy sticks her tail almost straight up and it's all bushed out too. I love hats, but don't really have the head for them either, so I've only knit a couple. Glad to hear your Aunt and Mother are appreciative of your knitting, it's always nice when your knitting makes people happy!

[shan]

Brave doggies...keeping mom safe :-)

[Samsara]

It's wierd but I was watching that episode of Red Dwarf the other night so your title made me smile! Joe's rump hackles go all the way up his back - we call it his Norweigan Ridgeback look :-) I sadly failed to KIP, but I did hang out at the local carnival where Joe decided to sing along to one of the Irish bands as they were singing Wild Rover (very apt). Everybody laughed and looked at him - he's such an attention seeker!

[Carly]

i love everything alfred hitchcock!

[Georgie]

First blog of the day and a huge cackle - I love Ace Rimmer! And N x NW too (all AH really - can you get AH presents on dvd??).

If its crazy sticky-outy hats youre after, check out Woolly Wormhead - her blog or on Rav. Im sure you'll find something to fit the bill!

[Tinkingbell]

I am deeply in love with Ace - and adored his kippers! Brave dogs - what good watchdogs!

Luminaria is beautiful - aaaah - so little time and so much knitting!

[Lois]

Nice beanie Cindy. I have printed myself off a copy of the pattern as I have a "Big Brain Box Size" head too & it's so hard to get a pattern to fit without adjusting it.

Love the Luminaria....so should your mother. Happy knitting :)

[Katie]

We had a chilly KIP on Saturday too, made me wish I'd finished my mitts that I've been procrasinating on for the last two weeks!
We also encountered the Zombie Shuffle which was most interesting, some photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/damoyoungsf/sets/72157605614265956/show/

[Katt]

i spy red dwarf quotage!!! i love red dwarf!!

i think i pretty much fleeced spotlight of most of their vintage hues after leave WWKIP day saturday (and i still want more)...i never got home that day til 4:30!!

hasnt the cold weather been perfect for knitting!! not so perfect for the late nights i have been having but perfect for knitting all the same.

i am not a hat person i dont think. but i have been told some look ok, i dont tend to agree though.

[James]

It's starwarsboy here. They are fantastic. My favourite is Greedo. Thanks for taking photos of them for me.
Sincerely
James

[Ann]

Such a great opportunity to wear your knitted projects at the WWKIP event. WE had ours in a shopping mall so we were all nice & warm. I love the hat & it's the same colorway as the one that I bought & knitted a bag with. Looks like we have the same great taste.

[amandaj]

I see my knees! Weee!!

Those naughty youngsters with their student free days. Some of mine managed to convince their parents they didn't need to be at school Monday!

My son would like to know where on earth you got your little Star Wars doovers from?

[Bells]

Go the red dwarf reference. Lovely. Loved Ace!

So Geraldine's new book is good huh? Glad to hear it. I must track it down.

Nice choice of yarn for the TTWC. I have some and think I will do the same!

[Monika]

Ha! I look weird with hats on too, but I don't care anymore. When it's cold, it's cold, and I need a hat, no matte what I look like.
I did not participate in KIP day, did not even knit at home, cuddos to you and your fellow knitters for doing it even in cold weather!

[AmyP]

Hmm ... a sticky-out hat? You could try one of Woolly Wormhead's more outrageous designs - like Hex. A beret could work - it's sticky-outy but not too OTT.

[Kate]

I love your new knitting proverb! And I sympathise with the hair vs hat dilemma - I find it much harder to look good in a hat when I have really short hair. Have you seen the Wedge Hat? beanie, pillbox or Tam options, you just keep going till you find a shape that suits you. I'll pm you the link on Rav.

[Kate]

I love your new knitting proverb! And I sympathise with the hair vs hat dilemma - I find it much harder to look good in a hat when I have really short hair. Have you seen the Wedge Hat? beanie, pillbox or Tam options, you just keep going till you find a shape that suits you. I'll pm you the link on Rav.

[Kate]

Apologies for the double-up - did you take away the spam-preventer-code thingy?

[Sue]

Good luck in your quest for the perfect hat. I love hats, but I have yet to find one that doesn't make me look like a flowerpot man.
You really do need a hat for those early morning frosty walks though.