13 posts from 2007

My PC died. I have JUST got the new one on line. And the local library, in their infinite wisdom, blocks all web-based mail servers, social networking sites, and pretty much anything capable of logging an IP address.

So, once I get everything else mostly-transfered, I'll be a better blogger and update.  Promise!

Vox is apparently being anti-picture today, and I don't have time to monkey with it.  So, links:

http://familytrees.genopro.com/harry-potter/pictures/Firenze.jpg

http://www.danielradcliffe.com/siteimages/argusfilch.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Moaning_myrtle_hpcs.jpg

http://www.answers.com/topic/colin-creevey-jpg-1

1. Who is the Hogwarts teacher that Voldermort performed the Avada Kedavra curse on in Deathly Hallows?

b. Charity Burbage

2. Who replaces the Muggles studies teacher in Deathly Hallows?

c. Alecto Carrow

3. When Harry meets Mr. Olivander for the first time, which wand law is introduced?

c. The wand chooses the wizard..

4. According to Mr. Ollivander, what is not necessary to take true possession of another wizard's wand?
a. to kill the owner

5. If you know anything about Harry Potter, you will know that Harry's Patronus is a stag. But what is his best friend Ron Weasley's Patronus?

d. Jack Russell Terrier

6. Now for the third member of the trio. What form does Hermione Granger's Patronus take?
a. Otter

7. What did Mrs. Wealey make to eat the first night that Harry arrived at Grimmauld Place?
a. Stew

8. In book 5, at the start of term feast, what is Ron eating when trying to talk to Nearly Headless Nick?

c. Roast potato

9. A half-giant called Rubeus Hagrid takes you to Diagon Alley for the first time. To get there, you go into the courtyard of a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. There, Hagrid taps a certain brick on the courtyard wall three times with his pink umbrella, revealing the entrance to Diagon Alley. As he decides which brick to tap, he mutters instructions to himself. What instructions does he mutter?

And I suspect I caught this one because I got so exhausted running my butt off on call over the weekend.  *sigh* 

So I have NOT done a darned thing.  And I tried to go to Friends of Wool in Holland yesterday, but didn't find it.  And I wasn't willing to put a whole lot of effort in, since I felt so rotten.

Maybe I'll just surf the 'net for some lace yarn for the Secret of the Stole.

'Cause I can always find some of that.

I kind of live under a rock, especially if I've been working a lot.  Case in point:  Barely coming up for air all day yesterday, and doing an amputation on an adorable little kitty over my lunch hour because I'm a soft touch now and then.

So I didn't hear about the whole Mystery Stole phenomenon until it was well into MS3.  And I didn't want to jump into the middle.  HOWsomever....  The Nautical Knitter has begun a new KAL that begins in October, entitled "The Secret of the Stole."  If you're interested, follow the link in my button bar to the left.  (Open it in a new window, or you'll get it in that tiny little narrow frame.  Sorry about that, I'm rather new to Vox and don't know how to code to open a new window FOR you).  I'm now looking for I think a pale blue hand dyed lace yarn to knit it in.  I know she says earthy colors, but I'm in a bluish sort of mood.  So there.

I also just discovered the Woolgirl  (I know, I know), and I'm having a yarn lust attack:

Well, I have my Sock Swap pal assignment, and she is a Hufflepuff-ian.  So time to bliss out in black and gold.  A small item for the bag has been bid on.  Shopping lists have been made.  Data has been gathered. 

I'm shopping the Loopy Ewe, Shelby Knits, MacKintosh yarns, Dharmafey, and Sunshine yarns at the moment.  We'll see if she want House Color yarn or something else Potter-themed.  Then I need to contemplate stitch markers.  And finish designing the Bag.  Have ideas, must sketch.

I'm NEARLY done with the first of my "Falling Leaves" socks.  Photos later.  And I'm going to try to be disciplined and cast on the second right away.  Rather than going for the hat.  ;-)

Sign-ups for the Hogwarts Sock Kit Swap end today, so then I should know who my pal is.  That will help, since I've got inspirations about the bag and yarn, but haven't done anything about it yet.

I'm working in Shelby today, which means more knitting time.  Mostly because I really can't do anything else up there.  The rest of the week I'll be in Whitehall, so I can maybe do a little costuming.  We shall see.

So another Fiber Fest has come and gone.  (Well, I could make another foray today, but since I've spent my allotment, I won't.  ;-)

I got some nice goodies though.  Here's the overview:

The pattern is for an upcoming swap.  I wanted to get something for my pal that can't be found in any ol' knitting store.  This one is a local vendor.  Apparently she even sometimes has a booth at the Grand Rapids Farmer's Market.  Liked her stuff, but was shopping for sock yarn and hers was heavier than I like.  And her pallette was a little limited.  Still, nice stuff.

Then I hit The Fold.  Toni Neil gets the bulk of my budget for 'Fest every year.  I asked her why this was and she replied without missing a beat "It's an Evil Plot"  *g*

After much indecision, I ended up with "Blue Hawaii" from Stone Barn Fibers, and "Stormy Days" from Claudia.  According to Toni, both are painted on the same base yarn.  Which I already know  I like, so all's well there.  She had some Socks That Rock, which I really wanted to try.  But again, nothing in a weight I wanted that I liked the color of.  And the Seduction was a bit more than I wanted to spend.  There were lots of other vendors with Merino/Tencel blends that were about 1/2 the price.  Since I don't know if I'll even like it, I went with one of those.

The top skein is "Plush" by Yarn Hollow.  It's a plum and brown combo for Dad.  She had lots of different sock yarns, but by the time I swung by, the color selection was limited.  The bottom skein is from Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm.  She doesn't label her skeins, so I have no idea what the colorway is.  But that on is a tencel blend.  I debated between that, the bamboo, and the crab shell stuff.  But this was the shiny one.  *g*

And I got a stitch holder:

I'm a hedonist at heart, and I have high class taste.  So this was my indulgence.

Now.... off to actually knit.  Darling wants to go to Siciliano's for some brewing supplies.  I may knit in the car today, since it's a dreary day and we'll probably spend it wandering GR.

My other two yarn purchases were from different booths

Signups for the Hogwarts Sock Swap 3 are on.  I have a button if you scroll down.   I suggest right clicking and opening a new window, or you'll open it in a frame in the side of my blog. 

And Fiber Fest fast approaches.  Yips!  Hopefully I'll get one or more of my little checks in the mail soon so I have money to spend. 

I have come to the sad conclusion that I will not receive an invitation to join Ravelry until they officially go live out of Beta.  :-(  Which serves me right for deleting off all messages regarding it at first since I had no clue what it was.  I REALLY need to prune the number of E-mail lists I'm on.  It tends to mean that I delete anything that doesn't sound interesting from the subject line.  Which will shoot me in the foot when discussions change and nobody changes the subject line.

Still, I already have a Flickr account, so I can start taking pictures of my stuff and uploading it.  And I can still go have fun at Fiber Fest next weekend.