Hello Everyone

I'm so glad to read the post about starting up again. Will get down to the library today. On another note, Melissa, please know that I wear the scarf you sent all the time and receive compliments constantly. Again, thanks so much

Fall/winther reading and knitting .

Are we starting up soon?
I red the writing on the right side here...what books to read from the 1.st of october till the end of december. I plan to start my readig this week, going to the library today. And then plan my knitting as I read along. I would like to know more about the plans. Last week i saw a Miss marple film on tv, the scenes from Bertrams Hotel(can`t remember what title) and the actress wore a fantastic cardigan. Anyone seen that?

Caitlin, you are amazing

Caitlin made such a lovely, lacy cobweb scarf! - Take a moment and admire it.




Now come and visit me at Tea Leaves to see some of the other treats.

Thank you, Caitlin, for organizing this readalong, and for treating me like a queen!

Hey where my Scarves at?!?

Okay I've been getting a lot of emails....pretty sad ones wondering where their scarves are at. So I know that all of us knitters out here wouldn't leave another knitter hanging.....so if you know that you sent your scarf late or you know that you haven't sent it at all yet. Please let your Pal know. Write them....email them.....something. Throw them a freaken bone. (I say that in a Dr.Evil voice : )
If you need their email address...please email me and I'll get it for you. I know none of you would intentionally not make a scarf.
If those of you who have not yet recieved a scarf have not heard from your pal by next friday - May 16th...please email me even if you've already done so....I'm making a list.

It's Here!!!!

My package arrived from Melissa (aka Pumpkinknits) this weekend. Sadly this parcel has had a tragic past (see her post from earlier this month), but HONESTLY I simply can not imagine a scarf I would like better or that would suit me more than the one I received! Also in the box were coffee (which I take intravenously every a.m.) and hand lotion, which is always needed in this high desert climate. Melissa included a skein of "Taos." This is a great yarn that works up beautifully--in fact it's what I used to make my pal's scarf--and I'm already thinking about what I could make with this!! And, finally, there was one of those yarn scope things (can't remember what it's really called) that I have coveted forever.

Many thanks, Melissa--you rock!

p.s. My apologies for the photo--a photographer I am not. The scarf has a lovely lace pattern in it and wonderful hues of blues and greens that you can't really see.

p.s. 2. I look forward to Round 2 with Miss Marple in the fall.

So What's Next?

Well I know a lot of you have been asking and I've been meaning to tell. First I'll make my public announcement....My family and I have been awaiting a new edition....a little girlie one......due this summer. So I've been planning on taking the next few months off while I ready myself for labor. I plan on doing plenty of knitting while I wait!
As for Miss.Marple I was planning on a second Kal this Autumn. Lets say we'll begin September 1st. Of course I want to know what you would like to knit......please feel free to leave some ideas in the comments and I'll get a poll going.
Well I'll let you all know how it goes and I hope you gals can stand waiting that long for more Marple. I was going to try to read the books in the order in which they were written, so our next three books will be, A Murder is Announced, They Do It with Mirrors, and A Pocket Full of Rye .

the danish mystery

yesterday i got my package with this oh so lovely shawl: it has a triangular shape and one corner with these cute knitted flowers on it. i love the colors and admire totally the work of my pal. but i got no clue who the mysterious knitter was. the stamps are danish and the name of the sender may be irene (?)....but when i checked the participants here i couldn´t find a matching blog or something else. so please - dear unknown pal - let me know who you are. and thank you so much for this shawl - i already got a compliment wearing it at work!

EDIT 04/25/08:
and it was irene from denmark! THANK YOU AGAIN!!
AND
also a thank you from my heart to caitlin, who had a wonderful idea and organized this great knit- and read-along. i really enjoyed it!

What's Next?

Well, half the month is over, and I have finished reading this month's book "The Moving Finger". I had a copy of "Sleeping Murder" on the shelf (for years) and decided to re-read that. Was wondering what's next? Will there be any more books to read, or projects to knit? I really hope that we continue on with this. It has been fun.

Totally Spoiled by Bassett Knitter!

In my mailbox today was an ENORMOUS BOX from Bassett Knitter! She totally spoiled me...


We have a Clapotis (now I don't have to knit one myself - woo!), Vogue Knitting Ponchos book, a *little bit* of chocolate, a cute card with a picture from The Yarn Girls' Guide to Kid Knits (one of the first knitting books I ever bought), leftover project yarn, TWO SKEINS OF LOUET EUROFLAX OH MY GOODNESS I CAN NOW DIE HAPPY, a selection of teas, a packet of Cosmos seeds and some dried pansy "real flower confetti."


The chocolate fumes alone were enough to induce a coma. (Servings: 1.)

It amazes me how someone I have never met knows me so well. Knitters rule.

Pictures to Follow....

I got my package in the mail! Hurrah! I've been away, and it actually came last week - I will post pictures tomorrow.

Marit, thank you! The scarf is so beautiful - I will wear it almost constantly, I can tell. Perfect color, the most beautiful pattern! And fingerless mitts, I feel so spoiled.

I will post a much more detailed blog post tomorrow - thank you so much!!!

Package Arrived!

Heather (aka Tinky McFrog) your package has arrived safe and sound in Canada! I couldn't be more pleased... the decorative scarf that you knit for just me, perfectly matches my handbag(I included it in the pic so that you could see for yourself ). You were right about including the pink, it offsets the red very nicely.

I love the castile soap and the pretty notepad and the pens, I will think of my KAL pal everytime I use them. And how did you know that I love Chai and that I am notorious for losing every single one of my yarn needles? Well done and thank you so very very much!

I love the saying on the cards, "We're not old... we're vintage." Surely the vintage Ms. Marple would have agreed. Thank you again.

Read along

What have I noticed?

1. Miss Marple is not a prominent character with respect to the amount of time she appears in the novels, however, she is crucial to the solution.

2. It is very likely that the spouse or another relative, i. e. one who will inherit money or otherwise make a fortune by the death of the victim. The spouse is the most likely culprit.

3. One of the major appeals of her novels is the English country idyll, which seems to be confirmed in spite of the murders taking place.

4. The vicarage plays an important role. The vicar and or his wife tend to be a bit excentric or are perceived as "odd".

What do you think about my findings? What have you noticed?

Goodies have arrived!!

My wonderful box of goodies has arrived from Feralmama and I am so excited. Everything is so wonderful and I am so happy with the scarf, yarn for 2 pairs of socks, card, notepad, bookmark, chocolate and magnet. Coming from Canada, I think it must have taken longer these days. But everything is in great shape, and no one sat on the box, at least not so I could tell . Thank you, Feralmama. I can't thank you enough for the wonderful box of goodies (ps...I check your blog, too!). You are a beautiful lady!! God Bless!

Hmmmmm

Just wanted to say that my package was mailed and that I hope it has found its intended victim. (Don't want to say anything that might give anything a way.)

what a surprise!

This arrived in my mailbox today and I am thrilled. Thank you to A. Grant from Rhode Island. I love the scarf....I've never been able to figure out entralac and have always loved these scarves. Now I have one of my own plus a wonderful bag of chocolate that I'm going to hide from my family! Thank you, dear pal for a wonderful treat! And the colors in the scarf's yarn and yarn is absolutely perfect; I'm feeling very pampered.

I hope that my package made it's way safely to New York; I haven't heard anything yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it arrived in good shape and that my pal likes it.

Chris in Oklahoma