And the Who's Who on Whoduknit Winner is.....

ROSE! Congratulations. Your 2007 pattern a day calendar will be on it's way to you.
Thanks to all of you who entered the contest. You were all way too clever. There were 10 correct entries and I numbered them in the order I received them and used the random number generator to pick the winner.

Who's Who Answers

Who's Who on Whoduknit

1. Who made a scarf that is an Algebra problem? Doborah
2. Who has seven hamsters? Lyndsey-Jane
3. Who lives in Norway? Vigdis
4. Who has a cat named Ophelia? Vicki
5. Who has three ponytails of human hair on the top shelf in her kitchen? Bunny
6. Who has an obsession with pirates? Sharon
7. Who participated in the "Race for the Cure"? Roxanne
8. Who describes herself as an oxymoron and a fuzzy ball of stress? Anastasia
9. Whose husband is a more experienced knitter than her? Patty
10. Who knows all there is to know about Kelly? Maggie
11. Who has a daughter who does yoga?Rose
12. Who spun 12,334 yards of yarn for her Fall Foliage Show? Shelly
13. Who recently received the good news that her baby will not need heart surgery? Michelle
14. Who wrote, "Be careful of ruffles, for they are everywhere and they are evil? Opal
15. Who home schools her 12 and 14 year old children? Hanane
16. Who is a photographer? Deb
17. Who has a dog named Doodles? Stephanie
18. Who goes to Borders for a Crochet Coffee and Chat?Priscilla
19. Who has 13 year old twin grandchildren? Jane
20. Who has a nephew in the Marines just back from Iran? Mary Lynn

Wasn't it fun getting to know each other a little bit better????

The greatest friend ever !!!

Guess who that is????

Yes, it's Jane! We "met" on another group, the Knitted Purse Swap, and have been talking all summer on the net. And now my gift from Jane has arrived! And what a gift. I had to sit down while unpacking!


And take a close look at the back....YEAH!!! It's a mystery ball! I have been sighing to Jane about being to late to join this, and as she IS an angel ( I am now convinced of it!!!), she has sent me one. And I am knitting and knitting and having so much fun. To be honest....I don't think I have had such fun ever!!! Thank you so much, Jane, for ypour friendship, and for lifting me up now when I really needed it! You've not only made my day, but I believe this will last until Christmas, at least !! :-)

December Whoduknit Mystery

It's time to decide on our December book so that we all have time to find a copy. I thought it would be fun to read a holiday mystery. For example, one of Agatha Christie's holiday mysteries:
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
A Christmas Tragedy
A Holiday for Murder
Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

There are a ton of suggestions here

Please comment on this message with your nominations for our December book so that I can set up a poll by November 1.

Thanks!

Jane

Mystery Ball! complete with extra mystery!

I got my mystery ball last Friday. Here is what I found in the package - a huge ball of yarn - a nice card - a pattern and a book all packed in a Pirates of the Caribbean bag!

So Saturday I start crocheting up the pattern I was sent - I knit and crochet and my partner asked if I would mind a crochet pattern - I let my partner know I had no problem with a Crochet Pattern so that is what I got - here is my progress through Saturday:

I have found a candle, a small holiday scrapbook kit and some yummy body lotion! I finished up the first part of the pattern last night so I cut the yarn and started the second part - then I finished that tonight and had to unwind the green yarn to get to the yarn for the flower on my pattern - so tonight I did the big unwind - look at the amazing amount of loot my partner got in my ball of yarn:

There is a whole ball of yummy SWS for the flower, Chocolate Doubloons, Pirate M&Ms, Cute Pirate Candles, a Book Light, Two sets of of a game called Pirates of the Spanish Main, A tiny sweater, Halloween Stitch Markers, A Skull Ring, Mints and the stuff I mention before - and in the very middle two Babylon 5 Cards:


I guess I better get researching because I have no idea who likes Babylon 5 on the group! Does anyone have a clue for me? I will post pictures of my finished bag once I get everything made and felted Thank you MBSP! I love everything!

Thank you, Jane!

While I was knitting I kept trying to figure out who my secret pal would be. I had a feeling it might be "grammieknits!" It has been so much fun being encouraged to finish this pair of socks while finding wonderful little treasures along the way. I love the wristband Jane knitted! She suggested using it as a bookmarker, or as a wrap around a candle. I like both ideas, but have decided it will be the bookmarker I use while reading "Needled to Death" and other mystery books the group decides to read in the future. Thank you so much Jane for your generous gifts, and for introducing me to the "magic loop" method. For those of you whom have never tried this method you really should try it. You will never go back to using double pointed needles, and possibly never using the two circular needle technique for small projects either. In case you are wondering, I was given permission to unravel the remaining yarn when I completed the pair of socks to find all the gifts and Jane's name.

I mailed my secret pal her mystery ball of yarn this morning. I hope she enjoys all the trinkets I picked out for her. Happy knitting everyone!

Who's Who on Whoduknit

This is a little contest to help you get to know the other members of Whoduknit a little better. Following are 20 questions about Whoduknit members. To win the contest, you will need to match a name to each question. You will have to use your best Whoduknit investigative skills and search each member's blog (listed on the sidebar) to find the answers. Some will be easy, some will require more research. While you are visiting their blogs, please leave a comment to let them know you have been investigating them. E-mail your completed list to me (grammieknits@yahoo.com)by Sunday, October 29, and you may be the winner of this 2007 Knitting Pattern Calendar. In the case of a tie or ties, I will use the handy random number generator to determine the winner. If you are a member of this Whoduknit blog and your name and blog link are not on the sidebar and you would like it to be, please e-mail me.
Jane

Who's Who on Whoduknit

1. Who made a scarf that is an Algebra problem?
2. Who has seven hamsters?
3. Who lives in Norway?
4. Who has a cat named Ophelia
5. Who has three ponytails of human hair on the top shelf in her kitchen?
6. Who has an obsession with pirates?
7. Who participated in the "Race for the Cure"
8. Who describes herself as an oxymoron and a fuzzy ball of stress?
9. Whose husband is a more experienced knitter than her.
10. Who knows all there is to know about Kelly?
11. Who has a daughter who does yoga?
12. Who spun 12,334 yards of yarn for her Fall Foliage Show?
13. Who recently received the good news that her baby will not need heart surgery?
14. Who wrote, "Be careful of ruffles, for they are everywhere and they are evil?
15. Who home schools her 12 and 14 year old children?
16. Who is a photographer?
17. Who has a dog named Doodles?
18. Who goes to Borders for a Crochet Coffee and Chat?
19. Who has 13 year old twin grandchildren?
20. Who has a nephew in the Marines just back from Iran?

GOOD LUCK!

Half way there

I still don't know who my partner is, but I'm having fun working to find out! I love the Magic Loop needles she sent met. I was able to make the first sock between last night and today. Inside the lid you can see all the little do-dads I've found so far....how awesome!

Mystery Yarn Ball

I was so excited while gathering up all the goodies for Jane and winding the yarn. I even went up to the North Georgia Mountains to get some strange stuff, like the snake, bracelet, indian arrowheads(yes real ones found on cherokee territory), and the tiny purse hanging on a chain, which I wont say what it's for, until Jane guesses...lol. I even sent it to one of our member, Kim and had her send it from her home address, so Jane would be a little confused until she got to the end of the yarn, where my business card was attached....lol.

I am getting excited not waiting to see what comes in the mail.

Thanks Jane for doing this!

Deb

BORN TO KNIT

I finished the mystery pattern last night (had to tink back a couple of rows in my excitement over seeing the Detroit Tigers beat the NY Yankees and knock them out of the play-offs!) I don't know if you can see what it says - "BORN TO KNIT" - Very clever Deb. Yes, it was from Deb, my very devious SP. She knew that I knew who she was (hard to run a swap and keep that secret from myself) so she put a fake return address on the package to confuse me (she knows that it doesn't take much to confuse me). But in the end, it was her card that the beginning of the skein was wrapped around. And look at all the goodies that came out of the ball! I won't run out of stitch markers for awhile at least and I like the row counter much better than the one I have. I think my favorite is the sheep tape measure, isn't he cute? There are still a couple of mysteries in there though. Like the little red thing - not sure what that is. And are those arrow heads? Thanks you so much Deb - this was so much fun.
Oh, and I am a little bit devious too. I had some yarn left at the end, and instead of knitting more with it, I unwound it to get to the rest of the goodies!

Mystery ball update

I'm halfway through my mystery pattern and this is what has fallen out of the ball so far (yes - that's a snake!) And that brown thing sticking out of the ball of yarn looks like a chestnut - but it's attached to something and I can't pull it out....got to start knitting!

Look what came in the mail......

When I got home from work today there was a box waiting for me on the kitchen table. I thought it was an odd shape for books I ordered from Amazon, and then it dawned on me that it could be one of my swaps. I'm in the Tote II Exchange also. When I opened the box, I had the most pleasant surprise. I heard about the Magic Loop from my swap partner, but could not find them in any of the local stores. So, I thought I'd probably order them online EVENTUALLY. Well, no need to do that, because my very wonderful swap partner has sent me a pair. I can't wait to get started on the pattern she included so I can discover what she's wraped inside the ball of a yarn, and to find out who she is so I can properly thank her. For now, I'm sure she's checking the blog so THANK YOU!

My Mystery Ball has Arrived!

I'm excited! I came home from work (TGIF) and found a package with my mystery ball in it. Am I the first to receive one??? It is quite funny looking! And there is also a mystery pattern. In fact it is such a mystery that it doesn't even say what size needles to use. But I am a good whoduknit sleuth, and it appears to be worseted weight cotton, so I'm guessing a 6 or 7 will work (Kelly has nothing on me when it comes to unravelling a mystery LOL). Well - I really can't wait - so I will cast on tonight, and maybe by tomorrow I will have uncovered all of the treasures! I have to post a couple of pictures so you can see the ball from both sides - it is just jam packed. Thank you SP!

Jane

Stephanie's Knit One, Kill Two project

Evidently I am not the only one to pick up on the wash cloth angle! My daughter and I decided to use the cloth as the basis for a spa gift set (and don't you think Kelly could have used something a little restorative after all her investigating?) There are instructions for the bath slats and eye pillow on my blog Shewhomustbeobeyed

Priscilla's Knit One Kill Two Project

I didn't manage to make a project with the first book, The Tooth of Time, but I didn't want to miss out this time. I, too, noticed the reference to "trendy washcloths" in Knit One, Kill Two, and I thought that might make a good project. As I read further, I was also struck by the image of the red and yellow tulips that lined the walkway to Martha's house. The two images finally came together, and I decided to knit red and yellow tulip washcloths:

Unfortunately, the tulip pattern didn't photograph very well, so you have to use your imagination a bit. I used Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille yarn and a pattern from the book Garden Dishcloths to Knit by Melissa Bergland Burnham.

Knit One Kill Two Project Prize

Don't forget to post your project for Knit One Kill Two. Deadline for posting is Oct.15, and then the poll will be up for voting. The prize - three skeins of MODA~DEA Ricochet in Salsa, perfect for a fall scarf. We already have some great projects posted here and on the WhoDuKnit Yahoo Group. We'd love to see some more!

Reading and Knitting....Great fun!

I received "Needled to Death" in the mail yesterday. I started reading it last night. I didn't read the first book, but it doesn't seem to affect the story line of this book thus far. I will read the first book as soon as the library calls me, it's on reserve.

I'm still collecting stuff for the mystery ball swap. I've heard from the person assigned as my partner a few times, and am excited to see what she's come up with for me! This is such fun.

Knit One Kill Two Project

When Kelly is admiring a display of a little girl's red coat made with French chenille, Rosa tells her that she should start with something really easy, "like those trendy washcloths." She says they are all the rage and sell for $30 in the boutique shops. Well, my washcloths are not made of French Chanille, they are made from Sugar n'Cream Cotton and I doubt if they would sell for $30.00, but they are fun to try out new patterns and new yarn on. These are the ballband pattern from Mason-Dixon, which is actually the pattern on the back of the ballband on Peaches and Cream Cotton.