PoMo Golightly

125

That's the number of participants at last count for KSKS.  I've sent "welcome e-mails" to 106 folks, and I'll do more when I get back from the post office to mail a package to my Dye-o-Rama pal.  She's had to wait to the bitter end to get her yarn, and I hope she thinks it was worth it!

You might have read about Scout's rough day over the weekend.  My heart goes out to her, and I hope you'll send some happy thoughts her way.  I adore her kids--they are so much fun.  And Chulo's an awfully nice boy--if I were in NM still, I'd have adopted him.  I know how her kids love him; I can just imagine what a hard weekend it's been.  So lots of love to Scout and her gang. 

While I dyed the yarn the other day, I took a bunch of pictures of blue things in the house.  Here's my favorite one.   Neal bought this last winter at a local antique store and put it up in the bathroom.  It's adorable in a strange kind of way.  I'll save the other blue pictures for the rest of the month. 

There's more Project Spectrum around here though.  Mama-E's June Bug arrived on Saturday.  I love the tone of the blue she used for this yarn...if you don't have some already, be sure to go visit her.  And Kitters, she's offered a 10% discount on your kit yarn!

Less than 20 hours to sign up for KSKS.  Remember:  Do not fear the bag.  Do not fear the pattern. 

Knitters, Wanna be a Kitter?

Thanks to Scout, the Knit Socks Kit Swap website is up, with lots of information for you to read and dream over until Sunday, when sign ups start.  I'll post information about how to sign up sometime on Saturday night.  I'm really nuts excited to be undertaking this, but I know it will be lots of fun, and hey, it will get me to try my hand at sock design!  I sort of pieced together my Sockapaloooza socks, but they weren't too creative...I was concentrating on other new skills (ah, two socks on two circs, my love, my darling).

Dave's got a new challenge for any takers, too.  And he gave me one:  to knit a bag sans pattern.  I was all impressed because he doesn't read patterns--and have you seen his knitting??  He pointed out that our ancestors did not have publishers, yet they managed to knit garments.  So, yeah, my KSKS pal may get an original PoMo bag.  If it turns out looking spiffy, of course!

Guess what my horoscope said this morning? "Knit ideas and people together.  Go ahead and act when a light bulb goes off in your head."  KSKS is in the stars, baby!

One last thing.  If you haven't already, head over to Carole's site to donate to her friend doing the 3-Day walk.  I participated in 2000, 2001, and 2002.  It's amazing.  And the money is well used, with as much as possible going straight to researchers.

KSKS is Gonna Happen

I just hopped over to see the poll at Scout's, and 56 57 people said that they would be interested in participating in my little idea: Knit Sock Kit Swap, or KSKS.  I'm just thrilled.  Scout and I were IM-ing about it last night, and I optimistically said, well, if 25 people want to do it, I guess it's a go--and 57 are interested!  Yay!  As Ann said, it's nice when you have a party and people come to it!

Scout's working like crazy to get the blog up and running, and I'm putting together the "rules" for the swap and gathering useful links.  (Carole, I promise I won't let our girly take on too much!) MeanGirl has offered to put together a tutorial on doing the math for customizing a pattern, but for those who are JUST TOO SCARED of the math (um, I'd fall in that category if this hadn't been my bright idea!!), we may add an "Eff the Math" category, sort of like the "WTF" group for Dye-o-Rama.

As far as the project bags, I'm playing the mean teacher (in my classroom, I always start the first day with my teaching background so I can let the students know that I taught in a prison for a year. My fellow TAs mock me..."oh, Beverly's bringing out her prison experience," but it helps!) and saying NO!  The bag cannot be purchased.  Participants MUST make a bag.  Remember, this is about trying out new things.  It can be sewn, felted, constructed from old sweaters...the possibilities are endless, and we'll provide lots of good resources on the blog for you.  I promise. 

Those of you who participate in Sew? I Knit! have had fun making bags already, and for the Refashionistas, this could be a way to recycle something in your wardrobe.

Sign ups will be June 16-18, and I'll have more information before then.  This is going to be fun!