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Dear Jenn,

No worries on the no pictures, we're sick too. High fevers and all that happiness. Wee. I did manage to escape today for a quick haircut, but the picture I took is not flattering. Lots of forehead and couch hair. Will take a better one another day.
But here!

Jo came over last Thursday night for her first knitting lesson. She was cracking me up, all saying how she was not the most dexterous person and then being happy that she could do each new task. It was fun.
Other than that, not much new. It's hard to knit when you have to hold child A or child B, or entertain them in some fashion. And now I'm feeling gross, so it won't be long before I'm turning on the tv just so they'll leave me alone for a while.
Speaking of tv, this was our favorite of the commercial offerings for the super bowl.

Three Little Words

Sorry that I haven't posted pictures of the Danica scarf. But I've got a decent excuse...

Winter. Vomiting. Sickness.

Exiting Entrelac - Pictures at 11:00 (or whenever)

Dear Milli,

Danica - she is complete! That is, I have finished knitting the entrelac scarf. I have even gone so far as to weave in the ends. But I haven't blocked it yet. And I still haven't decided about the fringe. I suppose I could ask my mother-in-law, since it is to be her scarf... Hmmm.

I will take pictures tomorrow. Hopefully.

Knit Group

Dear Milli,

How was the knit group at Border's? Did you go? You said you were going to go...

The knit group we've started over here is going pretty good. So far we've met twice. Three of us the first time, four the second time. We'll meet again next week and we should have five then! One of the ladies doesn't knit but crochets, and she is making the coolest pom pom scarf! Her pom poms are so perfectly round and full. I must find out her secret. I shall bribe her with chocolate chip cookie bars.

I am almost finished with the entrelac scarf. I still have a few more repeats to go, but decided to weave in all the ends last night. It looks much better, and it didn't take me nearly as long as I thought it would. So now my question is - to fringe or not to fringe?

Jenn

Hat Theory

Dear Jenn,

I emailed this to you, but wanted to stick it here so I could find it again.

I have a hat theory...
Are you knitting from a pattern?
hats are always too big if I follow what the pattern says. Don't know why, but they are.
Coronet was the only hat I've ever stuck to the pattern and it fit.
So here's what I do...

Guage = x per inch
Head = y inches

You would think that you just cast on xy right? nope.

y - 3ish inches = z

cast on xz

reason being... knitting stretches and you want a snug fit. So make it too small, on purpose.
If you're using a pattern, figure out the above and use whatever size on the pattern that calls for the stitches near to what you'd cast on.

maybe?

How soft are dreams anyway?

Dear Jenn,

My neighbor (whose last name is Neighbors - no joke!) saw me knitting out in the cul de sac while I was watching the boys one afternoon. We chatted a bit, and that was all.
Well this evening she came trotting over with a box and basket of yarn. She's having a house guest coming, so was cleaning out a closet and came across some yarn. She had surgery on her hand a few years ago, and doesn't think she'll ever get back into knitting again.
Most of it is acrylic, but there is one kind that I will definitely keep simply because of this:

It's Caron - and is called Dazzle Aire. I have no idea how old this stuff is, but how could anyone resist? And you better believe I have 4 balls of it in pink with your name on them.
Yes my dear, dreams do come true.

IM

3:57 PM Jennifer: you there?

3:58 PM me: yes

choo want?

:)

Jennifer: okay, there was a commercial on tv..

for some kind of lense crafters type thing (I think.)...

And the end of the commercial says "Med Express Fart"

ha ha ha ha ha hahaha ha hahah

3:59 PM express fart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

me: that is so awesome

Jennifer: I'm still laughing, and it was lik30 minutes ago.

4:01 PM me: John is watching me laugh

and muttering Med Express Fart

Jennifer: he heeee heeee heee

it translates to 'with express speed.'

4:02 PM me: that is so awesome

it's making my face hurt

4:03 PM Jennifer: the first time I saw the commercial I wasn't sure that I heard it right. But then it played three more times during the tv show.

me: ha ha

you need to find a way to video it

and put it on youtube for me

please!

hee hee heee

4:04 PM Jennifer: I wish I could remember what the commercial was for. I'm sure they'd have it on their website - it's like their catch phrase.

me: hee heee

4:05 PM Jennifer: good grief - have you ever googled the word 'fart'?

me: http://www.dagbladet.no/971006/nyh-16.html

hee hee heee

great minds!

4:07 PM Jennifer: This is the company! http://www.lensway.se/

4:08 PM me: I will be 32 on Sunday. really. I'm not 7.

Jennifer: They don't have the 'med express fart' translated into english on the UK site.

me: I just told my other friend that I'm chatting with that I'm not qualified to give relationship advice when I'm laughing so hard and googling "fart"

Jennifer: On Sunday? I thought your birthday was in February...

me: nawp

Jan 27, same as it's always been

Jennifer: Huh. Maybe it's just that I didn't get you a present until February last year...

4:09 PM me: but don't worry. I can't remember your birthday either

Jennifer: March 14

I'll be 35

4:10 PM Oh, hey - both my kids have shown an interest in knitting!!

L wanted to knit last Friday, when Nami had come over so that I could get her started on a hat. So I got out the little needles you'd given T.

4:11 PM I cast on a few stitches and knit a few rows and then handed the needles to Lilli. And she pretended to knit!

And then this evening T asked me to show him how to knit.

He knit a few stitches and then handed it back to me and said "you knit faster than I do."

4:12 PM me: that's usually how far I get with Rowan

he does a few stitches, or maybe a whole row, and then is done

4:13 PM Jennifer: I'm not gonna push him. I think L will get into it more than T.

She loves playing with yarn.

me: maybe if we make it a forbidden thing they will want it more

4:14 PM Jennifer: ha ha, for sure

4:15 PM I just know that I'm going to giggle myself to sleep, muttering 'express fart'

I'm giggling now.

me: my face hurts

my cheeks are sore

I will giggle over express fart for the rest of the day

probably for the rest of the week

Jennifer: it's etter than prok

better than

4:16 PM me: prok!

Jennifer: D just came in and asked me what I was doing.

me: hee hee

laughing over farts honey

googling farts

you know

Jennifer: I showed him the express fart website and busted out laughing all over again.

me: the usual

4:17 PM Jennifer: he said 'is it that funny?' and I said "YEAH!"

I said "I told Milli about it and we both googled 'fart'" ha ha ha ha ha

THAT is why we are such good friends!

me: yes!

because we google fart

Jennifer: because we google fart.

4:18 PM me: and not just any fart. express fart

Jennifer: ha ha h ha ha ha ha

me: hee hee

John just keeps looking at me

Jennifer: D just doens't understand what's so funny

4:19 PM I'm stilllaughing

me: me too

what is fart in swedish?

if fart is speed

then what is swedish for fart

4:20 PM Jennifer: When I was pregnant with T, D and I drove up to visit his parents. We saw a truck pulling a camper. And the camper had the word/name "Skamper" painted on it.

I said "Hey, wouldn't it be funny if that belonged to Ken's Dad?" (Ken's last name is Stamper.) "Because then it would be the Stamper Skamper Camper!" And I swear, I laughed the rest of the way to VA!

4:21 PM me: hahahaha

Jennifer: In fact, it still makes me chuckle.

me: that's pretty awesome

Jennifer: http://lexin.nada.kth.se/cgi-bin/swe-eng

me: John is rolling his eyes

4:22 PM prutta

Jennifer: I just told D that I told you about the Stamper Skamper Camper. And then I busted out laughing. D rolled his eyes and said "That still makes you laugh..."

me: HAHAHAHA

4:23 PM Jennifer: fiser

me: fiser

4:24 PM I like prutta better

it makes me think of flapping butt cheeks

hee hee hee

Jennifer: Yeah, me too.

me: because I am 7

Jennifer: ha ha ha

7 going on 32/35